Central Florida

No April Fool's Joke: Rents due today, but few protections in Florida for out-of-work renters

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Today is April Fool's Day, which also is the first of the month when rents are due for those in the Sunshine State who rent an apartment, a towngome, a condo or a home.

Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry: 'I am deeply saddened by the passing of our first COVID-19 victim in Volusia County'

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County has reached a sad milestone with the coronavirus pandemic: A 65-year-old Volusia County man reportedly from Ormond Beach  is the first COVID-19 fatality in this Central Florida oceanfront county and among 30,882 deaths worldwide.

Roman Reigns skipping WrestleMania in Orlando due to concerns over coronavirus pandemic & his own 'immuno-compromised' health

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Roman Reigns is skipping WrestleMania at WWE Performance Center in Orlando due to concerns over coronavirus pandemic and his own 'immunocompromised' health.

DEATHS BACK HOME HIT HOME: Coronavirus takes the lives of Deltona resident Webster Barnaby's 2 dearest friends in his native England within same week

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Headline Surfer photo illustration / Sunday was one of the saddest days for Webster Barnaby of Deltona.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DELTONA, Fla. -- The coronavirus news just kept getting worse for Webster Barnaby - then it got really personal and emotionally painful deep in his heart and  soul. 

Barnaby lost not one, but two of his dearest friends back home in his native England in the span of a week.

GOP Congressman Michael Waltz says Pelosi & Dems holding up coronavirus financial rescue aid package for all Americans

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- GOP Congressman Michael Waltz, did not mince words Monday on Twitter in explaining who is to blame for holding up the coronavirus rescue aid package for all Americans that is vitally needed as more are forced from their jobs and worried about being able to provide for their families.

Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry's rallying cry with the death-stalking coronavirus pandemic worsening: 'It is time that we notice that coastal communities are being hit hardest'

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Six days have come and gone since the last of 500,000 bikers in Daytona for Bike Week hit the open road after 10 days of partying in the bars in the midst of the growing coronavirus pandemic threat that saw the NBA suspend regular season play, Major League Baseball postpone the upcoming season and Orlando's Disney World, the No. 1 tourism destination on the planet.

Ormond Beach's coronavirus pandemic slogan: 'Keeping the Community Together by Keeping Us Apart'

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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Municipal leaders in Volusiua County's northern-most coastal city have unveiled a new slogan in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the importance of social distancing, but also reinforcing the importance of a united community in this difficult time.

Volusia County officials: No plans to close daytona-area beaches amidst coronavirus pandemic, but emphasis on 'social distancing' 

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia officials are adamant there no plans to close the 40-plus miles of beaches along this coastal Central Florida county in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but they are stressing "social distancing."