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Something I did not anticipate when I started writing the Today in History briefs, which appear on the left side of this page, was hearing from people who were at those events.People like Lorraine Schatz.She was 6 years old when she saw a jet, an F-102 Delta Dagger, crash and explode south of Marineland in Flagler County.On July 19, 1965, Maj. Wayne Nordlie, Air National Guard, was flying in what was described as a routine training mission out of Jacksonville when he experienced engine problems and ejected. He bailed out over the ocean where a shrimp boat plucked him from the water.

Daniel Pigott played his share of games at Jackie Robinson Ballpark during his high school career, but he never believed he would play there as a professional.After all, Pigott reckoned Tuesday evening, the odds of everything coming together to create that situation have to be pretty low."They were the Cubs then, and to get there you had to be drafted by the Cubs or traded to them early on," he said.Or, the franchise could change affiliates as Daytona did, switching from the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds prior to this season.And so, Pigott, a former Seabreeze Sandcrab and Florida Gator

The Daytona Tortugas pulled off a three-game sweep of Dunedin with a 7-1 road win Tuesday thanks to a brilliant outing from hard-throwing starter Sal Romano.The Tortugas (14-11 in the second half, 49-45 overall) took a 1-0 lead in the third, then tacked on two runs in the fifth, three in the eighth and one in the ninth.Meanwhile, Romano (6-4) put together a stellar outing, allowing just one hit and no runs while striking out six over seven innings.Daytona's lone hiccup came in the eighth when L.B.

MARINELAND — The female dolphin calf born at Marineland Dolphin Adventure on July 12 has developed a respiratory problem and is in guarded condition, according to a Tuesday media release from the attraction.The calf's ailment is being investigated with further diagnostic testing.

A bomb threat was called in Tuesday afternoon to the Deltona Wal-Mart a few hours after deputies arrested a Daytona State College student in a separate threat made to the school's Deltona campus last week, an official said.The Howland Boulevard store was evacuated following a phoned-in threat that was made shortly after 3 p.m.

<span style="font-size: 12px;">NEW YORK - Citigroup will refund $700 million to consumers and will pay $70 million in fines for illegal and deceptive credit card practices, the bank and federal regulators said Tuesday.The order, coming from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is the latest multimillion dollar settlement against the largest credit card issuers for their role in selling "add-on" products to customers, such as credit score monitoring or "rush" processing of payments.

Ernest Cline's new book follows a high school kid, seriously obsessed with 80's pop culture due to the influence of a missing father figure, who uses his video game skills and trivia knowledge to try to save the day and win the girl.Unfortunately this description applies equally to Cline's first book, the wonderfully received "Ready Player One" from 2011, and his second novel "Armada," released last week, and if you've already read "Ready Player One" you'll feel it looming over "Armada" like a better-looking older brother the whole time you're reading.Te

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office will incorporate "routine Google-type Internet searches of all would-be deputies as part of the background investigative process" following the recent hiring, and subsequent firing, of a probationary deputy, an official said.Steven Korossy, a former Put-in-Bay, Ohio, police officer, was indicted by a grand jury in that state Wednesday on 14 counts of unauthorized use of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway database, a fifth-degree felony, and one count of falsification, a misdemeanor, according to a news release from the Ohio Attorney General

PALM COAST — Cell phone providers have told city officials they have some holes they need to fill around the city with more cell towers and antennas.They have explained to those officials there are too many areas where residents and motorists don't get adequate cell phone service, said Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon."We know we have some dead spots," Landon told the City Council. He pointed specifically to the Palm Coast Parkway corridor between Interstate 95 and U.S.

For nearly two years, the River-to-Sea Transportation Planning Organization has been envisioning how people will get around Volusia and Flagler counties in 2040.The 25-year long-range transportation plan is nearing completion and officials will present road, transit, trails and airport projects, plus an overview for the draft plan at three public hearings, where public comments and questions are welcome.Meetings are scheduled for:
4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Bergengren Hall, Building 110, Room 112, Daytona State College, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.
5 to 7 p.m.