Teen sues Florida school district over his Trump elephant
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. โ A high school student is suing his central Florida school district after his parking pass was revoked when he refused to remove a large elephant statue painted to promote President Donald Trump from the bed of his pickup truck. He told the television station that his father then drove to the school and asked for a reason in writing why his son could not leave the Trump elephant in his truck. He didn't get an answer in writing, so the son returned with the elephant to school the next day. His family hired an attorney who filed a federal lawsuit, accusing the school district of violating his freedom of speech. A passerby could interpret a large sign in a school parking lot to be an endorsement by the school district โฆ We donโt allow our parking lots to be used for political statements.โ
Surfer bit on foot by shark in Volusia County, suffers non-life-threatening injuries
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. โ A 22-year-old surfer was bit by a shark in New Smyrna Beach Friday afternoon, according to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue. The Sanford woman was on her surfboard in chest deep water around 5 p.m. when a shark chomped on her foot, according to Capt. She did not see the shark. The bite marks the fourth in Volusia County this year, Malphurs said. An 11-year-old boy was bit on the foot a week earlier by a shark in New Smyrna Beach.
Florida Boy, 9, Knocked Off Surf Board By Shark
Chandler Moore was catching some waves with his dad when suddenly the 9-year-old was knocked off his surfboard by a shark. โI was assuming that a fish knocked me off,โ he told Inside Edition. It wasn't until they got home and watched the GoPro footage that they realized Chandler had actually been knocked off his board by a shark. It happened in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where shark sightings are very common. โIโm definitely gonna go back out in the water!โRELATED STORIESDrone Footage Captures Harrowing Moment Surfer Shared the Beach With a SharkThese Shark Attack Survivors Are Part of 'Bite Club'Newborns Get Cute 'Baby Shark' Onesies for Shark Week
Florida man jumps off surfboard, lands on shark
Shutterstock via CNN(CNN) - A Florida surfer was riding the waves Sunday at New Smyrna Beach when he got one good bite of reality. Stephen Michelena, 32, was surfing in about 4 feet of water when he jumped off his board and landed on a shark, according to the Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue, on Florida's Atlantic coast. According to the rescue team, the shark bit the surfer's foot once and swam away. "The shark was not seen well enough to estimate its size," the official Volusia County shark incident report said. Tamra Malphurs, a spokeswoman for Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue, told CNN that Sunday's incident marks the beach's 12th shark bite so far this year.
Super 6 volleyball: Fletcher, Mandarin on the move in this week's poll
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The News4Jax Super 6 volleyball poll will be published each Wednesday through the end of the regular season. (1) Ponte Vedra (9-2), Class 5ANotable wins: Divine Savior, Episcopal, Fletcher, Fort Myers, Menendez, Middleburg, Nease, Pine Crest, Providence. (6) Fletcher (8-1), Class 6ANotable wins: Bartram Trail, Mandarin, St. Augustine, Trinity ChristianA big jump for the Senators, who knocked off Bartram (3-2) and Mandarin (3-1) since our last Super 6. Christ's Church won the Gulf Division at the JJVA River City Classic. 6 spot this week, but Christ's Church has been on a tear.
Hurricane Dorian Leaves a Trail of Destruction as It Winds North
Inside Editions Diane McInerney spent the early hours of Wednesday morning in storm-lashed New Smyrna Beach, Florida, as Hurricane Dorian swept by the peninsula. But it didn't compare to the devastation seen in the Bahamas, where the official death toll is seven. He tweeted at various times Sunday, and for two days, as Dorian pounded the Bahamas, no one heard from him and friends feared the worst. Then, on Tuesday, 55 hours after he was last heard from, came a tweet. RELATED STORIESHurricane Dorian Headed Straight for Multimillion-Dollar Homes on Florida CoastEerie Video Shows Inside the Eye of Hurricane DorianMar-a-Lago, Trump's 'Winter White House,' Is in the Path of Hurricane Dorian
Sharks bite 3 people in 24 hours at same Florida beach
On Saturday, 20-year-old surfer Emily Comfort was bitten on her left hand and wrist, according to Volusia County Beach Safety. Less than 24 hours after the first two bites, 51-year-old Peter Bourbeau was standing in knee-deep water when his right foot was bitten by what he described as a 4-foot-shark, Volusia County Beach Safety said. According to the International Shark Attack File, Volusia County has recorded 303 shark attacks -- the most in the United States -- since 1882. The second closest is Brevard County, Florida, with 147. Of the 1,441 confirmed unprovoked shark attacks in the United States since 1837, Florida dominates the list, with 828 recorded attacks.
Neptune Beach boy recovers from shark bite
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. โ A 9-year-old Neptune Beach boy returned to school this week after he was bitten by a shark in New Smyrna Beach over the Labor Day weekend. Austin Moore said he received a warm welcome from his friend and classmates after missing a week of school to recover from the shark bite. At first, Austin said, he thought it was his uncle, until he turned around and saw blood. When he was carrying me, I said, 'Am I ever going to have to go to school again? Austin said the best thing for people to do if they're bitten by a shark is to stay calm and yell for help.