Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Trump says he will release unredacted telephone transcripts amid rising calls for impeachment by Democrats. |   | |
 Tropical Storm Karen will affect Puerto Rico and nearby islands as it moves north-northeast Tuesday night, with forecasters predicting it will strengthen within the next two days. | | | |
 A request form for a vote-by-mail ballot, with the voter's name, address, phone number and date of birth pre-filled out, prompted concerns. After receiving complaints about the private information being displayed, the campaign said Tuesday it would limit it going forward. | | | |
 The Orlando Police Officer who was fired Monday for arresting two 6-year-old students while working as a School Resource Officer has a disciplinary history that includes suspensions and reprimands for violating agency policies as well as more than a dozen citizen complaints over his career. | | | |
 State Rep. Anthony Sabatini is pushing for expansion of the state's stolen valor law, making false claims of military service or awards for political and professional gain a third-degree felony. Sabatini, the Lake County Republican, said he co-sponsored fellow Republican Bryan Avila's bill in part because of controversy in Groveland several years ago when mayoral candidate George Rosario embellished his military accomplishments as he mounted a run for office. "I think most people will say that should have been the law already," said Sabatini, an officer in the Army National Guard. | | | |
 Florida's average SAT scores fell in 2019, as the pool of test takers grew to include the entire senior class, according to results released Tuesday by the College Board. Scores nationally fell, too, as a record number of teenagers -- more than 2.2 million -- took the college admissions exam. In Florida, the average combined score on the math and reading sections was 999. Nationally, it was 1059. | | | |
 Taxpayer subsidies for Visit Orlando would skyrocket to more than $100 million in a few years - even while Orange County has local needs - if county commissioners approve the latest plan | | | |
The UCF football program has signed home-and-home football agreements with Boise State and BYU. | | | |
 Following California's lead, two Florida legislators have introduced a bill that would allow athletes to accept endorsement money. The NCAA will fight the move, but players deserve a larger piece of the billion-dollar college athletics industry. | | | |
 Orlando area chain Foxtail Coffee will give free coffee to people who bring in their own mugs on Sept. 26. | | | |
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