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Failed political candidate & substitute teacher David Lee Davis accused of being a pedophile on Topix forum site

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By HENRY FREDERICK
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Political consultant and substitute teacher David Lee Davis, who continues to use Facebook to lash out at those he views as the enemy with no signs of letting up weeks after he was soundly defeated for supervisor of elections in the Aug. 30 Volusia County primary, now finds himself in the unenviable position of staving off unsubstantiated allegations in an online forum that he's a pedophile who slept with a 17-year-old boy back home in Ohio.

Ormond Beach Mayor & County Chair candidate Ed Kelley showcases cop shop promotions

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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Retiring Mayor Ed Kelley has utilized another social media visual in his quest for Volusia County Chair in the Nov. 8 general elections: Promotions of two municipal cops.

Kissimmee cops: 72-year-old man missing & endangered

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. --  The Kissimmee Police Department needs the public’s assistance in attempting to locate David Yulfo.

The 72-year-okd Kissimmee man has been listed as a Missing/Endangered Adult due to his age and ongoing medical conditions.

Primary Endorsement

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HEADLINE SURFER ENDORSEMENTS for Volusia County voters in Tuesday's Primary: US Senate (R): 1. Marco Rubio, inc... US Senate (D): 1. Patrick Murphy or 2. Alan Grayson... US Senate Libertarian: No recommendation... Rep. in Congress dis 6 (R): 1. Ron DeSantis, inc... Rep. in Congress dis 6 (D): 1. Dwayne L. Taylor... State Rep. dis 26 (D): 1. Patrick Henry... Rep. State Committeeman: 1. Paul W. Deering... Rep. State Committeewoman: 1. Dana Christina Dougherty... Prec. Committeeman 218 (D): 1. Terrell Wayne Bailey... Prec. Committeeman 625 (D): No recommendation... Prec.

Attendance light along World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona & in NSB, though sharks plentiful Sunday near South Jetty where 3 surfers bitten

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- While things have been calm so far this week along the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona and further south in Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna, the flying of the red flag Sunday was apropos, considering a rare instance of  three shark bite victims on the same day near the South Jetty on the New Smyrna Beach side.

Plus there was the rescue of a man in a boat that was overwhelmed by choppy waters and a teen swimmer injured when he was caught by surprise by a strong wave that slammed him head first into the bottom.

Latest on NYC Explosion: No link yet to terrorism, though pressure cooker found nearby

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YouTube video upload / Lien Cory, an eyewitness gives the Associated Press an accounting of what she saw in the immediate afermath of Saturday's explosion in New York City.

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The explosion Saturday in a Mangattan neighborhood that injured 29 people -- none life threatening -- so far is not being linked toterrorisam, officials have said from the scene on this Sunday afternoon.
 

Academian & Civic Giant in Daytona's African-American community seeking countywide political office investigated for alleged 'brutal' rape

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Willie J. Kimmons, an academian and civic giant in Daytona Beach's African-American community and a candidate for countywide office in the November elections was investigated on allegations by a woman that he "brutally raped" back in February, but because she didn't report her claim for several days and Kimmons represented by legal counsel would not answer questions by cops investigating it, the State Attorney's Office "no info'd" the case in June.  

9/11 Twin Towers re-created at World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- An anonymous sand sculpturer re-created the Manhattan skyline, complete with the Twin Towers, on the Word's Most Famous Beach in Daytona in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is here where the hard wet sands, nurtured by the incoming surf, make it possible for beach driving to continue along certain stretches of the Atlantic coastline.

 

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