Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
The front that approached Tuesdasy will stall out today across Central Florida, leading to isolated showers with an embedded thunderstorm possible. While not everyone will get rained on, some neighborhoods may pick up a downpour. Highs won’t be as warm today behind the front with highs in the upper 70s.
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Highs: Upper 70s
Lows: Mid-60s
Rain Coverage: 40%
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Around Central Florida
1. Ormond Beach Commission votes to approve controversial development at Tomoka Oaks Golf Course
Dozens of Ormond Beach residents piled into City Hall Tuesday night for the second and final hearing regarding a proposed development for 254 single-family homes at the former Tomoka Oaks Golf Course.
2. NASA says Artemis II launch is still on target; explains moon base
NASA officials say the upcoming Artemis II launch to send four astronauts around the moon from Kennedy Space Center is on track for next week after a helium flow issue caused a delay.
3. TSA officers in Orlando face eviction amid 38 day DHS shutdown
A battle over immigration funding has caused the Department of Homeland Security to be unfunded since Feb. 14, and TSA employees have hit a breaking point.
4. Crews begin work to rebuild Mount Dora’s Donnelly Street
Work to rebuild Donnelly Street in Mount Dora got underway Tuesday.
5. Dover nursery feeling the impacts on fertilizer prices increasing
It’s the time of year plants begin to bloom. But this season, some growers are also dealing with a new challenge — rising fertilizer costs linked to the conflict involving Iran.
Around the Nation
1. Trump holds swearing in for DHS Secretary Mullin as shutdown, immigration enforcement in spotlight
2. Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states, while diplomatic efforts gather pace
3. Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
4. Bipartisan House duo sounds alarm on easing of Russia oil sanctions amid high energy prices
Don’t Miss This
On the 39th day of a partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown, a union representing Transportation Security Administration officers is demanding they be paid. About 47,000 TSA agents are considered essential and must continue screening passengers, baggage and cargo for deferred pay as lawmakers debate immigration enforcement reforms and funding for the agency.
“Right now, these workers need a vote, a signature and a paycheck,” American Federation of Government Employees President Everett Kelley said at an online news conference where he was joined by several TSA agents who have been working without their salaries since Feb. 14. “End the shenanigans today. Finish the deal.”
