Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Fifth Third Bank reversed itself Friday and said it would continue to support a Florida scholarship program that sends some tuition money to Christian schools with anti-LGBTQ policies. The bank, which sent $5.4 million in 2018 to the school voucher program, last week said it would not donate again until "all participating schools" adopt policies that protect gay students. |   | |
 Two coding errors that went undetected by the teams at NASA and Boeing could have led to the collision of two spacecraft during a test of Boeing's astronaut capsule in December, officials said Friday. | | | |
 A UCF fraternity already in hot water has had its suspension extended through the end of 2020 after members were accused of misconduct including throwing drinks on to a dance floor and threatening to "jump" someone. | | | |
 With a threat to veto the bill coming from the White House, it's unclear if the Senate will even hold a vote. And Florida's GOP senators were noncommittal. | | | |
 A food service worker in a Clermont Steak 'n Shake has tested positive for Hepatitis A, according to the Lake County health department.The individual worked a the restaurant, located at 2545 E. FL-50, between Jan. 1 to 19 and Jan. 28 and 29, and may have been infectious. There have been 183 hepatitis A cases in Florida so far this year. | | | |
 State health officials put an immediate moratorium on admissions at Greenleaf Assisted Living in Kissimmee on Friday after a resident caught fire at the facility last month and later died.A pack of cigarettes was later found in the resident's room, close to an oxygen tank. After an investigation this week, the Agency for Health Care Administration concluded that conditions at Greenleaf "present a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of a resident, which requires an immediate moratorium on admissions." | | | |
 'The Girl of the Golden West': Orlando Sentinel critic Matthew J. Palm reviews Opera Orlando's production. | | | |
 The Night To Shine special needs prom is held at Real Life Church in Clermont on Friday, February 7, 2020. Night To Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, is a prom night experience for people with special needs ages 14 and older. 721 churches worldwide come together to host Night To Shine for approximately 115,000 honored guests. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) | | | |
 The No. 8 Florida State Seminoles (19-3, 9-2 ACC) will host the rival Miami Hurricanes (11-11, 3-9) at noon Saturday at the Donald L. Tucker Center. | | | |
 Apopka, Timber Creek, Boone and Windermere among area winners in girls basketball district finals. Seminole, Lake Highland Prep, Winter Park and Circle Christian among winners in boys soccer district finals. St. Cloud and Windermere bring home girls soccer district titles. | | | |
 Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford was fined $25,000 for yelling at refs after the team's loss to the New York Knicks Thursday night. | | | |
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