Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Magic use strong team defense to earn win over Bulls & Florida’s minimum wage goes up by a dime an hour to $8.56 on New Year’s Day

Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.

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December 24, 2019

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Magic use strong team defense to earn win over Bulls

The Orlando Magic used strong team defense to snap a three-game losing streak, earning a 103-95 win over the Chicago Bulls.

Florida's minimum wage goes up by a dime an hour to $8.56 on New Year's Day

Minimum-wage workers in Florida will ring in the new year with a 10 cents-an-hour pay increase.

Kids don't judge Santa by his color; adults should do the same | Commentary

Belief is a powerful motivator to action. Sometimes that is for the good and other times, the not so good like when a Facebook commenter felt compelled to respond with disgust after she saw a black Santa and Mrs. Claus riding down the street in a community parade a few weeks ago in St. Cloud.

UCF routs Marshall in Gasparilla Bowl to clinch 10-win season

UCF scored two defensive touchdowns and quarterback Dillon Gabriel had two touchdown passes as the Knights captured their 10th win of the season, a blowout of Marshall in the Gasparilla Bowl.

Trump Town? Developer and rapper Vanilla Ice both want president to buy Florida town for $1B: report

The latest Florida story has everything: President Trump, a trailer park by the ocean, a real estate mogul's big visions, and rapper Vanilla Ice.

NASA contractor convicted of substituting Chinese steel for space launch, then covering it up

A 32-year-old man was found guilty after he reportedly purchased Chinese parts for a NASA space launch project and tried to cover it up.

Get a $50 travel voucher when you sign up for Frontier Airlines Discount Den subscription

Frontier Airlines offers a $50 voucher for plane tickets for subscriptions purchased before Dec. 30.

Santa comes to Ocoee, courtesy of fire and police departments

Ocoee's fire and police departments spend months leading up to Christmas planning community events to share the holiday spirit.

When will my Christmas trash get picked up?

Christmas is one of the few holidays observed by Central Florida waste haulers.Orange County haulers, who pick up residential garbage, recyclables and yard waste on New Year's Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day, won't stop by on Christmas. Neither will crews in Lake, Osceola or Seminole counties - or any contracted haulers in Central Florida cities. The regular collection schedule for most communities will be adjusted a day beginning Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Man arrested after exposing himself at Kissimmee-area hotel pool, deputies say

A 49-year-old man was arrested Saturday afternoon after he fled security at a hotel pool and was found hiding in a shed by deputies, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said.

Bull & Bear makes OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants list

The Waldorf Astoria Orlando's Bull & Bear steakhouse has made OpenTable's 2019 list of the Top 100 Restaurants in America.

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