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Daytona-based Embry-Riddle Aeronautical flight students flying near Palatka help pilot in distress

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University flight students were flying near Palatka when they heard an emergency call over the radio that an 81-year-pilot nearby had just experienced engine failure at 800 feet.

Rain should give way to sunny Friday and sunshine through the weekend in greater Daytona Beach

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There's a 90 percent chance of showers throughout today and tonight before giving way to sunshine on Friday and through the weekend, according to the latest forecast for greater Daytona Beach from the National Weather Serice in Orlando. 

15. Volusia County had 16 shark bite incidents in 2021, the 2nd-highest in 20 years, most of them in New Smyrna Beach

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County had 16 shark bite incidents in 2021, the second-highest in the past 20 years, with all but a few of them in New Smyrna Beach- just south of the Ponce Inlet Jetty.

Officials release Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins preliminary investigation cause of death findings as drugs

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YouTube embedding / Rock Feed video / • Mar 27, 2022 • Bogata, Colomia officials provided an update on the investigation into Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins's passing. Hawkins was found in his hotel room after medical officials responded to reports of chest pain.

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