| Good morning. It's Tuesday, Feb. 23. Jo Maldonado is translator of sorts for the animal kingdom, she listens to the animals, and now she is teaching her animal communication skills to others. Tavares High School coach Zach Anspach says he was fired because his academic standards were too high. Snow in Orlando? See photos from the Snow Ball. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. Jo Maldonado of DeLand calls herself an animal communicator, a skill that is as much art as science. She has worked with horses, dogs, cats, leopards — even an opossum. Now she's teaching her skills to fellow humans. [More] Tavares High School hired Zach Anspach a year ago with the intention of letting the upstart young coach rebuild its boys basketball program. [More] A bill in the Florida Legislature that would put strict limits on how much districts can spend on new and replacement campuses is unfair, Orange and Lake County school leaders say. [More] Federal highway authorities are killing an experiment with modern lettering for road signs, which is featured in Orlando's crosstown State Road 408. [More] Teresa Bradley comfort ended when an appeals court recently quashed Farley Curry Jr.'s 2014 conviction over a basic error — jurors weren't given a written definition of "reasonable doubt." [More] New Orlando Magic point guard Brandon Jennings relishes his return from an Achilles injury. [More] Denny Hamlin has spent the last 24 hours collecting a lot of stuff. It began with a Daytona 500 victory Sunday afternoon, but the trickle-down effect has been impressive too. [More] Windermere Prep plays in a Class 3A state semifinal against Miami Archbishop Carroll on Tuesday night. Current No. 1 First Academy is in the other semifinal at 6 p.m. against Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy. [More] Orlando Christian Prep will play Boca Raton Grandview Prep in a Class 2A state semifinal at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Grandview is the No. 1 2A team in the FABC/Source Hoops state rankings. OCP is No. 9. [More] QB Everett Golson isn't sure whether he will workout at FSU's pro day on March 29 or Notre Dame's on March 31. [More] SeaWorld Orlando has completed its concert lineup for its Bands, Brew & BBQ event. The theme park announced Monday that the final two acts for the 2016 event will be the Steve Miller Band and Daughtry. [More] Bill Bryson, known for his musings on science, travel and history, spoke at Rollins College for an hour, telling stories about his life and reading passages from his work. The event was packed. The line to get Bryson's autograph snaked across the college's arena. [More] Peter Pan's not the only one with the powers of flight. Brazilian airline TAM and Disney World have partnered to put a character wrap around one of the liner's Boeing 767-300s. The look, which debuted Monday morning in Brasilia, is the first time a Disney Parks wrap has appeared on a Latin American airline. [More] Kim Kardashian West puts out the first picture of Saint West, her son with Kanye West, on her website and app. [More] Kesha has sued Dr. Luke, whose given name is Lukasz Gottwald, alleging that he drugged and raped her a decade ago and has continued to sexually abuse her. Gottwald has denied the allegations, claiming that Kesha and her lawyers are using the lawsuit to negate her contract. [More] | 
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