Good morning. It's Wednesday, Jan. 10. In our top story, a visit from Puerto Rico's governor to Kissimmee on Friday and the opening of a Puerto Rican business' shoe store at Florida Mall show how impactful the U.S. territory is in Central Florida. On Tuesday, several events were held in remembrance of fallen law-enforcement officers Debra Clayton and Norman Lewis, including a "Legacy Walk'' for Clayton. And finally, what did Gov. Rick Scott have to say in his State of the State speech? You can find out here. Puerto Rican businesspeople are pushing back against perception by some Americans that Puerto Ricans are only arriving on welfare dole. And Gov. Ricardo Rossello is campaigning to have Floridians push for more aid to Puerto Rico in the pending infrastructure package. [More] A year after she was killed in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart, Lt. Debra Clayton will be honored by the Orlando Police Department in a Legacy Walk on Tuesday evening. [More] In four years, Orlando's United Against Poverty has seen the number of new families seeking help each day grow from two to 23. And executive director Eric Gray says he has found a way to help them so that they can help themselves — for the long haul. But the solution may hang on a parking lot. [More] Money, gifts, conflicts set the stage for Florida legislative Session [More] Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to make announcement about new oil leasing off Florida's coast. [More] The Dallas Mavericks deliver another defeat to the struggling Orlando Magic. [More] The Orlando Magic took Aaron Gordon out of their starting lineup Tuesday night because of a violation of team rules [More] The Alabama Crimson Tide and UCF Knights won't ever play, so the argument won't end over who is No. 1. [More] The UCF Knights finished the 2017 football season as the No. 1 team in the Colley Bias Free Matrix Rankings, which were released on Tuesday. [More] UCF backup quarterback Noah Vedral announced Tuesday he is transferring to Nebraska. [More] The New York Times has canceled a public event with James Franco days after the Golden Globe winner was accused of sexual misconduct. [More] After the Super Bowl, NBC will air an original 'This Is Us,' then the cast will visit Jimmy Fallon. [More] Mad Cow Theatre's Teatro Español opens a classic play from Federico Garcia Llorca. [More] Rock band completes four-day lineup of Christian music at SeaWorld Orlando event [More] Starting Tuesday, John Dickerson of 'Face the Nation' joins Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell as a co-host on 'CBS This Morning.' [More] |
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