Florida Sentinel Bulletin

ASHBURN, VA – Robert Griffin, III already has a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, the Hall collected the grass- and dirt-stained burgundy jersey and cleats worn by Griffin when he set the NFL single-season record for yards rushing by a quarterback in the Washington Redskins’ win over the New York […]

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Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend – and later himself – after he spent the previous night in an entertainment district and slept at the apartment of another woman, witnesses told police. The events could explain why Belcher got into an argument with Kasandra Perkins, the mother of their 3-month-old […]

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Having moved far from home to train for the Olympics, Gabby Douglas told her mother when she was 15 years old that she was ready to throw in the towel, move home, and “get a job at Chick-Fil-A.” Douglas texted her mother, “gymnastics is not my passion anymore.” In her new memoir, Grace, Gold & […]

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NEW ORLEANS — Kobe Bryant has become the youngest player in NBA history to eclipse 30,000 career points and only the fifth overall to hit that mark. Bryant entered the elite scoring club during the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the New Orleans Hornets. He arrived in New Orleans 13 points […]

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The Minnesota Vikings have shut down wide receiver Percy Harvin for the remainder of the 2012-2013 season. The Vikings announced Harvin’s move to injured reserve Wednesday night, just over a month after tearing a ligament in his ankle in week 9’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Harvin will finish the season with 62 receptions for […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Last Thursday, the Hillsborough County Branch of the NAACP elected new officers to serve for the next two years. Mrs. Carolyn Collins was chosen to serve as President of the organization for the next two years. Others elected were Joe Robinson as 1st Vice President; and Dr. Natasha […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor One of the buses belonging to an East Tampa church crashed into a wall and caught fire Monday morning. The accident took place after the driver apparently suffered an emergency. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the bus, belonging to the First Baptist Church of College Hill, was […]

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Tampa Police are looking for a suspect responsible for the hit-and-run death of a man early Saturday. Police said at 3 a. m., Omar James Jeter, 22, was first seen walking through a parking lot before crossing Hillsborough Avenue. Police said as Jeter crossed the street, several cars missed him, but about 35 seconds later, […]

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Federal authorities arrested a Wesley Chapel woman last week and charged her with tax fraud. The charges stemmed from the Missouri jurisdiction. Ms. Tania Henderson, 27, is awaiting trial after she was connected to a $1.5 million tax fraud scheme. Last week, federal agents executed a search warrant at Ms. Henderson’s home. The agents said […]

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