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Photo for Headline Surfer / While the pelicans were pondering down at the beach, the 27th Annual Flamingo Follies Holiday Art Show was held Nov. 10-11 on Flagler Avenue in New Smyrna Beach.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla -- State Road 44 near Kirkland Drive was shut down to traffic in both directions for more than two hours due to an apparent SUV crashing into the back of a semi resulting in four trauma patients being airlifted to Halifax Hospital as trauma alerts, officials with the New Smyrna Beach Fire Department said.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The first opportunity for rain, and even then, it's slight, is a 20 percent chance of precipitation on Thanksgiving evening for greater Daytona Beach, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano race for all the marbles Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Friday that it had made a non-binding offer to acquire outstanding shares of International Speedway Corp. not already owned by the billionaire France Family.

SANFORD, Fla --  Seminole County ranks among Florida's top 25 counties in traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists.

1. Ashley Moody, R, Attorney General winner, 130,385 

2. Rick Scott, R, US Senate winner, 125,592

3. Jimmy Patronis, R, CFO winner, 125,852

4. Ron DeSantis, R, Governor winner 124,692

5. Matt Caldwell, R, Comm. of Agriculture winner, 122,589

6. Michael Waltz, R, CD6 winner, 122,467

7. Nancy Soderberg, D, CD6 loser,  103,626

8. Bill Nelson, D, US Senate loser, 102,624

9. Nicole "Nikki" Fried, D, Comm. of Agriculture loser, 100,702

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It's Election Day here in Central Florida and throughout the nation. Here is a summary of the Headline Surfer endorsements, news & notes, community columns, and standalone pics & videos. Please click on hyperlinked headlines to see more of individual items.