Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

• Driver shortage: Crowded school buses run late as districts offer bonuses, seek new hires (:41)
• Homegrown Haunts: Behind the scares at Scream n’ Stream, The Haunted Road and A Petrified Forest (3:47)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

• Lost to COVID: More than 50,000 lives in Florida (:49)
• More cats found alive after ‘heartbreaking’ Pet Alliance fire; nonprofit shelter will move to new site (4:40)
• Hawkers Asian Street Food’s staffing woes were a mess. Raising wages fixed it. (8:51)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

• Florida COVID ‘vaccine passport’ fines kick in today for business, governments (:42)
• Week 4 high school football (3:34)
• Florida Fresh Air: Lake Runnymede Conservation Area in Osceola County (7:53)
• Weather presented by Premier Sotheby’s International Realty (10:54)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.

• Florida to end high-stakes FSA exams, replace with progress monitoring, DeSantis says (:38)
• Dr. Phillips Center to require negative COVID-19 tests or vaccination proof (3:54)
• Frivolous lawsuit? To this Florida court, that might depend on your politics | Editorial (7:52)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

• Facility closures continue as Florida prisons face ‘unprecedented’ staff shortage (:41)
• Loomer vs. Webster: The fringe fight Florida Republicans have been courting for years | Commentary (4:36)
• Disney World at 50: Hand in hand with Partners statue (8:26)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

• Floating algae ‘harvester’ turns green goo into clear water; but some say it’s not enough to clean polluted Lake Jesup (:40)
• Indian delights that aren’t curries (5:41)
• Food writer Amy Drew Thompson joins Jim Colbert for “Primetime Kitchen” radio segment every Friday (8:36)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

• ‘What we experienced was not inevitable.’ As COVID delta raged in Florida, DeSantis underestimated threat (:36)
• Big 12 officially invites UCF to Power Five Conference (6:00)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.

• Judge prevents DeSantis from banning school mask mandates as state appeals earlier ruling (:44)
• Orange, Alachua, Broward school boards challenge state’s mask mandate ban (3:20)
• Florida Fresh Air: Lake Lotus Park (6:15)
• Weather presented by Premier Sotheby’s International Realty (9:15)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021.

• Orlando VA has the most COVID-19 cases in the U.S., despite decreased hospitalizations statewide (:35)
• I-4 will become a drive-through art gallery (5:21)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021.

• Scott Maxwell: 10 people who make Orlando a better place to live (2021) | Commentary (:35)
• Disney World at 50: A look at how Disney celebrated its 10th anniversary — or Tencennial (6:01)