Good morning, Central Florida. Here's what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
Clouds and isolated showers will linger into Thursday, but temperatures will not be as cold. Expect readings to climb to around 70 degrees despite a gusty north wind.
|
Highs: Around 70s Lows: Mid-50s |
Klystron 13 Radar | Neighborhood Radars
Around Central Florida
1. Volusia County Fairgrounds to offer free at-home COVID-19 tests
On Thursday, Family Health Source will be handing out free at-home COVID tests at the Volusia County Fairgrounds.
2. Thousands of migrants out of work due to delays at U.S. Immigration Services
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services continues to work through a massive backlog, affecting tens of thousands of immigrant workers nationwide. While the agency sorts out the delays, Yulaima Mirrae and her husband Alberto Jose Ramos Rodriguez, become more and more frustrated.
3. Winter Park police chief resigns after arrest on domestic violence charge
Winter Park Police Chief Michael Deal resigned from the department Wednesday, a week after he was arrested on a domestic violence charge in Seminole County.
4. Shop owner says holiday shopping sales were strong
With the omicron variant still spreading, local small business owners are facing more potential challenges in their ongoing effort to meet their bottom line, but one local small business owner says a better-than-expected shopping season is helping get her through an uncertain period.
5. Growing senior population leads to increasing need in physical therapy
“Having more physical therapists would help, seeing there is an older population to live longer and live stronger,” said Dr. Fitzherbert Harry, a professional physical therapist.
6. Self-built boat, location and Olympic heritage add wind to sails of young racer in Melbourne regatta
A popular regatta in St. Petersburg, Bluster on the Bay, recently packed up its sails and headed east to Melbourne for a weekend full of racing.
Around the Nation
2. U.S. sends written response to Russian demands amid Ukraine standoff
3. Fed plans to raise rates as soon as March to cool inflation
4. 6 names that might be on Biden's short list to replace Breyer
5. Chris Mack out as University of Louisville basketball coach
Don't Miss This
Quote of the Day
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, is the high court's oldest justice, and a key member of its liberal wing. Breyer was first nominated to the Supreme Court in 1994 by Bill Clinton, and in an ironic twist, Biden, as a U.S. Senator, presided over his confirmation hearings as the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.