Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Hundreds of people marched through downtown Kissimmee alongside local police Monday evening, in a show of solidarity against brutality and in support of justice for George Floyd, the Minneapolis man whose death at the hands of officers has sparked nationwide unrest. |   | |
 Over a weekend of protests in Orlando, police arrested 30 people on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to inciting a riot, according to information released by the Police Department late Monday. | | | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis extended a ban on residential evictions in Florida for another month. | | | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered Florida National Guard troops to some areas throughout the state, but didn't address the matter that sparked the protests, the killing of George Floyd, until he released a statement late Monday. | | | |
 A Washington D.C. bishop criticized President Trump for standing in front of a church and holding a bible near the White House after protesters were cleared from the area near Lafayette Park by police with tear gas. | | | |
 A day after protesters marched through downtown Orlando by the thousands, Orlando City Council members said it's time to listen to those outraged by the death George Floyd. | | | |
 Orange County officials on Monday expressed concerns that continued protests this week over the George Floyd's killing could prompt a setback in the progress the community has made in fighting the coronavirus pandemic through social distancing. | | | |
 Florida reported 667 new coronavirus cases and nine more deaths Monday, for a new total of 56,830 cases and 2,460 fatalities statewide. | | | |
 More than half of Florida's coronavirus deaths are now linked to the state's long-term care facilities, but data released Monday by state health officials shows that in Central Florida the share is generally much smaller. Volusia County is the lone exception. There, over 60 percent of all COVID-19 deaths are tied to a single nursing home. | | | |
 MLS is on the verge of a lockout after reaching an impasse with players while negotiating terms for resuming play in Orlando, according to multiple reports. | | | |
 Orlando Magic players Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz offered words of encouragement to Orange County Public Schools graduates in a video posted on social media. | | | |
 For likely the first time in Legoland Florida's history, the park was more popular than Walt Disney World. The Winter Haven attraction on Monday became the only major theme park in the state open for business, ending its coronavirus pandemic shutdown. | | | |
 Registration to attend the 2020 IAAPA Expo begins Tuesday. The Orlando-based International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions is moving ahead with its preparations for its annual gathering at the Orange County Convention Center in November as originally scheduled. | | | |
 See pictures of protests in Orlando and Central Florida in reaction to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. | | | |
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