Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here’s what you need to know today.

Your Weather Planner

It will be another nice day for Friday with a wind out of the northeast.

Skies will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

We will see a few afternoon clouds, then skies clear at night.

Lows will fall to the mid 60s around Tampa with some mid to upper 50s north.

Highs: 87

Lows: 66

Rain Coverage: 0%

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Around Tampa Bay

1. Hillsborough school district files injunction to close Walton Academy
The county district said Thursday that it has filed an emergency motion to close a school that remained open this week despite the school board terminating its charter.

2. Clocking Florida’s ‘Super Speeder’ law after 3 months of enforcement
It’s been a little more than 100 days since Florida’s new “Super Speeder” law took effect, criminalizing extreme speeding for the first time.

3. New app helps connect people experiencing homelessness to shelter beds faster in Pinellas County
A year after Florida’s “Unauthorized Public Camping and Sleeping” law took effect, a new mobile app is helping outreach workers in Pinellas County connect people experiencing homelessness to shelter beds more quickly.

4. Tampa Honors Racial Reconciliation Committee with Commendation, Members to Work Independently
The City of Tampa honored its Racial Reconciliation Committee Thursday night with an official commendation — even as the group prepares to dissolve following a recommendation from the city attorney.

5. Florida doctor says he was mistreated after detention by Israeli forces during Gaza aid mission
A Florida doctor says he was mistreated after being detained by Israeli forces while attempting to deliver medical supplies to Gaza.

 

Around the Nation

1. Trump won’t rule out U.S. strikes on Venezuelan soil, confirms CIA operations

2. Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

3. Trump warns Hamas ‘we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’ if bloodshed persists in Gaza

4. Alaska works to rescue storm victims by helicopter and plane in historic airlift

5. Judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

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Quote of the Day

For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college — or whether to go at all — has become a complex calculation of costs and benefits that often revolves around a single question: Is the degree worth its price?

Public confidence in higher education has plummeted in recent years amid high tuition prices, skyrocketing student loans and a dismal job market — plus ideological concerns from conservatives. Now, colleges are scrambling to prove their value to students.