Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Florida coronavirus updates including eighth death, more than 100 new cases announced. On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump signed an aid package — which the Senate approved earlier in the day — that will guarantee sick leave to workers who fall ill. The measure is also aimed at making tests for the virus free. |   | |
 Suspected or confirmed cases of the new coronavirus have been reported at 19 long-term care facilities in Florida, as the disease strikes the state's most vulnerable population. | | | |
 With COVID-19, it's often hard to keep up with all the developments — or even remember what happened yesterday let alone weeks ago when the coronavirus crisis began. | | | |
 The Central Florida Expressway Authority said it would stop cash collection at tolls starting at 8 a.m. Thursday to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. | | | |
 U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the first member of Congress to catch the disease. | | | |
 The Orange County school district created a furor late Tuesday when it ordered its 25,000 teachers to report to work Monday. The meetings Monday are meant to help teachers prepare for online lessons starting March 30 now that schools are closed at least until April 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 Coronavirus deals tough blow to Orlando charities ... and to the citizens those nonprofits serve. Here's how you can help. | | | |
 Orlando area high school sports have been suspended indefinitely amid efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 UCF athletics director Danny White's family is heavily involved in college athletics and felt the impact of sports coronavirus closures. | | | |
 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter free agency with expectations of signing Tom Brady and bolstering a defense that will be one of the keys to helping the six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback be successful with his new team. | | | |
 Countless weddings are in flux, joining the ever-growing list as publicly owned and Disney World venues close and many wedding guests are hesitant to travel or be out in crowds. | | | |
 Orlando foodies on coronavirus lockdown need not fret. You finally have all the time to practice your foundational cooking skills, like making pasta from scratch! | | | |
 Barbara Riggins, one of the three original co-founders of Orlando Ballet, died on March 17. | | | |
 Preparation -- as you would for a hurricane -- could be key to stopping the spread of the coronavirus, an InsideSources.com columnist writes. | | | |
 An update from Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings comes as Orlando International Airport releases a batch of dismal numbers and the first hotel in Orlando says it will close, at least temporarily, as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 The University of Missouri's chancellor, a highly anticipated and last-minute applicant to become UCF's next president, has been selected as one of three finalists in the search. | | | |
 Orlando hotel becomes first to close because of coronavirus fallout. | | | |
 As fears surrounding coronavirus intensified this week, the nation's shortage of blood supply deepened. But Central Florida's OneBlood is fighting back to replenish the supply. | | | |
 In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Orlando Weekly announced Wednesday that it will lay off 13 staffers and issue pay cuts to remaining employees, citing that a majority of its advertisers have been hit hard by the call for social-distancing. | | | |
 Disney World theme parks will be closed until mid-April, analysts are predicting. | | | |
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