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OVIEDO, Fla. -- Mark your calendar for Aug. 29: Food Truck Thursday in the City of Oviedo.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The ultimate movie that tells the tragic story of the triumph for NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip and the tragedy of Dale Earnhardt's crash-marred death in the 2001 Daytona 500 hits theaters next month. 

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Deputies responded Friday to 8826 Interlocking Court, in Kissimmee in reference to a residential burglary the previous night.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 25-year-old Daytona-area motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car Saturday in the Derbyshire area, Daytona Beach cops said. 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Candy Gilman, a prominent Daytona Beach Republican Party insider, died Friday after a lengthy illness. She was 78.

Daytona Beach, FL - Candy Leinfelder Jones Gilman, 78, widow of Russell T. Gilman, of Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away on August 9, 2019, after an extended illness. She was totally devoted to her family, adored her dog Charmar, and was an avid Republican who was passionate about America, having served as President of the Republican Club of Daytona Beach and Chairman of the Republican Committee for Volusia County. She had a gift for hospitality and hosted many social gatherings in her home. She was a gifted interior decorator, and during her career, owned J and R Interiors in Anderson, SC and later served as an associate at Kitty Scott Furniture in Ormond Beach.

DELAND, FLa. – A Deltona man was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in a state prison facility on 30 counts of possession of child pornography.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- The Cardinal Avenue off-beach parking lot at 650 S. Atlantic Ave. in Ormond Beach is open for use. 

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- A unique recognition was bestowed upon two Altamonte Springs cops Thursday morning.

PIERSON, Fla. -- Starting on Monday, August 12,, Pierson Elementary, 657 North Center St., Pierson, will begin participating in the Afterschool Meals program, a subcomponent of the child care food program.