The Paradox of Plenty: From the revenue boom to bankruptcy...

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - During the period 2000-2007 Daytona Beach received an enormous increase in resource availability as a result of real estate property tax windfalls and tax increases. The current dramatic slowdown in growth is paradoxical since Daytona Beach should have...

Kyle Busch Crash Video: Tony Stewart Wins 2009 Coke Zero 400

Kyle Busch came close to winning the Coke Zero 400, but fell short of the finish line after a dramatic crash. Busch was leading the NASCAR race ahead of rival Tony Stewart when he crashed into a wall. With the...

YouTube helps man deliver baby

An engineer in Cornwall delivered his baby son after watching an instructional video on YouTube.Technology helps mankind

NASCAR star brings Vietnam vet 'full circle'

Retired Master Sgt. Ed Brodey says his life came full circle when he met NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon, who pilots the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet sponsored by the company that employed Brodey’s father,...

Jimmy Johnson Tries for Daytona 500 Historic Win

Racing fans are watching for this year's Daytona 500, and everyone is wondering if Jimmie Johnson will become the first driver to win four consecutive titles. There's been a sizeable crash at lap 123, taking...

Despondent Grandfather Longed to 'Be with Caylee'

The grandfather of slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony has been hospitalized for a 72-hour psychiatric observation, after being found by police at a Florida hotel early Friday.  George Anthony, 57, had been...

In dissection protest, teen's name is now Cutout Dissection.com

"ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- You can call her Cutout Dissection.com, or Cutout for short, but just don't call her Jennifer. The former Jennifer Thornburg -- whose driver's license now reads Dissection.com, Cutout -- wanted to do something to protest animal dissections...

Race Car Driver and Actor, Paul Newman Dead

" September 27, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by Los Angeles car accident attorneys, the legendary actor, racecar driver and entrepreneur of Newman’s Own food line has passed away after his battle...

Newspapers, reeling from slumping ads, slash jobs

Too much of news happening around but bad news for newspapers themselves. American newspaper industry is undergoing most difficult phase in the business. One of the biggest American publisher Tribune Co. is...

Wildfires force evacuations in Florida

Firefighters are still trying to contain wildfires in central Florida, although dry weather conditions are making progress difficult. Hundreds of residents have been relocated so far."DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) —...

Wildfires burn in central Florida

Wildfires in central Florida are causing some havoc in that section of the state."Authorities say brush fires in central Florida forced roads to close and residents to leave their homes.Fires blazed in Brevard and...

Florida Bush Fire Prompts Evacuations and Closed Roads.

"Barely 24 hours after Bill Uszenski places 144 flags at the graves of deceased members of the Florida Fire Department, bush fires has shut down roads in central Florida and forced evacuations, authorities said."

NASCAR, Where Did it all Begin? a Brief History

NASCAR is the Fastest growing spectator sport in the United States,  Ever wonder where it all started? For FREE Auto Racing frequencies see http://www.nascanner.com/ " In the years immediately following...

Attempted Robbery Defendant used Finger Instead of a gun

"A South Daytona teen was arrested for an unusual attempted robbery that happened Sunday night. Armed with only a pistol-shaped fist, the man demanded that the clerk of a convenience store near Daytona Beach hand...

Florida Power Blackout Remains a Puzzle

Florida power officials are still trying to figure out how a glitch at a substation cut power to millions of people across the southern part of the state.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from people affected by this story. We are asking...

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