Daytona Beach

Local fire depts. give Bob Tolley escort to Daytona International Airport to attend funeral for New York City firefighter-son killed in the line of duty

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Bob Tolley and his wife Marian received an escort Monday to Daytona Beach International Airport from their New Smyrna Beach residence for their flight to New York, thanks to a contingent of fire departments locally.

A crisis of growth

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, the woman who lied to us about Benghazi, Bowe Bergdahl’s “honorable “ service, and her unmasking of the names of Americans incidentally included in intelligence intercepts, was given four pinocchios by the Washington Post for lying yet again – this time about the removal of chemical weapons from Syria. 

Daytona 500 trophy named for Harley J. Earl, General Motors automobile designer, who died on this date in 1969

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --  Harley J. Earl, an American automobile designer (b. 1893), died on this date: April 10, 1969. Why is this worth noting? Because a replica of the trophy is given to the winning driver of the annual running of the Great American Race: The Daytona 500. That's why!

Daytona State College to hold job fairs

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  – More than 100 employers combined will be on hand seeking to fill open positions on Tuesday, and again on the following Tuesday, April 18, when Daytona State College's New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater and Daytona Beach campuses host spring job fairs.

America is back

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- At a single stroke our President has delivered a measured, proportionate tactical message of immediate strategic import to the Russians, the Islamic world, China and North Korea. The United States has resumed its proper role on the world stage and the global equation has just been changed.