Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 President Donald Trump's Orlando campaign rally drew 19,792 spectators, according to official turnstile counts released by the city of Orlando on Wednesday, just shy of capacity for the Amway Center. |   | |
 State Rep. Anthony Sabatini's response to a tweet describing a man in a red 'MAGA' hat knocking the phone out of an Orlando Sentinel reporter's hand was "MAGA," a comment he stood by Wednesday despite the man being arrested and charged with battery. | | | |
 A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was dragged about 100 feet from a car fleeing a traffic stop early this morning, according to FHP officials. | | | |
 Boeing announced Wednesday that it will move its Space and Launch headquarters from Arlington, Virginia to Titusville on the Space Coast by the end of the year, bringing with it Jim Chilton, the senior vice president of the division, and the members of his executive leadership team and support staff. | | | |
 The hearing, held before Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler, was to determine the admissibility of several pieces of evidence brought forth by the Seminole-Brevard State Attorney's Office as they prepare to try Amato in the shooting deaths of his parents, Chad and Margaret Amato, and brother, Cody Amato, in January. | | | |
 Disney is suing Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh over the 2018 tax bills for its theme parks and hotels. | | | |
 The Pulse memorial and museum will draw at least 300,000 visitors a year, a third of them from outside of Central Florida, cost over $40 million to design and build, and employ more than 90 people, according to documents the nonprofit filed with Orange County. The detailed projections, based on an analysis of other memorials and tourism figures, include an salary of $150,000 for CEO Barbara Poma, and $1.3 million for scholarships and community grants. | | | |
 Orange County commissioners are poised to loosen development rules to expand lower-cost housing options to better accommodate an evolving community where the size of the average household is shrinking. | | | |
 The ball bounced Orlando City's way during a Round of 16 match against New England Revolution, with the Lions earning a 2-1 extra time victory Wednesday night at Exploria Stadium. | | | |
 The incredible run is done; for the Seminoles and Mike Martin. Martin's unparalleled coaching career ended Wednesday. His 2,769th game was a 4-1 loss to Texas Tech at the College World Series. | | | |
 The Orlando Magic will pick 16th in the first round of Thursday's draft, and president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman is confident the team will find someone who can become a "career rotation player and even more." | | | |
 The United States' first real challenge of the World Cup has arrived. | | | |
 The Mascot Games return to Amway Center in Orlando on June 21-22. The event is presented by Wawa and benefits New Hope for Kids. | | | |
 Wednesday morning, niche grocer Lucky's Market opened its seventh location in Central Florida. The new store is located on Colonial Drive across from Fashion Square Mall. | | | |
 Disney announces official partnership with Lyft at Disney World and Disneyland for its fleet of Minnie Vans, which have now transported more than 1 million guests. | | | |
 Seminole and Lake counties are among 1,650 counties and cities around the country that have filed federal lawsuits against the pharmaceutical industry because of the opioid epidemic. | | | |
 An Orange County private school faces parent complaints and citations from state childcare inspectors -- but remains eligible to take Florida's school vouchers. Winners Primary School in Pine Hills received about $1 million in state scholarships in the 2018-19 school year even as parents complained about unqualified teachers, a dirty facility and an absent principal. | | | |
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