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RECAP: Wrestlemania Night 1 did not disappoint with 5-star main event & traitorous Paul Heyman stealing the show

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Seth "Freakin'" Rollins prevailed in the epic triple threat match against Roman Reigns and CM Punk, Night 1's main event for WrestleMania, was clearly a 5-star match, a rare treat in the world of pro wrestling. 

Beautiful Easter Sunday weather in Central Florida along I-4 corridor from Orlando to Daytona Beach

Create: Sun, 04/20/2025 - 12:05
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The weather across Central Florida on this Easter Sunday is picture perfect with plenty of sunshine as people flock to the beaches in Ormond, Daytona, and New Smyrna.

New Smyrna Beach Cops: Orlando man involved in motor vehicle crash on North Causeway arrested on DUI charges

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- An Orlando man has been charged with driving under the influence and other charges in a hit-and-run crash on the North Causeway, cops said.

Wrestling ReWind: WrestleMania 41 marquee matches & picks: Sat: Rollins prevails in triple threat with Punk and Reigns; Sun: Rhodes takes down Cena

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ORLANDO, Fla., Triple H was right when he said during his 2025 WWE Hall of Fame induction that this WrestleMania most accurately reflects the influence of NXT stars who rose to fame on Raw and SmackDown, and who will dominate this year's WrestleMania tonight and Sunday from Las Vegas.

JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald perhaps the most famous perp walk in US history but how about a boy?

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PzORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Perhaps the most famous example of a "perp walk" in the US is the one involving Lee Harvey Oswald, who was fatally shot by Jack Ruby on Nov. 22, 1963, while being escorted from the Dallas city jail to the county jail after being arrested for gunning down a Dallas police officer and the earlier assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Daytona Beach Cops remember one of their own: Retired Police Officer Markeith Williams has died at 57

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It is with deep sadness that the Daytona Beach Police Department announces the March 29, 2025, passing of retired Daytona Beach Police Officer Markeith Williams.

Sunbather run over by motorist in Jeep on the beach in Ormond expected to take up to 4 months to recover from injuries

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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- A 33-year-old Ocala sunbather run over by a motorist in a Jeep on April 7 on the beach near the ramp to Cardinal Drive is expected to have a long recovery of at least three to four months.