Archive for the 'Daytona Beach Blog' Category
Beach Bathrooms New Choice For Sex
“We try to manage it, control it, eliminate where we can. It is a relatively prevalent problem” Bathroom sex is on the rise along Central Florida’s beaches, WESH 2 News reported. via WESH-TV Tags: islands of adventure, gators, boca raton, singer island, ft. myers, real estate, universal, cruise, ju…
Where Florida’s Tech Jobs are
“From the tip of the state up in Fort Walton all the way down to Miami and everywhere in between, Florida has solid pockets of technology that are trying to grow but are having a hard time doing so because we don’t have the work force” The Orlando metropolitan area has added about 2,500 technology …
Missing money spurs investigation of ex B-CU employee
“Please remember those who are less fortunate than us . . .” A longtime employee of Bethune-Cookman University is under investigation by police and the school after money turned up missing from a program for scholarships and grants for needy students. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Tags: tam…
After accident, health care is very personal
“I’m back’?A: I feel like I’m saying, ‘I’m back” Matthew Davies, 45, former chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare-Central Florida, who was badly injured in an October 2005 car accident. He spoke with Sentinel reporter Harry Wessel.Question: How are you feeling?Answer: I’m feeling pretty good….
Man, 19, guilty of manslaughter
A 19-year-old Daytona Beach man could face up to 15 years in prison after being convicted Thursday of manslaughter for his role in a 2004 beating death. via The Orlando Sentinel Tags: west palm beach, jacksonville, theme parks, real estate, captiva island, ft. lauderdale, tampa bay bucs, boynton be…
Bright Futures draws fire despite success
“Overall, UCF is a higher step than DBCC, but DBCC helped to bridge the gap between high school and college.” Ronald Jackson writes poetry, reads history and says he’s most comfortable in a classroom. via News-Journal Online Tags: singer island, south florida, education, florida marlins, ft. lauder…
School bus driver fired for speeding
A Volusia County school bus driver has been fired for speeding through a Port Orange school zone with her bus. via The News-Journal Tags: nasa, delray beach, cocunut grove, north palm beach, cruise, politics, tampa, seaworld, lantana, west palm beach, jacksonville jaguars, tampa bay bucs, miami dol…
Disabled man wins freedom
“He’s a brave man, and it takes a great leader to show a small person mercy” A disabled former attorney was released from prison Thursday after Gov. Charlie Crist and the rest of the state clemency board pardoned his drug trafficking charges, ending a case that gained national attention … via Her…
Man accused of fatal DUI
From Orlando Sentinel CENTRAL FLORIDA The Area In Brief Man accused of fatal DUI September 29, 2007 DAYTONA BEACH - -A 30-year-old Daytona Beach man was served with a warrant Friday accusing him of driving … via The Orlando Sentinel Tags: universal, seaworld, stuart, naples, busch gardens, disney…
Daytona Beach man charged with one in series of burglaries
Despite the repeated burglaries at Dustin’s Bar-B-Q at 4908 Clyde Morris Blvd., police had little evidence until a burglary at a Dustin’s Bar-B-Q in Edgewater earlier this week. via The Orlando Sentinel Tags: miami, sanibel island, jupiter, jacksonville jaguars, key west, ft. lauderdale, naples, se…
