Daytona Beach News-Journal

Florida voters tried to restrict gerrymandering, but an early partisan redistricting of congressional districts looks possible.

Ty Gibbs won the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge at the Brickyard last month. Where’s the trophy? Who knows? It’s almost playoff time.

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before this morning’s SpaceX launch window opens.

The first 10,000 fern plants were brought to Pierson by Swedish immigrant Peter Pierson in 1904. The town would later be named after him.

Harvesting fern plants is a multimillion-dollar industry in northwest Volusia County.

Shane van Gisbergen has won the past three road-course races and is heavily favored to win again. But he has one additional obstacle at Watkins Glen.

If you live in your Crocs, you get an extra perk on Saturday, Aug. 9. Wear them into a participating Krispy Kreme store for a free doughnut.

Check your tickets for Florida daily lottery draw games here.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is $166 million for the drawing on Friday, August 8. Check your tickets for the winning numbers!

The Florida Department of Health has cited the dairy farm as the source of raw milk that has sickened 21 people.

Did you play the Mega Millions? Check your winning numbers for the drawing on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.

Instead of front desk staff, a traveler was met with a remote check-in system at a La Quinta hotel in Sunrise, Florida.

“Apollo 13” heads to theaters for film’s 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission. Lovell died Aug. 7, 2025.

For the second time in two months, Gov. Ron DeSantis has failed to meet the deadline to appoint someone to fill a judicial vacancy.

The investigation sustained two violations against Sgt. Austin Yelvington for violating department policy concerning “arrest procedures.”

More than half of the shark attacks in the U.S. took place in Florida, while the second highest number occurred in South Carolina.

Scott Gardner of Ormond Beach left his toddler son to die in a hot truck while he went for a haircut and drinks at a bar, an affidavit states.

Calls from “Evelyn” of “Lending Union” asking for more info about your loan are fake, the BBB said. Here’s what to do.

Bed Bath & Beyond Home is the newest iteration of the legacy retailer and the first store since the company filed for bankruptcy in 2023.

The masked suspects used a stolen Toyota Tacoma, which was recovered by police. But the Labubu thieves remained at large on Aug. 8.