Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
| UCF President Dale Whittaker says College Football Playoff expansion is coming in the next two years, Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi writes. The undefeated Knights were shut out of the playoff semifinals and are getting ready to play LSU in the Fiesta Bowl |
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| For more than two years, the community of Ocoee has rallied for a family-run pizzeria whose owner — Debra Nix, a mother of three — has been battling cervical cancer. Nix came home from the Mayo Clinic just before Christmas Eve after her supporters raised over $25,000 for a medical transport flight. |
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| A man was arguing on Saturday with employees at the counter of an A&W restaurant at the food court inside Florida Mall. A woman stepped in and then chaos ensued, according to an arrest affidavit. |
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| More than half the workers at Kennedy Space Center, tours at the Visitor Complex and the Ultima Thule mission are impacted by a government shutdown that is entering its second week. |
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| First United Methodist School in downtown Kissimmee abruptly shut down its middle school just before Christmas, upsetting parents who must find new schools for their children. |
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| Evan Fournier hit a floater at the buzzer, lifting the Orlando Magic to a victory against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday at Amway Center. |
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| Less than a month after taking the head coaching job at Temple, former Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has returned to Coral Gables — as the next head coach of the Miami Hurricanes. |
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| Orlando area coaches call UCF's back-to-back undefeated seasons incredible and remarkable. They help put the Knights' rare feat in perspective. |
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| UCF coach Josh Heupel says injured quarterback McKenzie Milton will play again after a catastrophic knee injury in late November against USF. |
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| "Aquaman" easily retained its reign in North America for the second weekend in a row |
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| 22 shows will fill the bill at Orlando Fringe's annual Winter Mini-Fest. |
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| A roundup of New Year's Eve celebrations throughout Central Florida. |
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| All eyes are on Disney's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, but other rides and attractions will debut at Universal, SeaWorld and Legoland in 2019. |
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| 2018 Orlando Theater Year in Review: Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm salutes the year's top achievement in the theater arts with his annual Critic's Picks. |
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| Florida will once again welcome new ships, but also be the launching point for new island destinations in 2019. |
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| A new Jackie Robinson museum, a Wild West rodeo and exhibits commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing are among the highlights. |
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