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Cops: Three motorcycle-related deaths during Bike Week; less than half last year's total

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DAYTONA BEACH -- There were three-motorcycle-related deaths during Bike Week 2011, which ended today.

There were seven biker-related deaths last year. Still, the 10 fatalities collectively from the last two Bike week pale in comparison to the carnage of 2006, when there were 19 deaths.

Coast Guard rescues four in stranded boat 50 miles east of New Smyrna Beach; Bahamian national medically evacuated by helicopter

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Coast Guard medically evacuated a Bahamian national approximately 50-miles east of New Smyrna Beach tonight.

Several thousand Bike Week enthusiasts enjoy classic rock Saturday at the Iron Horse Saloon in Ormond Beach

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Exclusive NSBNews.Net video by Sera Frederick / The biker crowd really loved the music Sunday at the Iron Horse Saloon on U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach, a Bike Week staple, which drew several thousand.

'Scared Straight' rocks Pub 44 in New Smyrna Beach during biker rally

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Video by Henry Frederick / NSBNews.Net caught the tail-end of a great guitar solo by the New Smyrna Beach-based rock band "Scared Straight," performing earlier this week at Pub 44 in New Smyrna Beach for Buike Week 2011.  Also, check out a bonus video of the band from the 2010 Bike Week.

Rage into night: Caving in to the Tea Party Taliban that is the extremist political right

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What with petty dictatorships moving from the Middle East into American governorships, it’s America’s turn to cast off the pretense of democracy and submit to the moneyed monarchy of the GOP.

Stetson University professor sends iReport to CNN amid Japan quake devastation; faculty-husband and 13 students with her OK

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Courtesy photo / Stetson University professor Becky Oliphant tells CNN in an iReport posted on the cable giant's website on the disaster in Japan that her contigent was unhurt when the quake struck Friday, though one student got separated from the group for 90 minutes.

DELAND -- Stetson University professor Becky Oliphant and Gary Oliphant, also on the Stetson faculty, were in Japan on a week-long, business-study trip during spring break when they got caught up in the devastation of Friday's massive earthquake, prompting her to file an iReport with CNN.

Courtesy photo / Stetson contingent is all smiles before disaster struck in Japan. There were no injuries reported in the group.
"They were at Tokyo Disney meeting with an exec there when the earthquake hit," Stetson University spokeswoman Cindi Brownfield told NSBNews.Net at 2 this morning.
 
NSBNews.Net Sidebar: New Smyrna Beach church posts message on its Facebook page asking community for prayers for quake victims. Here is the link:  http://www.nsbnews.net/content/405710-new-smyrna-beach-church-requests-prayers-facebook-wake-quaketsunami-japan

New Smyrna Beach church requests prayers on Facebook in wake of quake/Tsunami in Japan

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Crossroads Christian Church in New Smyrna Beach put out an appeal Friday on its Facebook page pleading for prayers in the community for those caught up in the massive devastation in Japan that has claimed 800-plus lives with scores more injured and missing.

Volusia Sheriff: Port Orange biker charged with trying to bribe his way out of speeding ticket

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Courtesy photo / Andrew Ouellette, 13 of Port Orange, faces a felony bribery charge after trying to talk his way out of a speeding ticket while riding his Yamaha sport bike at 3:30 in the morning, according to a deputy's report.

PORT ORANGE -- A 20-year-old motorcyclist was charged with bribery early Saturday morning by offering money to a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy to get out of a speeding ticket and wound up going to jail instead.

Bartop babes draw bikers on Main Street in Daytona

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/DAYTONA BEACH -- Waitresses shaking their boobs and butts is nothing new for the beer-drinking crowd on Main Street during Bike Week. But hotties dancing on bar tops while simulating sex acts with each other is new. And it's wild. These waitresses are far more aggressive than the gals in the movie "Coyote Ugly."

Passenger traffic up 2 percent in February at Daytona Beach International Airport

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Things are looking up at Daytona Beach International Airport economy wise. Passenger traffic at the airport increased 2 percent in February compared with the same month a year ago.

Last month, 43,757 passengers flew in and out of the county-operated airport. This compares with 42,803 travelers recorded in February 2010.