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VCSO: Port Orange man arrested on 2 counts of attempted murder after stabbing his parents during Thanksgiving after mom shushes him

Create: Thu, 11/24/2016 - 18:37
Author: Henry

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Apparently his mother shushing him at the dinner table, sent a 34-year-old Port Orange man into a frenzy at his elderly parents' home as they were about to have Thanksgiving together, resulting in a vicious knife attack on both of them.

VCSO: k-9 gunned down in cold blood by suspected fugitive who also fired shots at deputies in Deltona before getting away

DELTONA, Fla. --A Volusia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 suffered a fatal gunshot this evening after chasing down an armed suspect who fled and fired at deputies in Deltona, an agency spokesman said.

Jimmie Johnson wins record-tying 7th championship in season-ending race at Miami-Homestead; now in same company with Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- Jimmie Johnson captured his record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship with a stirring season-ending race victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway, tying NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt atop the all-time list. 

Parker the little doggie from Ormond Beach back home: 'We missed you Sweetheart!'

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Parker, the little dogie from Ormond Beach, who got lost Wednesday trying to conquer a fire station, is back home after a one-day jaunt, with her relieved owner proclaiming: "We missed you Sweetheart!"

New Smyrna Beach Finance Director Althea Philord-Bradley receives special award

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- The city has quite a streak on its hands - far surpassing Jim Hathaway's 20 years, collectively, on the dais- 18 years as a city commissioner through 2012 and the last two years as mayor.

Changing of the Guard in Daytona, sort of: Dannette Henry sworn in as commissioner replacing 1 of 2 other Henrys

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For the first time in eight years, Patrick Henry found himself in the audience as opposed to being seated on the dais during the Nov. 16 meeting of the City Commission.

Trump taps GOP's Priebus as chief of staff; Bannon as senior advisor

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PBS NewsHour Weekend discusses Trump appointments / Headline SurferAs President-elect Donald Trump begins his transition to the most powerful office in the world, how will his administration move on from a contentious race? NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Alison Stewart for more analysis as shown in this PBS Newshour video download from YouTube.

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee to be his White House chief of staff, turning to a true Washington insider whose connections with GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan, is expected to help Trump get Congress to back his agenda after he's sworn in in January as president.

Trump also named David Bannon as his senior counselor and chief West Wing strategist.

Both appointments were widely expected by the billionaire Washington outsider.

Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer