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Do you think you know all there is about HIV/AIDS? A sex health specialist shared what's true and false.

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Do you think you know all there is about HIV/AIDS? A sex health specialist shared what's true and false.

Here's a list of online library events scheduled in December for kids, teens, adults and families.
Hillsborough County has begun the design phase of a road improvement project that will possibly make a stretch of road in Fish Hawk safer.
Police identified a suspect after he went back to a fast-food chain where an indecent exposure incident with a minor took place weeks prior.
BOTE opened its doors to St. Petersburg in November with inflatable boats that can be folded small enough to fit in a car and stored inside.
St. Petersburg police are mourning the loss of a K-9 who served and protected communities for five years.
Lakeland police investigated separate crashes that both had fatalities on Kathleen Road within a short time period.
If you want to work in law enforcement, recruiters with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will be available Saturday for questions.
Lakeland police had Kathleen Road near Quincy Street closed for several hours Tuesday as they investigated a fatal crash.
Future state gas prices could potentially result in a discount of 25 cents per gallon, unless oil prices stage a quick comeback.
Polk County Public Schools District said it urges parents to submit applications by February for priority consideration in upcoming year.
A statewide campaign that kicks off Wednesday will provide special traffic operations focusing on education and enforcement efforts.
The Florida Department of Transportation is helping deputies continue to educate local drivers through the 2022 Operation Trident program.
A man faces pending charges after officers accused him of speeding his truck, running a red light and then crashing into a car on Kings Ave.
A program modified by Duke Energy launched on Giving Tuesday helps financially struggling customers afford their electricity bill.
Following an argument over the weekend, a minor is accused of stabbing his boyfriend of nine months in a car. He died shortly afterward.
Two suspects are accused of stealing 25 semi-trailers from Polk County businesses that were filled with wooden pallets.
The State Attorney's Office and other agencies are investigating a Sunday morning police-officer involved shooting on I-4 in Polk County.
Six charges are being filed against a St. Petersburg suspect who allegedly stole two of her neighbor's cars and traded them at a scrapyard.
St. Petersburg has numerous holiday happenings for Christmas 2021. Tree lighting, ice skating, visits with Santa, Snowfest and more.