{"id":200005,"date":"2026-03-21T03:38:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/200005\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T03:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:38:24","slug":"evening-briefing-central-florida-march-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/200005\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Briefing Central Florida March 20 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good evening, Central Florida. 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

Mostly clear skies are expected tonight with temperatures hovering within the middle to upper 40s in the most interior of Central Florida locations to the middle and upper 50s further south and near the coast.<\/p>\n

Sunshine remains in place throughout Saturday and temperatures continue to climb pushing mainly to the lower and middle 80s Saturday and Sunday.<\/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: Lower 80s<\/p>\n

Lows: Low 50s<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/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.\u00a0NASA rolls Artemis II moon rocket back to its launch pad for second time<\/a>
It took about 11 hours to make the long 4-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Crews progress rapidly on cleanup at site where Pulse once stood<\/a>
Demolition of the nightclub\u00a0and nearby buildings on the property began Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Report ranks Orlando lowest in nation for affordable housing<\/a>
Real estate experts say local governments are working with developers to increase the supply of affordable housing in Orlando, but it will take years to meet demand.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Popular airboat tours see impacts from skyrocketed gas prices<\/a>
Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures stated it has seen a more than 30% increase in its costs.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0U.S. deploys thousands more for war as Iran threatens world tourism sites<\/a>
A U.S. official confirmed that\u00a0three more warships and roughly 2,500 more Marines\u00a0are bound for the Middle East,\u00a0where the U.S. military says it has about 50,000 troops.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Food banks, gift cards, cash from family: How TSA agents are getting by during shutdown<\/a>
About 47,000 airport security officers have been working without pay since the Department of Homeland Security partially shut down Feb. 14.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86<\/a>
Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as a \u201csudden passing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Florida on a Tankful
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At the\u00a0Mount Dora Center for the Arts, creativity isn\u2019t just displayed on the walls \u2014 it\u2019s something the community can experience firsthand.<\/p>\n

Each week, the center opens its doors for hands-on art classes designed for beginners and experienced artists alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Central Florida. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[834,139,141,140,275],"class_list":["post-200005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-app-evening-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\/200005","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=200005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}