{"id":234084,"date":"2026-04-16T10:56:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/234084\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:56:24","slug":"orlando-april-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/234084\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando \u2014 April 16, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/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 for most across central FL. Isolated pockets of fog may be possible but most will start of Thursday morning dry and quiet.<\/p>\n

Stay up to date on the forecast by\u00a0downloading the Spectrum News app<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Highs: Mid-80s<\/p>\n

Lows:\u00a0Low 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

Around Central Florida<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0DeSantis issues new proclamation for redistricting special session<\/a>
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation calling for a special session of the state legislature beginning on April 28 through May 1 to consider proposals \u201crelated to the drawing of congressional districts,\u201d according to a memo sent by Florida Senate President Ben Albritton.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Officials urge caution along coast after deadly water rescues in Cocoa Beach<\/a>
A high risk of rip currents continues along the coast Wednesday afternoon, as ocean rescue teams urge beachgoers to use extreme caution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Seminole County parents want answers after volleyball team\u2019s self-funded Hawaii trip is denied<\/a>
Some parents in Seminole County want answers from the school district when it comes\u00a0to student trip approval.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Waymo opens rides to everyone in Orlando and Miami<\/a>
Waymo, a\u00a0driverless rideshare service, is now open to everyone in Orlando and Miami.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Two Floridians in Congress face mounting pressure to resign<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Pakistani delegation arrives in Tehran in move to ease tensions and arrange more U.S.-Iran talks<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0On Tax Day, Republicans cheer, Democrats deride new Trump cuts<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t Miss This<\/p>\n

Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues<\/a>
\nCFX proposes SR-515 toll road as part of the ‘Southern Beltway’ project in Osceola<\/a>
\nNew law will require training for doctors treating sickle cell patients<\/a>
\nRecipes: American Social\u2019s spicy vodka rigatoni, and steak and arugula salad<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup \u201cfor sure\u201d despite its\u00a0war with the United States.<\/p>\n

Speaking at CNBC\u2019s Invest in America Forum, Infantino said it is important that Iran participates in the World Cup even though its participation has been in doubt since the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner After a warm and sunny…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234085,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2126,139,141,140,275],"class_list":["post-234084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-app-morning-briefing","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-spectrum-news-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234084","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=234084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}