Downtown Orlando bars reopen & Hurricane Sally, tropics update

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View In Browser September 15, 2020 orlandosentinel.com Orlando Morning Report ADVERTISEMENT Downtown Orlando bars reopen on rainy Monday Beginning Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted restrictions on drinking establishments, allowing bars without food kitchens to reopen at 50 percent capacity indoors with people seated... Read More Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with 85 mph winds, 9-foot surge as tropics busy with 6 more systems Hurricane Sally lost some steam overnight, but is still a strong Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph winds as it slogs its way closer to the Gulf Coast bringing with it a threat of 9-foot storm... Read More ADVERTISEMENT DeSantis names Central Florida appeal court judge to Supreme Court Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named Jamie Grosshans, a judge on the 5th District Court of Appeal, to the Florida Supreme Court. Read More Biden's campaign trip to Florida includes Kissimmee stop to bolster Puerto Rican support The Hispanic Heritage Month event, the details of which were not officially released as of Monday afternoon, comes after a series of polls and news reports show Biden's potential weakness... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Orange schools report COVID cases on 30% of campuses The Orange County school district reported at least one positive COVID case on 61 campuses, or about 30 percent of its schools, late Friday. More than 630 students and staff have been told... Read More Florida coronavirus toll adds 34 more resident deaths, 1,736 new cases The Florida Department of Health reported 1,736 new coronavirus cases and 34 new resident fatalities on Monday. To date, 665,730 people have been infected statewide, and 12,642 have died because... Read More Floridians to get 4th week of Trump's $300 unemployment payment The $300 in weekly benefits was originally for three weeks ending Aug. 15, but the fourth week means eligible Floridians will receive the benefit for the week ending Aug. 22. Read More Tourist injured on Universal Orlando water slide can seek punitive damages, judge decides James Bowen was paralyzed on Punga Racers in July 2019 and sued in October 2019. His lawsuit unearthed internal records from Universal that showed the slide had a history of injuries and... Read More Census crucial for Floridians as Sept. 30 deadline approaches | Commentary In a guest column, state Sen. Kathleen Passidomo stresses the resources our state could lose if we're not counted in the 2020 census. Read More OCPS parents protest football COVID-19 testing Parents of Orange County Public Schools football players are upset about a new COVID-19 testing policy and have started a petition calling for changes. Read More Kicker Gostkowski finally delivers in Titans' 16-14 victory at Denver New kicker Stephen Gostkowski avoided a disastrous debut with the Tennessee Titans when he kicked a 25-yard field goal with 17 seconds left for a 16-14 win over the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Read More Universal to open two Halloween Horror Nights houses for the weekend Universal Studios will make two of Halloween Horror Nights planned-but-canned haunted houses available to the public later this week. Read More Theatre UCF series amplifies America's diverse voices Ana Martinez Medina, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico as a child, still remembers the first time she dreamed in English — a sign of assimilation, a part of the immigrant... Read More advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2020 | Orlando Sentinel | 633 N. Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Orlando Morning Report newsletter.