Good morning, Central Florida. Here's what you need to know today.
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Showers and storms will likely develop early on Thursday, but skies will likely start to dry out by early evening. Highs will be in the middle to upper 80s after starting out in the 70s. Get the latest forecast here.
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Highs: Upper 80s Lows: Mid-70s Rain coverage: 60% |
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Around Central Florida
1. Mindy becomes a tropical depression over land
The storm made landfall at St. Vincent Island near Apalachicola in the Florida Panhandle shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday evening.It has now been downgraded to a tropical depression.
2. AdventHealth downgrades status as coronavirus hospitalizations drop
Coronavirus hospitalizations are starting to go down in Central Florida and now Advent Health leaders are expected to downgrade their emergency status.
3. Miami-Dade officials arrest 3 in condo collapse victim ID thefts
Three people have been arrested in connection with the theft of identities of some victims in June's deadly South Florida condominium building collapse, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
4. Florida judge again blocks ban on mask mandates in schools
A judge in Tallahassee once again blocked Florida's ban on mask mandates in schools, lifting a stay that blocked his original ruling.
5. At an Orlando job fair, employers and applicants try to match up
In the last six months of the pandemic, businesses have said they can’t find workers, and job seekers have said no one is hiring.
Around the Nation
1. Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally
2. Ida curfew lifted in New Orleans; 11 new deaths reported
3. Trial begins for fallen tech star, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
4. COVID-19 surge in the U.S.: The summer of hope ends in gloom
5. FBI investigating state troopers who allegedly created fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
6. Supreme Court hanging up phone, back to in-person arguments
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Quote of the Day
Barbie Austria is a Sept. 11 survivor who left New York and come to Florida to start her own nonprofit street mission.
Austria worked inside the World Trade Center in New York for 17 years. She feels lucky that she worked on the second floor of the North Tower, which gave her a chance to escape the nightmare when the planes hit the buildings.