Good morning. It’s Tuesday, May 12th. I’m NAME and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for mostly sunny skies with a high of 85 and a low of 66. /// The number of new positive coronavirus cases continues to drop in Florida, but the death toll keeps growing.

Good morning. It’s Monday, May 11th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for partly sunny skies with a high of 86 and a low of 65. In coronavirus news: Barbershops and salons in Florida must operate by appointment only and allow 15 minutes between appointments to sanitize their work stations starting Monday.

Good morning. It’s Friday, May 8th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for sunny skies with a high of 87 and a low of 67. In theme park news, people across Central Florida are anticipating the reopening of attractions, and they’re forming their strategies for returning. Walt Disney World, Universal and SeaWorld have not revealed details or return dates from their coronavirus shutdowns.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 7th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for sunny skies with a cool breeze with a high of 79 and a low of 59. In coronavirus news: In Florida, there’s a lag time between the day someone dies and the date it is publicly reported by the health department.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 6th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 89 and a low of 62. In coronavirus news: As Florida and other states across the U.S. began their first steps toward reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, one model used by the Trump administration severely shifted its projected deaths for both the state and the nation.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, May 5th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for sunny skies with a high of 94 and a low of 69. In coronavirus news: As most of Florida began the first step of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ reopening plan, the state endured its third straight week of at least three hundred reported deaths.

Good morning. It’s Monday, May 4th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for sunny skies with a high of 92 and a low of 68. In coronavirus news, Florida reported 15 new deaths out of 36,078 total coronavirus cases on Sunday, even as restaurants, retailers, and some state parks prepare to reopen with capacity restrictions on Monday.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 1st. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for sunny skies with a high of 82 and a low of 59. In theme park news, Universal is pausing construction of Epic Universe in Orlando as its parent company stands to lose five hundred million dollars in profits if the parks remain closed for the entire second quarter. The new park had been set to open in twenty twenty three.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 30th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and a low of 60. On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered part one of his reopening of the state by announcing that all counties outside of the three most affected areas in South Florida will begin to reopen on Monday.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 29th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel. The weather forecast today calls for partly cloudy skies, with a high of 88 and a low of 72.