Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BY TAMECA JOHNSON Freelance Writer WTMP as we know it is no more.  The station has been sold.  The announcement came Wednesday and has left many people angry and in shock. The station had been up for sale for several years after Straightway Radio took over operations from Tama Broadcasting. The sale means the city […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor After his mother suffered a stroke, a Tampa man attempted to have lunch delivered to her through a food delivery program. To his dismay, he learned that not only is the program not available in East Tampa, there is a waiting list as well. Billy Wheeler said, “My […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Since 2009, the City of Tampa’s Parks and Recreation Department has used guidelines set by the National Recreation and Park Association when it comes to background checks on volunteers with youth sports programs. Parks and Recreation spokesperson, Linda Carlo, said anyone working with youth on city-owned property will […]

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Tampa Police have arrested a 20-year-old in a shooting incident that occurred Wednesday night. According to reports, Antonio Butler, 31, and Deandre Adams (right), 20, were involved in an alleged drug transaction at 12th Street and Eskimo Avenue at 11:30 p. m. Police said during the transaction, Adams allegedly shot Butler in the buttocks. He […]

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Beyonce Knowles has confirmed that she’s pregnant. The singer and wife of Jay-Z made the announcement on the red carpet of the 2011 Video Music Awards by showing off her baby bump to photographers.

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PHOENIX — The rapper known as DMX has been arrested for speeding in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Carrick Cook told The Associated Press that the 40-year-old rapper was arrested Wednesday night and bonded out of jail Thursday morning. The highway patrol pulled DMX on a highway in the Phoenix […]

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Rapper Nelly has found a positive way to put his money from becoming a star entertainer to good use, by giving back to the community that launched his career to stardom. According to reports, Nelly is teaming with Vatterott College to open a new recording school in the rapper’s hometown. “We’re not just building the […]

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We’re not quite sure how the melee started, but comedian Katt Williams was involved in a fight with a promoter during a Young Jeezy concert in Arizona last night. The incident was caught on tape, and although the cameras didn’t catch Williams throwing any punches himself, members of his entourage did bust heads, while Katt […]

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Just after midnight Sunday, pilots with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit spotted a body floating in a pond. The body was recovered and identified as Sean Lamont Parrott, 39. Detectives have learned Parrott and a friend had been in and out of the water all day Sunday. At 4:35 p. m., Parrott and […]

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