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8. Omicron Wave: On Christmas Eve 2021, Florida breaks single-day record for most COVID-19 cases since pandemic's start

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida set a new single-day record on Christmas Eve 2021 for the highest number of reported cases of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.

9. Billie Egger Wheeler sworn in for 2nd term on Volusia County Council & named vice chair

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DELAND, Fla. -- Billie Egger Wheeler was eager to get to work for her constituents in greater Daytona Beach when she was sworn in to begin a second term on the Volusia County Council at the first meeting on the dais ack on Jan. 7, 2021, in the Frank T. Bruno County Council chambers. 

10. Orlando's Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in single-vehicle rollover crash near Los Angeles

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando's Tiger Woods suffered serious leg injuries in a single-vehicle rollover crash near Los Angeles on the morning of Feb. 23, and dominated news coverage for days around the world.

11. Cops in Daytona & Port Orange and a deputy in Orlando lose their lives to COVID-19 Henry Frederick Thu, 03/31/2022 - 12:36
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Three Central Florida cops lost their lives to COVID-19 in 2021.

MILESTONE: Daytona Beach native Mary Jane Thomas, wife of country music singer Hank Williams Jr., has died at age 58 in Jupiter

Create: Wed, 03/30/2022 - 11:48
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Mary Jane Thomas, the wife of country music artist Hank Williams Jr., and a Daytona Beach native, has died in Jupiter, Florida. 

13. Roman Reigns retains WWE Universal title during 2nd night of Wrestlemania at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium with limited fans due to COVID-19

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the WWE was forced to hold its marquee pay-per-view event, Wrestlemania, over two nights back in April 2021 with Roman Reigns retaining his Universal Championship in a triple threat match over Edge and Daniel Bryan to close out the show Sunday night at Raymond James Stadium.

14. Windemere cops: Orlando-area retired MLB player Johnny Damon arrested on DUI charges; wife charged with battery on a LEO

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WINDEMERE, Fla. -- Retired Major League Baseball player Johnny Damon was pulled over back in February of 2021 after Windemere cops said they saw his SUV swerving and hitting a curb his SUV swerving and hitting a curb.