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Politics uglier than ever at local, county, state & fed levels
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- No matter where you turn, politics is uglier than ever at the local, county, state and federal levels, at least from the hometown perpective here at the World's Famous Beach®. Take Daytona Beach City Commisioner Rob Gilliland, for example, who looks more like the Joker in Batman than an elected municipal leader, epecially after he's been drinking.
Sanford cops: 72-year-old disabled vet carjacked at gunpoint
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SANFORD, Fla. -- A 7-year-old diabled veteran a carjackd at gunpoint in the 100 block of Country Club Circle on Thursday night, Sanford cops said.
The Sanford Police Department is currently investigating an armed carjacking that occurred on the 100 block of Country Club Circle on August 13, 2015 at approximately 8:00 p.m. The victim in this crime is a 72 year-old disabled veteran.
52. Ex-County Chair Frank Bruno celebrates 66th birthday; pinch hits on elections panel
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Though Frank T. Bruno, Jr. stepped off the dais in November 2012 after a 20-year-run as the face of Volusia government -- the final eight as the first elected county chair -- his political legacy remains in place, considering his successor and others meet twice monthly in the council chambers re-named in his honor.
5 years ago: Tim Tebow Drafted
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HeadlineSurfer.com video by Sera Frederick / Fla. QB Tim Tebow is picked by the Denver Broncos (1st round 2010 NFL Draft)to the delight of to young women at Pub 44 in NSB.
51. Port Orange Councilman Don Burnette enjoys UCF's Fiesta Bowl win
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Photos for Headline Surfer® / Don Burnette, shown at far left, is all smiles at the University of Phoenix, who along with his wife and several friends, flew out to Arizona to watch the UCF Knights win big in their first BCS Bowl, 52-42 over the Baylor Bears in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- What a way for Port Orange City Councilman Don Burnette to kick off 2014.
Burnette was still celebrating his UCF Knights' big win over the Baylor Bears in the New Year's Day Fiesta Bowl hours after the game. Then again, he was two time zones away from home, knowing he'd feel the jet lag when he returned home to Port Orange.
WWE superstars John Cena, Seth Rollins, Nikki Bella & others to invade Orlando & Daytona
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Rankings: Top 50 wrestlers (10 divas) heading into Sunday's Summer Slam
Graphic for Headline Surfer® / The WWE invades the Amway Arena in Orlando on Aug. 29, and the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach on Aug. 30.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Sunday's "Summer Slam" pay-per-view on the WWE Network has US title holder John Cena and WWE heavyweight champ Seth Rollins battling it out with the winner leaving with both belts in hand.
And that match-up could be repeated when the WWE invades the Amway Area in Orlando in six days or the Ocean Center a week from Sunday. The matches begin 7 p.m. Besides Cena and Rollins, other superstars announced on the cards include Divas champion Nikki Bella.
50. FDLE investigates man's hanging in Edgewater PD cell
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Photo for Headline Surfer® / Ricky Walls was arrested on charges of threatening his family with a knife when he was taken into custody by Edgewater police on Nov. 18. He is shown in his booking mug shortly before he hanged himself in a cell.
EDGEWATER, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement a called in to investigate why Edgewater cops did not take away the belt worn by a 51-year-old man who used it to hang himself while in their custody in November.
Rickey Walls was arrested just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, after threatening family members with a knife in his Edgewater home, according to an Edgewater PD report. He was being held in a holding cell pending transport to the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach when he apparently hanged himself with his own belt.
New Smyrna Beach cops: Woman charged with conpiracy to commit murder by allegedly hiring hit man
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Photo for Headline Surfer® / Pamela King Vanordale is shown in her jail booking mug shortly after her 11:57 a.m. Saturday arrest.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A 50-year-old woman has been arrested on a felony charge of conspiracy to commit murder by allegedly trying to hire a hit man and intending to provide him with the weapon to fatally shoot the intended victim, New Smyrna Beach cops said.
Here is a synopis of what happened as described by New Smyrna Beach police in an emailed press release to HeadlineSurfer.com: On Aug. 21, the New Smyrna Beach Police Department was contacted by the Daytona Beach Police Department with information related to a conspiracy to commit murder. The investigation revealed that the suspect, Pamela Vanorsdale, contacted a male known to her and solicited him to murder another male with a firearm she intended to provide.
Ex-SE Volusia ad authority director informs county in writing he believes two staffers were wrongfully terminated
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Carl Watson, the former executive director of the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority, sent an email to County Manager Jim Dinneen on Monday saying he believes two staffers who worked for him were wrongfully terminated after he resigned.