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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: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Interstate 4, Altamonte Springs, Orange Blossom Trail
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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: Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Apopka, Laws, Eustis
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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: Bank Robbery, Theft, Transportation Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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George Zimmerman witness list tops 200 as settlement dispute continues
SANFORD — Attorneys for George Zimmerman have filed their final witness list, and it's grown to 210 people. The just-revised list now includes 71 employees of the Sanford Police Department — half of its total payroll — and 50 new...
Tags: Mark O'Mara, Witnesses, Trayvon Martin, Prosecution, George Zimmerman
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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: Witnesses, Sean Hannity, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trayvon Martin
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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: Christianity, Baptist, Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Seminole County
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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: Rentals, Seminole County, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Dining and Drinking
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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: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Witnesses, Defendants, Career and Workplace, Hate Crimes
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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, Mark O'Mara, Defendants, Seminole County, PayPal, Inc.
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Nuance alert
Change of SubjectQuote: A more nuanced portrait of [George] Zimmerman has emerged from a Reuters investigation into Zimmerman's past and a series of incidents in the community in the months preceding the [Trayvon] Martin shooting.... Though civil rights demonstrators have... -
Case against brothers charged with attacking black teen has parallels with Trayvon Martin case
With Trayvon Martin a household name, two brothers accused of beating a black teen during a citizen's patrol now want their trial delayed or moved. The Sun's Tricia Bishop reports today on efforts to distance the case in Baltimore with the one in Florida....
Tags: Shomrim, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Trayvon Martin
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Jun 3, 2012
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Apr 25, 2012
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Apr 24, 2012
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