Florida Sentinel Bulletin

ATLANTA — Chris Kelly of the ’90s rap duo Kriss Kross died of a drug overdose, a medical office investigator said Monday. A toxicology screening revealed that Kelly, 34, had a mixture of drugs in his system when he was pronounced dead on May 1, said Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office […]

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Our Spotlight feature is a young lady back by popular demand, Helena. This young lady enjoys scrapbooking, modeling, and collecting Betty Boop memorabilia. She is concentrating on her modeling career now, but that is just the beginning of her journey to accomplishing her dreams and aspirations. The man who can hold her attention must be […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer For decades, East Tampa Community Leaders have fought hard to keep their streets clean. The task has been made more difficult with the increased number of vacant homes and renters moving into the area, and the fact that the area continues to be the favorite spot for illegal […]

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U. S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced a $1 million grant for the Tampa Bay Academy of Hope. The grant will fund the Academy’s NOW (No Offender Without a Second Chance) initiative that offers support services, training and skills development to help participants ages 16-24 obtain employment. “Helping all Tampa Bay neighbors obtain […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Thursday afternoon, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers donated $15,000 to an East Tampa Little League Football Team. All of the team’s equipment was destroyed by fire earlier this month. The presentation of the check took place at 3 p.m., at the team’s home field located at 4509 E. […]

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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports that at 3 p. m. Saturday, Tampa Police received a 9-1-1 call from a man who said someone was following him. The caller then said he was in the area of 50th Street and Columbus Drive after leaving a couple of convenience stores, and was getting on the interstate […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., and a political ally of President Barack Obama, was unanimously confirmed by the Senate last week to be transportation secretary. The Senate voted 100-0 in favor of Foxx. As secretary, the 42-year-old Foxx will oversee the agencies within the department that regulate the nation’s aviation, […]

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WASHINGTON — The U. S. State of Texas executed its 500th convict since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, a record in a country where capital punishment is in decline elsewhere. Kimberly McCarthy, 52, was declared dead by lethal injection at 6:37 p.m. (23:37) GMT in the “Walls Unit,” a red brick prison in […]

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NEW YORK — Target Corp. said Thursday that it is ending its relationship with celebrity cook Paula Deen as fallout builds from revelations that the Southern celebrity chef used racial slurs in the past. Diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk also joined the companies distancing themselves from her. The discounter, based in Minneapolis, said that it […]

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