| Good morning. It's Monday, Feb. 1. Deseret Ranches is fighting a proposed landfill and seeks to thwart others wanting a piece of the ranch's vast holdings. The Orlando Toy & Comic Con brought collectors, artists, cosplayers and vendors together this weekend at a hotel near the theme parks. The Magic snapped a 8-game losing streak to beat the Boston Celtics last night. And see photos of Great Florida Cattle Drive in Osceola County. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. Deseret Ranches, a 65-year-old cattle-and-citrus empire of 300,000 acres in Orange, Osceola and Brevard counties, fights a proposed landfill as it seeks to thwart others wanting a piece of the ranch's vast holdings. [More] Building new schools for two Lake Nona-area developments could be tricky — one, Vista Park, is being built on a former bombing site, the Pinecastle Jeep Range. [More] A group of more than a dozen women formed a circle as they stood in the rear conference room of an elder resource office in Altamonte Springs. An 88-year-old Casselberry woman sat among them, in the seat of her walker, looking on as two Seminole County Sheriff's Office deputies demonstrated how to defend against crime [More] The Orlando Toy & Comic Con brought collectors, artists, cosplayers and vendors together Sunday at the Holiday Inn just across the street from Universal Orlando, where "A Celebration of Harry Potter" was taking place. [More] "Things have changed so dramatically," the owner of the Seasons Florida hotel said. "[And] now, for the first time, the county is taking some action." This hotel is among the success stories cited by Osceola County officials as an example for their new multi-year plan to clean up the western stretch of U.S. Highway 192 between Walt Disney World and Kissimmee. [More] The Orlando Magic can salvage their season if, and only if, they replicate the spirit and effort they showed during the final 21 minutes of their game Sunday night against the Boston Celtics. [More] The snapshot finally showed a winning team on Sunday, sweaty smiles all around the frame. The bigger picture shows something else, unfortunately: the panoramic view of a franchise having lost its way. [More] Wednesday morning, when most of the highly coveted college football prospects from around the country prepare to sign their NCAA National Letters of Intent, one of them will be sitting in Perkinston, Miss., wondering what his ceremony might have been like. [More] As the clock ticks down until National Signing Day on Wednesday, some of the top recruits have already begun their college careers by enrolling early. Take a closer look at the 10 players you could hear a lot more about in the year ahead. [More] Just five minutes into the basketball game, UConn sucked the wind out of UCF's sails with the return of 7-foot center Amida Brimah and a smothering man-to-man defense that triggered a 17-0 run from which the Knights never recovered. [More] Orlando Sentinel readers pick their favorite places to eat, drink for our Foodie Awards. [More] Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm reviews "Hands on a Hardbody" at the Garden Theatre [More] Winter Park Playhouse salutes Tony Bennett in "I Left My Heart" [More] New Legoland movie brings more characters to theme park. [More] Def Leppard's concert in Orlando that was scheduled for Saturday night was postponed due to illness. The announcement came only minutes before doors were scheduled to open at 6 p.m. [More] | 
