Central Florida

Denny Hamlin avoids carnage to win his 2nd Daytona 500 in the longest race in nearly a decade

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- With 12 cautions for 47 laps, the Daytona 500 dragged on for 3 and 3/4 hours before Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag to win his second Daytona 500 in a crash-marred race, that took two overtimes and 207 total laps to complete.

BREAKING NEWS: Volusia GOP Chair Tony Ledbetter succumbs to cancer

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Earl "Tony" Ledbetter, chairman of the executive committee of the Volusia County Republican Party and Central Florida's No. 1 Donald Trump fan, passed away earlier today, Feb. 13, 2019, surrounded by family members. He was 71.

Central Florida Politician of 2018: Retired Sheriff Ben Johnson romps in primary for at-large Volusia County County Council seat

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DELAND, Fla. -- Retired Sheriff Ben Johnson won a second elective office in decisive fashion over two other candidates in the August primary for the at-large seat on the Volusia County Council.

 

Former Daytona International Speedway President Jim Foster dead at 91 after decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jim Foster, who was the fourth president of Daytona International Speedway, has died after a 10-year battle with alzheimer's disease. He was 91.

New Smyrna Beach volunteers bring relief to hurricane-ravaged Texas even with Irma bearing down on Florida

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- With one semi already in Beaumont, Texas, and thee more heading that way today with relief supplies for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, Ray Catheline is staying the course and getting the task at hand completed. 

Overkill: 65 cops, a tank-like vehicle and 2 SWAT teams against a lonely drunken man who never pointed a weapon at anyone

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – Sunrise was still 10 minutes from peeking through when the ebb and flow sound of the rolling surf on the far side of A1A was interrupted by the loud shrieking screams of a man with his cell phone in his left hand and a 12-ounce can of Budweiser in the other.