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Photo for Headline Surfer® / A selfie by Volusia County Chair Jason Davis was taken just after 7 p.m. following his release from Halifax Health in Daytona Beach where he was held overnight Wednesday after complaining of chest pains. The self-portrait was taken by Davis at the request of the 24/7 internet newspaper.DAYTONA BEACH -- Volusia County Chair Jason Davis got no closer to the big political events of the day than a telephone call to his bedside at Halifax Health Medical Center today from the governor, having been held overnight for observations after feeling chest pains Wednesday afternoon.
After a battery of stress tests and other medical procedures, Davis was informed that one thing was ruled out medically: "I did not have a heart attack."
DAYTONA BEACH -- Highly-touted centerfield prospect Albert Almora, the 6th overall pick in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, has been assigned to the Daytona Cubs of the Florida State League, officials with the Chicago Cubs announced Sunday.
Almora, who bats ands throws right-handed, is the parent club's No. 2 overall-ranked prospect, having received a $3.9 million bonus when he signed with the National League Central Division team out of Mater Academy Charter School in Hialeah, Fla.
Headline Surfer® graphics / Here is a view of the Daytona Beach-area shoreline on this beautiful Sunday morning from the Volusia County cam off the Dunlawton Avenue Approach. In the inset is a summary of current weather conditions just after 9 a.m.DAYTONA BEACH -- The World's Most Famous Beach received 1.29 inches of rain Saturday, a real good soaking', though it seemed like it was more. Today, there is a zero percent chanced of precipitation with bright skies as far as the eye can see.
The rain put a damper on the New Smyrna Beach Balloon & Skyfest, but today should be a different story. Same with the Spring Turkey Run here in Daytona Beach.
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Photos for Headline Surfer® / Salvador Leo Cevallos MD (shown in the middle), Shane Porter, LMHC ( shown near left) and Anthony Capozzi MD (not shown), head up the Center for Behavioral Medicine, 1730 Dunlawton Ave., Suite 3, Port Orange, as shown at far left.PORT ORANGE -- While many Doctors are closing their doors in fear of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, residents of the cities of Port Orange and New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County are excited about a group of prominent community physicians who are taking a bold step forward in opening the Center for Behavioral Medicine as early as Tuesday.
Photos for Headline Surfer / Terence R. Perkins, shown far left, would join Richard B. Orfinger, shown in the inset, as the second Volusia County jurist on the appellate court, if selected by the governor to fill an impending vacancy.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Terence R. Perkins, chief judge of the 7th judicial circuit that encompasses the courts in Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties, is among six candidates for a seat on the 5th District Court of Appeal that Gov. Scott will have to choose from to replace the retiring Jacqueline Griffin.
Perkins is among two chief judges seeking the seat. The other is John M. Harris, chief judge of the 18th judicial circuit in nearby Sanford that includes courts in Seminole and Brevard counties.
By MELISSA COLLINS DELTONA, Fla. -- Are we on the verge of World War III? Is Obama floundering? The answer to the first question is not yet known. The answer to the latter is obvious. And because of the indecisiveness in the White House, Putin is proving to the World that where there is a vacuum it will be filled.
Headline Surfer® graphic / A homeless man known to frequent the area of Deltona Boulevard and Enterprise Road, as shown here in this screenshot, tried to snatch a woman's purse. His description is posted in the story below. If you see him, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office urges you to please call 9-1-1.DELTONA, Fla. -- When the 36-year-old woman arrived Friday morning at work in Deltona and encountered a man who reeked of alcohol, she didn’t know him by name. But she recognized him as the homeless man who often sleeps on the park bench in front of her business at a plaza on Deltona Boulevard.
When he asked her for money, the woman said she didn’t have any to spare. And that’s when things got physical.
