Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Former Orlando TV anchor Wendy Chioji, who logged 20 years at WESH-Channel 2, lost her battle with cancer Monday night, her brother announced. |   | |
 A group of greyhound kennel owners and breeders is suing the state of Florida to block the enforcement of Amendment 13, the ban on commercial dog racing passed by voters last fall. The suit, filed late last week in U.S. District Court, names Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Secretary of State Laurel Lee and state Attorney General Ashley Moody, claiming the amendment is unconstitutional because it deprives people working in the greyhound racing industry of their livelihoods without due process. | | | |
 At least one person who was stuck on the Disney World gondolas on Saturday night was taken to a hospital but has since been released, according to a Reedy Creek spokeswoman. | | | |
 An incentive deal to lure video game maker Electronic Arts from Maitland to Orlando was approved Monday by the Orlando City Council. | | | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis announces plan to boost starting teacher pay to $47,500. The Republican leader says a hike in "minimum" beginning pay will help end the state's teacher shortage. | | | |
 Orlando, which has hosted the NFL Pro Bowl game since 2017, is hoping to keep the pro football all-star game in the City Beautiful through 2021. | | | |
 With one of the largest fields ever for a single race, with 19 candidates as of this week, the joint snubs are the clearest indication of where Florida's primary really stands in the crowded calendar next year. | | | |
 Joshua Granada, accused of recording city commissioner Regina Hill while working as an Orlando firefighter, has been reinstated to the department by an arbitrator, records show. Soon after learning of Granada's reinstatement, Hill blasted the ruling for "not having all of the facts," pointing to a section that states Granada was never charged criminally in the incident. However, court records show Granada faced two felony counts relating to Hill's 2017 accusation."The city did the right thing when we terminated him because he broke policy. But for the arbitrator to rule without having all of the facts, I don't think it's just," Hill said. "When you rule, you should have all of the facts." | | | |
 The Kitty Beautiful, Orlando's new cat cafe, recently opened its doors for business downtown featuring coffee, light bites and adoptable kittens. | | | |
 Movies at Cinemark theaters in Orlando will be $5 on Tuesdays with a free Movie Club membership. | | | |
 Once upon time, there was public debate and discussion whenever Orlando City predictably and prematurely fired its coach, but when James O'Connor got his pink slip on Monday, there seemed to be a collective civic yawn throughout Central Florida. | | | |
 The Orlando Magic slugged their way to a 115-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night at Little Caesars Arena as they improved to 2-0 in preseason play. | | | |
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