| Good morning. It's Saturday, February 3. First up, the head pastor of Orangewood Church in Maitland is currently on leave as the church looks into claims that he harassed and emotionally abused a former intern for months. Next, because of nursing home facilities with track records of putting their patients in danger, some want to change the Florida Constitution, adding a nursing home and assisted-living facility residents' bill of rights. Finally, looking for something to do this weekend? Check out a gallery of events and activities in Central Florida here. Jeff Jakes, the head pastor of Orangewood Church in Maitland, is currently on leave from preaching. [More] Avante at Orlando nursing home racked up $999,802 in federal fines last year after one patient was seriously injured and another was hospitalized. The facility is now on a national watch list, but advocates say more is needed. [More] A PhD student at the University of Central Florida has been arrested and accused of inappropriately touching women on campus. [More] Large new attractions like Topgolf, Andretti Indoor Karting and I-Drive 360 have energized competition for corporate events in Orlando, and offer fresh selling points to attract convention business. [More] Nearly two dozen candidates — though only one currently the leader at another college or university — have applied to become the next president of the University of Central Florida, two months after the search began. [More] UF senior point guard Chris Chiozza and Alabama freshman point guard Collin Sexton are set for a marquee matchup when the Gators and Crimson Tide meet Saturday. [More] All around the Orlando Magic’s facility on Friday, the team’s injured players offered positive signs. [More] DeLand was perfect on penalty kicks Friday at Port Orange Spruce Creek while claiming its first boys soccer district title since 1983. [More] If the Orlando Magic make a significant deal before the NBA trade deadline expires on Feb. 8, any deal likely would be for promising young players or draft picks or a combination of both. [More] The Orlando Pride have acquired Utah Royals forward Sydney Leroux in exchange for a 2019 NWSL natural first-round draft pick. [More] Jimmy Fallon welcomes Sarah Jessica Parker and Tim Tebow; Jimmy Kimmel talks to Clint Eastwood, Sam Rockwell and Ellen Pompeo, and Stephen Colbert hosts Claire Danes, Bernadette Peters, Wanda Sykes, John Oliver and Nathan Lane. [More] Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm reviews "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" from Beth Marshall Presents at the Garden Theatre. [More] Grammy-winning singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dennis Edwards, the voice of classic Motown group the Temptations, died Thursday at a Chicago hospital. [More] The brain-teasing exhibit is making a return engagement, an encore of its Orlando appearance in the summer of 2016. [More] The Sunday guest list includes Dick Durbin, Bryant Gumbel, Anthony Fauci, Leon Panetta, King Abdullah II, Sean Spicer, Chris Ruddy and David Zurawik. [More] | 
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