{"id":232547,"date":"2026-04-15T11:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/232547\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:04:09","slug":"tampa-april-15-202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/232547\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa \u2014 April 15, 202"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s warm and dry again.<\/p>\n<p>High temperatures will climb into the mid- to upper 80s with an east-southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>An afternoon sea breeze will keep temperatures in the low 80s at the beaches.<\/p>\n<p>With low humidity, it will be comfortable this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Expect warmer weather at the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Clear_day_1.jpeg\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>High:\u00a087<\/p>\n<p>Low:\u00a065<\/p>\n<p>Rain Coverage:\u00a00%\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/weatherphotos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/09\/municipal-elections-tuesday-across-pasco-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VIEW RESULTS: Municipal elections held across Pasco County<\/a><br \/>A variety of municipal elections were held across the county in the following communities: Dade City, Port Richey, New Port Richey and St. Leo.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/proposed-grocery-store-in-sulphur-springs-marks-major-step-but-no-deal-yet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Proposed grocery store in Sulphur Springs marks major step, but no deal yet<\/a><br \/>Hillsborough County Commissioner Joshua Wostal confirmed for the first time that\u00a0Aldi\u00a0is being considered as a potential grocer for the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/a--teacher-prepares-students-for-life-after-middle-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tampa teacher prepares students for life after middle school<\/a><br \/>Stacey Loesky has been teaching for almost 20 years. She\u2019s been at Ferrell Girls Preparatory Academy Middle Magnet School since 2011. She is the AVID teacher. The course focuses on preparing students for high school, college and future careers.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/psta-transportation-disadvantaged-program\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PSTA, with help from St. Pete, provides low cost fares to riders who need it<\/a><br \/>In 2023, the City of St. Petersburg gave $175,000 to fully cover qualifying riders&#8217; costs. Earlier this month, the council approved $75,000 in additional funding<\/p>\n<p>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/black-maternal-health-history\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JUSTICE FOR ALL: Examining the history of maternal mortality during Black Maternal Health Week<\/a><br \/>This year\u2019s theme is \u201cRooted in Justice and Joy,&#8221; focusing on healing, community resilience, and reproductive justice. It&#8217;s something experts say is a long time coming.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/business\/2026\/04\/14\/bessent-federal-reserve-comments-rate-cut-iran-war-kevin-warsh-confirmation-hearing-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bessent reiterates call for interest rate cut as confirmation hearing for Warsh set for next week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/politics\/2026\/04\/14\/doj-oath-keepers-proud-boys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/vance-calls-trump-s-ai-image-post-a--joke---downplays-pope-clash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vance calls Trump&#8217;s AI image post a &#8216;joke&#8217; after the president said he thought it showed him as a doctor, not Jesus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/trump-says-4-500-seat-arena-will-be-built-on-white-house-grounds-for-ufc-fight-on-his-birthday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump says 4,500-seat arena will be built on White House grounds for UFC fight on his birthday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quote of the Day<br \/>\n<a class=\"img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/us\/snplus\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/bessent-federal-reserve-comments-rate-cut-iran-war-kevin-warsh-confirmation-hearing-?cid=id-app15_m-share_s-web_cmp-app_launch_august2020_c-producer_posts_po-organic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bn9bessentcard.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\" img-data-url=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/us\/snplus\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/bessent-federal-reserve-comments-rate-cut-iran-war-kevin-warsh-confirmation-hearing-?cid=id-app15_m-share_s-web_cmp-app_launch_august2020_c-producer_posts_po-organic\" img-data-wrap-text=\"true\" img-data-editing=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during an interview Monday that the Federal Reserve should \u201cwait and see\u201d before adjusting interest rates \u2014 and then appeared to clarify those remarks Tuesday by calling on central bankers to cut rates after monitoring economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, no, no. If you notice, I said that they could, they could observe before they cut rates. So &#8230; the impetus here is they still, they will need to cut rates,&#8221; Bessent\u00a0told Reuters\u00a0and other news outlets Tuesday when asked if his comments a day earlier had signaled a shift by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. 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