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Sanford, Florida is located in Seminole County. Zip codes in Sanford, FL include 32773, 32772, and 32771. The median home price in Sanford is $143,000 which is roughly $67/per square foot. More Sanford information.

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3 hrs ago | Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

Deltona selects charter review committee DELTONA a " City commissioners ...

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

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11 hrs ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

George Zimmerman trial: Jury selection continues today | Video

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.

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15 hrs ago | Black Enterprise

Sanford Police Chief Works to Ease Racial Tensions

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

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22 hrs ago | KNUS-AM Aurora

Week 2 of jury picking resumes in Zimmerman case

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Examiner.com

The upcoming schedule is brimming over with live music in Orlando

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

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CrimProf Blog

Carodine on Police-Community Relations and the Admissibility of Evidence

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)

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

The Huffington Post

George Zimmerman's Father Identifies The 'True Racists' In New Book

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.

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DeLand Beacon

Concerned Clergy host meeting tonight at Watts Amphitheater

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.

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The Orlando Sentinel

George Zimmerman trial: Jurors share concerns, and opinions, on Trayvon Martin shooting

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

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The Wichita Eagle

Gallery: In Trayvon Martin case, history's ghosts linger

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.

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Athens Banner-Herald

In Trayvon Martin case, history's ghosts linger

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.

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Lincoln Daily News

Attorney confident Zimmerman jury seated soon

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.

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Free Republic

Graffiti artist Shepard Fairey's Trayvon Martin message slips into the courthouse

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

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

CBS 47

Long lines as Iranians vote in presidential election

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.

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National Public Radio

Sanford Under The Spotlight As Trial Begins

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

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Log Cabin Democrat

Jurors in Zimmerman trial will be isolated

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.

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SavannahNow

Jurors in Zimmerman trial will be isolated

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.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Across the nation

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.

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The Guardian

George Zimmerman's trial exposes the joke of 'stand your ground' laws | Sadhbh Walshe

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.

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Canada.com

Attorneys in Zimmerman case still short of moving to next round of jury questioning

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

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