DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The city hired a new fire chief and saved a little money in salary in the process.
Dru R. Driscoll, 36, was promoted in March with a salary of 17,000, which is $6,044 less than the $123,044 James Bland was making when he retired in April 2013, Daytona Beach city spokeswoman Susan Cerbone told the internet newspaper.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – An Ormond Beach man convicted of three felonies stemming from a July 26, 2012, Interstate 95 crash that killed two people was sentenced in November to 16 years in prison.
Louis Prinzo, IV, 24, was convicted of two counts of DUI causing death, one count of DUI causing serious bodily injury, and one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence.
Photo for Headline Surfer® / DELAND, Fla. -- Ruth Pierre Charles, a 19-year-old freshman majoring in political science at Stetson University, is active on social media, especially issues affecting African Americans. With that in mind, the Bradenton resident was asked to reflect on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and what it mean to her.
By Ayala Edouard DELAND, Fla -- It was a chilly, rainy night this Monday evening. I was attending choir rehearsal with my fellow peers and community members. As the choir director was ending our session, he decided to announce to the whole choir that we would not be having a rehearsal the following Monday, due to the celebration of MLK Jr. Day.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- The uncertain future of print media remains a challenge for the industry in the struggle to hold onto tradition while even internet news operations fight for acceptance as the drone of social media draws the masses.
Letter to the Editor / DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- I believe due diligence has not been conducted regarding an increase in beach tolls. It is reported revenue will double if tolls double, but there is no guarantee this increase will occur.
"The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death." -- Isaiah 57:1-2OAK HILL, Fla. -- Matthew Wood, Sr, a forefather of the city's incorporation and its first black policeman for 20 years, died Thursday. He was 90 years old.
Headline Surfer® photos /DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- It became apparent pretty quickly to the Board of Daytona State College to seek the services of a lobbyist to compete for capital improvements and other such funding funding after DSC President Carol Eaton showed a series of statistics showing the college near the bottom compared to state colleges in South Florida.
Photos for Headline Surfer® /NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A lone woman pilot was killed when the plane she was piloting crashed into 3 feet of surf off New Smyrna Beach on Tuesday night, a Volusia County Sheriff's official said.
The Sheriff’s Office was notified of a possible downed plane at 8:58 p.m. Tuesday night. Sheriff’s deputies along with New Smyrna Beach police, county beach units and county and city fire personnel responded to the scene.
