| Good morning. It's Friday, Feb. 5. The unusually warm December and rainy January have caused problems with Florida's fruit and vegetable crops. About 63,000 Social Security numbers and names of former and current UCF students and employees were stolen by hackers. What you need to know to find out if your identity was compromised. And see photos of Lake County singer-songwriter Laney Jones from a show last night. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. A jury today ruled that a former middle school teacher who won a $1 million lottery jackpot must pay $291,000 to her former sweetheart, who testified that he handed her the money to buy the winning ticket. [More] Their race newly energized, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders head into the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic presidential contest Thursday night in a tussle over their very political identities. [More] About 63,000 Social Security numbers and names of former and current UCF students and employees were stolen by hackers, officials disclosed Thursday, part of a growing cybersecurity threat faced by schools and other large institutions. [More] Heavy El Niño rains and hot weather mean fewer Florida fruits and vegetables at higher prices, farmers say. [More] As Gov. Rick Scott added another county to his emergency Zika order Thursday, Central Florida counties such as Orange and Osceola said they were heightening their fight against mosquitoes, which can carry the virus. [More] Debra Briggs is the face of ALS. Things got confusing in 2014, when a social media craze called the Ice Bucket Challenge captivated the country. It seemed everybody wanted to take the plunge, all for a worthy cause. [More] As far back as he can remember, Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon wanted to dunk a basketball. He fulfilled that dream as a seventh-grader, dunking a ball on a regulation-height hoop. [More] Orlando City rookie Richie Laryea has impressed in camp and earned comparisons to Kevin Molino, one that may run deeper than just on-field similarities. [More] Former University of Florida quarterback Chris Leak was announced Thursday as Edgewater High School's new head football coach. [More] Police say veteran X Games biker Dave Mirra has died in North Carolina. He was 41. Greenville police said Thursday night that Mirra's body was found earlier in the day with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. [More] The host of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," "Guy's Big Bite" and "Guy's Grocery Games" will take the stage Feb. 11 at downtown's Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Today we spotlight some restaurants we think Guy Fieri might think are show-worthy. [More] 2Cellos, consisting of classically trained Croatian musicians Luka Šulic and Stjepan Hauser, will perform at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Monday night, Feb. 8. [More] Hulk coaster on way back up at Islands of Adventure [More] When Hunter Hayes helps kick off Universal Orlando's Mardi Gras event Saturday, he might feel right at home. The country singer is a Louisiana native, and while he grew up in Lafayette — a solid 135 miles west of the heart of New Orleans — the festivities were part of his life. [More] The first thing Matt Palm noticed is that the cast of "Naked Boys Singing" dressed for lunch. Not as in "dressed for dinner," the formal dinner jacket-and-tie attire of a bygone age. Rather, the "naked boys" of the title had put on some clothes. [More] | 
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