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Fred Costello's GOP war chest for the district 25 Statehouse seat: $135,029.76

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State Rep candidate Fed Costello's warchest / Headline Surfer®ORMOND BEACH -- Here is a breakdown of the 135,029.76, Republican candidate Fred Costello has amassed in his 2014 bid for the district 25 Statehouse seat as his campaign heads into overdrive for the Nov. 4 general elections with early voting already under way.

Costello's funding is 6 1/2 times greater than the $17,968.97 his Democratic opponent Noel Cheryl Bickford has raised.

Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson tops all non-partisan candidates in last decade in contributions with $444,591.87

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Councilwoman Pat Northey second with $355,850.05

Sheriff Ben Johnson tops Volusia County in campaign contributions / Headline Surfer®DAYTONA BEACH -- No candidate running in non-partisan campaigns in Volusia County in the past decade, including this election cycle, has amassed more financial contributions than Sheriff Ben Johnson with $444,591.87.

Johnson last ran in 2012, when he easily won.

Second is district 5 term-limited County Councilwoman Patricia Northey with $355,850.05, who is running in this election for the at-large seat on the council against incumbent Joyce Cusack.

ENDORSEMENT: Carl Lentz IV for re-election to Dayona Beach City Commission

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Daytona Beach City Commissioner Carl Lentz IV should be re-elected to his zone 4 seat in the Nov. 4 elections in spite of the trespass warning he received from the police who responded to an adult strip club where the inciumbent was reportedly inebriated and accused of tossing a drink at a bartender, though no charges were filed at the scene.

HeadlineSurfer.com sports trending: Victor Oladipo

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Orlndo Magic star Victor Oladipo out with injury / Headline Surfer®Orlando Magic star Victor Oladipo out of action indefinitely with facial fracture

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo will be out indefinitely after suffering a facial fracture in practice Thursday, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced Saturday.

Oladipo, 22, who was evaluated Thursday afternoon, underwent a corrective surgical procedure. He was injured after taking an inadvertent elbow during a practice drill.

Orlando Magic star Victor Oladipo out of action indefinitely with facial fracture

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Orlndo Magic star Victor Oladipo out with injury / Headline Surfer®Photo for Headline Surfer® / Victor Oladipo underwent corrective surgery Saturday for a facial fracture.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo will be out indefinitely after suffering a facial fracture in practice Thursday, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced Saturday.

Oladipo, 22, who was evaluated Thursday afternoon, underwent a corrective surgical procedure. He was injured after taking an inadvertent elbow during a practice drill.

Edgewater cops shoot and kill confrontational man wielding butcher knife after tasering him has no impact

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- A 34-year-old man armed with a knife was shot in killed 1:30 this morning by two Edgewater cops who opened fire on him in the home he shared with his mother and her boyfriend after an attempt to subdue him with not one, but two tasers failed to stop his forward movement, Edgewater Police Chief Dave Arcieri told HeadlineSurfer.com.

COMING SOON: New Smyrna Beach PD scandal continues with multiple top cops shown the door

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Then-Police Chief Ron Pagano is shown at far left during the 2012 New Smyrna Beach Christmas Parade. Then-Police Chief George Markert is shown with former Acting Police Chief and then-Lt. Michael Brouillette in early 2013 at a City Commission meeting. Acting Police Chief Donna Lavallee is shown in early 2014.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The first to be gone was New Smyrna Beach Police Chief Ronald Pagano. He retired only after his contract was re-worked, giving him an extra $60,000-plus he otherwise wouldn't have been entitled to, after city officials learned of 940 items missing or stolen from the NSBPD under his watch. Next to be shown the door was Lt. Michael Brouillette, the acting chief, who "retired" April 30 of this year after signing a document that prevents him and the city from suing one another. Police Chief George Markert "resigned" earlier this month after a little more than a year on the job, at least that's what was stated in a press release, though Headline Surfer® was told otherwise. And finally there's Markert's successor, whose 30-year secret will be unveiled in the award-winning internet newspaper's upcoming investigative reports: "Show Me the Money New Smyrna Beach: Top Cops. 

Kathy Weston sets bar high for circuit judge with wealth of experience, integrity & commitment

Endorsement: Kathy Weston for Circuit Judge / Headline Surfer®

Internet newspaper endorses Kathy Weston for circuit judge / Headline Surfer®Kathy Weston & family / Headline Surfer®DAYTONA BEACH -- There are few attorneys out there who have the legal knowledge, insight and family pedigree to be a circuit judge like candidate Adam Warren. But in this particular race, there is an even better choice: Kathy Weston.

Without hesitation, HeadlineSurfer.com gives the full weight of its endorsement in the Nov. 4 elections to Kathy Weston, candidate for 7th judicial circuit (Group 20) in Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties.