Friday, October 8, 2021

Mask mandate fight & gun range death

Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.

Orlando Sentinel

View In Browser

October 8, 2021

orlandosentinel.com

Orlando Morning Report

 

Good morning, it's Friday, October 8. Today in Orlando, there may be afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 88° and a low of 75°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here.

Mask mandate fight: Florida to withhold money from Orange, 7 other school districts

The Orange County school district will lose some state funding because it imposed a mask mandate on students to curb the spread of COVID-19, the State Board of Education decided Thursday...

Rate of COVID nearly double for Florida school districts without mask mandates, report says

Florida school districts without mask mandates have been hit with nearly twice as many COVID-19 infections in students as districts that required masks, and the gap increased to nearly 3½...

COVID-19 in Florida: Daily case average falls below 4,000 for first time since July 9

Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and vaccinations. Florida reported 3,549 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday...

Woman dead, man wounded in 'suicide pact' at Holly Hill gun range, police say

Officers arrived around 5:30 p.m. to the range, in the 1800 block of North Nova Road, and found the unidentified woman dead and the man with a gunshot wound to his head, the agency said.

'Let's clean this up': Amid state inaction, Seminole commission looks for ways to stop next Greenberg

Frustrated by the lack of state oversight that could have prevented the Joel Greenberg scandal, Seminole commissioners on Tuesday plan to discuss whether to place a charter referendum on the...

Gators could lose Anthony Richardson to college football's new wild and woolly free agency | Commentary

College players can leave whenever they want and earn as much as they can.

Wekiva tops Evans in OT; Lake Mary and Ocoee roll | High School Football Roundup

Wekiva sophomore Sincere Edwards was a one-man wrecking crew in an overtime game against Evans in high school football on Thursday night. Orlando area No. 1 Lake Mary joined other ranked favorites...

Come Out With Pride returns this weekend with parade, colorful celebrations at Lake Eola

Tens of thousands of LGBTQ individuals and allies will gather at Lake Eola this weekend to Come Out With Pride as the giant festival returns with a parade and in-person festivities.

Florida Fresh Air: Shadow Bay Park brings tennis, trails to MetroWest area

Set on 111 acres in the MetroWest area, Shadow Bay Park brings opportunities for tennis, basketball and softball, plus a network of paved and unpaved trials for a variety of outdoor recreation.

Things to do this week and weekend in Orlando and Central Florida

There are so many things to do in Central Florida on any given weekend that it can be overwhelming. Here's a guide to help you decide what to do. This list is updated weekly with events and...

Daily horoscope for October 8, 2021

Check out your daily horoscope here, provided by Tarot astrologers.

No comments:

Post a Comment