Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
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Good morning. It's Wednesday, March 3, and I'm Mark Skoneki, an editor who works with reporters who cover politics and business news. Yes, we've been extremely busy for the past year, to say the least. Just this past weekend, former President Donald Trump dropped by Orlando to speak to the Conservative Political Action Conference, better known as CPAC. Think of it as the Super Bowl for American conservatives. Trump gave a speech where he hinted that he might run again in 2024. On Tuesday, the Florida Legislature convened with a State of the State speech by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who invoked Shakespeare in one of his opening lines. From the world of business, check out this gripping story about how Give Kids the World and the Make A Wish Foundation are battling to bring back special trips for seriously ill children in the midst of the pandemic. At the end of the piece, you'll find a box that explains how you can help. Now, here's the rest of today's news … Today in Orlando, it will be cloudy with a high of 72° and a low of 59°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here. |
 Just an hour before Florida's latest expansion of vaccine eligibility was set to take effect, the state Department of Health revealed late Tuesday the form that doctors will use to certify that... |   | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis has picked Orlando businessman Craig C. Mateer as a board member of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. Mateer, who founded Bags Inc., which sold in 2018 for $275... | | | |
 Hyatt Hotels distanced itself further from the stage design at the CPAC 2021 conference in Orlando, saying it would have scrapped the design if it knew about its resemblance to a Nazi symbol. | | | |
 Continued increases in the federal supply of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 combined with a continued supply of Moderna vaccines means Florida will receive more than 470,000 initial doses... | | | |
 A $35 million Cocoa Beach condominium complex being developed by Howie Dorough of Orlando's Backstreet Boys will boast a second-floor swimming pool, spa and fire pit. | | | |
 An original Jungle Cruise skipper remembers the early days of working at Walt Disney World | | | |
 For the record, Tymisha Harris has never appeared on "America's Most Wanted."Take that, Eastwood High School.But Harris has tangled with Captain Hook, stared down Lou Pearlman, flown... | | | |
 As the Central Florida Fair gears up for its 109th year, the fairgrounds have attractions and vendors spread out more than in years past as the pandemic continues. | | | |
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 Workers set up the 109th Central Florida Fair, on Monday, March 1, 2021. The fair runs from March 4-14th at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. | | | |
 A Central Florida paramedic had his arm nearly ripped off by an alligator last summer. We first met Tavares Fire Lt. Carsten Kieffer in August following the incident. | | | |
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