Central Florida

Headline Surfer Endorsement: Marilyn Ford rightful choice in special election to succeed late husband on Port Orange City Council

PORT ORANGE, Fla -- Marilyn Ford should be given the nod over four other candidates by the voters in a special election to succeed her late husband, Robrt Ford, for the district 1 seat he held on the Port Orange City Council because she's the most experienced and she wants to continue his conservative approach to municipal spending while ensuring essential services likes public safety are provided.

No April Fool's Joke: Gunman with mummy-like mask robs gas-convenience store outside Sanford city limits

By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer

SANFORD, Fla -- Do you know this guy?

Early Monday around 3 a.m., this masked suspect robbed a Circle K convenience store located on Orange Boulevard in unincorporated Sanford. He was armed with a handgun and had a white t-shirt covering his face that had him looking like a mummy.

Daytona Beach weather: Rainy Wednesday with sun returning for rest of the week

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- With an 80 percent chance of rain on Wednesday, sunny skies will return Thursday over Central Florida for the rest of the week, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

A 'few good men and women' sought for Daytona Beach PoliceDepartment's COPs program

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- An active and involved citizenry is vital to the Daytona Beach Police Department's success and there are several ways residents can get more involved with its operations, says the agency's leader.

Daytona Beach Shores cops: Mom to be charged with neglect in near-drowning in hotel hot tub of child left unattended

By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer

 DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla -- The near-drowning of a 3-year-old boy in a hot tub Sunday night at Perry’s Ocean Edge Resort, 2209 South Atlantic Ave., is expected to result in criminal charges of neglect, Daytona Beach Shores cops said.

Apryl Connolly, 36, of Deltona, is expected to be booked on the felony charges and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail, according to Daytona Beach Shores Police Capt. Mike Fowler.