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Meet the candidates: Questionnaire for Hillsborough County Commission D-1

Tampa Bay 28 invited more than 200 candidates running in the Aug. 18, 2026, primary election across our five-county area to submit the following: a candidate photo, a 100-word biography, and responses to three questions: Why are you running for office? In your own words, what differentiates you...

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Deadly child abuse: Lakeland mother watched TikTok and porn after throwing infant into playpen, police say

A 23-year-old Lakeland woman faces aggravated child abuse charges after confessing to detectives that she threw her infant into a playpen on a tile floor, according to the Lakeland Police Department. Officials say the baby later died at the hospital from his injuries. Lakeland police...

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