{"id":148801,"date":"2026-02-09T12:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/148801\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:54:15","slug":"morning-briefing-tampa-february-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/148801\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing Tampa February 9 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

After a cool morning, it will be a nice afternoon.<\/p>\n

Expect mostly sunny skies when you’re going out to walk the dog.<\/p>\n

High temperatures will reach the low to mid 70 but the sea breeze over the chilly water will keep coastal areas in the 60s this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Tonight will be mostly clear.<\/p>\n

Lows will be in the mid-40s to 50 degrees around Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

The Nature Coast will drop to the upper 30s to low 40s overnight.<\/p>\n

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High:\u00a072<\/p>\n

Low:\u00a050<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/p>\n

Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n

Around Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Phillies begin unpacking equipment in preparation for spring training<\/a>
Driver’s license knowledge and skills tests will only be available in English, starting today in Florida.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0St. Petersburg Distance Classic draws largest turnout ever<\/a>
Most of the affected homes rely on well systems, and officials say the water table dropped sharply following a recent cold snap.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Lawn watering restrictions in effect for the Tampa Bay area<\/a>
The Southwest Florida Water Management District ordered the reduction of lawn watering to one day a week as of Sunday in the Tampa area because the area has a rain shortfall of more than a foot.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Medical procedure to be required for Florida high school athletes starting in July<\/a>
An EKG, or electrocardiogram, will be required for all Florida high school student-athletes as of July 1, thanks to new state legislation called the Second Chance Act.\u00a0The test can help prevent cardiac arrest in young athletes, and others, because it can detect 95% of the conditions that can cause it.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation & World<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, days after big layoffs at the paper<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran talks<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day<\/p>\n

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Savannah Guthrie\u00a0told the potential kidnappers of her mother\u00a0Nancy Guthrie\u00a0on Saturday\u00a0that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return<\/a>, as the\u00a0frantic search\u00a0for the 84-year-old Arizona resident has entered a seventh day<\/p>\n

In a news conference Thursday, law enforcement officials declined to affirm that the letters were credible but said all tips were being investigated seriously. They also said one letter referenced Nancy Guthrie\u2019s Apple watch and a specific feature of her property.<\/p>\n

A video released Saturday by Guthrie and her family was the third this week that pleaded with potential kidnappers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner After a cool morning, it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2126,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-148801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-app-morning-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\/148801","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=148801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}