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SOUTH DAYTONA -- The South Daytona Police Department has been awarded re-accredited status by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation -- the third such time since 2002.

The South Daytona Police Department was initially accredited on February 6, 2002. Its first re-accredidation was in 2005, with this being the third one. Many of the 276 standards that were reviewed by the team of assessors were critical to life, health and safety issues.

Undergoing the voluntary state accreditation process provides an agency with a “quality assurance review” and encourages intense self-scrutiny, resulting in more efficient and effective daily operations.

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Courtesy photo / The late Les Richter, a NASCAR executive, was among six football players and an NFL films pioneer named Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

  DAYTONA BEACH -- Football fans gearing up for today's Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers likely have heard of newly inducted Pro Football hall of famers Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, Marshall Fault and Shannon Sharpe. Diehard football fans likely have heard of Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent.

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Photo courtesy of Wikipedia / The Daytona Beach News-Journal and Daytona International Speedway have an exclusive marketing agreement. Read our story below and here is a link to what the News-Journal reported online overnight: http://www.news-journalonline.com/business/local-business/2011/02/03/news-journal-becomes-official-newspaper-of-dis.html

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Daytona Beach News-Journal is reported in its Thursday edition that it has signed an exclusive "marketing agreement" making it the "official newspaper of Daytona International Speedway."

The announcement comes on the heels of Speedweeks and the Feb. 20 running of the Daytona 500.

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Photos and story by contributing writer Dale Smith / Volusia County Councilwoman Pat Northey presents Team Volusia Economic Development Corp. CEO Helen Cauthen with a ceremonial Volusia County pin Thursday during the council meeting to "officially" welcome her as the new business recruiter at an annual base salary of $125,000.

DELAND --  Just one month into her job, new Team Volusia Economic Development Corp. CEO, Helen Cauthen, has been a very busy woman.

Between texting 24/7, checking Facebook as much as possible, tuning in to Glee every Tuesday night, playing Black Ops, and having Katy Perry playing  in our ears during it all, teens are almost always using some sort of technology. 

A study shows that children, ages 8-18, spend about seven hours and 40 minutes a day with media.

This doesn't even include the time using the web for something school related. This also does not include the time texting.

I contemplated calling this blog "The Wild Life," among other things. My last name is only the beginning.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A man struck and killed by a Florida East Coast train Jan. 17 has been identified by New Smyrna Beach police as James Matthew McIntire, 49.

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Photo courtesy of Fox 35 Orlando / The Volusia County Sheriff's Office has identified two young men killed Tuesday when an SUV rolled over and burst into flames on a dirt road in DeBary.

DEBARY -- Two young men killed when an SUV driven by a third teen rolled over and burst into flames on a dirt road two days ago were identified after an autopsy as 18-year-old Carlos Velazco of DeBary and Hunter Perez of Orange City.

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SOUTH DAYTONA -- Professionalism, commitment and service were the qualities that distinguished two South Daytona public safety employees who were recently honored by the Port Orange-South Daytona Chamber of Commerce.

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DEBARY -- Several families are in mourning with two dead and three other young people injured early Tuesday when an 18-year-old lost control of his SUV, which rolled over and burst into flames Monday morning on Fort Florida Road in what is likely the most horrific traffic accident of the new year.

The driver of the vehicle, 18-year old Joshua Ritter, was being treated at Halifax Medical Center. Ryan Jenkins, 17, a passenger, was being treated at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City. A second passenger, 18-year old Kenyanna Hawkins, was being treated at Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford. The extent of their injured were not known, authorities said.