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Welcome To Rockville’s milestone 10th edition brought in the festival’s biggest crowd yet, with 161,000 people that came to Daytona International Speedwayin Daytona Beach, Florida for the four-day music event, held November 11-14. The record attendance officially makes Welcome To RockvilleAmerica’s biggest rock festival. In addition, a worldwide at-home audience of 1.2 million unique viewers enjoyed the livestream with select festival performances, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes content on the DWPresents On Twitch channel. Welcome To Rockville 2021 marks the first-time producers Danny Wimmer Presents have livestreamed one of their festivals.

Authorities say a World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer is accused of killing a man in a traffic accident while driving under the influence in central Florida.

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The man accused of stabbing to death a couple in Daytona Beach earlier this month was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury.

Of the 88 motorcyclists sent to the trauma unit at Halifax Health, 43 were from out of state.

The Main Street bridge is now closed due to an accident that has caused damage to the bridge.

Jean Macean arrived on a bus in Daytona Beach the day before the killings, during the first weekend of Bike Week 2022.

The arrested individual has been identified as Jean R. Macean.

The chief of police for the Daytona Beach Police Department announced Thursday an arrest in the murder of a husband and wife.

‘If it is totally random, the person responsible has to be deranged,’ police chief says

Troopers say at least three people were killed Thursday in crashes on Interstate 95 in Florida where a combination of fog and smoke made visibility very low.

Police in Florida say the survivor of an apparent murder-suicide pact has been charged with his girlfriend’s death.

This fabulously updated beachside home is just a short walk to the ocean with easy access at the end of the street.

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Robert Hayes during the sentencing phase beginning next week.

A former criminal justice major and college cheerleader was convicted in the killings of three Florida prostitutes more than 15 years ago. Jurors deliberated more than eight hours before returning the guilty verdict against Robert Hayes, who was linked by DNA evidence to the three victims after another killing in Palm Beach County, where he had been working as a chef until his arrest in 2019. Hayes, 39, showed no reaction as the clerk read the jury’s verdict Tuesday evening, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported.

Here's what it's like to self-test for Covid-19 before boarding a flight to the U.S., as required by federal government regulation since last December.

IMAGESPassersby gather at the site of an Iranian fighter jet crash in a residential area of the northwestern city of Tabriz. The jet smashed into a school, killing two crew members and a passerby, according to authorities.

The streets of Ottawa are quiet for the first time in almost a month after a massive police operation ended a drawn-out siege by protesters opposing Covid health rules.

Jake Sullivan, national security adviser to President Biden, joined "CBS Mornings" on Monday to discuss the rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

CBS2's Andrea Grymes reports from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.

Austin Hill won the Xfinity Series opener at Daytona when the field was frozen because of a spectacular crash that stripped Myatt Snider’s damaged car to a carcass.

This blue beauty would make a great vacation home, full-time residence or a refuge from the cold winters up north.

NASCAR’s qualifying races could be tamer than normal.

The big question many people ask and have asked when it comes to NASCAR is just how much skill does it take to actually drive one of those things? Drivers aren’t really athletes. How athletic can a racer be when their car is doing 99% of the work. It’s just left turns and staying on the gas, right?

Helio Castroneves scored his third crown jewel victory in a calendar year when he closed out the Rolex 24 at Daytona to give team owner Michael Shank his second win in North America's most prestigious sports car race.

Chip Ganassi and Jimmie Johnson were both out of contention at the 24 Hours of Rolex at sunrise Sunday of the twice-round-the clock endurance race. It left only four cars running for the overall victory with about six hours remaining at Daytona International Speedway. Among those still in contention were Wayne Taylor Racing, seeking a record fourth consecutive Rolex win, and Meyer Shank Racing on the 10th anniversary of its victory.

Police said a missing 11-year-old Daytona Beach boy was found safe in the Jacksonville area Friday morning after he fell asleep in the bed of a pickup truck, according to News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando.

A man trying to protect his two dogs had a terrifying encounter at his home Wednesday night in Daytona Beach.

It’s the event at Daytona that seems like it never stops, and you can win tickets to experience the iconic race.

A van burst into flames outside the Daytona Beach Police Department headquarters early Wednesday, killing a 55-year-old Lake City man, authorities said.

Officials say a man was killed when a van burst into flames outside the Daytona Beach Police headquarters.

The man was shot in the side and in one of his legs during the home invasion and deputies said they found firearms in the house, the report says.

