{"id":194791,"date":"2026-03-17T11:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/194791\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:08:13","slug":"orlando-march-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/194791\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando \u2014 March 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

We’ll wake up with lows in the upper 40s, although dipping into the upper 30s in Marion County early Tuesday. Anticipate a breezy day with sun and scattered clouds as highs struggle to hit 60 in most neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

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

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Highs:\u00a0Lower 60s<\/p>\n

Lows:\u00a0Upper 40s<\/p>\n

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

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

Around Central Florida<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0OCSO searches for missing teen after canoe accident<\/a>
Officials with the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed that deputies are searching for a missing teen after a canoe capsized on Lake Jessamine near Oak Ridge Drive Monday.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Police chief shares more details after South Daytona officer-involved shooting<\/a>
Officials have revealed more details about what happened during the shootout on I-95 between a South Daytona police officer and a suspect.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies make 133 arrests in spring break crowds<\/a>
As spring\u00a0break\u00a0continues in Daytona Beach,\u00a0police are investigating\u00a0four weekend shootings\u00a0that occurred in the span of 24 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Airport delays, high gas prices creating spring breaking point for travelers<\/a>
Hundreds of passengers are trying to get back on track and onto airplanes at Orlando International Airport after cancellations started Sunday night and kept piling up through Monday.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0SpaceX to launch nearly 30 Starlink satellites<\/a>
There are more than 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Cuban officials report island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0More than 7,000 military and commercial targets have been struck in Iran, Trump says<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Senate will debate SAVE Act this week: What you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t Miss This<\/p>\n

Orange County invests $1.25 million to expand internships and career training for students<\/a>
\nNorth Brevard residents still recovering six months after flood<\/a>
\nOrange County firefighter raises money for pediatric cancer research in honor of son<\/a>
\nCuban officials report island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
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The leaders of America\u2019s top airlines launched a fresh push for Congress to end the more than one-month-old shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, warning that the \u201cstakes are especially high\u201d this spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner We’ll wake up with lows…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194039,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2126,139,141,140,275],"class_list":["post-194791","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\/194791","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=194791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}