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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
It will be a warm Wednesday with partly sunny skies.<\/p>\n
Clouds increase in the afternoon with a chance of inland pop-up showers and storms.<\/p>\n
These will be hit or miss and only cover about a third of the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lows will fall to the mid 60s at night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Highs:\u00a082<\/p>\n
Lows:\u00a066<\/p>\n
Rain Coverage:\u00a030%<\/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.\u00a0Sarasota schools dis\u00adcussing new student dis\u00adruption policy<\/a> 2.\u00a0Lavonte David announces retirement after 14-year career with Bucs<\/a> 3.\u00a0Ongoing con\u00adstruction in Riverview affecting busi\u00adnesses<\/a> 4.\u00a0Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good<\/a> 5.\u00a0Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states, while diplomatic efforts gather pace<\/a> 6.\u00a0New aviation maintenance technician program at MTC to begin in January<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n RAYS END SPRING TRAINING | The Tampa Bay Rays wrapped up spring training on Tuesday, losing 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves in North Port and finishing with a record of 11-18. The team is off Wednesday and will start the regular season on Thursday at the St. Louis Cardinals, with first pitch set for 4:15 p.m. The Rays play their first nine games of the regular season on the road before returning to Tropicana Field on April 6. National Notes<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 25<\/p>\n CPAC\u00a0is in Dallas Texas \u00a0<\/p>\n Tony Monceaux is the maritime instructor at SailFuture Academy. The school offers academic programs to teenagers in foster care and at-risk youth. Monceaux, who is also known as Captain Tony, has been teaching for six years.<\/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":204241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[834,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-204979","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\/204979","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=204979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The new rules would prevent walkouts from happening during school hours. Similar demonstrations were seen earlier this school year across different districts in the Bay area.<\/p>\n
Lavonte David, who spent the past 14 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was a member of the team’s 2000 Super Bowl championship team, has retired.<\/p>\n
Drivers can expect continued lane closures on Big Bend Road and U.S. 301 in Hillsborough County.<\/p>\n
Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.<\/p>\n
Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel\u2019s Tel Aviv and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States\u00a0was in talks\u00a0with the Islamic Republic to end the war.<\/p>\n
Manatee Technical College is taking off with a new program. Its aviation maintenance technician school is set to open in a few months, giving students hands-on training to repair and maintain aircraft.<\/p>\n
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TRAFFIC ALERT | The outside northbound lane on South 50th Street is closed between South 16th Avenue and South 20th Avenue while the Tampa Water Department conducts maintenance on the water distribution system. There will be barricades and signs in the area to help reroute traffic. The work is expected to be completed with a return to normal traffic patterns by 5 p.m., Friday, weather permitting.
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ATTRACTIONS |\u00a0Disney World’s\u00a02026 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival<\/a>\u00a0is in full bloom.\u00a0The vibrant festival runs through June 1. Attendees can enjoy character-themed topiaries, live entertainment and\u00a0garden-inspired food and beverages at the popular event.<\/p>\n
\nPresident Trump speaks at NRCC President’s Dinner
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