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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Despite a slight reduction in COVID-19 hospitalizations, Orange County Manager Jerry Demings doesn't foresee the lessening of restrictions in place to stop the spread of coronavirus pandemic until early June and even keeping some of the restrictions intact through the summer.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- This weekend is typically one of the busiest at the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona and on the county's beaches to the north and south, stretching some 47 miles but one activity missing as an approved exercise is swimming.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has suspends driver Kyle Larson indefinitely for using the N-word during a virtual race over the weekend.

NASCAR released a statement to Headline Surfer and other media outlets that cover its racing events. This is what the statement, dated April 13 from NASCAR headquarters in Daytona Beach said:

While people in Wales are under a strict lockdown in their homes, goats take advantage of the peace and quiet and start roaming the empty streets.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Howard Finkle, the WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer credited with coining the phrase "Wrestlemania," has died. He was 69 years old. 

YouTube download / AP video / With indoor seating closed to help stop the spread of coronavirus, three horseback riders use the drive-through at the McDonald's in Southbridge, Mass. on Thursday, April 9, 2020.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Roberto Múñoz Carrillo, the indie luchador known as the Black Demon on the independent pro wrestling circuit has succumbed to the coronavirus. He was just 39 years old.

Highlights of this day in history for April 23: William Shakespeare born, dies 52 years later on same day; MLK Jr. assassinator James Earl Ray dies at age 70; Cesar Chavez dies at age 66; Hank Aaron begins climb to throne of home run king.

A San Francisco woman who hired a plane to tow a banner in the search for her stolen dog had a tearful reunion with the pup named Jackson after he was found in a Southern California shelter (April 21).

-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, Florida

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 60-satellite payload from Brevard County, FL for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network. The first stage stage lands safely on the pad (April 22).