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24/7 internet newspaper picks up fresh overnight news while traditional Orlando-area media outlets asleep

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Headline Story crash story makes for bizarre Orlando news / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer graphics / The crash of a van into a neighbor's home early Wednesday was the freshest news in the Google News Directories for Orlando as shown in the snapshot graphics at left and below.

ORLANDO -- Headline Surfer demonstrated once again why it truly is the 24/7 internet newspaper, picking up a bizarre motor vehicle crash early this morning under cover while the much bigger media outlets were asleep.

The brief story, headlined, "Florida Highway Patrol: Orlando man falls asleep at wheel of new Dodge Caravan; crashes into neighbor's garage," was filed just after 5 a.m. and picked by by the Google News Directories within 5 minutes where it was trending online as the freshest offering.

Orlando Magic open 2013 preseason in Jacksonville

Orlando Magic preseason unveiled / Headline SurferORLANDO -- The Orlando Magic will open the 2013 preseason at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville on Oct. 9 against New Orleans.

The Tip-off is 7 p.m. for the Wednesday game.  This marks the third time that the Orlando Magic have played a preseason game in Jacksonville, with their last trip coming in 2008.

Daytona and New Smyrna front and center in coverage

DAYTONA BEACH -- Plans for the modernized Daytona International Speedway and the continued allegations of wrongdoing within New Smyrna Beach city government are the two big stories we're working on as the late afternoon gives way to the evening. We'll also have an update on jury selection for the George Zimmerman trial and Headline Surfer will announce the five outstanding Volusia County citizens it has selected for lifetime achievement awards as part of the 24/7 internet newspaper's 5th anniversary.

Ex-NSB police chief paid $67,000-plus he didn't earn in secret pact with city manager amid evidence room scandal

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Show Me the Money: New Smyrna Beach / Headline Surfer

Besides $8,050 in missing or stolen cash, more than 900 other items unaccounted for include guns, ammo, drugs, electronics, jewelry & automobiles

Pam Brangaccio / Headline SurferFormer NSB Police Chief Ron Pagano / Headline SurferNEW SMYRNA BEACH -- While City Manager Pam Brangaccio was fully aware that more than 900 items were missing from the police department's evidence room well before an after-hours press release last month, Headline Surfer has learned she entered into a secret agreement back in October with then-Police Chief Ron Pagano that had him retire at year's end, only to continue to pocket more than $67,000 he didn't even earn.

Burns SciTech school year: Space Station transmission, cheerleaders compete, poster contest winner

Burns SciTech winning poster / Headline SurferEditor's Note: Ignore Facebook message. Video posted on our YouTube channel.
OAK HILL -- The students, faculty and staff at Burns Science and Technology Charter School had quite the year -- from students talking to a NASA astronaut via ham radio to the cheerleading squad winning competitions to a student winning a national poster contest. 

Dangerous days ahead for Israel with growing Iranian nuclear threat; instability with Syrian civil war

DAYTONA BEACH -- Israel has entered a period of greater threat to its existence as a state than any since 1973, as a combination of Iran’s continued reach for nuclear weapons, the Syrian Civil War and the impact on Egypt of the Arab Spring have shattered the manageable regional situation which Israel had established and dramatically increased the vulnerability of the Jewish state.

NSB cops: Motorist critically injured in single-vehicle crash on beachside

No details released on circumstances of crash or the vehicle involved

Locator of single-vehicle crash on A1A at 3rd Avenue in NSB / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer locator / Steven Pindar was airlifted to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach after smashing up his vehicle Sunday night. Circumstances of the crash were not released by police.