Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know today.
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We will see some patchy fog this morning, with skies turning mostly sunny.
Highs will be in the mid 70s.
Low temperatures will fall to near 60 at night with low 50s north.
Highs: 75 Lows: 60 Rain Coverage: 0% |
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Around Tampa Bay
1. Pasco County 12-year-old proposes $1.75-million sidewalk project
A 12-year-old from Wesley Chapel has spearheaded a construction proposal totaling $1.75-million and aims to keep students safe heading to school.
2. NASA, SpaceX scrubs Crew-10 launch due to clamp arm issue
An issue with a hydraulic system that feeds into one of the clamp arms on the transporter erector, which holds down the rocket before liftoff, forced NASA and SpaceX to scrub the Crew-10 launch.
3. GOING DANCING: USF women power past Rice for AAC Tournament championship
Vittoria Blasigh scored 20 points, Carla Brito added 17 and No. 3-seed USF defeated Rice 69-62 on Wednesday night to win the American Athletic Conference championship and send the Bulls back to the NCAA Tournament.
4. Florida Republicans embark on renewed attempt to lower gun-buying age
Florida Republicans are trying to reverse a state law that restricts long gun purchases to adults 21 and older.
5. St. Pete family continues search for missing teen Allister Nasr
A St. Petersburg family is asking for help from the community in the search for a missing teen.
Around the Nation
2. U.S. inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices
3. Canada, EU swiftly retaliate against Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs
4. EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
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Quote of the Day
The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation's weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press.
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts, the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis, manages the country's fisheries, runs marine sanctuaries, provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.