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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
We will see a few more clouds for Wednesday with highs in the mid 70s.<\/p>\n
A sea breeze will keep it a bit cooler at the coast.<\/p>\n
A stray shower is possible north of Tampa as a weak cold front comes in from the north.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We will have partly sunny skies with winds out of the south to southwest at 5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n
Lows will fall to the 50s around Tampa at night with 40s north.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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High:\u00a074<\/p>\n
Low:\u00a059<\/p>\n
Rain Coverage:\u00a010%<\/p>\n
Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Bay area schools weigh adding 2% and whole milk as options<\/a> 2.\u00a0Hillsborough Health Care Plan sees surge in new applications<\/a> 3.\u00a0MLB taking over Rays’ broadcasts: What fans need to know<\/a> 4.\u00a0GOP, Democrats remain far apart on DHS funding agreement<\/a> 5.\u00a0FBI releases first surveillance images of masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s porch<\/a> 6.\u00a0Whataburger returning to Bay area, is opening in Largo on Thursday<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n FLORIDA STATE FAIR |\u00a0The Florida State Fair is back in Tampa, with the theme “America’s Sunniest Celebration” to honor America’s 250th birthday. Attendees can enjoy plenty of fun at the fairgrounds, including entertainment, rides, agriculture, food and more, with many new offerings this year.\u00a0Here is everything you need to know about the 2026\u00a0Florida State Fair.<\/a> National Notes<\/p>\n Wednesday, Feb. 11<\/p>\n Monthly Employment Report A+ Teacher Sonia Spoto became a teacher 57 years ago. She said teaching has always been a part of her. And since 2001, she\u2019s been a part of Trinity School for Children.<\/p>\n Spoto is the math and science instructional coach at the school. She helps her students find ways to relate to learning math.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Tampa Bay. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2377],"tags":[9872,5,4,297,562,295,2550,68,2551,2549],"class_list":{"0":"post-565785","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-rays","8":"tag-app-evening-briefing","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-rays","12":"tag-spectrum-news-staff","13":"tag-tampa","14":"tag-tampa-bay","15":"tag-tampa-bay-rays","16":"tag-tampabay","17":"tag-tampabayrays"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116050888999749698","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
When President Donald Trump signed the\u00a0Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act\u00a0in January, it paved the way for 2% and whole milk to return to schools after a nearly 15-year absence.<\/p>\n
The rise comes as thousands of residents across the county face the possibility of losing health insurance coverage in the coming months.<\/p>\n
The Tampa Bay Rays are among several Major League Baseball teams that will have the league produce their local television broadcasts during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
With the clock ticking toward a Friday deadline, congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle do not seem to agree on the best path forward for Department of Homeland Security reforms to ensure full funding for the agency.<\/p>\n
Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released the first surveillance images Tuesday showing a masked person with what appeared to be a handgun holster on her porch the night she went missing more than a week ago.<\/p>\n
The company said it plans to open several locations in the Bay area, starting with the one in Largo.<\/p>\n
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TRAFFIC ALERT | All lanes of South West Shore Boulevard are closed between West Fair Oaks Avenue and West Alline Avenue while the Tampa Water Department repairs a water main break. There will be barricades and signs in the area to help reroute traffic. The work is expected to be completed with a return to normal traffic patterns by 4 p.m., Friday, weather permitting. The Tampa Water Department may need to return at a later date to complete additional work.
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LEVEL UP ARTS GRANT | The city of St. Petersburg has launched the Level Up Arts Grant<\/a> for nonprofit arts and culture organizations with budgets of $50,000 or less. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on April 30, or until funds are depleted. View additional information about the Level Up Arts Grant.<\/p>\n
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\nMilano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games continue, with eight gold medals decided across seven sports.\u00a0
\nFormer Olympic snowboarder accused of being major drug lord in federal court LA
\nJoint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine convenes Western Hemisphere military leaders from 34 countries – including Denmark, France, and the UK, to discuss cooperation against organized crime and drug smuggling * Meeting, the first of its kind, comes after the U.S. National Security Strategy under the Trump administration has taken a new focus on control of the Western Hemisphere over confronting geopolitical rivals further afield such as China. President Donald Trump’s desire to take control of Greenland, a Danish territory, in the name of Western Hemisphere security has led to increased tensions with the U.S.’ erstwhile European allies<\/p>\n
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