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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - By Wednesday of this week, the NBA had postponed play indefinitely afer an all-styar player with the Utah Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus, the NCAA cancelled the popular men's and woman's basketball tournaments, the NHL and Major League Baseball postponred the start of their seasons and yet Daytona's Bike Week, with 500,000 revelers continued on.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced today that upcoming races at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway will be held without fans in response to growing fears of the coronavirus pandemic.

DELTONA, Fla. -- Less than 48 hours after a 66-year-old Deltona woman was under quarantine for the coronavirus, District 5 Volusia County School Board member Ruben Colon took to Facebook and posted a coronavirus meme denigrating women.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is leveraging its global presence to ensure that all graduating students can enjoy commencement ceremonies with their significant others – despite the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A second woman in her 60s living in Volusia County has been diagnosed with coronavirus, the Florida Department of Health announced Monday night.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Already with two coronavirus deaths, Florida health officials say a 66-year-old Deltona woman is under quarantine for the virus - representing the first such case in Central in Florida.

So how dicey is it that upwards of 500,000 bikers are here in Daytona for Bike Week, the 10-day motorccycle rally that runs through next weekend with 16 deaths in the US and at least 253 confirmed cases throughout the country, the most recent ther Deltona woman here in Central Florida. 

DELAND, Fla. -- A crash involving a school bus and a car Thursday afternoon on Amelia Avenue resulted in minor injuries to the driver of the car and two minor passengers, but none of the 11 students nor the bus driver were hurt, officials said.

DAYTONA Beach, Fla. -- Already the longest-serving city manager in Volusia County, Jim Chsholm plans to work  for the next 12 months and then retire.

ORANGE CITY, Fla. -- The Volusia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has appointed Elsie Mendez as its new president.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- A 24-year-old Kissimmee man is being held on manslaughter charges in the alleged killing Friday of his female roommate, according to an an Osceola County Sheriff's official.