| Good morning. It's Friday, Feb. 9. With the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals program, otherwise known as DACA, set to expire March 5, a group of Dreamers in Apopka pledged to fight to protect themselves against deportation. Meanwhile, in Washington, the House early this morning voted 240-186 to pass a massive spending bill that would end the short-lived government shutdown. And finally, Thursday was the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes against domestic violence. You can find photos of the event in downtown Orlando here. A group of young undocumented immigrants living in Florida pledged to renew their fight for protection from deportation for themselves and their families on Thursday in Apopka, amid a reignited national debate on immigration. [More] The House has narrowly passed a sweeping bipartisan budget accord, ending an hours-long government shutdown and clearing a path for huge spending increases. [More] Orlando will support UCF’s proposal for the Sanford Burnham facility, said Mayor Buddy Dyer in a letter sent this week to Orange County and Tavistock land development company. [More] Doug Guetzloe, one of the most controversial and influential conservative political consultants in Central Florida in recent years, died Tuesday at the age of 63. [More] A jury acquitted an Orlando police officer for his alleged role in a break-in of a storage facility they were investigating, according to court records. [More] In the wake of the Orlando Magic dumping Elfrid Payton for a second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns, former coach Scott Skiles was right and former GM Rob Hennigan was wrong. [More] National Signing Day has become reality show with flawed metrics and crazy drama like Jacob Copeland drama involving mom [More] The Orlando Magic defeated the Atlanta Hawks 100-98 Thursday night [More] Florida State coach Willie Taggart relied on a mix of passion, charisma and hard work to salvage the Seminoles' recruiting class and dramatically improve the mood within the program. [More] The new early signing period played a major impact this year, removing much of the drama typically associated with National Signing Day. Is it a success? Or will we see changes down the road? [More] Lego sculptures by artist Sean Kenney fill Orlando's Leu Gardens through April 22. [More] Productions in Orlando and Winter Garden put four-legged performers in the spotlight. [More] Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and the 'American Pickers' team are coming to Florida to film for the History series. [More] Walt Disney's first full-length film was shown at the Beacham 80 years ago this week [More] Maitland's Enzian theater presents the four-film 'Reel Representation: Diversity in Film,' a sequel to offerings at last year's Florida Film Festival. [More] | 
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