Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
Good morning! I'm Jeff Weiner, editor for the Orlando Sentinel's Justice & Safety team. We're the folks who cover crimes, crashes and court cases in Central Florida, but also the ones keeping watch on police agencies, prosecuting offices, prisons and state policymakers with regard to criminal justice. What does that look like? It's Cristóbal Reyes keeping tabs on whether Osceola's new sheriff is keeping his campaign promise to promote diversity. It's Grace Toohey detailing the state's failure to protect the lives of prisoners against the coronavirus. It's Monivette Cordeiro and Cris documenting how law enforcement in Orange and Osceola last year continued to arrest kids at disproportionate rates. And this morning, you can read Grace's latest — about flaws experts say may hinder Florida's yet-undisclosed plans for vaccinating state prisoners and corrections staff against COVID-19. Now, here's the rest of today's news... |
 The highly contagious COVID variant circulating in the United Kingdom is likely more widespread in Florida than publicly released data would suggest, the latest White House Coronavirus Task... |   | |
 Six Orlando lakes in the Loch Haven Park area are about to enter their third week of being under an alert for toxic algae. The presence of toxins was discovered early this month and city... | | | |
 More than a dozen residents spoke out at a Casselberry commission meeting on Monday, some in support of Commissioner Mark Busch and others demanding that he resign for making comments at a... | | | |
 Now that Donald Trump's presidency is over, Republican senators who will serve as jurors in the trial are rallying to his legal defense. | | | |
 Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 25,446 with the addition of 153 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 8,720 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total... | | | |
 Nikola Vucevic scored 28 points, rookie Cole Anthony had a career-high 21 points and the Orlando Magic avoided another fourth-quarter letdown as they beat the Charlotte Hornets 117-108 on... | | | |
 Orlando City forward Chris Mueller says the young Lions called up by the U.S. men's national team have a chance to show off their strengths during a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago Sunday... | | | |
 What are my top kitchen essentials, a reader wondered? I can't answer as a pro, but I can still answer. | | | |
 Changes are coming to Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise attraction, Walt Disney World announced Monday. | | | |
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 Pictures from the Class 2A High School Cheerleading state championships at the Lakeland Center on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. | | | |
 Brevard County Fire Rescue officials said that seven people, including a juvenile, were involved in a crash involving two airboats. | | | |
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