Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
Days after a 20-year-old pregnant woman bled and cramped for days in the Osceola County jail before miscarrying in a toilet — only to be returned to the same room following a trip to the hospital — a county judge released the woman early from the lockup. Her attorney called her treatment "unnecessary suffering." |  | |
As Orange County leaders prepare to vote on a controversial $125 million road deal with Universal Orlando, the giant resort and its foes are in a battle for public support. |  | |
Central Florida's public transit system is failing the low-wage workers who help drive the region's tourism-based economy. |  | |
State lawmakers ordered an audit of Orlando International Airport. |  | |
Split Oak Forest is chosen for the Osceola Parkway but opponents will continue to fight the road. |  | |
Shark attacks, Baby Shark, Shark Week, shark dragging, shark movies and sharks with giant sea turtles stuck in their mouths were among the headlines in 2019: The year of the shark. |  | |
Seminole County residents may soon be able to drive around their neighborhoods in golf carts after county commissioners approved new regulations. |  | |
Two Florida bills in the state legislature would require employers to let new parents take three months of paid family leave. |  | |
George Zimmerman's $100 million lawsuit against Trayvon Martin's parents, lawyer and others has sparked outrage, but the witness-tampering questions it raises should be answered, not avoided, columnist David Whitley says. |  | |
New FSU coach Mike Norvell will be making $4.42 million per season during six years, according to an employment agreement obtained on Thursday by the Orlando Sentinel. |  | |
Orange County football programs Apopka, Edgewater and Jones have benefited from the development of seasoned underclassman, which will help each continue knocking at the door of state championships. |  | |
Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 13, to the general public for "Spamilton," coming to Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center in the spring. |  | |
Buy a $2 key tag from Wendy's and get a free Jr. Frosty every time you visit participating locations in 2020. |  | |
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