Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Temperatures have fluctuated between hot and cold recently in Florida, just about as frequently as the idea that warmth might bring an end to the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. |   | |
 Each day we compile the latest information about coronavirus' impact in Florida and the Orlando area. | | | |
 The informant told investigators that Tronnes described how he "blacked out" before hitting his wife and accidentally killing her, court records show, though that portion of the interview was redacted from a recording provided to news outlets by the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office in response to public record requests. | | | |
 Seminole County residents say a church is holding events that are too loud on Sunday mornings, when they are trying to sleep in. Now they may get some relief, as county commissioners get ready to enact a new noise ordinance. | | | |
 Wendover Housing Partners announced plans to build a much-needed 68-unit senior-living community in Sanford that will house low-income residents 55 and older. Construction on the project — Norton Commons — is slated to begin as early as this month. Rents will start at $708 a month for one-bedroom units. | | | |
 The Florida House on Monday approved an expansion of the state's school voucher program, which could send an additional 29,000 students to private schools next year on the public dime at an estimated cost of $200 million. The expansion of the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program once touted as a way to help low-income children, will mean the scholarship is open to students from families of four earning up to $81,000 a year. | | | |
 One of three finalists vying for the top post at the University of Central Florida has withdrawn his application after allegations surfaced he bullied employees on the campus where he is currently president. | | | |
 A coronavirus scare brought the Florida Legislature to a halt Monday with workers in protective gear wiping down desks on the House floor and five lawmakers briefly going into isolation | | | |
 Interstate 4 is a "poster child" for the nation's overwhelmed highways, said U.S Rep. Peter DeFazio, the House transportation chair, during a meeting Monday on Central Florida transportation needs. | | | |
 The Florida Department of Health is asking people who have traveled to China, Iran, Italy and South Korea to stay home for 14 days following their return, mirroring the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health department is also advising people who have traveled to Japan and have gone on cruises to monitor their health and limit their interaction with others for 14 days after returning to the U.S. | | | |
 The Lakeland-based grocery store giant is limiting customers to two of certain items and has also discontinued its in-store demonstrations and sampling. | | | |
 Central Florida worshipers are increasingly being asked to bump elbows, use hand sanitizer and, if they're feeling ill, refrain from communion or stay home as fears — and cases — of the coronavirus spread. | | | |
 UF urged instructors to move to online classes on Monday because of worries about the coronavirus. | | | |
 With disinfectant wipes packed and a plan for more hand washing in place, passengers boarded cruise ships at Port Canaveral Monday, a day after the state department issued a warning telling Americans not to travel by cruise. | | | |
 Hourly employees of Orlando-based Darden Restaurants will accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. | | | |
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