Florida Sentinel Bulletin

A fire early Tuesday morning in Sulphur Springs has cost the lives of a young man and three dogs. A neighbor of Terrance McGriff called 9-1-1 to report seeing smoke coming from the roof of his house in the 8400 block of North 16th Street. When firefighters arrived and entered the house, they found McGriff, […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Wednesday, a 27-year-old Tampa man entered guilty pleas before two separate federal judges for income tax fraud. He is facing a combined maximum sentence of 38 years in federal prison. Maurice “Thirst” Larry entered pleas before Judges Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Jenkins. He pleaded guilty to four […]

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TEXAS  — Rescue workers searched rubble early Thursday for survivors of a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others. The blast left the factory a smoldering ruin and leveled homes and businesses for blocks in every direction. The explosion in downtown […]

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BOSTON  — Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 130 in a terrifying scene of shattered glass, bloodstained pavement and severed limbs at the world’s oldest and most prestigious marathon, authorities said. A senior U.S. intelligence official said […]

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NBC News reported Wednesday evening that an arrest has been made in the case of ricin-laced letters being sent to the President Barack Obama and to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). The suspect was identified as Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo, Miss. According to the FBI, both letters contained a closing statement with the identical phrase, “to […]

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A high school freshman died after participating in a punching game with a friend last week. Marquez Oliver, 15, had punched his friend in an apparent form of punching tag Wednesday. In response, the friend approached Oliver and punched him in his chest Thursday. Oliver immediately fell to the ground afterwards, according to witnesses. The […]

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NEW YORK  — Chris Tucker will host this year’s Black Entertainment TV Awards. The network announced Tuesday that the comedian-actor will host the show June 30 from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live. Tucker is riding high off of his supporting role in the Oscar-nominated film “Silver Linings Playbook,” which starred Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. […]

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WASHINGTON — Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The Grammy Award-winning singer says that when she traveled to Africa and India she felt connected to women with the virus because “they looked like they could be my sister, or they could be my aunt, […]

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DMX is not a fan of the episode of Iyanla: Fix My Life that he starred in this weekend. According to the Yonkers rapper, the show was set up under false pretenses and only hurt his image. “DMX agreed to be a guest on “Iyanla: Fix My Life” with the understanding that she would be helping […]

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