The Latest: Inspectors checked ride hours before derailment

Florida officials say a roller coaster passed a state inspection only hours before it derailed and sent two riders plummeting to the ground. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Friday that the Sand Blaster at the Daytona Beach Boardwalk had been seen Thursday by inspectors from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Our View: Focus on statea s needs

Money and ambition always play leading roles when the Florida Legislature is meeting. And the 2017 session, which is set to open Tuesday, promises to be scrappier than usual - with skirmishes breaking out even as the ceremonial opening-day speeches and traditional displays of unity still ring in the air.

Clinton pushes back against a unprecedenteda new FBI review

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. >> Hillary Clinton lashed out Saturday at the FBI's handling of a new email review, leading a chorus of Democratic leaders who declared the bureau's actions just days before the election “unprecedented” and “deeply troubling.” Emboldened Republican rival Donald Trump seized on the reignited email controversy, hoping to raise new doubts about Clinton's trustworthiness.

Clinton in Daytona Beach: ‘We need your help’

At once acknowledging the competitiveness of the campaign in Volusia County and the need to reach those tempted to sit out a contest between two historically unpopular candidates, Hillary Clinton made two direct appeals to the Democratic base here Saturday. "We need your help in the last 10 days," Clinton told a crowd of some 900 at the John H. Dickerson Community Center on the city's south side.

Clinton Says Comey E-Mail Move – Unprecedented’ as Trump Pounces

Hillary Clinton attacked FBI Director James Comey's decision to inform Congress it was reviving an investigation into her use of a private e-mail server as Donald Trump's advisers urged him to use the development to seize momentum 10 days before the election. "It is pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election," Clinton said of Comey's actions at a campaign stop in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Donald Trump and Republicans are in a disunited state

As his poll numbers drop and amid talk of an "intervention," Donald Trump smiles at a campaign town hall in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Photo Credit: AP / Evan Vucci As his poll numbers drop and amid talk of an "intervention," Donald Trump smiles at a campaign town hall in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.

‘Earthquake’ reported off Florida waters was really a Navy test

Remember all that social media buzz over the weekend about an earthquake off the coast of Daytona Beach? Never mind. It appears the “earthquake” detected by the U.S. Geological Survey on Saturday was really triggered by a manmade explosion designed to test the seaworthiness of a new Navy vessel.