| Good morning. It's Tuesday, January 3. House Republicans on Monday voted to eviscerate the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent body created in 2008 to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawmakers after several bribery and corruption scandals sent members to prison. A powerful storm system that moved across the South on Monday killed four people in Alabama and left a trail of damage over several states; the threat continues into this morning for southern Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. See a video about traffic chaos in Maitland during I-4 Ultimate construction. The ethics change, which prompted an outcry from Democrats and government watchdog groups, is part of a rules package that the full House will vote on today. [More] Four people were killed Monday evening when a tree fell on their mobile home in Rehobeth, Alabama. [More] Troopers got a call from a driver about 5:40 p.m. about a man "hanging out of a car shooting a rifle at cows" near Osceola Parkway. [More] A nationwide computer outage in the U.S. Customs Borders and Protection system caused delays for passengers arriving in the U.S. from foreign countries, including airports in Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Miami. [More] A Seminole-Brevard circuit judge is moving forward with a death penalty murder trial today, despite a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court that the state's death penalty statute is unconstitutional. [More] After losses lopsided losses to FSU and Alabama, Coach Jim McElwain's Gators desperately needed a bowl victory over Iowa in the Outback Bowl. [More] Playing with greater energy on defense and lifted by the shooting of Jodie Meeks and Serge Ibaka, the Magic thrashed the Knicks 115-103 at Madison Square Garden. [More] Orlando City could announce the name of its new stadium as soon as this week, according to CEO Alex Leitão. [More] With six defensive starters, including two team captains, sidelined and an interim defensive coordinator at the helm, the backbone of the Gators stood tall during a 30-3 rout of the hapless Hawkeyes. [More] While Orlando’s soccer community rocked after Phil Rawlins stepped away from day-to-day operations last week, CEO Alex Leitão was not worried about the future. [More] The decision was not an easy one, wrote Jan Chamberlin. [More] WESH-Channel 2, WKCF-Channel 18, MeTV, ThisTV and Estrella TV are off DirecTV. [More] The actresses will be buried together at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, the final resting place of numerous celebrities, including Lucille Ball, Dick Van Patten, Liberace, Florence Henderson, David Carradine and Bette Davis. [More] The singer's representatives and the sound company in charge of the evening's audio, offer differening accounts. [More] A number of new restaurants are scheduled to open in the beginning of 2017 in Orlando. [More] | 
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