Here are the top headlines from the day, from here in Tampa Bay and around the world. Tampa Bay 28 Chief Meteorologist Denis Phillips gives Florida's most accurate forecast to help you plan your evening and the rest of your week.
Top Headlines
- With five days remaining before Florida’s primary, the candidates for governor are making their final sales—and the two parties are ending in very different places.
WFTS
- Brooke Thomas was just 7 years old when she began using her own money to make sure fellow students at Centennial Elementary School in Dade City had enough to eat. Thomas tells Tampa Bay 28 reporter Erik Waxler she just wanted to help others.
Thomas Promise Foundation
- The District held six community meetings as part of its Planning for Progress initiative, giving residents a chance to provide input on cost-cutting suggestions. The conversations come as the district faces hurdles like declining birth rates and kindergarten enrollment. Tampa Bay 28 reporter Maya Sargent says the approach has drawn support from families in North Pinellas who say they want to be part of the conversation.
- The U.S. stock market rose to an all-time high Thursday following the latest sign that inflation is easing. Stocks also got a lift from easing oil prices in their latest yo-yo move.
Florida's Most Accurate Forecast
Tampa Bay 28 Chief Meteorologist Denis Phillips says to expect more heat and humidity as we head toward the weekend.
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