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Hi Brandon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brandon teen dies after being struck by train near high school
  • How a years-long Haiti adoption journey finally ended in Tampa
  • Why a Hillsborough school bus aide now faces a child abuse charge

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  • Sunday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Monday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 53.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 17-Year-Old High School Student Fatally Struck By Train In Brandon (patch.com) — Brandon residents are mourning a 17-year-old student who died after being struck by a CSX train while walking along the tracks near Lakewood Drive on his way toward Brandon High School. Deputies say he was critically injured Thursday morning and died Friday at Tampa General Hospital, with foggy conditions and nearby headphones among the factors under investigation.
   

• Haitian boys united with adoptive family at Tampa International Airport (fox13news.com) — Three Haitian boys were joyfully reunited with their adoptive families at Tampa International Airport after years-long adoption processes from Haiti, including weather delays that pushed back their flight. While the children are heading to new homes in Indiana and Tennessee, Brandon readers may note the related Hillsborough County news link about a teen killed by a train in Brandon mentioned within the story.
   

• Hillsborough County school bus aide accused of hitting 9-year-old student with autism: HCSO (fox13news.com) — Hillsborough County deputies arrested a 79-year-old school bus aide, accusing him of repeatedly hitting a nonverbal 9-year-old student with autism from Cypress Creek Elementary in Ruskin, leading to a child abuse charge. Brandon residents may also notice the related HCSO link about a teen struck and killed by a train in Brandon, underscoring broader concerns about child and public safety in the county.
   

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  • A Defiant End-Of-Season Free Stretch Tries To Pick Up The Pieces And See Where The Bucs Go From Here (joebucsfan.com)
  • Series Of Road Closures Coming To East Hillsborough County For Rail Repairs (tampafp.com)
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