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<\/p>\nGood evening, Tampa Bay. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n
Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n
We will see a bit more cloud cover on Thursday with clouds and some sun mixed in.<\/p>\n
Highs will be in the upper 70s in the afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lows will fall to near 60 for Tampa at night with some near 50 north.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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High:\u00a077<\/p>\n
Low:\u00a060<\/p>\n
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Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Teachers union backs Florida Senate bill targeting teacher shortages<\/a> 2.\u00a0In Davos speech, Trump says he won’t use force to take Greenland but urges negotiations<\/a> 3.\u00a0Hillsborough County leaders OK up to $358.5 million for arena renovations<\/a> 4.\u00a0A look back at how we got here: The long and winding road of the Rays stadium pursuit<\/a> 5.\u00a0House Republicans begin push to hold Clintons in contempt of Congress over Epstein probe<\/a> 6.\u00a0Divisions emerge among western European nations over Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza<\/a> 7.\u00a0Lido Beach renourishment project to begin Sunday<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n TRAFFIC ALERT | The northbound lane of North Manhattan Avenue is closed between West Spruce Street and West Boy Scout Boulevard while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. There will be barricades and signs in the area to help reroute traffic. The work is expected to be completed with a return to normal traffic patterns by 4:30 p.m., Friday, weather permitting. The Tampa Water Department may need to return at a later date to complete additional work. National Notes<\/p>\n Thursday, Jan. 22<\/p>\n Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before House Judiciary Committee Chef’s Kitchen Nestled right off I-4 in Longwood is Pickles NY Deli. The owner, Rick Bouffard, makes a bold claim, and he\u2019s sticking to it: \u201cWe\u2019re saving the sandwich!\u201d he said. \u201cYou can\u2019t get a good sandwich anywhere other than here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Tampa Bay. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127058,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[834,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-127057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-app-evening-briefing","tag-spectrum-news-staff","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The\u00a0Florida Education Association\u00a0is backing\u00a0Senate Bill 320, known as\u00a0Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools. The proposal would allow school districts to offer teachers multi-year contracts and require higher pay for educators who hold advanced degrees.<\/p>\n
The president made the statement in front of fellow world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland after weeks of tensions over his repeated insistence that America needs the Arctic island for national security.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The county will invest as much as $358.5 million into the project at Benchmark International Arena, formerly known as Amalie Arena.<\/p>\n
The Tampa Bay Rays\u2019 quest for a new ballpark took a step forward this week. But how did we get to this point in the first place? Check out the history of the stadium saga.<\/p>\n
House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. James Comer says that the Clintons have responded to a subpoena “with defiance”; the Clintons argue the subpoenas are invalid.<\/p>\n
The development underscores European concerns over the controversial and ambitious project \u2014 which some say seeks to replace the United Nations’ role in mediating global conflicts \u2014 as Trump arrived in Davos, Switzerland, where he was expected to provide more details about his vision for the board.<\/p>\n
Crews were scheduled to start a renourishment project at Lido Beach on Monday, but rough weather forced a delay.<\/p>\n
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LEVEL UP ARTS GRANT | The city of St. Petersburg has launched the Level Up Arts Grant<\/a> for nonprofit arts and culture organizations with budgets of $50,000 or less. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on April 30, or until funds are depleted. View additional information about the Level Up Arts Grant.
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ATTRACTIONS |\u00a0Universal Orlando officials announced a new roller coaster coming to its Universal Studios Florida park.\u00a0\u201cFast & Furious: Hollywood Drift\u201d<\/a> will join the lineup of Universal Studios Florida coasters in 2027. The ride replaces the \u201cHollywood Rip Ride Rockit\u201d roller coaster,\u00a0which closed in August 2025.<\/p>\n
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