Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Hank Aaron, one of baseball’s greatest players, may be coming to theaters soon. The rights to his story were recently bought up by producers Mike Tollin and Glenn Rigberg. Tollin previously produced a documentary on Aaron’s life in 1995, Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream. The film will be based on the biography The Last Hero: […]

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Detroit Lions second-year running back, Mikel Leshoure is facing felony marijuana possession charges after a March 12 traffic stop outside of Benton Harbor. This is his second drug-related offense in less than a month. Leshoure, a 2011 second round pick by the Lions out of the University of Illinois, missed his entire rookie season with […]

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MOBILE, Ala. — Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested Tuesday in Alabama on a charge of possessing marijuana, authorities said. Citizens called to complain that Fairley’s Cadillac Escalade was speeding through a lower-middle class neighborhood in Mobile. Officers smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and found a small amount in an ashtray. Fairley […]

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The spotlight feature this week is the lovely Kayla. This Scorpio says her favorite star is Mary J. Blige, and her hobbies are singing and shopping. In the future, Kayla wants to become a nurses practitioner, and she’s currently studying at the University of South Florida. Kayla is very sure of herself, and believes in […]

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On Wednesday afternoon, a Tampa Police officer reported that he was patrolling in the area of 34th Street and Lake Avenue when he saw Nakishia Riley, 22, driving a vehicle without wearing her seat belt. The officer said he also saw a small child sitting in the front passenger seat without a seat belt or […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor The National Bar Association (NBA) will host its Annual Mid-Year Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Tampa April 19th through April 22nd. Several local attorneys and judges will be among the award recipients. Attorney Carolyn House Stewart (pictured) is an award designee of the Gertrude E. Rush Award. […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Four years ago, two brothers went out to celebrate their respective birthdays. But what should have been a joyous occasion, turned into a tragedy that had life-altering results. The incident that changed the lives of one Tampa family took place on April 8, 2008. Willie Cherry, III, had […]

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Earlier this week, U. S. District Judge William J. Castagna sentenced a convenience store operator to 37 months in prison. He was arrested for having a gun in his possession after having been convicted of a felony. A jury found Khaldoun Khalil Khawaja, aka Tony Khawaja, 47, guilty of the charge on January 19, 2012. […]

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WASHINGTON  — The costly Republican primary has been draining Mitt Romney’s wallet and giving President Barack Obama time to build an expansive campaign architecture with offices in 45 states and hundreds of employees. Pres. Obama has spent more than $135 million — more than GOP challengers Romney and Rick Santorum combined — on his re-election […]

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