{"id":168519,"date":"2026-02-25T12:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168519\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:30:16","slug":"orlando-february-25-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168519\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando \u2014 February 25, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

More sunshine is ahead for Wednesday with high pressure staying in control of our weather pattern; southwest winds will help temperatures recover to the low 70s after a chilly start. We can say goodbye to the cold for now as a warming trend will have us back to near 80 on Thursday and low to mid-80s on Friday.<\/p>\n

Get the full forecast here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stay up to date on the forecast by\u00a0downloading the Spectrum News app<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Highs: Lows 70s\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Lows: Upper 40s<\/p>\n

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

Around Central Florida<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0NASA to roll back its Artemis II moon rocket for repairs<\/a>
As the New Year begins, many Central Floridians are setting resolutions focused on moving more and spending time outside. For some, that doesn\u2019t mean signing up for a gym membership, it means simply getting fresh air and staying active with friends.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Residents wary but relieved to see progress in battle against Daytona Beach fire<\/a>
Officials with the Florida Forest Service say the fire outside the Mosaic subdivision is now 100% contained.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Volusia County works to get rid of Brazilian Pepper plants at Lighthouse Point Park<\/a>
Volusia County teams are taking steps to get rid of an invasive species in Ponce Inlet.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Bird flu a concern after 101 vultures found dead at Blue Spring State Park<\/a>
State wildlife officials are investigating a troubling discovery at Blue Spring State Park, where more than 100 vultures were found dead throughout the month of January.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a08 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Judge bars government from ‘wholesale’ search of Washington Post reporter’s seized devices<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Texas Rep. Gonzales resists calls to resign over allegations of an affair with an ex-staffer<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Iranians worry over American military buildup as next, last-chance round of talks with U.S. nears<\/a><\/p>\n

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Quote of the Day<\/p>\n

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For some young children, reading assessments don\u2019t start in the kindergarten classroom \u2014 they happen first in the doctor\u2019s office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital has begun screening children\u2019s literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician visits. The idea is to catch\u00a0reading struggles\u00a0early on and guide parents on how to help their kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner More sunshine is ahead for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2126,139,141,140,275],"class_list":["post-168519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-app-morning-briefing","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-spectrum-news-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168519","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=168519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}