{"id":208176,"date":"2026-03-27T11:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/208176\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:08:14","slug":"morning-briefing-central-florida-march-27-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/208176\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing Central Florida March 27 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>Morning fog will give way to sunshine for our Friday along with a few passing clouds. An isolated shower is possible during the afternoon but with minimal coverage; highs will be a bit warmer than recent days, peaking in the mid- to upper 80s inland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/weather\/2020\/05\/14\/orlando-area-weather-forecast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the full forecast here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date on the forecast by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">downloading the Spectrum News app<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Partly_Cloudy_day-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs: Mid- to Upper 80s<\/p>\n<p>Lows:\u00a0Mid-60s<\/p>\n<p>Rain Coverage:\u00a010%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/weatherphotos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around Central Florida<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/ocso-releases-body-camera-footage-from-stardust-racers-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OCSO releases body camera footage from response to Stardust Racers death<\/a><br \/>Kevin Zavala later died from his injuries sustained while riding the roller coaster.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/lawsuit-filed-over-rialto-building-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lawsuit filed on behalf of Rialto resident after sudden evacuation<\/a><br \/>In the lawsuit, the plaintiff and class members demand damages in excess of $50,000 and any further relief the court may deem appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/political-connections-florida-march-26-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DeSantis pushes property tax reform in &#8216;fireside chat&#8217;<\/a><br \/>The governor acknowledged that getting property tax reform on the ballot is not a slam dunk and that even some Republicans are resistant to approving it.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/orange-county-public-schools-is-working-on-artificial-intelligence-policy-for-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Orange County Schools developing AI policy for classrooms<\/a><br \/>About 5,800 parents responded to district&#8217;s AI survery with comments on benefits and concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/politics\/2026\/03\/27\/senate-approves-funding-for-tsa-most-of-dhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/27\/revised-house-aviation-safety-bill-wins-ntsb-support--but-victims--families-demand-tougher-timelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Revised House aviation safety bill wins NTSB support, but victims&#8217; families demand tougher timelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/u-s--treasury-plans-to-put-trump-s-signature-on-new-paper-currency-in-first-for-sitting-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. Treasury plans to put Trump&#8217;s signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/politics\/2026\/03\/26\/doj-seaworld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DOJ sues SeaWorld\u2019s parent company over ban on wheeled walkers at their parks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss This<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/college-students-help-nasa-with-plans-to-return-to-the-moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UCF students help NASA with plans to return to the moon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/attractions\/2026\/03\/26\/universal-orlando-s-halloween-horror-nights-2026-tickets-now-on-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Universal Orlando\u2019s Halloween Horror Nights 2026 tickets now on sale<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/america-250--bok-tower-gardens-now-part-of--road-trip-florida--\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bok Tower Gardens now part of &#8216;Road Trip Florida&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2026\/03\/25\/colin-castleton-orlando-magic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida native Colin Castleton talks about his journey back to Orlando<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quote of the Day<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rita_linN13.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in temporarily blocking the Pentagon from labeling the company as a supply chain risk.<\/p>\n<p>Lin&#8217;s ruling followed a 90-minute hearing in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday at which Lin questioned why the Trump administration took the extraordinary step of punishing Anthropic after negotiations over a defense contract went sour over the company\u2019s attempt to prevent its AI technology from being deployed in\u00a0fully autonomous weapons\u00a0or surveillance of Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. 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