Orlando — May 14, 2025
Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
Rain chances look slim over the next week and a half, so don’t expect much help from Mother Nature in watering your lawns or gardens.
A sprawling area of high pressure settles across the southeastern U.S. providing us another dry stretch ahead.
Enjoy abundant sunshine on this Wednesday with seasonable high temperatures in the upper 80s.
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High: Upper 80s Low: Mid-Upper 60s
Rain Coverage: 10% |
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Around Central Florida
1. New Smyrna Beach commissioners approve zoning for debated development
The New Smyrna Beach City Commission approved the rezoning measure for the Deering Park Innovation Center.
2. Florida Forest Service warns fire risk still high despite rain
Officials are concerned with Memorial Day coming up, knowing people will set up fireworks, grill and start bonfires.
3. Kissimmee lane reduction project to start summer 2026
City leaders say they’ve aimed to reduce disruption to downtown businesses as they move ahead with the project
4. Sinkhole forces temporary closure of Ocala Wetland Recharge Park
In order to fix the sinkhole, engineers say they will dig down to the lime rock and fill it with earth and clay materials.
Around the Nation
1. Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continue
2. Federal judge OKs use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans who are labeled gang members
3. Schumer vows to hold up Justice Department nominations over Trump’s plan to accept jet from Qatar
4. MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
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Quote of the Day
Chief Justice John Roberts warned against “trashing” Supreme Court justices on Monday and urged fledgling lawyers to work with young people to cultivate civic understanding, saying the rule of law is “endangered.”
Roberts made the remarks as he joined Georgetown University Law Center Dean William Treanor for a fireside chat before the university’s 2025 graduating class.