| Good morning. It's Thursday, Feb. 11. It is cold: most of Central Florida is under a frost advisory this morning as temperatures drop into the 30s. One woman is leading a group of cyclists from Orlando to Tallahassee in her sister's name. She is trying to raise awareness of a type of domestic violence few people discuss - parent abuse. And see photos of the Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras celebration on Wall Street in Orlando. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. Alice Flowers, a 60-year-old Winter Garden woman, lost her sister in 2013 to a fatal knife attack. The attacker? The victim's 19-year-old son. Now Flowers will bicycle 265 miles to the Florida capital to lobby for a law making parent abuse a crime. [More] Many Orange County teachers are demoralized and angry about a state teacher evaluation report that showed Central Florida's largest school district had fewer top-notch instructors than most districts in Florida. [More] The recent break up of a group of Orange County heroin dealers marks a change in the way federal agents are going after the deadly drug. They're hitting the streets. [More] Universal Orlando's ticket prices increased on Wednesday, with a one-day ticket jumping to $105. Previously one-day tickets had cost $102. [More] The case of four men accused of rape in Lake County in 1949 is one of Central Florida's greatest shames. [More] The Orlando Magic's final game before the All-Star break followed the same script as so many others that preceded it. With heartbreak. [More] No one on the Orlando Magic is complaining or asking for sympathy, but the reality is that the next week or so can be a stressful time in professional basketball players' lives. [More] Orlando City was welcomed into Major League Soccer with a harsh wake-up call: This league may not have the highest level of play in the world, but it's one heck of a hard league to win. [More] In another time, on another team, in another town, Gregg Popovich would have been fired long before now. [More] The Simpsons, in an animated promo, help bring attention to Speedweeks and the Daytona 500. [More] A dozen Central Florida events to check out for Valentine's Day weekend. [More] Central Florida newcomers have ramped up our chocolate options for Sunday's Valentine's Day celebrations. [More] Soul and R&B legends Diana Ross and Gladys Knight are both set to perform at separate Orlando theme parks this weekend. [More] When Rydel Lynch was asked to play keyboards with her brothers in their family band, she never imagined one day they would perform for thousands of screaming fans around the world. [More] Brash, insanely violent, fairly funny addition to the Marvel superhero galaxy, starring Ryan Reynolds as the immortal but unsightly killing machine. [More] | 
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