Florida Sentinel Bulletin

MIAMI — Family members of a 13-year-old Florida girl fatally shot while riding a school bus with her younger sister say they forgive the boy who allegedly did it, but the victim’s mother insisted Wednesday that he also “has to pay for what he did.” A 15-year-old boy was charged with manslaughter after police say […]

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A 27-year-old Annapolis woman has been charged with first-degree assault after allegedly stabbing her half brother in the neck during Thanksgiving dinner. Shenika Allsup, and her brother, Deonte Antionio Wallace, 23, had been arguing prior to the alleged attack before it escalated to violence. At some point, Allsup allegedly picked up a fork and stabbed […]

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The “Dirty Birds” of Atlanta have extended their NFC South lead to four games over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after their 24-23 win Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. The Falcons (10-1) exploited a weak Buc secondary by highlighting Julio Jones (pictured), who grabbed 6 passes for 147 yards, and a crucial 80-yard third quarter touchdown. […]

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hector “Macho” Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in boxing. And his bad-boy persona was not entirely an act, with a history of legal scrapes that began in his teens and continued throughout his […]

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INDIANAPOLIS – Reggie Wayne has broken the NFL record for most consecutive games with multiple receptions. Cris Carter held the previous mark of 58. Wayne now has had at least two catches in 59 straight games. Wayne tied the mark last week at New England, and broke it in front of his home crowd late […]

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New York Giants running back Andre Brown suffered a broken fibula in the team’s blowout victory Sunday over the Green Bay Packers and is out for the season, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said after the game. As the Giants’ second, change-of-pace option to starting running back Ahmad Bradshaw, Brown is a significant loss for the […]

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On Monday afternoon, the Tampa Police Department announced the promotions of employees. Three of the thirteen individuals promoted are African American. There were 56 candidates eligible for promotion, of which 9 were African American. The promotions go into effect on Sunday, November 25th. Chief Jane Castor promoted four Sergeants to the rank of Lieutenant. Lt. […]

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BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor The man who brought awareness of prostate cancer to the Tampa Bay community died Sunday of small cell cancer. Mrs. Lillie Samuels said her husband, Robert (Bob) Samuels, had been having bouts with the aggressive cancer since July. Death came Sunday morning (5:30 a. m.) while he was in the […]

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As investigators with the Plant City Police Department try to figure out what led a 30-year-old woman to kill her 5-week-old son, family members of Talae Thomas are asking themselves the same question. Last Thursday, Plant City Police responded to a suspicious person call from a resident living near the intersection of West Grant and […]

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