Florida Sentinel Bulletin

PONTIAC, Mich. — ESPN analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose has been released from a suburban Detroit jail after serving time for drunken driving. The Oakland County sheriff’s department tells The Associated Press that Rose was released early Thursday from the jail in Pontiac after 16 days behind bars. He reported to jail Aug. […]

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TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals and Larry Fitzgerald have agreed to an eight-year deal that could pay the star receiver as much as $120 million, making it one of the richest deals in the NFL. The agreement, with guarantees near $50 million, is by far the biggest in the franchise’s history. Fitzgerald and team […]

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Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a shooting death that occurred last Thursday in the Town ‘N Country area. Detectives said at 11 p. m., deputies responded to the Beacon Isles Apartments on Sheldon Road on a report of a shooting. Detectives said Rogelio Garcia-Maristany, 35, and Tommy Nelson, Jr., 22, got into an argument […]

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Community Activists Michelle Williams and Clarence Jones are the leaders of a protest against police brutality that began Monday in front of the District III Police Headquarters. The pair said the protest will go on until August 26th. Williams said this action is long overdue. “We will no longer sit by and remain idle without […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Jackie Beiro describes her beliefs through a quote from A. Philip Randolph: “A community is only democratic when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.” “This was the reason I filed to run for […]

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MASSACHUSETTS –President Barack Obama says members of Congress should put country before politics, set aside their differences and act together to put people back to work. The President is on vacation at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, but he recorded his weekly Saturday radio and internet address earlier in the week while in Illinois during an […]

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A former Hillsborough County classroom teacher was arrested Friday and charged with having sex with a student. The incident allegedly took place in June 2010. More than a year ago, on June 8, 2010, Tampa Police were contacted by the Hillsborough County School District in reference to a teacher allegedly having a sexual relationship with […]

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MIAMI — Gov. Rick Scott says a massive South Florida prison privatization plan won’t fly if it doesn’t save the state money. Scott on Friday also downplayed the cost of laying off state employees at those prisons. The Republican governor discussed the plan for privatizing 29 facilities in 18 counties during an interview. Scott said […]

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL — A central Florida woman is charged with child neglect after authorities say she rode in the bed of a pickup truck with an 8-month old child next to her in a stroller. Daytona Beach police say 23-year-old Keyona Davis was arrested Wednesday and the driver of the truck was cited for […]

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