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New Era in Volusia County Governance

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DELAND, Fla. -- It's a new era in Volusia County governance with three newbies on the dais in the Frank T. Bruno County County Council Chambers: County Chair Ed Kelley, District 2 Councilwoman Billie Wheeler and District 4 Councilwoman Heather Post, who complement Vice Chair Joyce Cusack, District 3 Councilwoman Deb Denys, District 1 Councilman Pat Patterson and District 5 Councilman Fred Lowry.

 
 

998. Disgruntled ex-Mercedes employee in rain coat interrupts 2000 F1 Grand Prix in Germany

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The July 30, 2000, running of the Formula One German Grand Prix motor race at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany, was won by Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello driving a Scuderia Ferrari F1-2000 in his debut.

2016 ReWIND: Top 100 Stories for greater Daytona, Sanford & Orlando (21-30)

Headline Surfer photo illustration / Above is a collage of the images from stories 21-30 in the Headline Surfer countdown of the Top 100 local stories of 2016 in Central Florida.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
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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. 

Headline Surfer banned from Sheriff Mike Chitwood's first press conference by a PIO staffer on his orders

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In his swearing in ceremony as sheriff of Volusia County, complete with Irish bagpipes, Mike Chitwood promised to be transparent to the public and work for the greater good of the citizens.

2016 ReWIND: Top 100 Stories for greater Daytona, Sanford & Orlando (31-40)

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. This segment includes No.'s 31-40.

2016 ReWIND: Top 100 Stories for greater Daytona, Sanford & Orlando (41-50)

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. Here are No's 41-50.

HOLIDAY DEATHS A MYSTERY: Scant few details as to why an Ormond Beach couple died outside their SUV on side of I-4 in DeLand with 3 small sons unharmed inside

Create: Mon, 01/02/2017 - 19:50
Author: Henry
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DELAND, Fla. -- There are far more questions than answers to why an Ormond Beach husband and wife died shortly after they were found unconscious outside their maroon SUV on the side of I-4 eastbound with the flashers on, which drew the attention of a Florida trooper on New Year's Eve. A full 48 hours later there's absolutely nothing new as to how or why they died.

AP Top Stories of 2016: 1. Trump wins presidency; Orlando's Pulse massacre 4th

Create: Mon, 01/02/2017 - 17:34
Author: Henry
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Associated Press chose as its No. 1 global story of the year the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States with Central Florida's Pulse nightclub terrorism massacre ranking fourth overall.

Here is what the AP said, in part regarding Trump: This year's top story traces back to June 2015, when Donald Trump descended an escalator in Trump Tower, his bastion in New York City, to announce he would run for president. Widely viewed as a long shot, with an unconventional campaign featuring raucous rallies and pugnacious tweets, he outlasted 16 Republican rivals. Among the Democrats, Hillary Clinton beat back an unexpectedly strong challenge from Bernie Sanders, and won the popular vote over Trump. But he won key Rust Belt states to get the most electoral votes, and will enter the White House while Republicans maintain control of both houses of Congress.

No. 2 Brexit: Britons voted in June to leave the European Union, triggering financial and political upheaval. David Cameron resigned as prime minister soon after the vote, leaving the task of negotiating an exit to a reshaped Conservative government led by Theresa May. Under a tentative timetable, final details of the withdrawal might not be known until the spring of 2019.

 No. 3 Black men killed by police: One day apart, police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, fatally shot Alton Sterling after pinning him to the ground, and a white police officer shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop in a suburb of Minneapolis. Coming after several similar cases in recent years, the killings rekindled debate over policing practices and the Black Lives Matter movement.

No. 4 Pulse nightclub massacre: The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history unfolded on Latin Night at the Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. The gunman, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people over the course of three hours before dying in a shootout with SWAT team members. During the standoff, he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.

No. 5 Worldwide terror attacks: Across the globe, extremist attacks flared at a relentless pace throughout the year. Among the many high-profile attacks were those that targeted airports in Brussels and Istanbul, a park teeming with families and children in Pakistan, and the seafront boulevard in Nice, France, where 86 people were killed when a truck plowed through a Bastille Day celebration. In Iraq alone, many hundreds of civilians were killed in repeated bombings.

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2016 ReWIND: Top 100 Stories for greater Daytona, Sanford & Orlando (51-60)

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. Here are the stories ranked 51-60: