{"id":4629,"date":"2025-10-15T11:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/4629\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:58:54","slug":"tampa-oct-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/4629\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa \u2014 Oct. 15, 2025"},"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>This morning will begin pleasant again with temperatures in the 60s. A few spots inland in the Nature Coast counties will dip to 58 &#8211; 60 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>High temperatures will warm to the mid to upper 80s this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s will be another nice day for outdoor activities with a northeast to northwest wind around 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>The humidity will stay low for the rest of the workweek.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/clear_day_1_10242021.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a088\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lows: \u00a066<\/p>\n<p>Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/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\/2025\/10\/15\/wapa-charter-terminated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hillsborough school board terminates Walton Academy charter due to safety concerns<\/a><br \/>Hillsborough County Public Schools board members voted unanimously Tuesday to terminate the charter for Walton Academy for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/tampa-bay-s-leading-cybersecurity-experts-gather-for-usf-s-inaugural--cyber-bay--event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tampa Bay&#8217;s leading cybersecurity experts gather for USF&#8217;s inaugural &#8216;CyberBay&#8217; event<\/a><br \/>The future of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity is taking shape right here in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/new-lawsuit-accuses-state-agency-of-illegally-withholding-public-records-concerning--alligator-alcatraz-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New lawsuit accuses state agency of illegally withholding public records concerning &#8216;Alligator Alcatraz&#8217;<\/a><br \/>A new lawsuit filed by\u00a0Friends of the Everglades\u00a0against the\u00a0Florida Department of Emergency Management\u00a0is accusing the state agency of denying the existence of public records requested by the nonprofit, only to later admit they existed all along.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/former-tampa-council-candidate-charged-after-pulling-gun-at-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Former Tampa council candidate charged after pulling gun at forum<\/a><br \/>A former Tampa city council candidate who pulled a gun at the end of a District 5 forum last week now faces charges.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/12\/final-hart-public-meeting-on-proposed-route-changes-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Final HART public meeting on proposed route changes<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Hillsborough Regional Transit Authority is proposing route eliminations after a study showed they had low ridership.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/us-airports-noem-shutdown-video-democrats-tsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dozens of U.S. airports decline to show Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/politics\/2025\/10\/14\/government-shutdown-day-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Speaker accuses Schumer of shuttering government to rehab his image; Dems knock Republicans over layoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/media-outlets-of-different-stripes-widely-rebuff-new-pentagon-press-policies-as-hegseth-defends-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Media outlets of different stripes widely rebuff new Pentagon press policies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/international\/2025\/10\/14\/israel-ambulance-service-jews-arabs-work-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jews, Arabs work side by side as a &#8216;family&#8217; to save lives with Israel&#8217;s national ambulance service<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss This<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/13\/florida-trentons-law-enforcement-begins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You&#8217;ll now be charged for refusing a breathalyzer in Florida. Here&#8217;s why.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/on-the-town-at-marie-selby-botanical-gardens-for-their-2025-orchid-show-and-rebecca-louise-law-s-flower-installation-enveloping-their-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Live orchid show and preserved flower installation await at Selby Gardens<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/clearwater-group-wants-voter-approval-for-public-road-sales-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Clearwater group wants voter approval for public road sales<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/pinellas-hurricane-recovery-programs-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pinellas unveils hurricane recovery programs for vulnerable residents<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/pcos-brown-fertility-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bay area fertility doctors say new PCOS studies show promise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quote of the Day<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/june_west_brandtBN9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the decades since June West Brandt&#8217;s older brother was killed in World War II, her kind and artistic sibling who loved to play boogie-woogie on the piano has never been far from her mind. So she was delighted to discover he&#8217;s also being remembered by a Dutch couple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/project-connects-americans-to-dutch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">who regularly visit a marker for him<\/a>\u00a0at a\u00a0Netherlands cemetery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. 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