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Daytona Beach Shores cops: Death of woman, 34, in Hawaiian Inn under investigation as a homicide

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- The death of 34-year-old female in a motel room is being investigated as a homicide, cops said. She was identified Sunday as Olympia Cerruti, 34.

 

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YouTube download / Live streaming of Hurricane Irma as it reaches the Florida Keys. Click the video to see live Irma coverage. In the photo below, Seminole County leaders provide updates on Irma-related isues Saturday from the Emergency Operations Center. At the podium is School Board member Amy Linville Lockhart. Standing behind her are several other leaders, including Sheriff Dennis Lemma.

Seminole County School Board member Amy Lockhart and Sheriff Denni Lemm among the leaders updating the press on Irma / Headline SurferBy HENRY FREDERICK
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ORLANDO, Fla, -- Irma is battering the Florida Keys on this Sunday morning and it is expected to slowly move up the Gulf Coast, reaching the Tampa area tonight. 

Headline Surfer is focusing on the I-4 corridor counties of Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties, but will report on the latest developments related to Irma throughout the Sunshine State along with live video feeds via YouTube.

Stay with Headline Surfer for the latest in hyper-local news coverage in the I-4 corridor. 

 

Podcast: Daytona's top cop speaks candidly on his handling of Hurricane Irma with 1 death in its wake

DAYONA BEACH, Fla. -- Preservation of life in a cataclysmic storm like Hurricane Irma is foremost in policing a community, especially one as challenging as Daytona Beach.

Consider the added challenges like the rolling ocean surf on the World's Most Famous Beach®. There's the equally lengthy stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway. And even Daytona International Speedway's Lake Lloyd with potential to overrun its banks.

Such added elements for this tourism-driven coastal city with Irma barreling up the Sunshine State presented first-year Police Chief Craig Capri with the daunting task to serve and protect with the harsh realities of life and death hanging in the balance.

New Smyrna Beach City Manager Pam Brangaccio called out by citizens on 2 bizarre incidents in Hurricane Irma's wake

NSB City Manager Pam Brangaccio / Headline SurferYouTube video download /
By HENRY FREDERICK
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- First, Pamela Brangaccio jawed wih a homeless person while guarding the entrance to the Babe James Center in which she was captured on video saying "this is my house" as she forced them to eat outside because city workers were being treated to a special lunch for Hurricane Irma cleanup.