| Good morning. It's Tuesday, May 10. Homelessness in Central Florida has dropped an unprecedented 23 percent over the past year. Officials credit recent efforts to provide permanent housing to veterans and chronically homeless individuals for the results. Orlando became the latest Florida municipality and the first city in Central Florida to effectively decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, passing an ordinance that will allow officers to issue citations rather than make arrests. See photos of tailgaters at the Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign match. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. Former President George W. Bush leaned over and awarded the gold medal in the heavyweight powerlifting on Monday morning. He cradled the winner's jaw and patted the winner on the head. [More] Homelessness in Central Florida has dropped an unprecedented 23 percent over the past year, according to the results of an annual census, and it has plunged more than 60 percent since 2013. [More] Orlando became the latest Florida municipality and the first major city in Central Florida to effectively decriminalize small amounts of marijuana Monday. [More] Standing beside a framed bill bearing her name, 21-year-old Tayler Mack looked ahead stoically from a stage at the Orange County Sheriff's Office on Monday, her long, wavy hair concealing where an ear was amputated after being badly burnt. [More] Orange County has spent nearly two years studying pedestrian deaths and crashes near the University of Central Florida. Will anyone finally do anything about it? [More] Orlando City coach Adrian Heath talked to his players Monday morning about some of the negative feedback the team has received. [More] American Sarah Rudder, a survivor of 9-11, won the first gold medal awarded at the Invictus Games at Disney World on Monday. [More] Luke Delahunty, a competitor at the Invictus Games at Disney World, is joined by five of his closest friends, and they are known as Team Luke. [More] ACC leaders lamented the NCAA's conflicting decisions on satellite camps during the league's spring meetings that kicked off Monday. [More] Advertisement Lauren Delgado's first meal out as a food reporter wasn't the awkward catastrophe she imagined. New to Orlando with no local friends yet and a job to do (her first restaurant review!), she "braved" it at Black Rooster Taqueria in Orlando. [More] Disney World visitors have two new places to meet three characters at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Olaf, the comic-relief snowman from "Frozen," are now receiving guests in new digs at the theme park. [More] Universal Orlando has revealed more details about its enhancement of the Incredible Hulk Coaster, the thrill ride that has been undergoing changes for months at Islands of Adventure theme park. [More] Prince Harry, in town for the Invictus Games, gave Central Florida a huge promotional boost Monday on "CBS This Morning." [More] Mad Cow Theatre will mark its 20th season with works by classic dramatists (Anton Chekov, George Bernard Shaw), funny guys (Steve Martin, the Marx Brothers) and modern voices (David Hare, Jessica Dickey). [More] | 
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