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City commissioners on Monday voted for the five members of a committee that will review the City Charter - Deltona's highest legal document.

Jury selection for the trial of George Zimmerman resumed this morning, with attorneys continuing their search for Seminole County residents who remain undecided on his guilt or innocence in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

The death of Miami teen Trayvon Martin last year rocked the suburban town of Sanford, Florida and the nation alike.

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This coming week, June 17-23 is brimming with choice shows featuring Orlando local bands.

MontrA© Denise Carodine has posted 'Street Cred' on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The killing of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch captain and the purported lackadaisical response to that killing by the Sanford, Florida Police Department riveted the country and sparked an important conversation regarding the breakdown of the ... (more)

Robert Zimmerman has released a book about the case against his son, George, who is standing trial for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

BEACON PHOTO/MARSHA MCLAUGHLIN Night of Prayer - Pastor Demetris Pressley leads attendees in song at Night of Prayer June 13 at Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church in DeLand.

Seminole County residents poured into the criminal courthouse this week as potential jurors for the trial of George Zimmerman .

In this Saturday, March 24, 2012 file photo, a woman holds a sign reading, "Trayvon Martin is my son too!" during a rally for the black African-American teenager in Freedom Plaza in Washington.

Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who insists he faced a vicious attack.

A defense attorney in George Zimmerman's murder trial said at the end of the first week of jury selection that he thinks a jury could be seated by the middle of next week.

Graffiti artist Shepard Fairey's message was heard loud and clear in the silence of a Sanford, Fla.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says the man wanted in connection with a stabbing in Pittsburgh, Pa., has been found inside an Alachua County motel.

Sanford Under The Spotlight As Trial Begins The national media has descended on the town of Sanford, Florida, for the trial of George Zimmerman.

The six jurors and four alternates who eventually will decide whether George Zimmerman committed murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin will have limited contact with the outside world during the two weeks to a month it will take to hold the trial.

The six jurors and four alternates who eventually will decide whether George Zimmerman committed murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin will have limited contact with the outside world during the two weeks to a month it will take to hold the trial.

Window washers rescued near top of NY skyscraper NEW YORK - Two window washers were rescued Wednesday afternoon after they were left dangling from a collapsed scaffold near the top of a New York City skyscraper.

Florida is one of many states with a 'stand your ground' law that seems to legally protect everyone but those in genuine danger George Zimmerman arrives at the bail hearing at the Seminole county courthouse in Sanford, Florida.

George Zimmerman sits Seminole circuit court on the third day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2013.