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Bethany Barnes

Journalist covering key news for Tampa Bay Times. Tracked by Paperboy directory.

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Last Front PageSEP 4, 2026Latest appearance
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Chaos after juvenile center closed

Local officials struggle for answers as children feel the fallout of sudden shutdown of detention facility.

View Front PageTampa Bay TimesSEP 4, 2026

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Chaos after juvenile center closed

Local officials struggle for answers as children feel the fallout of sudden shutdown of detention facility.

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Tampa Bay TimesSEP 4, 2026Lead Story
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Stadium project ‘displaced’ juvenile detention center

A state official says that in an email about the fast closure that stunned Hillsborough officials.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 28, 2026
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Board befuddled at local detention center closure

Children have been moved from Hillsborough, two as far as Brevard County, a prosecutor said.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 22, 2026
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Lawmakers demand answers about juvenile detention center closure

State officials haven’t cleared up speculation about a possible tie to Rays stadium plans.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 21, 2026
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Juvenile detention center to close

Children at the Hillsborough facility will move to other counties, catching lawyers and families by surprise.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 15, 2026Lead Story
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County fires Dudley after HR probe

The emergency management director drew acclaim for steering Hillsborough through 2024 hurricanes.

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Tampa Bay TimesAUG 6, 2026Lead Story
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Irreplaceable marine research might be lost

Freezers at USF’s Marine Science Lab that hold samples from around the globe have yet to be accessed after Saturday’s fire.

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Tampa Bay TimesMAY 4, 2026Lead Story
The paper leads with the aftermath of a local institutional disaster, framing the story around the potential long-term scientific cost rather than just structural damage. The tone is concerned but factual, emphasising the global value of the inaccessible research samples.
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Pinellas sex assault victims couldn’t get rape kits at night — for a year

Suncoast Center didn’t staff nurses to provide critical forensic exams, records show. Advocates are outraged.

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Tampa Bay TimesAPR 26, 2026Lead Story
The paper presents an investigative finding regarding local healthcare and law enforcement support, focusing on institutional failure and the resulting impact on vulnerable victims.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Bethany Barnes in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.