Fire truck rear-ended -- again
It was the second time in two months that Daytona Beach fire engine 6 got slammed in the rear by an errant vehicle on Interstate 95, Lt.
'09 AMA Winter Dirt Track Schedule
The American Motorcyclist Association announced today the 2009 schedule for the AMA Racing Winter Dirt Track Series.
Daytona Beach soldier killed in Iraq
A soldier from Daytona Beach has been killed in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Anthony D. Davis, 29, died Tuesday in Northern Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said.
New Hope for Daytona Beach: State Attorney R.J. Larizza Takes Office
Ralph Joseph Larizza on Tuesday announced "the healing has begun" as he was sworn in as State Attorney for the 7th Judicial Circuit in Florida. Overwhelming applause in celebration at the start of a new era was the tone of the induction. Larizza, 50, a former probation officer, prosecutor and most recently private attorney based in St. Augustine, was introduced to hearty applause in the Flagler Auditorium, where he was sworn in by Senior Judge Richard O. Watson. Tanner was booted out of office by angry voters, tired of special interests tainting the office of the State Attorney (See Tanner Booted from State Attorney Job)....
A Daytona Beach Model: America's Most Corrupt Politicians
In the 1920s and 30s, Al Capone used to have police officers and government officials on his payroll. His influence was large but it had limits and was far from total control of Chicago, a city already famous for corruption. Capone would have drooled over the power that today's "capos" have over the local politicians in Daytona Beach; a product of good ol' boy networks, campaign contributions and undue influences that propel unqualified individuals with a nasty predisposition for corruption into power. Their patrons exert total and absolute control over a city as if it was their private ranch and much to the detriment of its citizens...
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