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Each year, the Tampa-based credit union GTE Financial gives $3,000 to 27 high school graduates and continuing students pursuing vocational certificates or four-year degrees. Selection is based on community involvement, extracurriculars and academic growth. -
The funding is part of a spending package enacted back in February, aiming to support seven different projects on all three USF campuses. -
No details are known other than the patient was over 60 and the infection was reported in late May or late June. There have been 14 cases of the flesh-eating bacteria in Florida this year. -
By combining forces, smaller school districts have found a way to bargain for better health insurance policies for their teachers by turning to a self-insured plan.
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Hillsborough County Sheriffs OfficeA 5-year-old boy with autism was found dead Friday after drowning in the retention pond behind his Tampa apartment. -
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