Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 An Orlando Sentinel investigation reveals a patchwork of policies at the local level determine when children are arrested for schoolyard fights, threats and other minor offenses. Police agencies, school districts and judicial circuits govern when officers can intervene, when they can make arrests and what alternatives are available to them. |   | |
 In an attempt to further speed up the system, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order Thursday waiving the requirement that people who filed for unemployment must recertify every two weeks through an already beleaguered state system. | Florida coronavirus update: State deaths at 668; cases pass 23,000; Trump touts plan to reopen country | | | |
 As President Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis edge closer to lifting executive orders stifling Florida's economy, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has been assembling an advisory group of leaders from global corporations to mom-and-pop shops to help him plan the re-opening of the region's coronavirus-shuttered businesses. | | | |
 Publix confirmed Thursday that workers at two Orlando-area grocery stores have tested positive for coronavirus. | | | |
 The Lake County Sheriff's Office has fired Jose Manuel Rodriguez, who is charged with soliciting teens to appear in pornographic videos. | | | |
 The state released the latest theme park injury report that shows a senior fell at the Magic Kingdom and a child had a seizure after Smugglers Run. | | | |
 The loss of revenue from the coronavirus pandemic prompted many small business owners in Winter Park's prime shopping and restaurant districts to seek help from state and federal loan programs. The city is kicking in some of its own money, too. | | | |
 Ernest Swift, a former Jones High football coach and player at Phillis Wheatley and Bethune-Cookman, died Tuesday. He was a dean of students and assistant principal at Apopka and was inducted into the Apopka Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. | | | |
 UCF star Adrian Killins and Appalachian State star Darrynton Evans are among the draft hopefuls adapting to the loss of NFL in-person workouts and interviews due to the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 Since 1976, the Super Bowl halftime show has been a spectacle. Some performances have been iconic, while others have been bombs. Here are some of the worst Super Bowl halftime shows of the modern era. | | | |
 Disc golf is an activity with a small but dedicated following, and it's perfect for times where social distancing is the norm. | | | |
 Florida's Space Coast is offering several interactive, at-home learning opportunities for families in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
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