Thursday, December 24, 2020

I-4 overhaul | Magic win season opener | Cold front coming tonight

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December 24, 2020

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I-4 drivers get some relief, but overhaul not done yet

The toll lanes along the center median won't be finished and opened until late next year, and a final coat of asphalt paving needs to be applied to non-tolled lanes.

Evan Fournier leads Magic to season-opening win over Heat

The Orlando Magic tipped off the 2020-21 season with a 113-107 win over the Miami Heat Wednesday night at Amway Center in Orlando.

Coldest night of the year coming for Christmas in Florida

A cold front that will bring a chance of severe weather moving over the Florida peninsula on Christmas Eve will bring the coldest temperatures of the year on Christmas, according to the...

Fort Christmas park offers 'classic' reading experience through Little Free Library

Two shelves of books are tucked in a forest green shelter near replicas of Central Florida settlements at Fort Christmas Historical Park. The nook opened this month, the latest Little Free Library...

Trump pardons Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Jared Kushner's father in latest wave of clemency to benefit allies

The actions, in Trump's final weeks at the White House, bring to nearly 50 the number of people whom the president in the last two days has granted clemency.

DeSantis says counties could start giving vaccines to 65 and older as early as Monday

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Floridians 65 and older could be in line to get vaccines through the counties as early as Monday. Desantis said he's creating an executive order to ensure the...

Florida reports 120 more resident deaths, more than 11k new cases

Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 20,874 with the addition of 120 more reported fatalities on Wednesday while also adding 11,384 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the...

Couple buys mansion in Seminole County with fraudulent $7.2 million PPP loan, feds say

It was a beautiful sprawling estate. A home complete with a movie theater and a British-style pub. The federal government says the Seminole County mansion was bought with money fraudulently...

UCF coach Josh Heupel vows Knights will learn from ugly bowl loss to BYU

UCF coach Josh Heupel said the Knights' ugly loss to BYU in the Boca Raton Bowl will stick with the program and inspire the team to push to get better during the offseason.

Disney: Epcot unveils new fountain at entrance

Walt Disney World unveils new fountain and sculpture nestled between entrance of Epcot and its iconic Spaceship Earth attraction.

Central Florida Explorer: 2020 has provided plenty of socially distanced adventures

In the tumultuous year of 2020, Central Florida Explorer Patrick Connolly found peace in the outdoors and enjoyed more socially distanced adventures than ever before.

From FOX 35 News: Gator roundup: Here are the biggest Florida alligator videos of 2020

Florida alligators haven't been worrying about social distancing and have been out and about, making for some shocking internet footage in 2020.

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