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        Good Morning Tampa Bay

        News to Know for August 12

        Rebekah Nelson
        Traveling Art Exhibit

        Hillsborough County

        New traveling art exhibit inspired by near-death experience comes to Tampa

        Robert Boyd
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        Sean Daly
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        Weather

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        Ally Blake
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        Hillsborough County

        Consultant lays out plan to tackle concerning chemicals in Temple Terrace water

        Chad Mills
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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Jason Bellini
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        Hillsborough County

        Parents face traffic woes on the first day of school

        Annette Gutierrez
      • Trump Tariffs

        National Politics

        U.S. and China extend trade truce another 90 days

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        Man rescued from burning home body camera video

        Hillsborough County

        VIDEO: Man rescued from burning home by Tampa Police officers

        Amanda Boettcher
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        Forrest Saunders
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        Hillsborough County

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        Pinellas County

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        Casey Albritton
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        Pinellas County

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        Casey Albritton
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        Kiley Vaughan
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        Back to School

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        Mary O'Connell
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        WFTS Digital Staff
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        Scripps News Group
        Superintendent Scott Hebert

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        Lauren St. Germain
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        Elbert Elementary reopened to students after a 2-year, multimillion-dollar reconstruction

        Polk County

        Elbert Elementary reopens after a 2-year, multimillion-dollar reconstruction

        Blake Phillips
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        National Politics

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        Patrick Terpstra
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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National Politics

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        Leilyn Torres
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        National News

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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Judge denies request to unseal grand jury records in Ghislaine Maxwell's case

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        Tampa Bay's Morning Blend

        El Sistema: Offering free music education internationally

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        Gage Jackson
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        Colorado prison evacuated as wildfire becomes one of largest in state history

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Don't Waste Your Money

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        Good Morning Tampa Bay

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        Rebekah Nelson
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        Parents weigh in on Florida’s new cell phone ban for K-8 students

        Hillsborough County

        Parents weigh in on Florida’s new cellphone ban for K-8 students

        Annette Gutierrez
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        Nadeen Yanes
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        Hillsborough County

        Local kids and parents share their thoughts on summer ending

        Kiley Vaughan
        Britain Protest

        World News

        UK police say over 500 people arrested in pro-Palestinian events over weekend

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Local barbershop sends students off with fresh cut for new school year

        Pasco County

        Local barbershop sends students off with fresh cut for new school year

        Blake Phillips
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        World News

        Netanyahu defends planned military offensive in Gaza

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National News

        Aspiring construction workers seek to reshape their lives and communities

        Scripps News Group
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