Daytona

11. Cops in Daytona & Port Orange and a deputy in Orlando lose their lives to COVID-19 Henry Frederick Thu, 03/31/2022 - 12:36
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Three Central Florida cops lost their lives to COVID-19 in 2021.

Daytona political advocate's perspective: Russian invasion of Ukraine delivers fatal blow to American hegemony

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla — For nearly three weeks, people around the world have been transfixed in horror at the images coming out of Ukraine, seeing a massive invading Russian army unleash modern weaponry upon a nation of 44 million in the largest conflagration seen in Europe since the fall of Hitler's Nazi Germany.

Daytona's Main Street Bridge closed for several hours after Bike Week-related accident damages drawbridge Henry Frederick Sat, 03/12/2022 - 19:26
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Main Street Bridge was closed for several hours this morning due to a motorcycle accident that left a bike dangling from the drawbridge.

Daytona Beach cops: Orlando man arrested in shocking throat-slash murders of local husband & wife on way home from Bike Week Henry Frederick Thu, 03/10/2022 - 19:16
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, -- An arrest has been made in the murders of a married couple who were found dead four days ago as they were heading home from Bike Week festivities on Main Street.

Daytona Beach cops offer $50,000 reward for info leading to an arrest in throat slash murders of husband & wife on way home from Bike Week Henry Frederick Wed, 03/09/2022 - 23:53
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A $50,000 reward is now being offered by Daytona Beach Police for anyone who has information leading to an arrest in the murders of a husband and wife who were murdered after leaving the Bike Week festivities on Main Street early Sunday under cover of darkness.

Daytona Beach cops: Grisly double-murder just a block from Main St - epicenter of Bike Week - husband & wife stabbed - their throats slashed Henry Frederick Tue, 03/08/2022 - 09:30
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A local husband and wife on bicycles checking out the Bike Week scene on Main Street were found brutally murdered on a side street over the weekend - both stabbed multiple times and their throats slashed, Daytona Beach cops said.

Daytona Bike Week fatalities; Four bikers in Central Florida have died in the first weekend of the big motorcycle rally Henry Frederick Mon, 03/07/2022 - 13:24
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DAYTONA BEACH,  Fla. -- Five motorcycle riders have died in four different crashes around Central Florida since Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Daytona's Bike Week 2022 well underway with lots of bikes, babes, and beer Henry Frederick Sun, 03/06/2022 - 22:10
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- They're back! Bikers, babes, and beer galore are here in greater Daytona Beach for the 81st annual Bike Week, the largest motorcycle rally in the USA.  

Former Daytona International Speedway President Jim Foster dead at 91 after decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease Henry Frederick Sun, 04/29/2018 - 08:52
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jim Foster, who was the fourth president of Daytona International Speedway, has died after a 10-year battle with alzheimer's disease. He was 91.

Ex-wrestler Mike Graham dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound in Daytona visit for Biketoberfest

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Former professional wrestler Mike Graham who was in Daytona Beach for Biketoberfest was found dead Friday by his wife, reportedly of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was 61.