| Good morning. It's Wednesday, Nov. 8. In our top story, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs revealed the tourism agency Visit Orlando will reveal all of its contracts as soon as next month. Tuesday was Election Day in some cities in Central Florida, including Orlando, where three incumbents retained their seats on the City Council. Finally, the UCF Police Department's latest addition is a cute one -- a therapy dog in training. Meet Paisley here. Jacobs said all contracts with the county’s tourism agency, even with third party subcontractors, will be voluntarily reported and posted following the group’s board meeting this month and not wait until a new contract is renewed next September. [More] Orlando voters decide three races for seats on the City Council, representing College Park, Parramore and Lake Nona, among other neighborhoods. [More] Voters in Oviedo and Longwood cast ballots today in city elections. [More] Hotel taxes on police, transit? Finally, Orlando and Florida may follow lead of Las Vegas and spend tourist taxes where they are truly needed [More] The University of Central Florida Police Department got its first-ever therapy dog, a two-year-old treeing walker coonhound named Paisley. Officers hope she will help comfort victims of violent crimes as they speak with officers. [More] Orlando City released a roster update with the 2018 contract statuses for each player. [More] UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton garnered some interest from the Heisman Trophy electorate this week. Milton ranks No. 2 in the nation for passing efficiency behind Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield. [More] Orlando Magic point guard Elfrid Payton still feels discomfort in his left hamstring and might not play against the New York Knicks [More] Authorities have confirmed that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died in a small plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. [More] Georgia remains atop second College Football Playoff rankings, with No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 6 TCU rounding out the top six. [More] On Facebook, Tim Evanicki writes of leaving Parliament House: 'After two years of working hard at building a theatre program, I was unable to bring in a regular audience that was large enough to support the shows I wanted to produce there,' [More] Jordan Fisher earned perfect scores on 'Dancing With the Stars,' Frankie Muniz got a pep talk, and one celebrity was out. The ABC contest names its winner in two weeks. [More] In an interview with Stephen Colbert last Friday, New Yorker journalist Ronan Farrow promised another expose on Harvey Weinstein this one revealing the [More] The Anti-Defamation League is among those decrying Larry David's controversial "Saturday Night Live" monologue.Jonathan Greenblatt, the... [More] WFTV's Racquel Asa on her 'impromptu surgery': 'I’m glad I didn’t ignore what my body was telling me. We can all be a bit stubborn with our bodies, and I think this was a good reminder for me to not ‘shrug it off.’ [More] | 
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