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Traffic: A few slow spots on Interstate 4 in Orange, Seminole
Interstate 4 is slow in a few spots in Orange and Seminole counties this rush hour. Congested locations include: •I-4 eastbound from Conroy Road to Semoran Boulevard in Altamonte Springs. •I-4 westbound from Ivanhoe Boulevard to the East-...Tags: Orange Blossom Trail, State Road 408, Motorvehicle Accidents, Altamonte Springs, Longwood (Seminole, Florida)
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Vicki L. Wade Rodgers: Former hospital administrator blazed trail in law enforcement
A fiery redhead who served as assistant police chief in Eustis and a hospital administrator, Vicki L. Wade Rodgers was always a fighter. She bravely moved up the police ranks during an era where policewomen were rare, remembered her daughter, Tara...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Rollins College, Breast Cancer, Eustis, Melbourne
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Cops: 2 drive-through robbers busted after big bomb threat
Robert Shaw and Matthew Cosimini weren't your typical drive-through customers. Sure, they pulled into Regions Bank in Sanford like many other banking customers. They even made a withdrawl. Trouble was they got the money after threatening to blow up...
Tags: Explosions, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Theft
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What we know one year after Trayvon Martin shooting
Tuesday will mark one year since George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin. The gap between what we all thought we knew then and what we know now is as wide as Sanford's Lake Monroe. Zimmerman wasn't a white man who gunned down a black kid. It...
Tags: Justice System, George Zimmerman, Sean Hannity, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Trayvon Martin case reveals undercurrent of racial tension, distrust in Sanford
Old Sanford eats at the Colonial Room. The menu hasn't changed in 30 years and, despite new owners, is unlikely to change much in the future. Old Sanford likes predictability, familiarity, tradition and meatloaf on Mondays, fried chicken on Thursdays. Old...Tags: Casselberry, Behavioral Conditions, Restaurants, NAACP, Social Issues
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Bad feelings have festered in Sanford, shattered community's trust
In the heart of Sanford's poorest and largest black enclave — a stone's throw from decaying homes, broken sidewalks and vacant lots — stands the city's new, state-of-the-art public-safety complex. For a while, some residents saw the modern,...
Tags: NAACP, Public Officials, Jesse Jackson, Business, Al Sharpton
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Zimmerman racist? Evidence challenges perception of Trayvon shooter
Protesters, civil-rights leaders and prosecutors have repeatedly used the same racially charged word to explain why George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin: "profiling."
Zimmerman, they say, saw a black teenager in a hoodie walking through his...Tags: Social Issues, Hate Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Labor Legislation, Murder
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George Zimmerman: His attorney is ‘ultimate professional’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThis weekend's “Central Florida Spotlight” offered unusual perspectives on the George Zimmerman case. The opinion show allows WFTV-Channel 9 staffers to open up at length in ways they can't do on a newscast, and they certainly did this... -
Florida Shooter George Zimmerman Returns To Jail
ReutersSANFORD, Fla. (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the Florida killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, returned to jail on Sunday after a court revoked his bond and ordered him back into custody. Zimmerman,...Tags: Criminal Laws, Interior Policy, Mark O'Mara, PayPal, Inc., Prisons
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In wake of Trayvon Martin shooting, Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee reportedly fired
Orlando SentinelSanford police Chief Bill Lee, who has been under heavy criticism in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting, met with the city manager this morning to discuss his termination, a friend said. Details of his departure haven't been completed, longtime...Tags: NAACP, George Zimmerman, Shootings, Trayvon Martin
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Abogados presentan argumentos para encarcelar a Zimmerman, asesino de Trayvon Martin
APLos abogados de la familia de Trayvon Martin y del vigilante que mató a tiros al adolescente desarmado presentaron distintas visiones el sábado de la investigación federal de la muerte. Daryl D. Parks, abogado de la familia Martin, dijo a miembros de...Tags: Eric Holder, Public Officials, Osceola County, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Timeline: The Trayvon Martin shooting
Feb. 26 Police are called to 1231 Twin Trees Lane, Sanford, after a report of shots fired. They arrive to find Trayvon Martin, 17, shot dead. A press release that night says that "there was an altercation between the two males and shots were fired."...
Tags: NAACP, Jesse Jackson, Martin Luther King III, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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