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• High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat: St. Pete Police (patch.com) — St. Petersburg readers should know that Northeast High School was evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat, prompting a heavy police presence and closure of 54th Avenue North near I-275. The incident follows the arrest of a Gibbs High School ninth-grader accused of bringing a gun to campus, raising fresh concerns about student safety as police continue investigating.
• A $500 lifeline for St. Pete foster youth is running out (stpetecatalyst.com) — Dozens of young adults who aged out of foster care in St. Petersburg are receiving their final $500 monthly stipends this month, as the ARPA‑funded Youth Opportunity Grants run out. City leaders praise the program's impact on housing stability, savings, and education, but have not identified replacement funding, raising tough questions about how to sustain such support once temporary federal relief ends.
• St. Pete's $45 million federal windfall is coming to an end (stpetecatalyst.com) — St. Petersburg's one‑time $45.4 million in federal ARPA relief, which funded affordable housing, homeless services, food programs, and mental health counseling, must be fully spent by December 31, leaving ongoing programs scrambling for new support. City officials say some investments, like new apartments and refrigeration for summer food, will last, but services such as the Community Support Hub face uncertain long‑term funding once this flexible federal money disappears.
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