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The moisture is increasing and it's leading to higher rain chances and higher humidity this week.
Scattered showers and storms are developing as we reach high temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s.
Southeast winds are 10mph to 15 mph.
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High: 90 Low: 76 Rain Coverage: 50% |
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Around Tampa Bay
1. Sheriff: 6 killed after train hit SUV in Plant City, victims identified
One passenger is still in critical condition.
2. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office identifies woman found dead near alligator in Largo
The area where the body and alligator were found is near Ridgecrest Park, which includes a 5-acre lake.
3. Displaced charity finds new home at Gulf View Square Mall
Marjorie's Hope provides suits and dresses for school dances.
4. 'A Mother's Arms' nonprofit teaches courses for better parenting in honor of Jordan Belliveau
Chantala Davis has been able to turn baby Jordan’s tragedy into triumph by teaching courses on life skills, self-worth, and parenting to young mothers.
5. Wiregrass Ranch High School football team collects donations for Maui fire victims
Wiregrass Ranch High School’s football team came together to support their school counselor, and be her Florida “ohana”, or “family.” The counselor is from Hawaii and has family in Maui who lost everything in the recent fires, and the team was determined to help.
Around the Nation
1. Tentative deal reached to end the Hollywood writers' strike. No deal yet for actors
2. NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft
3. Jimmy Carter appears at peanut festival months after hospice announcement
4. Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
Don't Miss This
- Puerto Rico's governor talks economic strides and statehood during Tampa visit
- Childhood cancer survivor Cole Eicher uses football to raise funds and awareness
- Parrish baker continues her craft while living with multiple sclerosis
- USF researchers developing app to predict flooding
- Family-owned pumpkin stand continues to expand each year
Quote of the Day
Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Suzyn Waldman fell madly in love with two things: baseball and Broadway shows.
During the 1950s and '60s, the long arm of radio brought both into her home. Like many fans, especially older ones, she originally got hooked by America's pastime listening to ballgames on an AM signal.