Author: Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Today

What’s going on in the Sunshine State? Here’s a look from live webcams in Florida.

       

Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando’s gearing up for Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, which opens June 13

       

You’ve got Moink! That’s the message Lucinda Cramsey, founder of the meat-delivery biz, hopes to share when she appears on “Shark Tank”

       

May The Force be with Disney! Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland opens May 31 and Hollywood Studios on Aug. 29

       

Patrick Hogan of Hogan’s Irish Bar in Cape Canaveral claimed wrongful eviction. Property owner Vincent Keenan says he fired an under-performing employee

The president of the University of Central Florida, Dale Whittaker, offered his resignation amid investigations into the university’s spending

       

If you apply April 28, 2019, be prepared to film a 1-minute audition, telling producers why YOU should compete on “Survivor”

Ron Jon Surf Shop will open late 2019 at Disney Springs in Orlando, which is about an hour away from its Cocoa Beach flagship store

Happy Valentine’s Day from McDonald’s! Get a free Donut Stick at McDonald’s locations in Brevard from 5 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019

       

SeaWorld Orlando’s first cold-stressed manatee of 2019, a 725-pound sub-adult male, arrived at its critical care animal hospital

       

Even in Florida, cold water temps can have a deadly effect. Along with FWC, SeaWorld Orlando rescued its first cold-stressed manatee of 2019, a 725-pound sub-adult male. Photos, video courtesy of SeaWorld Orlando

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In May, the “Sleeping Beauty” dragon float unexpectedly burst into flames at Disney in front of theme park guests. Now Maleficent’s back

       

Investigators were trying to determine why Zephen Xaver, 21, barricaded himself in a bank in Sebring and opened fire. Five women were killed.

Community reeling from mass shooting at SunTrust Bank: “Everyone here is in desperate shock.”

After 40 years in journalism, Bob Gabordi, FLORIDA TODAY’s executive editor and a longtime Gannett executive, will retire March 1, 2019

       

For the second year in a row, Satellite Beach was listed among Florida’s safest communities. This time, the beachside community took the No. 1 slot

       

Officials say 16-year-old Laurent Mercer died after falling from a balcony of Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas and landing on a pier in Haiti

       

Officials say 16-year-old Laurent Mercer died after falling from a balcony of Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas and landing on a pier in Haiti

       

Murder on the Space Coast Season 4 shines a light on Jeff Abramowski, who’s serving a life sentence for a 2002 murder he says he didn’t commit

Who wants to be a Hooters calendar girl? Those who try out must work for Hooters and will be photographed in a bikini