Politics
Election: ‘Whoever is the loser should give in’ after tally is complete, Democratic Rep. Gephardt says. Vice president’s camp predicts resolution in ‘a matter of days.’ Hand count begins in Volusia County.
Nov. 13, 2000
Election: Palm Beach gets down to the serious business of recounting presidential ballots. The critical tally drew mobs of media and bystanders.
Nov. 12, 2000
World & Nation
Forgetting the fallen magnolia tree and the damage to the roof of his Orlando home caused by Hurricane Charley, Richard Haury voted Friday in the primary election.
March 20, 2019
California
Firefighters tried to stop wildfires threatening homes in densely wooded areas and investigators suspected arsonists set some of the blazes.
June 25, 1998
Music
‘Nasty’ Banned Again: A Volusia County, Fla., grand jury found obscene Monday the album “As Nasty as They Wanna Be” by the Miami rap group 2 Live Crew, becoming the fifth county in the state to effectively ban the sexually explicit record.
April 18, 1990
Hundreds of homes are damaged; two people are reported critically injured. Winds reached tropical-storm speeds.
Dec. 26, 2006
Glitches: A computer took 16,000 votes from Gore and gave Bush 8,500. Error was caught and fixed.
Nov. 11, 2000
Rich and poor from Polk to Volusia were smacked alike by an equal-opportunity storm.
The FBI will investigate allegations that the Volusia County, Fla., sheriff’s department made race-based traffic stops of black motorists in suspected drug cases.
July 17, 1993
In Saturday’s dreary rain, Bill Barth returned home to see what he could salvage from the storm that killed at least 20 people as it raced through central Florida a day earlier.
Feb. 4, 2007