LIMESTONE — A Florida man who set the world record for fastest speed on a conventional motorcycle died Sunday from injuries suffered when he lost control of his motorcycle and reportedly slid 1,000 feet during a speed trial at the former Loring Air Force Base. William “Bill” Warner, 44, a speed racer and tropical fish […]
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Not guilty
SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter Saturday night in a case that alternately fascinated and appalled large segments of a spellbound nation. The saga of Zimmerman’s shooting of an unarmed African American teenager named Trayvon Martin whittled into the American vernacular, transforming “hoodie” sweatshirts into […]
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Greene native found dead in Florida apartment
CLEARWATER — A woman was found dead in her apartment early Saturday and detectives are investigating, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Adrianne F. Robert, 29, was found unresponsive by her roommate about 3:30 a.m. in the apartment the two shared at 2958 Pinecone Circle, No. 54, in unincorporated Clearwater. The nature of the […]