John Hagins, 19, of North Miami, faces charges in the incident.

Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said police were able to stop a potential mass shooting at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Thursday.

As Florida’s gas prices soar ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he is proposing over $1 billion in gas tax relief in an effort to help lower gas prices in the state.

Her band apologized on her behalf. But now Sophia Urista is coming clean.

A 14-year-old runaway accused of trying to shoot central Florida sheriff’s deputies during a standoff has been ruled competent to stand trial.

Coca-Cola announced Monday it has bought full control of sports drink maker Bodyarmor for $5.6 billion, making it the company's largest acquisition to date.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a central Florida motorcycle deputy was injured in a crash with another vehicle.

A vendor at a major motorcycle rally in Florida briefly sold hats emblazoned with Nazi symbols, saying she considered them a tribute to World War II veterans who helped defeat the Germans. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that the vendor was selling the hats embroidered with swastikas and a skull-and-bones logo used by the Nazi SS at a stand during Biketoberfest, an ongoing festival that draws thousands of bikers to the Daytona Beach area this month. The vendor said she had sold the hats at other biker rallies around the country without complaint.

A marble statue of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled in Daytona Beach Monday. It will soon head to the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall where it will represent Florida.

Police in Georgia say former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death in a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing up at a house occupied by his estranged wife and another man.

A Florida library is offering anti-racism kits in hopes of making it easier to broach difficult conversations about race in a meaningful way.

Pedestrian was struck walking in the left lane by a 23-year-old female who was traveling eastbound near I-95.

A 10-year-old boy drowned after getting caught in a rip current off a Florida beach.

Officials say eight central Florida sheriff’s deputies have been cleared of wrongdoing in a shootout with two children.

Officials say a 59-year-old man drowned while visiting Daytona Beach.

Tyler Reddick finished fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale Saturday night and secured the final spot in the 16-car postseason field.

Kurt Busch has a multiyear deal with 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by basketball great Michael Jordan and fellow driver Denny Hamlin. Hamlin released more details Saturday about the new partnership and said he is in the final stages of securing a charter for Busch's No. 45 Toyota in 2022. Without one, Busch would have to qualify for every race.

High school football season is off and running. A glance at the area scoreboard for teams in North Florida and Southeast Georgia on Friday night, and schedules for next week.

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway is just around the corner and that means so is NASCAR’s postseason.

Daytona Beach Police Officer Jason Raynor died on Tuesday, 55 days after he was shot in the head while on patrol, according to the police department.

Daytona Beach Police Officer Jason Raynor died Tuesday from his injuries stemming from a June 23 shooting, WKMG in Orlando reported, citing officials.

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A low pressure system that was about 200 miles east of Daytona Beach Saturday morning is going to mess with South Florida’s weather through Monday, regardless of development, meteorologists say.

An exit off Interstate 95 in Florida had to be closed for three hours after 100 homing pigeons fell off a truck and refused to move, posing a driving hazard to motorists, officials said Wednesday. A crate carrying 100 homing pigeons fell off the truck late Tuesday near Daytona Beach. “It’s the worst case scenario — homing pigeons that can’t find their home," the news release said.

A vehicle involved in the shooting of a Daytona Beach police officer was found Saturday in Alachua County, authorities said.

Othal Wallace was found in a remote wooded area east of Atlanta with multiple weapons. He is accused of shooting Daytona Officer Jason Raynor.

A multi-agency manhunt for a man accused of shooting a Daytona Beach police officer in the head ended early Saturday morning when he was captured near Atlanta, authorities said.

As Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young leads the investigation and the manhunt for Othal Wallace, who is accused of shooting one of his officers, it's clear--it's personal.

Friday morning, a manhunt continues for a man accused of shooting a Daytona Beach police officer in the head.

Florida police are offering a $100,000 reward for help locating the man suspected of shooting an officer in the head Wednesday.

A $100,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of Othal Wallace, a 29-year-old father with Broward County ties who police believe shot a Daytona Beach police officer in the head Wednesday night.

A massive manhunt is underway for the man suspected to shooting a Daytona Beach police officer in the head Wednesday night.

Josef Newgarden has earned the pole position for Sunday’s IndyCar race at Road America as he attempts to help Team Penske earn its first win of the season.

