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Tampa Bay TimesFriday, 3 July 2026

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Welch touts hometown group

St. Pete mayor officially announces Blake Investment Partners as his pick to redevelop 86-acre Trop Field site.

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Change to Florida Medicaid leads to complaints

A lawsuit alleges the revision has made it harder for children to get the pediatric care they need.

Michelle Marchante
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How hot will it get?

America's 250th will be warm and humid, with a chance of thunderstorms across the Tampa Bay area. A meteorologist says it's a "pretty normal July."

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George Washington's teeth and other US history myths debunked

PolitiFact | If you think you know the origins of the American flag, you may be surprised.

Grace Abels

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