Tampa charter school principal ignored alleged child abuse, police say

Tampa police are investigating after a charter school principal was accused of ignoring multiple instances of child abuse. Channelside Academy of Math and Science principal Cristina Fuentes, 49, turned herself in on Friday, according to a release from the Tampa Police Department.

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Tampa police are investigating after a charter school principal was accused of ignoring multiple instances of child abuse. Channelside Academy of Math and Science principal Cristina Fuentes, 49, turned herself in on Friday, according to a release from the Tampa Police Department.

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President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal that to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, a person familiar with the situation said.

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Travel is back in the Sunshine State. Nearly 2.5 million Floridians will travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA. That's 172,000 more people than last year nearly 100,000 more than pre-pandemic levels.

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Hernando County deputies arrested a woman who they said carjacked a female delivery driver and kidnapped a child Saturday morning.

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Things stay dry and comfortable overnight and into your Sunday morning with lows dropping into the mid 60s across the Bay Area. Sunday will be warm and mainly dry as highs rise to the mid 80s. Humidity will stay low through Monday before dew points rise.

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Nearly 2.5 million Floridians will travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA. That's 172,000 more people than last year nearly 100,000 more than pre-pandemic levels.

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Local and state leaders are working to prevent vulnerable children in state care from going missing, running away or being trafficked. As summer starts and kids have more free time on their hands, leaders fear predators could take advantage of children and put them in dangerous situations.

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