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NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway: It's all on the line for Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, William Byron & Chase Briscoe

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR's Cup Series racing returns to the 1-mile asphalt oval at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday with Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, William Byron, and Chase Briscoe vying for the championship.

Daytona-area beaches have reopened but rip current risks still high heading into this weekend

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Although the beaches were reopened on Monday after that weekend's dangerous rip current situation, red flag warnings remain in place heading into this weekend, according to beach safety officials.

Volusia County Beach Safety: Drowning victim in Daytona Beach identified as Douglas Lewis, 51, of Westfield, Indiana

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 51-year-old Indiana tourist who drowned eight days ago was caught in a rip current in the Atlantic waters off Daytona Beach, and has been identified as Douglas Jay Lewis of Westfield, Ind., beach safety officials said.

Rain is in the forecast over the next 7 days in Central Florida from Daytona Beach to Orlando

Create: Thu, 10/02/2025 - 13:22
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA. BEACH, Fla. -- Rain is in the forecast for East Central Florida -- from the coastal cities of Daytona to Orlando -- for the next seven years, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. 

National Weather Service: Showers and thunderstorms likely through Monday in Greater Orlando, Sanford & Daytona Beach

Create: Thu, 08/21/2025 - 18:33
Author: Sera King
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Central Florida forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms through Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

Man who gunned down his victim in cold blood by shooting him in the back was convicted of first-degree murder and given a life sentence without parole Henry Frederick Fri, 07/18/2025 - 14:56
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DELAND, Fla. – After a four-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant Danitto Simpson guilty as charged of first-degree murder with a firearm, and immediately following the verdict, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Palm Coast man to be sentenced in August for shooting two BCU students in 2023, one of whom was left paralyzed from the waist down

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Palm Coast man faces life behind bars at sentencing next month for shooting two Bethune-Cookman University students in 2023, one of whom was left paralyzed from the waist down.

Volusia deputies, Daytona Beach cops shoot & kill knife-wielding man who stabbed several people over the weekend in Derbyshire residence

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia sheriff’s deputies and police searching for victims of a multiple stabbing Saturday night in Daytona Beach were forced to fatally shoot the suspect after he burst through a door and charged at them with a knife, a spokesman for Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a press release.