Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Monday, August 30th includes Hurricane Ida made landfall along the Louisiana coast on the same date Hurricane Katrina hit 16 years ago, U.S. drone strike hits Kabul airport as evacuations continue in Afghanistan, and the inaugural Black Joy Festival delivers fun and health resources to Orlando.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Thursday, August 26th includes Orange County Schools’ new mask rule, a food hall in Orlando’s Ivanhoe Village, and new plans for Lake Eola Park.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Wednesday, August 25th includes Disney reaching a vaccination agreement with unionized employees, six Central Florida restaurants shut down last week, and Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini files bill to ban vaccine mandates.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Tuesday, August 24th includes Carnival Cruise Line following other cruise lines requiring vaccines for Bahamas sailings, frustrated house hunters give up on buying a home in Orlando, and FDLE opens investigation into controversial Central Florida Senate election.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Monday, August 23rd includes university models show Florida’s Delta wave peak could be days away, the CDC issues warning to not cruise to those at high-risk—whether vaccinated or not, and a woman was arrested after a fight outside Universal’s VelociCoaster ride.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Friday, August 20th includes an update on Florida’s ‘Ghost’ candidates case, Major pharmacies offering a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and a new vision for UCF’s football stadium.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Thursday, August 19th includes Gov. DeSantis’ top donor invests in COVID drug Regeneron, Florida tourism numbers show a strong comeback from pandemic, and Walt Disney World replaces free FastPass system with a paid reservation service dubbed Disney Genie+.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Wednesday, August 18th includes a small plane crash in east Orange County, founder Joshua Vickery to leave Central Florida Community Arts, and Osceola deputy who slammed teen at Liberty High School will not be charged in the incident.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Tuesday, August 17th includes University of Central Florida receiving a $500,000 grant to support NASA’s Artemis program, the NBA Experience inside Disney Springs will not reopen, and Orange County schools set daily COVID-19 case record on fourth day of new school year.

Your local news update from the Orlando Sentinel for Monday, August 16th includes a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, Florida isn’t under a COVID-19 state of emergency despite record number of statewide hospitalizations, and MegaCon brought cosplayers and masked fans a year after pandemic cancellation.