{"id":72422,"date":"2025-12-05T12:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/72422\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:44:10","slug":"orlando-dec-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/72422\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando \u2014 Dec 5, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Sun will give way to increasing clouds during the afternoon on Friday, signaling the approach of our next cold front. Ahead of this system, warm south to southwest winds will drive temperatures into the low 80s to close out the week.<\/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:\u00a0Low 80s<\/p>\n

Lows: Near 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.\u00a0Audit finds Florida vouchers program has trouble tracking student funding<\/a>
A\u00a0new audit has revealed\u00a0potential issues with the Florida Family Empowerment Scholarships system, which gives vouchers to families so they can send their children to private schools.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Florida House kicks off redistricting effort<\/a>
The Florida Legislature took its first official step Thursday toward potentially redrawing the state\u2019s congressional districts as lawmakers convened a new House committee tasked with exploring possible changes.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Outdoor gas leak fueled explosion inside Eustis business, fire chief says<\/a>
Eustis Fire Chief Michael Swanson said in a press conference Thursday that a gas leak explosion started the structure fire on South Eustis Street, leading to the forced closure of several surrounding roads.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Sanford CRA shuts down after 30 years revitalizing downtown<\/a>
After three decades, the Sanford Community Redevelopment Agency is coming to an end.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Venues for Bowl Games and Florida Classic loom as Camping World Stadium renovations begin<\/a>
With renovations at Camping World Stadium set to begin, questions are looming about the venue’s plans for 2026, including several major annual events here in Orlando.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces Obamacare reform framework<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0‘Congress has failed’: N.C. attorney general joins other states for AI Task Force<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Hegseth put troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans on personal phone, Pentagon watchdog finds<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0A single hostage still in Gaza after identification of Thai agricultural worker’s remains<\/a><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Luigi Mangione’s court hearing continues on anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
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The Radio City Rockettes have been high-kicking their way through the holidays since 1925.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today, that means two casts totaling 84 dancers performing as many as five shows a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Sun will give way to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2126,139,141,140,275],"class_list":{"0":"post-72422","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-app-morning-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\/72422","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=72422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}