Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
After another morning of dense fog, skies will become partly sunny to mostly sunny today.
Highs will be near 70 at the beaches and warm to the mid to upper 70s inland.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph become northwest this afternoon.
Lows will fall to the mid to upper 50s tonight with some upper 40s in the Nature Coast.
There will be patchy fog tonight.
The weekend will be warm with a rain chance late Sunday.
High: 77
Low: 57
Rain Coverage: 0%
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Around Tampa Bay
1. Decision approaching on possible Tampa Bay MPO merger
Votes on whether metropolitan planning organizations in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties should merge could happen this spring.
2. Clearwater gets national attention as spring tourism season starts
From Major League Baseball to college softball, fans and athletes heading to the diamonds are bringing with them welcome exposure and an economic boost to the Tampa Bay area.
3. Water levels along the Withlacoochee River could be headed toward record low levels this summer
A recent hydrologic report from the Southwest Florida Water Management District says that current water levels along the Withlacoochee River are 2 to 3 feet lower than a year ago because of the shortfall of rain across the region.
4. Pinellas County Meals on Wheels requests state funding to keep seniors from returning to waitlist
Neighborly Senior Care Network’s Meals on Wheels in Pinellas County has a waitlist that it’s looking to shrink, so it is requesting $1 million in additional funding in the 2026-27 state budget.
4. Agriculture losses could top $1 billion across Florida after the hard freeze
The damage from the recent freeze could top $1 billion across the state, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Around the Nation & World
1. DHS funding negotiations seem to stall one day before deadline
3. New legislation takes aim at investors buying up homes
4. Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC
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Sex-trafficking survivors would no longer be restricted by statutes of limitations to pursue civil claims against their offenders under a new law Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed Tuesday.
Virginia’s Law would end the 10-year limit for adult survivors to sue, allowing them more time to come to terms with their abuse. One of the Epstein’s best-known victims, Giuffre was 16 when she was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell to provide sexual services for Epstein and his acquaintances.
She escaped to Thailand at age 19 and later founded the nonprofit Victims Refuse Silence in 2015 to support survivors. She died by suicide last April.