Orlando — April 29, 2025
Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
An isolated shower remains in the forecast for Tuesday but most will stay dry as onshore winds govern our weather pattern. Tapping into a slightly cooler airmass, highs will be in the low to mid-80s on Tuesday, allowing us to catch a break from the 90s for now.
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Highs: Low to mid-80s Lows: Upper 60s Rain Coverage: 10% |
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Around Central Florida
1. Ferry crash victim details the chaotic moments: “lots of screaming”
A family of six had spent an hour enjoying Clearwater Beach and they were headed back home on the Clearwater Ferry’s return trip when the recreational boat crashed into them.
2. Central Florida breweries hope for distribution help from state lawmakers
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow smaller breweries to self-distribute their product.
3. Matthew’s Hope turns to community after private donor pulls back
The cutback is $50,000 per month, which might impact some of their services.
4. Second Harvest Food Bank unveils new Mobile Farmers Market
The pilot program will seek to help those with hypertension have access to the food they need.
5. Amazon launches Project Kuiper internet satellites
Just like with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, Amazon wants to do the same thing by launching its own internet satellites.
6. FHP: 16-year-old student hit and killed by car outside Oak Ridge High School
According to information from the Florida Highway Patrol, a 16-year-old student was killed Monday morning outside Oak Ridge High School when they were hit by a car on Oak Ridge Road just west of Winegard Road.
Around the Nation & World
1. Where Trump’s campaign trail promises stand 100 days into his second term
2. Mark Carney’s Liberals win election upended by Trump, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projects
3. ‘Exceptional’ power outage in Spain and Portugal affects millions of people
4. Mexico and U.S. reach deal on Rio Grande water sharing
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Quote of the Day
IBM announced Monday it will invest $150 billion in the United States over the next five years. More than $30 billion will go toward the research and development of mainframe and quantum computer manufacturing.
Based in the New York City metropolitan area, IBM operates one of the largest quantum computer system fleets in the world. Quantum computers perform extremely complex calculations more quickly than traditional computers.