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Two more fatalities on final weekend of 10-day Bike Week
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ORLANDO -- A 27-year-old motorcyclist was struck and killed Saturday night while riding north on Alafala Trail on his 2001 Suzuki by a motorist turning left while southbound on the roadway and into the biker's path, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Kevin Anderson of Orlando was pronounced dead at the scene of the 7:30 p.m. accident near Pasteur Drive. He was not wearing a helmet. James Miron, 23, was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured in his 4-door 2008 Toyota. The accident remains under investigation, the FHP said.
Samsula Woman's Club to hold yard sale with proceeds to benefit college-bound students with local ties
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SAMSULA -- The Samsula Woman's Club will host a "community yard sale, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 31, with proceeds to offer scholarships to local college-bound students who attended Samsula Elementary School or have close ties to the Samsula community.
Come shop the bargains or sell your own items. Spaces are available for $5; sellers must provide their own table. The sale will be held at the SNPJ Lodge, 421 Samsula Drive, Samsula, outside the New Smyrna Beach city limits in unincorporated Volusia County. For more information about the sale or to obtain a scholarship application, please email the group womansclub.samsula@gmail.com or call Ruthie McCormack at 386-428-0953.
Volusia County Chair Frank Bruno: County Manager Jim Dinneen's county-issued SUV stolen in South Daytona
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Courtesy photo / Jim Dinneen, Volusia County managerSOUTH DAYTONA -- Volusia County Manager Jim Dinneen was unable to take a trip to Orlando to board a plane to Washington because someone stole his county-issued SUV, County Chairman Frank Bruno told NSBNews.net by phone tonight.
"It happened Sunday afternoon," Bruno told NSBNews.net in a 7:30 p.m. phone interview from Washington D.C. where he and other elected officials from Central Florida were visiting the White House earlier today.
Virginia man, 79, found dead inside Lincoln SUV on I-4 breakdown lane in Lake Mary
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LAKE MARY -- A 79-year-old Virginia man was found dead in his SUV in the breakdown lane of Interstate 4 this morning, the apparent victim of a heart attack or other medical condition, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Louis Oliver of Alexandria was found behind the wheel of his 2012 Lincoln SUV with the motor running at 7 a.m. near mile marker 98. Troopers at first thought it was a disabled vehicle, but when the driver showed no response, a trooper broke the driver's side window, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes said.
Bike Week for the Internet age
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DAYTONA BEACH -- Bike Week, like Speed Weeks before it, is in the books, but our coverage is far from over. In some respects, it's just getting started. We have tons of videos showing the raw side of the event and what really draws half a million bikers.
In this regard, NSBNews.net stands alone in its multi-media coverage.
Police handling of killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford is Florida's shame
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EDGEWATER -- I am confused about why the police did not arrest Trayvon Martin’s (alleged) killer.
Romney wins convincingly in Illinois
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DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- With a convincing win in Tuesday's Illinois primary, Mitt Romney further extended his delegate lead over his principal rival, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. Coming in the wake of Romney's total victory in Puerto Rico last Sunday, which added another 20 delegates to his total, Romney is looking like a lock for the Republican nomination.
Frank Bruno: Only thing left in county manager's stolen county-owned SUV in Daytona were his golf shoes
Photo for Headline Surfer / County Manger Jim Dinneen's county-issued SUV was recovered by Daytona Beach police.
By HENRY FREDERICK
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- All it took was a few seconds for a thief to steal the county-owned sports utility vehicle assigned to Volusia County Manager Jim Dinneen.
When Dinneen's stolen county-issued SUV was recovered by police, all that remained of his personsl property were his golf shoes, County Chairman Frank Bruno said.
