| Good morning. It's Wednesday, Jan. 20 and we have cold day in Central Florida with temps starting off in the thirties. Four pit bulls were shot and killed by police after they mauled five people in a Sanford apartment. The inaugural stretch of Wekiva Parkway opens today in Lake and Orange counties and it arrives with cashless "Toll-By-Plate" technology. And see photos from Will's Pub as they celebrated 10 years of Southern Fried Sunday. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. Four people were injured, one of them critically, after being mauled by a pack of five dogs inside a Sanford apartment Tuesday afternoon, police said. [More] Most of Central Florida is waking up to temperatures in the 30s, with wind chills making it feel near freezing, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. [More] When the inaugural stretch of Wekiva Parkway opens today in Lake and Orange counties, it will mark Central Florida's first use of toll-road technology provided to most other Floridians, a cashless option the state calls "Toll-By-Plate." [More] President Barack Obama's administration will keep pushing to make community college tuition free for two years, acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King Jr. said during his visit Tuesday in Orlando. [More] SeaWorld Entertainment is removing emergency lift floors it installed in some its theme parks' killer whale pools several years ago following the death of a trainer in Orlando. [More] Well, that was fun while it lasted. For a minute there, the Magic were back. Now 2016 feels a lot like 2014. [More] The Florida Gators used late free throws to help hold off Mississippi State Tuesday and improve to 4-2 in SEC play. [More] The Sun Sentinel takes a look at the NFL coaching hires this year and what those coaches have gotten themselves into. [More] NASCAR will expand its Chase elimination format to include the developmental Xfinity and Camping World Trucks Series next season. The change toward uniformity in all three series reflects a continual shift in the NASCAR business model. [More] Magic coach Scott Skiles reminded his slumping team during a video session on Tuesday that it has already showed resiliency this season. The Magic, who have lost seven of their last eight games, are desperate to find consistency on both ends of the floor. [More] Dogged by financial struggles and a string of short-term executive directors, Orlando Ballet has hired a top name in arts leadership to shore up the organization. [More] A contest tied to the grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood will send someone on a round-the-world trip to visit every Wizarding World in existence. [More] The recent cold snap has lead to Central Florida water parks being closed for the day. Aquatica, SeaWorld's water park; Disney World's Blizzard Beach; Wet 'n Wild on International Drive; and I-Drive's CoCo Key resort's water park were not open to guests Tuesday. [More] Growing calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over the lack of diversity among this year's Oscar nominees are forcing stars to choose sides and threatening to throw the movie industry's biggest night of the year into turmoil.. [More] | 
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