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26-year-old Edgewater surfer suffers shark bite to foot in New Smyrna Beach waters
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Rainy weather on this Tuesday afternoon from Tropical Storm Debby kept beachgoers away from the hard sands of New Smyrna Beach as shown with this snapshot from the Volusia County beach cam, but that didn't keep surfers out of the water, even with a shark bite.NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 26-year-old Edgewater man was bitten on the foot by a shark while surfing this afternoon near the South Jetty where the waves are bigger and sharks like to hunt for bait fish, a Volusia County Beach Patrol official said.
The surfer had a 1-inch laceration to his foot while in 3 to 4 feet of water, Beach Patrol spokeswoman Capt. Tammy Marris said.
County Judge Bryan Feigenbaum the epitome of justice for all
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Typically, a candidate for public office is endorsed after a series of profile stories where he or she is introduced and their candidacy outlined. There's no need to delay the inevitable in the race for county judge, group 8. Headline Surfer puts the full weight of its community journalism standing behind Volusia County Court Judge Bryan Feigenbaum.
He is the epitome of what wearing the black robe is all about.
Feigenbaum has the acumen of a jurist in every conceivable way: Appointed by the governor in 2010, He's well versed in the law as a former 20-year prosecutor, he's fair and his integrity is beyond reproach.
Away from the bench, where Feigenbaum is assigned to the civil division at the New Smyrna Beach Courthouse Annex, he's a family man: Married with three children and a Big Brother.
Knowledge is power; power is knowledge
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- There's never a shortage of news. We have a lot of stories, videos and blogs that are backed up so we need to get our house in order. No excuses -- just our cold, hard reality. Sometimes we bite off more than we can chew. All we can do is continue to plug away and try and clear the decks.
We have a lot of important news developments that we know will be rapidly absorbed as our audience continues its rapid growth. The one exciting thing we have going for us is the overwhelming response when that news is presented.
Zimmerman and justice for all media? Piers Morgan, please help
SANFORD -- In the 2001 Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt crashed on turn 4 of the final lap. Days later, I was pressed into action, as his widow sued to stop the press from accessing his autopsy photos, a fight she eventually won. The next year, I was among the select few reporters to witness the execution of Aileen Wuornos, namely because greater Daytona was her stomping ground.
Fast forward a decade later and the coming of age of the electronic media and two back-to-back mega court cases: Casey Anthony and George Zimmerman.
Headline Surfer blog on Zimmerman bond hearing among Google's top global news offerings
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Headline Surfer's blog on a media seating arrangement that could potentially bar the Internet newspaper from a seat in the Sanford courtroom for George Zimmerman's Friday bond hearing was picked up by Google's News Directory within minutes and placed fifth among the search engine's top 10 stories worldwide.
Headline Surfer Publisher/Editor Henry Frederick challenged the fairness of the assigned seating that has multitudes of national news correspondents and even a producer for CNN's Piers Morgan guaranteed a seat for the scheduled 9 am Friday bond hearing.
Feds: New Smyrna Beach kiddie-porn pervert gets 12 years in prison
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Resignation shows on the face of 45-year-old Fredrick Bardell of New Smyrna Beach, in his June 20 booking mug before beginning a lengthy prison sentence for downloading and hoarding more than 20,000 photos and movies of small children engaged in lewd sex acts.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Fredrick Bardell, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard, is now serving time in prison for downloading and hoarding 16,500 photos and more than 400 movies involving pre-adolescent children, the US Attorney's Office said in a press release Wednesday.
The 45-year-old New Smyrna Beach man had been collecting the kiddie porn for two decades and even shared the content with others online.
Volusia Sheriff PIO: Deputy shoots and kills man armed with rifle during warrant serve in DeLeon Springs
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DELEON SPRINGS -- A Volusia County Sheriff's deputy who was part of a team serving a search warrant early this morning, shot and killed a man who armed himself with a rifle and refused orders to put down the weapon.
The shooting occurred at 5:44 a.m., inside a home on State Road 11 in DeLeon Springs.
Supremes trash the Constitution
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ORMOND BEACH -- In an unprecedented vote, a divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, the abomination that deprives Americans of individual liberty. The 5-4 vote reflects deep divisions in a country struggling to hold onto democracy because of the failed policies of a president who sees socialism as a means to an end.