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Area resident describes chaos of shooting scene

When Ozzy Murua entered the Gateway Center close to Interstate 4 and Ivanhoe Boulevard in Orlando on Friday, he expected it to be just another day at the realty appraisal office. Instead, Murua soon found himself scared for his life on the 12th floor. " ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  7 Nov 2009

Crew marriages are long-distance love

DAYTONA BEACH -- During the day, Jeremy Pooler fulfills his lifelong dream of working the Sprint Cup racing circuit. However, after the workday ends, he spends the evening hours catching up on what he's missing at home -- everything from what his three ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  14 Feb 2009
Related Topics: AFLAC,  Kyle Busch,  Reed Sorenson

Love in the fast lane

DAYTONA BEACH -- For most couples, getting engaged is not only about declaring love for each other. It's also about showing off the ring, announcing the engagement to the world and planning the big wedding day. And for these Sprint Cup drivers, romance ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  14 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Kurt Busch,  Jeff Burton,  Elliott Sadler,  Jamie McMurray

Something's always cookin' at DIS

While it may be about hamburgers, hot dogs and Italian sausages for the fans camping overnight in the infield at Daytona International Speedway, there are more tempting morsels sizzling in the garage area for Sprint Cup drivers and crew members. On the ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  12 Feb 2009
Related Topics: NASCAR,  Reed Sorenson,  Carl Edwards,  AFLAC,  Home Depot, Inc.

50-year fan finds ride to Daytona for 51st 500

He's got a ride! After weeks of stressing about how to get to the Daytona 500, Thomas "Jack" Hege will keep his half-century tradition alive. The 82-year-old North Carolina fan had the tickets -- all he needed was a volunteer to drive him 550 miles to ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  8 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Dale Earnhardt,  Lee Petty

61-year-old man, dog die in blaze

EDGEWATER -- The bodies of a 61-year-old man and his dog were found inside their home on South Cory Drive just south of the city limits shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday. Richard Gromotka, a neighbor of the unidentified man, said he smelled smoke and ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  6 Feb 2009

Dancing through recession

"Keep your hands available for action," rang across the dance floor as background music played. So went the next hour at Quanita's Ballroom & Dance Instruction, a Magnolia Avenue dance studio for adults, where Quanita May taught about 30 men and women ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  5 Feb 2009

People selling their surplus to make ends meet

PORT ORANGE -- Joyce DeVaux will travel halfway around the world to bring her fluctuating finances into balance. In a time when it's hard to cover living expenses with one paycheck, the 55-year-old single mother of a college-bound daughter is selling ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  26 Jan 2009
Related Topics: eBay Inc.

For the casual driver, a day to race the wind

DAYTONA BEACH -- These aren't your family sedans. Nor are they for the faint of heart. With speedometers that read 220 and paddle shifts on the steering wheel that switch from manual transmission to automatic in seconds, the moniker "exotic" is ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  24 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Alfa Romeo,  Ferrari,  Lamborghini,  Maserati,  McLaren

Bike crash victim had just left work

Police identified the motorcyclist killed in a rear-end crash on Ridgewood Avenue in Holly Hill as a Port Orange man. Christopher Maloney, 44, was heading south on Ridgewood Avenue about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck from behind and catapulted ...

From SANDRA FREDERICK, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  16 Jan 2009

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