{"id":24231,"date":"2025-10-28T21:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/24231\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T21:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:05:13","slug":"evening-briefing-tampa-october-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/24231\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Briefing Tampa October 28 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, Tampa Bay. We&#8217;re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>Most of Wednesday will be partly to mostly sunny with highs ranging from the upper 70s to low 80s.<\/p>\n<p>A cold front will approach the area late in the day and will bring a broken line of showers after 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Showers won&#8217;t last long as the front is quick-moving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some clouds will linger behind the front with lows in the low to mid 60s near Tampa, with mid 50s north.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scattered-_Showers_Day-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a081<\/p>\n<p>Lows:\u00a064<\/p>\n<p>Rain Coverage:\u00a030% Late<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/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>Tropical Update<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/weather\/2025\/04\/28\/tracking-the-tropics-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761685512_851_lg_aatrack.jpg\" class=\"hashed-image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/weather\/2025\/04\/28\/tracking-the-tropics-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the latest information on the tropics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/tropical\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View more tropical weather graphics (Satellites, Winds, Water Temps, Saharan Dust)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Big Stories<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/weather\/2025\/10\/20\/tracking-melissa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica<\/a><br \/>Melissa formed on Tuesday, Oct. 21, becoming the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/23\/a-mix-of-new-and-experience--voters-head-to-polls-to-pick-district-5-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A new fresh voice or experienced presence: Voters head to polls to pick District 5 runoff winner<\/a><br \/>After several months and a tough special election process, which whittled down the race from 14 candidates to two, Tom Scott and Naya Young have arrived at Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/28\/college-football-playoff-championship-game-returning-to-tampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">College Football Playoff championship game returning to Tampa<\/a><br \/>Tampa\u2019s Raymond James Stadium will be the site for the 2029\u00a0College Football Playoff national championship game.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/international\/2025\/10\/28\/hegseth-u-s--carried-out-3-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. launches 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats off Colombia, killing 14<\/a><br \/>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today that the U.S. military has carried out three\u00a0strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean\u00a0against boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/business\/2025\/10\/28\/amazon-job-cuts-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates<\/a><br \/>Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Featured Social Post<\/p>\n<p>Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>BOLTS AT PREDATORS | The Tampa Bay Lightning, coming off two straight home wins over the weekend, hit the road tonight for a matchup at the Nashville Predators. The Bolts are 3-4-2 entering the game. The puck drops at 7:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>POLK PARKING GARAGE FEES | Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 29, parking fees will be temporarily waived for the parking garage located at 360 W. Church St. in downtown Bartow. The fee waiver will remain in effect for two weeks, with normal parking fees resuming on Wednesday, Nov. 13.<\/p>\n<p>PAYCHECKS FOR PATRIOTS | CareerSource Tampa Bay will be hosting its annual Paychecks for Patriots events, a series of career and resource fairs dedicated to connecting veterans, military service members, and their families with employment opportunities and essential resources. One event will be held Wednesday, October 29 from 10 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. at CareerSource Tampa Bay&#8217;s Tampa Center, 9215 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, FL 33612.<\/p>\n<p>National Notes<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Oct. 29<\/p>\n<p>Bench trial in lawsuit regarding National Guard deployment to Portland, OR. * Case no. 3:25cv01756 * Before Judge Karin Immergut.<br \/>\nFederal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates, following two-day meeting and followed by press briefing with Chair Jerome Powell (2:30 PM EDT)<br \/>* The FOMC decided at its last meeting in September to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4-4.25%<br \/>\nVice President Vance and Erika Kirk speak at Turning Point USA tour stop in Mississippi<br \/>\nAdvance Economic Indicators Report\/ Pending Home Sales Index<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BN9_Coach_Clifford_Lim_1028.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Coach Clifford Lim teaches PE at Harvey K-8 at Copperstone. (Spectrum News)<\/p>\n<p>Coach Clifford Lim never pictured himself becoming an elementary school teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Now he can&#8217;t picture himself doing anything else. He teaches physical education at Harvey K-8 at Copperstone in Manatee County. He teaches his students the basics and how to live a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Tampa Bay. 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