{"id":233778,"date":"2026-04-16T04:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233778\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T04:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:47:48","slug":"evening-briefing-central-florida-april-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233778\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Briefing Central Florida April 15 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

After a warm and sunny afternoon, mosly clear skies continue into the night. Overnight lows will drop into the upper 50s and lower 60s.<\/p>\n

Isolated pockets of fog may be possible but most will start of Thursday morning dry and quiet.<\/p>\n

The sunshine state will stay mostly dry and sunny through 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: Mid-80s<\/p>\n

Lows: Low to Mid-60s<\/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.\u00a0Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes<\/a>
It was the fourth time this year the Senate has voted to cede its war powers to Trump.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0April 15 tax deadline is here: What to know if you haven’t filed yet<\/a>
Taxpayers can get an extension to file, but not extra time to pay.<\/p>\n

3. Officials urge cautions along coast after deadly water rescues in Cocoa Beach<\/a>
Ocean Rescue says dangerous rip currents are forming quickly, even in calm water.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Waymo opens rides to everyone in Orlando and Miami<\/a>
The service\u00a0first launched in February\u00a0after more than six months of testing to a limited amount of people.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a052nd Annual Sun \u2018n Fun Aerospace Expo returns to Lakeland with NASA collaboration<\/a>
A crowd of about 250,000 people are expected to be in Lakeland this week during the event which runs through Sunday.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0CFX proposes SR-515 toll road as part of the ‘Southern Beltway’ project in Osceola<\/a>
The expressway authority is hosting alternative public workshops on the project.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues<\/a>
It deals the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states.<\/p>\n

Happening Around Town<\/p>\n

Third Thursday Orlando<\/a>
Tomorrow |\u00a0Every\u00a0third Thursday\u00a0of every month, enjoy a free art gallery, live music, free admission to the history center, food and drink specials and a makers market.<\/p>\n

Florida Film Festival 2026<\/a>
Ongoing until April 19 |\u00a0Through 10 days of 160+ films and first-class events, film lovers mingle with filmmakers and celebrities over hand-crafted cocktails and a delicious menu at Eden Bar and inside Enzian Theater.<\/p>\n

Chef’s Kitchen
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Eat. Drink. Be Social.<\/p>\n

Words to live by for the family and guests of\u00a0American Social Bar & Kitchen. Located on Orlando\u2019s \u201cRestaurant Row,\u201d this high-energy space is known for its patriotic-inspired d\u00e9cor.<\/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":233779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[834,139,141,140,275],"class_list":{"0":"post-233778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-app-evening-briefing","9":"tag-orlando","10":"tag-orlando-headlines","11":"tag-orlando-news","12":"tag-spectrum-news-staff"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233778","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=233778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}