A Daytona Beach, Fla., man is facing up to 30 years in prison after being convicted this week of vandalizing vehicles belonging to an Asian American family with racial slurs. What he did: Kyle Christiansen, 34, spray-painted two of the family’s vehicles and placed nails in their driveway on July 29, 2020. The vehicles, which were parked at the family’s home in New Smyrna Beach, were a black pickup truck owned by a male family member and a gray Honda sedan owned by his sister-in-law.

A sting called Operation Guardian set up by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and other agencies to lure men looking for sex with juveniles netted 12 arrests, and more are expected, Sheriff John Rutherford announced Friday morning. Law enforcement personnel from Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Clay and St. Johns County, Gainesville, Daytona Beach and other agencies set up fake social media accounts and posted messages as if they were minors and waited for men to contact them.

Bystanders at a Florida beach saved a man from drowning.

Prosecutors are still weighing whether to charge 14-year-old Aiden Fucci as an adult in the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. Fucci is facing a second-degree murder charge.

Two men who relocate gopher tortoises are suing Florida’s wildlife commission.

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 at the Daytona International Speedway will be open to fans at 100% capacity for the upcoming August race.

It’s not unusual for rocks and other debris to crash through a windshield and injure a driver or passenger — but a turtle.

Daytona Beach Police are on the lookout for the driver of this SUV who smashed through traffic arms on a rising drawbridge Monday morning.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – St. Augustine is expecting increased motorcycle traffic downtown as motorcyclists travel to Daytona Beach for Bike Week, which is scheduled through Sunday, but News4Jax was told there are fewer bikers stopping by the ancient city this year. Since St. Augustine is only about an hour from Daytona Beach, many Bike Week participants will traditionally stay overnight in the historic city or stop by for some shopping and sightseeing. But Sean Taylor, owner of Old City Gifts in downtown St. Augustine, told News4Jax the crowds of bikers who would normally visit St. Augustine is nowhere near the numbers in years past. AdTom Leventry, a Pennsylvania resident who has been attending Bike Week for several decades, said he enjoys coming to St. Augustine. Leventry said that based on his observation, it appears 10% of the people attending Bike Week are wearing masks.

Hundreds of thousands of people are descending upon Daytona Beach, Florida this week for the city's annual motorcycle rally — despite limits on indoor capacity and parking during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Daytona Beach Bike Week marks the city's 80th anniversary of the event, taking place from March 5-14. All our local businesses want you to enjoy your visit and be safe," Bike Week said on its website. Just weeks later, it was linked to hundreds of COVID-19 cases in South Dakota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Washington. Bike Week has already led to at least one minor incident.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Times Square performer known as the Naked Cowboy was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest without violence and cited for panhandling while working a gig at Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida. In body-camera video from one of the officers, Burck repeatedly questioned why he was being detained after an officer put handcuffs on him. Ad“We told you to stop panhandling and you still accepted money from people,” a male officer told him. A female officer told him that he was blocking businesses by drawing a crowd around him. AdVideo on Burck's Facebook page, The Naked Cowboy, showed him performing and taking pictures with fans Saturday morning.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Daytona Beach’s annual Bike Week has brought tens of thousands of motorcyclists to the city and its neighbors this weekend — and few of them are wearing masks. The city made a bargain with its bars — 60% capacity indoors in return for the permits necessary for temporary outdoor sales and entertainment. “I’m grateful to be open for Bike Week, grateful that the city allowed the vendors and the full Bike Week thing,” said Bobby Honeycutt, owner of Froggy’s Saloon, told The Daytona Beach News-Journal as the 10-day event began Friday. AdThe Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event, estimates 300,000 to 400,000 motorcyclists will attend. Sam Acquaro is attending his 46th straight Bike Week, even though he believes his son caught the virus at last year's, which happened just as the pandemic began spreading around the country and world.

It was the very first NASCAR national series race for Ty Gibbs, who jumped two steps from ARCA to Xfinity for his debut. Ty Gibbs is the second-youngest winner in Xfinity Series history. But as his grandson crossed the finish line, his glasses fogged and he hugged a Joe Gibbs Racing team member. JGR has yet to announce a full 2021 schedule for Ty Gibbs, but his grandfather said the details are decided by Coy Gibbs. They picked the Daytona road course for his debut because Ty Gibbs finished second here in last year's ARCA race.

