Florida Sentinel Bulletin

In a historic ceremony Friday, U. S. Representative Kathy Castor welcomed 59-year-old Army General Lloyd Austin, III during a change of command ceremony for U. S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base. Rep. Castor said, “today I was reminded that ending the war and bringing our troops home is one of the reasons I […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor After more than 25 years in law enforcement a Tampa native obtained employment at an exclusive golf resort. Recently, he received a promotion. For more than two decades, Marion Lewis patrolled the streets of Tampa as a police officer. His career ended when he decided to run for […]

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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warrant for the arrest of a young Tampa man. He is wanted in connection with a shooting that took place outside the Snack Attack Food Store, 6824 N. 50th Street, on Sunday afternoon. According to police, the shooting took place around 3 p.m., Sunday. Rodney Dejontae Speights, […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Thursday, the U. S. Attorney’s Office unsealed a criminal complaint charging a Probation Officer and another man with submitting fraudulent income tax returns. If convicted each faces 10 years in federal prison. Law enforcement officials charged Corey A. Coley, Sr., and Albert E. Moore, Jr., with scheming […]

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AMMAN, JORDAN  — President Barack Obama says each of his proposed steps to reduce gun violence should get a vote in Congress – even an assault weapons ban that both parties agree stands little chance at passing. Senate Democrats dropped the ban from the bill they plan to debate next month out of concern it […]

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CHICAGO — Tens of thousands of Chicago students, parents, and teachers learned Thursday their schools were on a long-feared list of 54 the city plans to close in an effort to stabilize an educational system facing a huge budget shortfall. Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the closures are necessary because too many Chicago Public School buildings […]

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An alleged Orange County, Fla., prostitute was arrested and charged with attempted murder after nearly biting off a client’s penis. The cops were called to the Crestwood Suites on University Boulevard after multiple 911 calls complaining about screaming and growling sounds from a room on the second floor of the hotel. When the cops arrived […]

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Rihanna showed up several hours late to an event congratulating winners of her “Shine Bright Like A Diamond” contest, Friday. The singer left students at Barrington High School, near Chicago, waiting for over three hours, before finally showing face. She was scheduled to arrive at 2 p.m., but didn’t show up until after 5:30, while […]

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LOS ANGELES — Bobby Brown has been released from jail after serving less than a day of his 55-day jail sentence for a driving under the influence conviction. A sheriff’s spokesman said the 44-year-old R&B singer was released after eight hours and outfitted with an electronic ankle monitor Thursday because of jail overcrowding and good […]

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