A Volusia County surfer who was in the hospital after a surfing accident has died, the man’s friend told WKMG News6 on Wednesday.

WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Tamara Sytch, aka “Sunny,” faced up to 26 years in prison after she was accused of DUI manslaughter that resulted in the death of a Daytona Beach Shores man. The Going Ringside with The Local Station podcast carried the entire 6 hour hearing on News4JAX+, News4JAX.com and the News4JAX YouTube channel.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has awarded $100 million for beach erosion projects and other restoration efforts in 16 coastal counties damaged by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole.

Days after Nicole made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Vero Beach, state officials updated the deaths attributed to the storm to include one in Duval County.

The initial damage assessment for Hurricane Nicole’s wrath in Volusia County is over $481 million, topping the $377 million mark set by Hurricane Ian, according to the Volusia County Property Appraiser.

Tropical Storm Nicole is now a depression dumping heavy rain in places from Georgia to southern Canada.

Several buildings have collapsed along the east coast of Florida due to Hurricane Nicole, which brought with it intense winds and waves.

Tropical Storm Nicole has weakened to a tropical depression as it crosses the Florida Panhandle on its way north into Georgia.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. A 75-year-old man who recently had heart surgery was punched in the chest and knocked to the ground after asking a woman to maintain social distancing in a Florida grocery store, police said. The incident began Sunday evening as the man was checking out at a Publix store, Daytona Beach Shores police Capt. The older man had also left the store and was putting his groceries into his vehicle when another vehicle drove up and stopped, Fowler said. The victim told police that the man called him a name and accused him of holding up the line inside the store. Police said the man and woman left in a late-model Cadillac.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. - A man was arrested Friday and accused of threatening a mass shooting in text messages, according to the Volusia County Sheriffs Office. It was unclear who Wix was texting or how deputies obtained the information. Authorities say Wix was arrested Friday at a supermarket in Daytona Beach Shores on a charge of making written threats to kill. The sheriffs news release says Wix told detectives he didnt own firearms but was fascinated with mass shootings. Was kinda hoping someone would come into my life worth not doing it for, for the sake of all those people (laughing cry face emoji).