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EXCLUSIVE: Daytona Beach PD's New A-Team Set: Top Cop Craig Capri tabs Jakari Young as deputy chief of Volusia County's largest municipal police force

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Less than 24 hours after he was sworn into office as Daytona Beach's top cop, Craig Capri moved swifty in selecting 19-year veteran Jakari Young to be his deputy chief.

PRICELESS PIC: World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona perfect backdrop for snowy egret

Snowy Egret in Central Florida / Headline SurferPhoto by Steven Bibeault for Headline Surfer / This Snowy Egret was photographed near along the shoreline on Jan. 11, 2017, in Daytona Beach, Florida. At left is a map showing the terrain of the snowy egret, which is seen year-round along the Florida coastline.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer

Embry-Riddle Worldwide named No. 1 online educator by U.S. News & World Report 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In recognition of its high-quality education focused on student engagement and world-class faculty, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide has been ranked No. 1 in US News & World Report’s 2017 list for best online bachelor’s degrees in the nation. 

Half of 50 homeless folks turned away from Daytona shelters were elderly, some in early 80s, with temps at 28, factoring in wind chill

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- With overnight temperatures hovering at freezing, at least 50 of Daytona's chronic homeless had to fend for themselves with the bitter cold and a wind chill that made it feel like 28 degrees. Sadly, half those homeless folks were elderly, among the most susceptble to the bitter cold temps, with ages ranging from 60s to early 80s.

BONE-CHILLING FORECAST: Daytona Beach's homeless will fight wind chills overnight near freezing

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- While much of the Southeastern US saw a winter blast with upwards of 8 inches of snow and 21 inch of sleet in the last 24 hours, Florida escaped the white stuff, but not the rain. Now there's a more deadly element for Daytona Beach's homeless overnight: Bone-chilling temps near freezing.

2016 ReWIND: Top 100 Stories for greater Daytona, Sanford & Orlando (11-15)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer is counting down the Top 100 stories of 2016 in the greater Daytona Beach, Sanford and Orlando metro area otherwise known as the I-4 corridor of Central Florida through Volusia, Seminole and Orange counties. 

Among the top 5 contenders for the No. 1 story of the year in no particular order so as not to spoil the surprise: The Pulse gay nightclub terrorist massacre; the ugliness of the presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton; the continuing saga over homelessness in Daytona Beach; records tied or broken in NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway and Daytona Beach yet again leading Volusia County in homicides. 

So far Headline Surfer has presented recaps for stories ranked 16-100. Previous segments have come in story recaps of 10, but now that the countdown has arrived at the top 20, this current segment captures stories ranked 11-15. Then it will be 10-6, 5-2 and then No. 1 by itself. So without further delay, here are story recaps 11-15:

2016 ReWIND: Top 100 Stories for greater Daytona, Sanford & Orlando (16-20)

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer is counting down the Top 100 stories of 2016 in the greater Daytona Beach, Sanford and Orlando metro area otherwise known as the I-4 corridor of Central Florida through Volusia, Seminole and Orange counties.