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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
After lows in the 40s to 50, temperatures will make it back into the 70s for the next few days.<\/p>\n
It will feel more comfortable, but a bit breezy.<\/p>\n
It’ll be another cool night on Thursday night into Friday.<\/p>\n
Highs near 80 this weekend.<\/p>\n
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Highs:\u00a074<\/p>\n
Lows:\u00a055<\/p>\n
Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/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.\u00a0\u2018Shelter-in-place\u2019 lifted at MacDill Air Force Base<\/a> 2.\u00a0Remains of Winter Haven soldier Cody Khork returning to Polk County<\/a> 3.\u00a0Valspar welcomes strong field during milestone year<\/a> 4.\u00a0U.S. producer prices rose by surprisingly hot 3.4% last month, the most in a year<\/a> 5.\u00a0Fed projects one rate cut this year, as Powell vows to stay on until DOJ investigation is finished<\/a> 6.\u00a0The Florida Aquarium improves recycling accuracy with AI tool<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n TAMPA ROAD CLOSURE | North Florida Avenue is now closed between Scott Street and East Estelle Street while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. Barricades and signs are located in the area to assist with traffic flow. The completion of the work with a return to normal traffic patterns is expected by Monday, March 26 at 4 p.m. The Tampa Water Department may need to return at a later date to complete additional work.\u00a0 National Notes<\/p>\n Thursday, March 19<\/p>\n President Trump hosts Japanese PM at the White House Bella Italia’s motto: “Nothing brings people together like good food.” (Spectrum News\/Allison Walker)<\/p>\n The biggest flavors often come from mom \u2018n\u2019 pop restaurants tucked within strip malls.\u00a0Bella Italia Pizza (662 E Michigan St, Orlando)\u00a0is one of those family-owned restaurants known for its word-of-mouth reputation.<\/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":196958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[834,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-196957","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\/196957","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=196957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A\u00a0\u201cshelter in place\u201d order has been lifted at MacDill Air Force Base after a threat was made against the base, officials said today.<\/p>\n
Khork, who is from Winter Haven, was promoted from captain to major posthumously.<\/p>\n
The Valspar Championship is celebrating dual milestones this year:\u00a0The 50th anniversary of professional golf in the Tampa Bay region\u00a0and the 25th anniversary of becoming a full-field PGA event.<\/p>\n
U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February, driven partly by a sharp increase in food costs.<\/p>\n
Federal Reserve officials expect the Iran war will worsen\u00a0inflation\u00a0this year while having little impact on economic growth, but they still expect to cut their key rate once in 2026.<\/p>\n
The Florida Aquarium is using artificial intelligence\u00a0to teach good recycling habits.\u00a0Oscar Sort is an AI-generated trash and recycling bin\u00a0that\u2019s aimed to show people what\u2019s recyclable and what\u2019s not. By checking Oscar\u2019s screen, people can put their trash and recycling in the correct bins.<\/p>\n
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LIGHTNING VS. CANUCKS | The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Vancover Canucks after their 6-2 victory against Seattle. Thursday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Canucks won the previous meeting 6-2. The puck drops Thursday at 10 p.m.
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FUNDING GRANT APPLICATIONS | Pinellas County Human Services is accepting Social Action Funding Grant Program applications through Thursday, March 26 at 1 p.m. The program provides funding to social service organizations for priority services that directly serve Pinellas County citizens. The goals of the program are to address the health, economic and social wellbeing of county residents in need of assistance. Organizations may apply for up to $150,000 in funding, with the minimum grant being $10,000, and must align with defined social action priorities. Those interested in applying can do so here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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