Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
Temperatures continue to bounce back after the initial cool-down that happened earlier this week; you’ll want to enjoy the warmth now before we return to below-average temperatures next week. In the short term, expect more sunshine for Friday with highs around 80; warmer low to mid-80s will take shape over the weekend.
Much of Saturday and Sunday will be dry, outside of an isolated shower. The next front to swing through should arrive early Monday with a brief round of scattered showers; as cooler air gets drawn in behind it, temperatures will return to the 60s for highs for much of next week.
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Highs: Near 80
Lows: Near 60
Rain Coverage: 0%
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Around Central Florida
1. Worrell criticizes mental health system after Kissimmee triple murder
The suspect in an Osceola County triple murder, 29-year-old Ahmad Jihad Bojeh, is behind held without bond and is accused of killing three people visiting from out of town over the weekend. Currently, he’s facing three counts of first-degree murder with a firearm.
2. Orange Center Elementary parents overwhelmingly approve charter school plan
Parents from Orange Center Elementary School were asked if they wanted to see their public STEM school transition into a public-private charter, and when the votes were counted Thursday, the answer was an overwhelming “yes.”
2. NASA Day of Remembrance solemn time to reflect on lost astronauts
Hundreds gather underneath the space shuttle Atlantis attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Thursday, as NASA paid tribute to the 17 astronauts who were killed in three separate tragedies over the years.
3. Volunteers assist in Volusia-Flagler ‘Point-in-Time’ homelessness count
People across the country are taking part in local Point–in–Time counts, when agencies check homeless camps, emergency shelters, areas under bridges and other places to get a better understanding of the homeless population.
4. Black Legislative Caucus members defend affirmative action laws
Members of Florida’s Legislative Black Caucus rallied Thursday in rebuke of an opinion by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier arguing that more than 80 state laws promoting race-based laws are unconstitutional.
Around the Nation
1. House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding
2. Trump says deal framework would give U.S. ‘everything we wanted’ in Greenland
3. Vance urges Minnesota law enforcement to work with federal immigration agents
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