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EDGEWATER, Fla. -- To the honorable former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: I watch your show every week on FOX News, and I agree with your views.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Gov. Scott announced he's seeking an additional $541 Million for education in the state budget. Shouldn't we wait to see if this funding is confirmed by the State legislature before we rush into a mid-year poorly structured low turnout election to make a major decision whether to extend the sales tax in Volusia County for 15 years to benefit the School District?

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The smile is one of the most misunderstood expressions of a human. It's conceived to only be motivated by happiness, when in actuality, it's commonly used to hide suffering or to protect another's joy.

Photo for Headline Surfer® / Kelly Ann Balerdas had obvious signs of trama to her body, Kissimmee police said, of the unsolved homicide of March 6, 2004.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – It was almost a decade ago ago that 22-year-old Kelly Ann Balderas was found slain in her motel room at the former Breeze Inn, located at 900 E. Vine St. by the hotel manager in well-being check after she hadn't bee heard from by friends for three days, Kissimmee cops said.

The locale is now a drug treatment facility. And it is near where Banderas's mother, mother, Diana Bryan, will be holding a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. Saturday, in remembrance of her daughter who was beaten to death. The homicide remains unsolved.

The vigil will be at the corner of Damon and East Vine streets, said Stacie Miller, spokeswoman for the Kissimmee police force.

It was 10 years earlier on March 6, 2004, that Kelly Ann Balderas's body was found at 4 p.m. in her hotel room with obvious signs of trauma to her body, Miller said.

YouTube upload / Video by Simon Besmer / Volusia County Beach Patrol rescues occupants of this motor vehicle, swept into the surf in Daytona Beach on Tuesday afternoon near the Silver Beach Approach. A rescuer carries two of the children to shore in the snapshot at left.

DAYTONA BEACH -- A South Carolina woman drove her van into the surf with her three children inside just south of Silver Beach, before all were rescued and the vehicle became completed submerged.

One of the children reportedly told rescuers, "Our mommy's trying to kill us, please help."

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will hold a public Scoping Meeting 6 p.m.Thursday, March 20, at the Kissimmee Civic Center, 201 East Dakin Ave.

The purpose of these scoping meetings is to provide the public an opportunity to learn more about the Commission's environmental review process, and to verbally comment on the SMP Project. Representatives from Sabal Trail, FSC, and Transco, as applicable, will be present one hour to each scoping meeting to answer questions about the respective SMP Project component. Affected landowners and other interested parties are encouraged to attend and to give their comments on the issues they believe should be addresses in the EIS.

Graphic for Headline Surfer® / The snapshot map shows the portion of Budinger Road in St. Clouds where the speed limit was increased to 30 mph.

ST. CLOUD, Fla. -- It's now legal to drive 5 mph faster on a stretch of Budinger Road between Profress Bouelvard and 17th Street for a maximum speed of 30 mph, according to city officials.

ST. CLOUD, Fla. -- Headline Surfer® is proud to include the city of St. Cloud in Osceola County as part of its coverage area in Central Florida for a 21st century digital world where more and more people are getting their news online.

HeadlineSurfer.com is the award-winning 24/7 internet newspaper serving the Daytona Beach-Orlando metropolitan area that provides breaking news, features and investigative reports around the clock and free of digital subscriber charges that come with most print media outlets.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  -- The future is now at Daytona International Speedway, thanks to two historic votes in less than 24 hours involving municipal and county governments.

Headline Surfer® celebrating 5th anniversary by recognizing outstanding individuals

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Bike Week starts Friday and what better way to introduce the nation's largest motorcycle rally than recognizing Michael Politis, selected as one of the Headline Surfer® recipients of a lifetime achievement award for service to greater Daytona Beach for his motorcycle safety advocacy and biker rights.