Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Tiffany Greene said she can’t remember  a time in her life when she wasn’t interested in sports. Throughout her high school career at Hillsborough High School, and college career at Florida A&M University, she has been involved in athletics. “When I graduated from college, all I thought about […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Hurricane Sandy claimed the life of a 35-year-old man who has ties to a popular Tampa family. He died after a vehicle fell on him. Community activist Ann Jenkins said her nephew, Aaron Jerome Smith, died on Tuesday, October 30th. Smith was the son of Pete Jerome Smith, […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer During their board meeting Wednesday, the Tampa Housing Authority’s Commissioners approved a resolution to select McCormack Baron Salazar as the developer partner for the redevelopment of North Boulevard Homes and Bethune Hi-Rise. During the public speaking part of the meeting, Dwight Bolden asked the Board to step up […]

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It’s a shame last Sunday’s Tampa Bay Buccaneer win over the San Diego Chargers was blacked out locally. But, they will be on the road this Sunday as they face Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. The Bucs appear to be going in one direction and the Panthers in the other as both teams try […]

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DETROIT — Free agent outfielder Torii Hunter has agreed to a two-year deal with the Detroit Tigers. The 37-year-old Hunter hit a career-best .313 last season for the Los Angeles Angels. He’ll be able to fill a corner outfield spot for the AL champion Tigers, taking care of a major offseason priority for Detroit. Hunter […]

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IRVING, TX — Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant has agreed to a year of anger management counseling as part of a deal that could lead to the dismissal of a family violence charge over a dispute with his mother. Attorney Royce West said Wednesday that Bryant was already attending anger management sessions, and he said […]

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ASHBURN, VA — DeAngelo Hall has been fined $30,000 for his confrontation with an official in the Washington Redskins’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last month. Hall will not be suspended for the incident late in the Steelers’ 27-12 win Oct. 28.

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Some people are really having a difficult time facing the reality of a Black president, so difficult in fact, citizens from 20 states  — and counting — have filed petitions at We The People on WhiteHouse.gov to be granted permission to leave the union. The people are from: Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan, Colorado, New Jersey, […]

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WASHINGTON  — Retired Gen. David Petraeus began an affair with his biographer in 2011, two months after he became CIA director, a friend and former top aide said. The case has brewed an uproar in Congress over FBI investigative tactics and the fact lawmakers weren’t told soon enough about the probe rocking the intelligence and […]

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