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Not all elected officials getting message on Short Yellows

TAMPA, Florida - When the Tampa City Council hears a report from staff on the city's red light camera (RLC) program and yellow light intervals Thursday, there's a good chance they'll be learning a lot about traffic engineering in a short amount of time.

But if the presentation is similar to other RLC presentations across Tampa Bay in recent weeks, it'll be hard for the elected officials to follow all the "engineer-speak."

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Waterspout between Howard Frankland and Gandy bridges

Tampa, Florida -- A waterspout formed between the Howard Frankland and Gandy bridges shortly before 12:30 Wednesday afternoon.

PHOTOS: Waterspout between Gandy, Howard Frankland bridges

The waterspout, which could be seen right behind our 10 News station, traveled east from the west side Howard Frankland to the east side of the Gandy Bridge before it fell apart around 12:40 p.m.

Resentencing hearing set for teen cop killer

CLEARWATER, Florida - A new sentencing hearing has been set for Nicholas Lindsey, the teenager who gunned down a St Petersburg police officer back in 2011.

Lindsey returned to a Pinellas County court Wednesday morning, where a judge appointed the 18-year-old a public defender and set a date for the re-sentencing.

Lindsey is now serving a life sentence without parole, after he was found guilty of First Degree Murder last year in the shooting death of officer David Crawford. He was 16-years-old at the time.

Break the mosquito cycle

Break the mosquito cycle

Pinellas County, Florida -- Mosquitoes are on the rise in Pinellas County due to the recent rains, and that was from only one tropical storm. 

As a result, Pinellas County Mosquito Control technicians are aggressively treating known breeding areas by ground and air. Technicians have noted that many of the areas they have inspected contain standing water- the ideal breeding condition for mosquitoes. 

Pinellas County Mosquito Control is asking all citizens to do their part in reducing the mosquito population by following these simple steps:

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Get free HIV test

Pinellas County, Florida -- To mark National HIV Testing Day on Friday, June 28, a partnership of several Pinellas community health organizations will be offering health screenings, vaccines and HIV tests at no cost.

The Pinellas Planning Partnership is collaborating on the community event from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Walgreens, 3350 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, to provide the screenings. No appointments are necessary.

65-year-old woman killed trying to cross St. Pete road

St. Petersburg, Florida -- A 65-year-old woman was killed Monday night after she was hit by a SUV while trying to cross 66th Street North in the West Lealman area.

The Florida Highway Patrol says around 9:10 p.m., Jeremy Burch was heading south in the outside lane of 66th Street N, just north of 51st Avenue N, in a Hummer H2. When he saw, Linda Lambert trying to cross the road outside the crosswalk, troopers say he tried to avoid her but the front of his SUV hit Lambert.

She was taken to Northside Hospital where she died of her injuries.

Dog found decomposing inside St. Pete home

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Swarms of flies and the stench of putrification: they're the telltale signs of death, and they're just what led a neighbor to discover a horrible scene inside a St. Petersburg home.

The odor had persisted for days when the neighbor went to investigate. What was discovered: a large Great Dane decomposing on the floor of the living room. The scene was ghastly as the dog was said to be reduced to a pool of liquid, and covered by maggots.