Florida Sentinel Bulletin

CHICAGO — The former director of a historic Black cemetery south of Chicago was convicted Friday in a money-making scheme that involved digging up bodies and reselling plots, a development that left still-bitter relatives reliving the grief of not knowing their loved ones’ final resting place. Carolyn Towns, 51, of Blue Island, pleaded guilty Friday […]

Read the full story

LONGVIEW, TX  — A Texas mom expected a big baby, but nothing like this: 16 pounds, 1 ounce (7.3 kilograms). Janet Johnson on Monday remained in an East Texas hospital after giving birth to what her doctors called one of the biggest newborns they’ve ever seen. She was awaiting word on whether her son, JaMichael […]

Read the full story

Ronde Barber’s twin, former Giants RB Tiki Barber, told USA Today the Bucs and Steelers are on his “short list” of teams for which he wants to play as he returns from retirement. How realistic is it that the Barbers could be reunited in Tampa Bay? “It was an entertaining thought four or five years […]

Read the full story

Tampa Police have arrested a woman on charges of armed robbery and first-degree murder. Police charged Ayana Brown, 21, with the murder of 83-year-old James Frazier. Mr. Frazier was found dead in a room at the Haven Motel on Nebraska Avenue, Saturday morning. Police said a person called 9-1-1 10 a. m. Saturday to report […]

Read the full story

When the 49ers hired Jim Harbaugh as head coach, there was plenty of talk that the 49ers would look to acquire Buccaneers quarterback Josh Johnson, who had played for Harbaugh at the University of San Diego. With his path in Tampa Bay blocked by 2009 first-round pick Josh Freeman, Johnson, an Oakland native, would welcome […]

Read the full story

DECATUR, GA — Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday in Georgia on a drunken driving charge, sheriff’s officials said. The former Super Bowl MVP and reigning “Dancing With the Stars” champ was booked into the DeKalb County jail just outside Atlanta at 3:41 a.m. and charged with driving under the […]

Read the full story

BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor The legal battle between a former Tampa Police Captain and the City of Tampa is headed to the Florida Supreme Court. Last week, Marion Lewis learned from his attorney that attorneys representing the City of Tampa planned to file an appeal and their first brief in the case. […]

Read the full story

BALTIMORE — John Mackey, a Hall of Fame former player for the Baltimore Colts who had battled with dementia, has died. He was 69. Chad Steele, a spokes-man for the Baltimore Ravens, said Thursday that Mackey’s wife had notified the team about her husband’s death. Mackey played for the Baltimore Colts from 1963 to 1971. […]

Read the full story

CINCINNATI  — Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested Sunday in Cincinnati on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct while intoxicated and resisting arrest, adding to the list of off-the-field troubles that have marred his career. The 27-year-old Jones was jailed around 3 a.m. and released later in the morning. Cincinnati media outlets reported documents filed […]

Read the full story