Michael McDowell, driver of the #34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 63rd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2021 in Daytona Beach,The rain just keeps hurting NASCAR's top event. Sunday's 2021 Daytona 500, impacted by a nearly six-hour rain delay, attracted an average of 4.83 million viewers, Fox Sports has confirmed to CNBC. It marks the lowest-viewed Daytona 500 in the history of the race. Last year's Daytona 500 also suffered through a rain delay, which moved the event to a second day. The 2019 and 2018 races averaged roughly 9 million viewers, but that was down from over 11 million viewers the race averaged in 2017 and 2016.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Michael McDowell was glued to Brad Keselowski's bumper, watching and waiting for his chance to win the Daytona 500. Denny Hamlin was trying for a record third-consecutive Daytona 500 victory, and the team he started with Michael Jordan was debuting with driver Bubba Wallace. Kyle Larson was back after nearly a year in exile for using a racial slur, and reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott was going for his first Daytona 500 win. And all the way at the back of the field, 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope made what he said would be his final NASCAR start. “I wanted to make the pass to win the Daytona 500 and it ended up really bad,” Keselowski said.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 14: Michael McDowell, driver of the #34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series 63rd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Michael McDowell won the Daytona 500 after Penske Racing teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski wrecked on the final lap. McDowell was running third when Keselowski got a huge run on Logano. Keselowski tried to pass Logano on the low side, but Logano tried to block him and ended up crashing both of them. Hamlin was trying to become the first in NASCAR history to win three consecutive Daytona 500s.

Racers crash during the last lap in the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Latest on the Daytona 500 (all times local):12:35 a.m.Brad Keselowski has no regrets about the way he handled the final lap of the Daytona 500. ___12:15 a.m.Michael McDowell won the Daytona 500 after Penske Racing teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski wrecked on the final lap. ___3:25 p.m.Derrike Cope was knocked out after only three laps, an ignominious end for the 62-year-old driver who won the 1990 Daytona 500. ___2 p.m.Bubba Wallace’s car failed inspection twice for the Daytona 500 and will have to start at the back of the field. AdWallace drives a new entry owned by NBA great Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin.

Actor Dimitri Diatchenko, best known for his roles as Head Russian on "Sons of Anarchy" and Uri on "Chernobyl Diaries," has died, according to his representatives. According to a statement from Barry Bookin Management, Diatchenko died in his Daytona Beach, Florida home. CNN reported that a co-worker told police he had last heard from Diatchenko via text message on April 19. In this May 23, 2012 file photo, cast member Dimitri Diatchenko arrives at the premiere of "Chernobyl Diaries" in Los Angeles. Matt Sayles/Invision/APDiatchenko had guest and recurring roles on "How I Met Your Mother," "Bones," "Sons Of Anarchy," "2 Broke Girls," "Criminal Minds" and more.

Feb 16, 2020; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; President Donald Trump the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY SportsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump attended the wedding on Sunday of one of his top aides, immigration hardliner Stephen Miller, to Vice President Mike Pences spokeswoman, Katie Waldman. The wedding took place at the Trump International Hotel, a few blocks from the White House. Miller has largely led Trumps efforts to crack down on legal and illegal immigration to the United States. Miller has largely taken the lead in advocating for those and other efforts to tighten U.S. immigration policies during Trumps tenure.

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump exit Air Force One as they arrive to the NASCAR Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S., February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Erin ScottDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump made a showy entrance at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, riding in his limousine on the speedway track after flying over the cheering crowd aboard Air Force One ahead of NASCARS most prestigious race. After his motorcade made its way round part of the track, Trump took a break to take pictures with supporters. Previous presidents who have attended NASCAR events at the speedway include Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Trump plans a fundraising swing and political rallies in western states later this week.

Amid reports of disunity in the Republican Party over his comments, Donald Trump rallied supporters in Daytona Beach, Florida on Wed. Trump touched on several topics that have sparked controversies in his campaign, including his comments on Megyn Kelly, his mocking of a disabled New York Times reporter and his assertion that Muslims in the U.S. celebrated after the 9/11 attacks. See Trump's full remarks.

Phil Morgese, of Daytona Beach, Fla., has always been good with his hands on "guy stuff." But when it came to styling his daughter's hair, he struggled to keep up. He watched videos and practiced, eventually mastering his skills, and is now sharing his new braiding knowledge with other dads. Steve Hartman reports.

Police visited mom before she drove van into ocean Rescuers pulled three children out of a minivan after of a pregnant mother deliberately drove it into the Atlantic Ocean on Daytona Beach. Police had visited the mother after her sister called 911. They noticed she was acting strangely but did not see a reason to take her into custody. Michelle Miller reports.