Florida Sentinel Bulletin

According to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office, nearly 40,000 people cast ballots in two days. Early Voting began on Saturday, October 27th, and for the first time, voters were able to cast ballots on Sunday. The Supervisor of Elections Office said 20,742 people voted on Saturday in Hillsborough County. On Sunday, the numbers […]

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Two Bay area men have been charged in connection with tax fraud in separate investigations. Both men are being held in the Pinellas County Jail. According to court documents, on July 31, 2011, Clearwater Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle 23-year-old Carlos Oscar Johnson was driving. They reportedly found five debit cards […]

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Tampa Police Homicide detectives are investigating the murder of a man at a Drew Park club. According to police, at 2:52 a. m. Monday, two men were shot during a disturbance at Flash Dancers, 4202 West Cayuga Street. Police said Cornelius Dix, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene, and a second man, Jose Ortiz, […]

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Tampa Police were called to the Ashford Place Apartments, 10610 North 30th Street, at 9 p. m. Saturday night on a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found Jett T. Gilmore, 26, lying in the street, conscious, but not responsive. He was airlifted to a local hospital and is reported to be in […]

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President Barack Obama on Thursday became the first U. S. president to cast an early vote in person. He also became the first president to hear the words: “I need an I.D.” The president flew home to Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood to cast his early ballot. Democrats are encouraging their supporters to vote early, to avoid […]

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SHIP BOTTOM, NJ  — Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don’t get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the behemoth storm plodding up the East Coast will afflict a third of the country with sheets of rain, high winds and heavy snow, say officials who warned millions in coastal areas to get […]

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The FBI and U. S. Postal Service inspectors are investigating bogus official-looking letters sent to voters in at least 28 Florida counties questioning their citizenship and their eligibility to vote. David Couvertier, a spokesman for the FBI in Tampa, said his office opened up an investigation into the possible attempt at voter intimidation on Wednesday […]

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DETROIT  — A teenage boy has been sentenced to serve 25 to 50 years in prison for killing his 36-year-old mother in their Detroit home. Joshua Smith was sentenced Friday in Wayne County Circuit Court. The 14-year-old shot and killed his mom, Tamiko Robinson as she slept on Feb. 27. Police say the shooting followed […]

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WASHINGTON  — Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first Black President, an Associated Press poll finds, as a slight majority of Americans now express prejudice toward blacks whether they recognize those feelings or not. Those views could cost President Barack Obama votes as he tries for […]

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