Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Almost three years after deputies say Markeith Loyd fired at his pregnant ex-girlfriend, murdering her and their unborn child, the accused killer will stand trial starting Friday morning at the Orange County Courthouse. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Loyd, 43, who's accused of first-degree murder in the killing of 24-year-old Sade Dixon, as well as attempted slayings of Dixon's brothers and mother, the night of Dec. 13, 2016. |   | |
 Incoming Orlando Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale, Jr. promised to make inclusiveness and diversity a priority when he takes the helm of OFD, an agency working to improve its reputation following the resignation of ex-chief Roderick Williams amid sexual misconduct claims earlier this year. | | | |
 A whistleblower complaint about President Trump's dealings with the new president of Ukraine lays out concerns about multiple actions taken by the Trump White House and its allies that suggest the president was using his office "to solicit interference from a foreign country" to boost his reelection prospects. | | | |
 Karen clung to tropical storm status Friday morning but is expected to become a remnant by Friday before it reaches Florida, while powerful Hurricane Lorenzo maintained strength after becoming a Category 4 major storm Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center in its 5 a.m. update. | | | |
 Longwood leaders say they want to sell a 19th century historic home to developer so that it can be restored to its former glory. | | | |
 The Orange County school district's chief negotiator on Thursday rejected the teachers union's proposal for bigger raises, saying the public schools cannot afford it. | | | |
 The Florida Cabinet's appointment of the Federalist Society law to run the administrative law system cements the conservative approach that Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking with judicial picks. | | | |
 State administrators are developing a plan to scale back the state's home and community-based waiver program for more than 34,000 disabled people because the Legislature says the state's disabilities agency has spent too much beyond the budget it is given. | | | |
 The Glass Knife, a brunch and bakery spot in Winter Park Village, is being sued by a former employee who claims he was fired for refusing to work Saturdays, a practice that is forbidden by his religion. | | | |
 Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz expressed his appreciation for how the franchise has supported him during his rehabilitation from a shoulder injury. | | | |
 Huge rock concert in Brazil will be streamed in the U.S. exclusively at Orlando resort. | | | |
 The latest on Jason Zuffranieri, a math teacher from Albuquerque, N.M., and his run on 'Jeopardy!' | | | |
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