Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 COVID-19 is hospitalizing and killing Central Florida Hispanics at a disproportionate rate. The death toll across Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole counties – while still markedly lower than South Florida – is likely a reflection of greater exposure in their jobs, underlying medical problems and a public health education campaign that was slow to reach heavily Hispanic neighborhoods. |   | |
 Universal Orlando will be the first major theme park to present reopening plans Thursday to Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings' Economic Recovery Task Force. | | | |
 John Gillespie, a Melbourne criminal defense attorney accused of using his law firm as a prostitution front, is facing more human trafficking charges, based on allegations that he had sex with an underage girl in exchange for legal services he provided to her pimp. | | | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at reports that a state coronavirus data analyst was fired for resisting orders to be less transparent, saying she was insubordinate and had a messy criminal case that should have led to her firing months ago. | | | |
 An engineer for WFTV-Channel 9 was arrested Friday, after an investigation revealed he'd once kept lewd photos of children on a Google account, which also contained nude photos of the man in a company vehicle and pictures of WFTV employees taken within the TV station's building, warrant for his arrest shows. | | | |
 UCF's Nicholson School of Communication and Media created a free tool to access public information on Winter Park's government. They hope to expand it to other Central Florida cities in the near future. | | | |
 Denny Hamlin, who won this year's Daytona 500, picked up his third NASCAR Cup career victory at Darlington on Wednesday night in the rain-abbreviated Toyota 500. | | | |
 UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton tested negative for coronavirus after a health scare, according to an ESPN report that examined the challenges colleges will face testing athletes. | | | |
 There are new rules in play as Disney Springs reopened to masked visitors, who trickled into the sprawling shopping and dining complex to find old favorites mixed in with new rituals. | | | |
 Meteorologist Amy Sweezey winds up run on WESH-Channel 2 | | | |
 There's still time to check out "Fringe Today." Here are highlights of this weekend's fun. | | | |
 Bookseller Books-A-Million is taking 15 percent off orders over $25 with an online promo code. | | | |
 Simpler times: Check out Spring Break images from Daytona Beach to South Florida to Cancun and beyond. | | | |
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