Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 UCF students and alumni attended a protest on campus and demanded the university fire associate professor Charles Negy for his controversial tweets they call racist. |   | |
 More than 80% of general and ICU beds were in use Sunday at Orange and Seminole county hospitals, and health officials say that even though the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients are increasing, so are the number of elective surgeries and emergency procedures not related to COVID-19. | | | |
 Florida reported 2,016 new coronavirus cases and six new deaths Sunday, continuing the surge of reported infections in the state over the past week and a half. In Central Florida, Orange County surpassed 3,000 cases. | | | |
 Owner Rick Culmer's Saturday night Facebook update on his staff came the day after he announced Kiwi's was immediately but temporarily closing after six different people informed him they had tested positive for the virus and had been inside the restaurant during the prior week. | | | |
 A woman with no government identification blended in with a group of people to walk past a Transportation Security Administration agent and enter an Orlando International Airport terminal, then boarded a plane by pretending to be with a passenger in a wheelchair. | | | |
 Some state prison officers soon could be allowed to use stun guns when dealing with disturbances among inmates, which has drawn concern from prison reform advocates as well as families with incarcerated loved ones. | | | |
 Do you still support Confederate statue in Lake after the recent protests? | | | |
 Masks, paperless ticketing, prepacked food and social distancing could all be required when fans are allowed back into Orlando venues during the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 Check out actors and other notable folk who have made it deep into their golden years. | | | |
 Three Orange County commissioners face challengers to keep their seats and Property Appraiser Rick Singh, burdened by a pending state investigation into alleged misconduct in office, faces an August primary against a pair of fellow Democrats in his bid to win a third term. | | | |
 Two Orlando attorneys, Mikaela Nix and Rhiannon Arnold, are running for the Group 1 seat for judge in the 9th Judicial Circuit. | | | |
 In the 9th Judicial Circuit, incumbent Judge Alan Apte is facing a challenge from Orlando attorney Christy Collins for the Group 21 seat. Watch the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board interview with the candidates. | | | |
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