Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 The latest on coronavirus in Florida: Schools closed for the rest of the academic year; a list of senior living facilities impacted by the pandemic; and the number of cases and deaths across the state. Nationwide, there are over 735,000 cases and over 39,000 deaths. |   | |
 As the divide deepened between Americans who want to reopen the country and those who urge continuing social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus, one microcosm of the debate centered Saturday on some newly reopened Florida beaches. | | | |
 Florida's public schools will remain shut for the remainder of the academic year, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday. | | | |
 AdventHealth will open a COVID-19 test site on Tuesday at the Seminole Towne Center mall in Sanford. | | | |
 As news stories noted in March, some of the nation's remaining 300 or so drive-in movie theaters had experienced a renaissance, as folks in search of social-distancing entertainment rediscovered them. Stay-at-home orders, though, changed that, and the drive-ins are now closed — we hope only temporarily. That includes the venerable Silver Moon, which first opened April 14, 1948, an amazing 72 years ago. | | | |
 Payment status not available? Check for too little? Money deposited in wrong account? The Treasury Department says it is aware of the issues with COVID-19 checks and is working to fix them. | | | |
 Smithfield and Tyson foods have both reported worker deaths and major outbreaks of coronavirus at food processing plants. | | | |
 The Orlando Magic will send 100% of their online sales of team-themed face coverings, which can help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. | | | |
 Former UCF receiver Gabriel Davis has enjoyed preparing for the NFL draft in California and is excited about getting closer to realizing his dream of playing pro football. | | | |
 Time ran out on high school sports for the 2019-20 academic year late Saturday afternoon when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced campuses will not reopen this semester. | | | |
 Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford said he once enjoyed being a special-ed teacher and is still committed to giving back to others in his community as much as he can. | | | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to let WWE continue live shows in Orlando as an "essential business" showed the true colors of the governor, President Donald Trump and the wrestling company, a guest columnist writes. | | | |
 But now the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation out of the University of Washington predicts a much lesser toll. Released Friday now projects Florida will see between 775 and 3,430 by May 29 with a median projected death toll of 1,363. | | | |
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