Florida Sentinel Bulletin

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-time Pro Bowl receiver Chad Johnson has been formally charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. The Broward State Attorney’s Office filed the charge Wednesday. Johnson faces up to a year in county jail. Johnson was arrested last month after his wife accused him of head-butting her during an argument […]

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard basketball co-captain Kyle Casey plans to withdraw from school amid a cheating scandal that also may involve other athletes, according to several reports. Sports Illustrated and the Harvard Crimson reported Tuesday that Casey, a senior, would take a leave of absence from school in an attempt to preserve a year of […]

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The New York Jets announced Monday that Darrelle Revis has a ”mild concussion,” and his status for the team’s game at Pittsburgh on Sunday was uncertain. ”He seems to be feeling good,” coach Rex Ryan said, adding that the team will always err on the side of caution with head injuries. A player can’t practice […]

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DALLAS — There was no secret about the Dallas Mavericks’ plans going into free agency and their heavy pursuit of Deron Williams. Things obviously turned out much differently. More than two months after All-Star guard Williams opted to stay with the Nets for their move to Brooklyn rather than come home to play, the Mavericks […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor A well known Tampa businessman and civil leader died on Wednesday morning following a long illness. Mr. Perry C. Harvey, Jr., would have celebrated his 82nd birthday on Friday. Mr. Harvey served as the President of the International Longshoremen’s Association, Local 1402 for more than 30 years. He […]

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Tampa Police charged a man with DUI manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident involving death, vehicular homicide, and driving with a suspended license Friday evening. James R. Brennan, 49, was charged after an accident that claimed the life of 36-year-old Michelle Renee Wells. According to police, at 8:50 p. m., Ms. Wells was driving […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Last month, Gerber Life launched a contest that would provide a $20,000 to its winner. A student in Tampa is competing for the scholarship. However, the winner will be determined by votes. Neela Rogers is the student and she needs the help of the community to win. The […]

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Several African-American churches have been hard hit by the recession. With congregants paying less in tithes, several have found themselves with major debts with local banks. In early July the New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, located in Hyde Park at 405 N. Oregon Ave., filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection just days before a local […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer As the battle of words and philosophies go on, November isn’t that far away when we all will go to the polls to vote for the next President of the United States. Last week, the Democratic National Convention convened in Charlotte, North Carolina, and delegates from Tampa were […]

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