Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Friday, Aug. 6, 2021.

• Orange County expects more deaths amid delta variant surges (:45)
• AdventHealth purchases Holy Land Experience in $32 million sale (6:25)
• Disney posts sample prices for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser stays, other details (7:41)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021.

• Orange schools to require masks for employees, visitors during first month of school (:43)
• Florida Fresh Air: Econ River Wilderness Area (6:58)
• Weather presented by Premier Sotheby’s International Realty (10:31)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021.

• Tough-talking Ron DeSantis lacks courage to confront COVID | Editorial (:38)
• For Orlando’s entertainment industry, $57 million in relief (3:58)
• Air conditioner shortage could mean a long wait to cool down (8:41)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021.

• Orange opens 2nd testing site as group protests county’s mask and vaccine mandates for staff (:29)
• 1 in 5 people tested Sunday infected with COVID-19 in Orange County, health officials tell business leaders (3:19)
• Florida craves Canadian drugs — the spoils of universal, government-controlled health care | Commentary (6:12)
• Disney at 50: The making of cast member nametags (10:13)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.

• Doctors urge vaccination amid rising hospitalizations of unvaccinated pregnant women (:47)
• Kissimmee River reborn after decades and $1 billion for world’s largest restoration of its kind (4:03)
• Tasty eats to try this week in Central Florida (9:42)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Friday, July 30, 2021.

• DeSantis says he’ll sign order allowing parents to ignore COVID-19 school mask mandates (:35)
• Legoland Florida announces Peppa Pig Theme Park rides (12:15)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Thursday, July 29, 2021.

• Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signs state of emergency order (:35)
• Some Orange parents plead for mask mandates as some school board members consider policy shift (2:00)
• Seminole school board rejects proposal to require face masks for younger students (3:15)
• Seminole County moves forward with buying 2 golf course properties (4:40)
• Mecum Auctions coming to Orlando this week with 1,100 collector cars (6:57)
• Weather presented by Premier Sotheby’s International Realty (9:32)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Listen as our reporters, editors and columnists discuss stories that are important to Central Florida: 

• Orlando Fashion Square’s ‘despicable’ condition sparks legal fight as developers want to raze it
   
• Art museum will move to downtown Winter Park with new name

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Listen as our reporters, editors and columnists discuss stories that are important to Central Florida: 

• COVID-19 ran rampant in Florida prisons, killing hundreds. Their families say the state failed them  
• Florida’s fight with NRA over guns for 18-to-20-year-olds is the wrong gun battle

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Friday, July 23, 2021. Listen as our reporters, editors and columnists discuss stories that are important to Central Florida: 

• Despite setbacks, deeply invested Chris Dorworth presses on with River Cross plan for rural Seminole
• Orlando home buyers are still finding deals if they’re willing to sacrifice size, condition and distance from the city