By Hannah Shub, Jordon Pfeiffer, Leon Tomlinson, Maria Jose Solis Prado and Olivia Gil During a 12-step meeting in Pinellas Park, Florida, an attendee began
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How Cross Bayou Elementary School’s closure could impact deaf/hard of hearing students
By Kelly Garcia, Elizabeth Bostick, Breanna Burrell, Kendall Bulkiewicz and Robin Iden The Pinellas County School Board held a final vote on Feb. 24 and
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Offshore drilling proposal puts Florida’s fishing economy back in uncertain waters
By Stephanie Broton, Julia Metz, Carolina Rabboni, Chas Wain-Nye and Shakur Yeshitela The U.S. Department of the Interior, under the guidance of the Trump Administration,
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Youth homelessness rises in Pinellas County as students slip through gaps
By Marcella Copeland, Lilly Kennedy, Noah Perez, Jaden Taylor and Laura Troyer At 10:52 p.m., the bus doors folded open and the driver told Danaee
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Access vs. restriction: The debate over what students can read in the Tampa Bay area
By Kaitlyn Kerby, Gauri Daniels, Gabriel Ballester-Rivera and Irena Mesa As the list of challenged titles continued to grow, books across Florida were reviewed or
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St. Petersburg community members raise concerns with city’s ICE partnership
By Jasmin Parrado, Camila Hall, Sofia Modica, Haley Chivers and Jorge Otero In St. Petersburg, routine police encounters now carry a new layer of uncertainty
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New law could mean less flooding for Pinellas County residents
By Rhiannon McIsaac, Kadin Knowles, Paola Bisbal and John Mancini During major storms, Pinellas County residents face the real threat of speeding vehicles pushing flood
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