Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Bessman Okafor, who was sentenced to die for killing a 19-year-old witness set to testify against him in 2012, was among six local death row inmates whose re-sentencing hearings were thrown into limbo last week by a ruling from the Florida Supreme Court.In a major reversal, justices on the state's highest court said their predecessors "got it wrong" when they mandated that juries unanimously agree when recommending a judge sentence someone to death. |   | |
 UCF moved Monday to fire three professors accused of misconduct. The three, who worked at the Institute for Simulation and Training, are accused of helping a student fraudulently obtain a PhD in exchange for him helping the institute secure grant money. | | | |
 A Sorrento man who for years has tormented the families of victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, was arrested by Lake County deputy sheriffs this morning. | | | |
 Randall Hunt, the Seminole County gym owner Ron DeSantis chose to run the Florida Lottery, resigned after a background check unearthed a domestic violence complaint. | | | |
 Latest gift announced Monday: $500,000 from Dr. Phillips Charities | | | |
 Bar Louie, Bonefish Grill and more have Happy Hour discounts throughout the week. | | | |
 SeaWorld has announced which musical acts are playing at the park's Seven Seas Food Festival. | | | |
 Orlando is officially 135 years old, but a few things are still around that predate that. What is the oldest living thing in the Orlando area, and is there anything we can learn from it? | | | |
 A livestream of Florida's manatees is hoping to raise awareness and help researchers. Now, anyone, anywhere can indulge in sea cow voyeurism, seven days a week, 365 days a year. | | | |
 Universal is in a legal fight against a woman who sued after she says she was electrocuted at Volcano Bay in the summer of 2019. | | | |
 Bad weather has postponed SpaceX's fourth Starlink mission for a fourth time in the past week. The new launch time is 9:06 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's launch complex 40. | | | |
 Lucky's Market has announced it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, nearly a week after news broke the grocery store chain was closing most its stores. | | | |
 The Orlando Magic offense struggled during the team's road loss to the Miami Heat Monday night. | | | |
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