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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
It will be another cold, but sunny day for Wednesday.<\/p>\n
After a chilly start, highs will warm to the upper 50s to low 60s in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
We will have a breeze out of the north at around 10 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n
It will be another chilly night Wednesday night and into Thursday morning with lows below freezing north of Tampa.<\/p>\n
Expect upper 30s around Tampa Bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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High:\u00a059<\/p>\n
Low:\u00a039<\/p>\n
Rain Coverage:\u00a00%\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Colder than normal temperatures expected for several days<\/a> 2.\u00a0FDOT: Howard Frankland Bridge lanes to close Wednesday night for construction<\/a> 3.\u00a0Clearwater deems World\u2019s Largest Duck\u2019s stay a \u2019bigger success than ever expected\u2019<\/a> 4.\u00a0TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims<\/a> 5. Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability during fallout over nurse’s Minneapolis shooting<\/a> 6.\u00a0‘Doomsday Clock’ ticks closer to midnight in 2026<\/a> 7.\u00a0Haines City Police Chief Jay Hopwood to retire after 40 years in law enforcement<\/a> Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n TRAFFIC ALERT | The westbound lane of East 7th Avenue is closed between North 36th Street and North 35th Street while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. Westbound traffic will be shifted to the middle double turn lane until the work is completed. 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 p.m., Thursday, weather permitting. The Tampa Water Department may need to return at a later date to complete additional work. National Notes<\/p>\n Wednesday, Jan. 28<\/p>\n Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on alleged fraud in Minnesota’s Somali community 2:30pm ET Ann Hunsader is the fourth-grade reading teacher at Saint Stephen\u2019s Episcopal School. She\u2019s been a teacher for 30 years. She\u2019s spent half of that time teaching in Bradenton where she grew up. Hunsader said she builds relationships with every student and that helps them learn.<\/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":113549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[834,275,135,137,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-134673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa","8":"tag-app-evening-briefing","9":"tag-spectrum-news-staff","10":"tag-tampa","11":"tag-tampa-headlines","12":"tag-tampa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134673","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=134673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A freeze warning is in effect for Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, inland Hillsborough and Polk counites for Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
According to Florida Department of Transportation officials, the bridge lanes are closing for sign construction work on the bridge.<\/p>\n
After nearly three weeks, the World\u2019s Largest Duck has left the city of Clearwater and is moving on to her next destination.<\/p>\n
The social video platform was one of three companies \u2014 along with Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube \u2014 facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump is headed to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House’s midterm year pivot toward affordability, even as his administration remains mired in the fallout in Minneapolis over a second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers this month.<\/p>\n
A metaphor for humanity\u2019s proximity to global self-annihilation, the clock\u2019s resetting to 85 seconds marks a significant jump from last year\u2019s reading of 89 seconds to midnight.<\/p>\n
Hopwood began working with the department in 2002 as a patrol officer. Over the years, he served in numerous roles and became the police chief in March of last year.
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INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS |\u00a0The city of St. Petersburg has launched Individual Artist Grants<\/a> to provide operational support to practicing, professional artists across all mediums and disciplines. Up to 15 local artists will each receive a $5,000 grant to advance their creative practice, city officials stated.\u00a0Applications will be accepted until\u00a0Feb. 27 at 5 p.m.
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NEW ASTRONAUT EXHIBIT |\u00a0A new exhibit that\u2019s now open at the Orlando Science Center (OSC) will let guests experience what it takes to live, work, and explore beyond Earth.\u00a0\u201cMission: Astronaut\u201d<\/a> features hands-on challenges and real NASA footage. Guests can train like an astronaut, experiment like a scientist, and imagine the future of space exploration, officials said.<\/p>\n
\nAdvance Economic Indicators Report 8:30am ET
\nWashington, DC, National Guard shooting suspect in court 9am ET
\nArraignment of Rahmanullah Lakanwal on charges of premeditated first degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, transportation of a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with the intent to commit a felony, and four counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence or dangerous offense, for the shooting of two National Guard members, Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, in Washington, DC, last November. Beckstrom died the following day and Wolfe was critically injured * Before Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui * Case no. 1:26cr00004
\n40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster
\nTesla Q4 earnings, for the electric vehicles manufacturer led by CEO Elon Musk
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\nMan convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her new partner slated for execution Texas
\nEvidentiary hearing for Kilmar \u00c1brego Garcia, charged with transporting illegal aliens 10am ET Tennessee
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