| Good morning. It's Wednesday, Jan. 13. Another colder day with highs to reach the low-sixties this afternoon. President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address last night focusing on aspirational themes rather than ambitious new plans. In the wake of recent deadly attacks theme parks are focusing more on security. Check out a photo gallery of things you could buy if you won the $1.5B Powerball lottery. The drawing is tonight. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. President Obama launched his final year in office with a valedictory State of the Union address Tuesday night that painted a portrait of a prosperous and secure America but warned of peril ahead if the country can't break the political logjam in Washington. [More] Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando are bringing on new security employees as theme parks enter what experts say is a new era of stepped-up efforts to shield visitors from terrorism and mass shootings. [More] Some Florida lottery winners have ended up in court fighting over money they won. [More] With a growing number of microbreweries and pubs that sell specialty craft beers, Sanford is attracting beer lovers from across Central Florida. [More] Residents remember Joshua Hur, owner of Kim's Food Store, at vigil. [More] For more than two decades, billionaire developers, corporate titans, Hollywood power-brokers and four Los Angeles mayors tried and failed to bring the National Football League back to the nation's second-largest market. The odyssey ended Tuesday. [More] Orlando's Evan Fournier, a 23-year-old swingman, is one of the poster boys for Thursday's regular-season game here between the Magic and the Toronto Raptors as the NBA spends the next few days touting and celebrating its worldwide growth. [More] For funnyman Dan Whitney, the popular blue-collar comedian known by his stage name: Larry The Cable Guy, playing the game of golf is fun again. [More] PGA legend Jack Nicklaus and many of his peers are quick to salute the young wave of golfers taking over the sport, suggesting Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy represent a new golden age for golf. [More] Garrett Kruczek, the son of former UCF football coach Mike Kruczek, is excited about the prospect to challenge for a role on the Knights' new fast offense. Kruczek, a quarterback, has joined UCF as a preferred walk-on. [More] Famed animal expert Jack Hanna returns to SeaWorld Orlando this Saturday to kick off the 2016 edition of Wild Days, a three-weekend event that emphasizes nature, educational shows and wildlife rescue. [More] For the last six years, Disney has rolled out Florida resident deals for the first half of the year. There's no such deal in 2016, but something similar that could be used all the way into December. [More] English indie rockers Florence and the Machine will bring their upcoming How Beautiful Tour to the City Beautiful, when they stop at the Amway Center on May. 14. [More] Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring "An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life" to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando on April 23. [More] David Bowie fans recall the artist who was rock's great chameleon. [More] | 
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