{"id":207525,"date":"2026-03-26T22:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207525\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:22:11","slug":"evening-briefing-central-florida-march-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207525\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Briefing Central Florida March 26 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

Overnight temperatures will drop down to the lower and middle 60s with mostly clear skies but with enough moisture at the surface patchy dense fog is anticipated especially between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Afternoon high temperatures will feature the middle and upper 80s with feel like temperaturesino the lower 90s.<\/p>\n

Late Friday afternoon there may be just enough moisture bubbling in from the interior of South Florida for a few limited light showers, but most of the area will continue with mostly clear to partly sunny conditions.<\/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: Mid-80s<\/p>\n

Lows: Mid-60s<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a010%<\/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.\u00a0OCSO releases body camera footage from response to Stardust Racers death<\/a>
Kevin Zavala died from his injuries sustained while riding the roller coaster.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Holly Hill man facing aircraft piracy charge after allegedly crashing car through gate at Daytona Beach International Airport<\/a>
Investigators say Bryan J. Parker allegedly drove his car through part of the airport and nearly hit a taxiing airplane.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Engineering report reveals dozens of unsafe units at Lake Mary apartment complex<\/a>
53 stair systems across 21 buildings were found to be unsafe, many deteriorating or partially detached.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Artemis II to bring traffic backups to Brevard County<\/a>
Local, county and state transportation leaders are planning for traffic and congestion.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Senators are discussing \u2018last and final\u2019 offer to end funding shutdown as pressure mounts<\/a>
With Congress set to leave town by week\u2019s end for its spring break, calls are intensifying for an end to the stalemate that has left TSA officers unpaid.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Growth rate slowed in U.S. metro areas in 2025, with steepest drops along the southern border<\/a>
The 2024 hurricanes caused residents to leave Florida, according to population estimates.<\/p>\n

Happening Around Town<\/p>\n

TWICE at Kia Center<\/a>
March 27-28 | 8 p.m. |\u00a0TWICE has been a major force in spreading K-pop globally, particularly in Japan and the U.S., earning numerous awards and breaking records for album sales and YouTube views. Their music blends pop, dance, and electronic styles, often paired with empowering or playful themes.<\/p>\n

UpTown Art Expo at Cranes Roost Park<\/a>
March 27-29 |\u00a0UpTown Art Expo features over 140 art and fine craft exhibitors, with displays of glass, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture and more all available for purchase.<\/p>\n

America 250
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A new historical marker has been placed for Bok Tower at the I-4 rest stop in Polk County. FDOT has placed these signs for historical sites across the state for America 250, with at least one in each county.<\/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":207526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[834,28,30,29,139,275],"class_list":{"0":"post-207525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-app-evening-briefing","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-florida-headlines","11":"tag-florida-news","12":"tag-orlando","13":"tag-spectrum-news-staff"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207525","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=207525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}