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<\/p>\nGood evening, Tampa Bay. 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
It will be another mostly sunny day for Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 80s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Expect winds out of the east at 10 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n
Lows will fall to the upper 60s at night around Tampa with some near 60 north.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Lows:\u00a069<\/p>\n
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Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n Tropical Update Get the latest information on the tropics<\/a><\/p>\n View more tropical weather graphics (Satellites, Winds, Water Temps, Saharan Dust)<\/a><\/p>\n Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Charges dropped against man accused of leaving dog tied up ahead of Hurricane Milton<\/a> 2.\u00a0Judge set to weigh in on district-filed injunction to close Walton Academy<\/a> 3.\u00a0Nation heads toward third weekend with government still shut down and no clear path out in sight<\/a> 4.\u00a0Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages’ bodies fray nerves<\/a> 5.\u00a0Parc prepares to open new children’s center and help more kids with disabilities<\/a> 6.\u00a0Universal to feature new overlay for Wicked: The Experience ahead of upcoming film<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n TRAFFIC NOTES | County Road 39 is closing in Plant City, just south of State Road 60, so FDOT crews can build new concrete travel lanes. The closure is expected to last for the next two weeks. Message boards will be in place. Looking ahead to Monday, roadway improvement work in Bradenton will close eastbound traffic on part of 9th Avenue NW. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., eastbound traffic will be closed from 99th Street to 92nd Street. This will last until March. Drivers can use 17th Avenue to get around it.<\/p>\n DRONE SHOW | A thousand drones will dance across the St. Pete sky tomorrow night, telling the city\u2019s story and celebrating five years of the St. Pete Pier. It’s part of the St. Pete Pier Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The drone show will take place at 8 p.m. For event details, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n ROWDIES SOCCER | The Tampa Bay Rowdies host the Hartford Athletic in soccer action tomorrow night at Al Lang Field in St. Pete. The Rowdies are chasing Detroit for the final playoff spot of the season. The match starts at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
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Charges have been dropped against a Hillsborough County man who was accused of\u00a0leaving a dog tied up as Hurricane Milton approached the area last year.<\/p>\n
A judge may rule at a Friday afternoon hearing on the future of Walton Academy.\u00a0The county district said Thursday that it has filed an emergency motion to close a school that remained open this week despite the school board\u00a0terminating its charter.<\/p>\n
The nation today is barrelling into a third weekend with the federal government still shutdown and little indication of how the now 17-day funding lapse could be brought to an end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hamas moved today to shore up its brittle ceasefire agreement with Israel by reaffirming its commitment to the terms of the deal, including a pledge to hand over the remains of all dead Israeli hostages.<\/p>\n
The Parc Center for Disabilities will soon be able to accommodate more young kids of varying abilities in its new Children\u2019s Services Center.<\/p>\n
Universal Orlando announced today that it will debut a new overlay for Wicked: The Experience in anticipation of the upcoming film, \u201cWicked: For Good.\u201d<\/p>\n
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