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Top Tampa news: New school year underway; archaeologists search for graves in first black cemetery

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Published on August 13, 2019
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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Tampa.

New school year starts for Tampa Bay students

Nearly every public school district throughout Tampa Bay started classes on Monday except for Pinellas County schools.

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Archaeologists search for graves in Tampa's first black cemetery

The Zion Cemetery was paved over in the early 1950s when the Tampa Housing Authority built Robles Park Apartments.

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Tampa’s tree removal rules may be at odds with new state law

A Florida law lifting local regulations from the tree removal process for property owners is causing confusion.

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Authorities seek public's help in homicide case from February 

Pasco County detectives are asking the public for information to help solve a homicide. In February, authorities found the body of a Tampa man floating in a pond behind a Home Depot in Zephyrhills.

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