Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin case: Zimmerman waives 'stand your ground' hearing

2013-04-30 10:04:00

SANFORD, Fla. — The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin told a judge Tuesday that he agrees with his defense attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's “stand your ground&...

Florida police sergeant fired over Trayvon Martin shooting target

2013-04-14 18:30:00

A Florida police shooting instructor has been fired for using a target resembling slain teen Trayvon Martin that he said was meant to be a teaching aid. Port Canaveral Police Sgt. Ron King blamed his termination on city officials' "lies, false...

George Zimmerman's mother lashes out at justice system and media

2013-04-11 11:11:00

A year ago and after weeks of demonstrations and protests, George Zimmerman was arrested and charged with murder for shooting an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin. On Thursday, Zimmerman’s mother celebrated the anniversary by angrily denouncing...

George Zimmerman declines 'stand your ground' hearing

2013-03-05 15:14:00

An attorney for George Zimmerman said in court Tuesday that he did not need a two-week immunity hearing in April to determine whether the defendant acted in self-defense under Florida's "stand your ground law." Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin, 17,...

One year later, candlelight vigils for Trayvon Martin

2013-02-26 14:48:00

It rained in Sanford, Fla., on Tuesday, just like it did exactly a year ago when Trayvon Martin died there. The shooting death of an unarmed black 17-year-old at the hands of a part-white, part-Peruvian neighborhood watch volunteer in a gated...

Florida judge denies request to postpone George Zimmerman trial

2013-02-05 12:46:00

A Florida judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by the defense to delay the trial of George Zimmerman, who is facing second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, almost a year ago. The ruling came on what...

The politics of 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Argo' go beyond the film

2012-12-13 06:00:00

Amid the box-office figures, technological advances and critical hype, 2012 saw the film industry severely tested in one regard: Tragic events forced filmmakers to confront whether action should be taken when serious real-world repercussions might...

No new freedom for George Zimmerman; he must keep 24-hour monitor

2012-12-11 08:59:00

George Zimmerman, charged with the second-degree murder of an unarmed black teenager, will continue to have 24-hour-a-day electronic monitoring, a Florida judge ruled�Tuesday. At a hearing in Sanford, Fla., Circuit Judge Debra Nelson rejected a...

George Zimmerman sues NBCUniversal, alleging defamation

2012-12-06 17:52:00

Murder suspect George Zimmerman has sued media giant NBCUniversal for defamation, alleging the company and its reporters tried to create a "racial powder-keg" by manipulating a tape of Zimmerman's 911 call to authorities on the night of Trayvon Martin's...

George Zimmerman in court, wants GPS monitor off to travel 'freely'

2012-12-11 06:02:00

George Zimmerman, accused in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, is in court today to ask a judge to remove him from GPS monitoring. His lawyers say that Zimmerman, free on�a $1-million bond while awaiting trial, needs to be able to travel "more...

Netflix status update irks SEC. Midseason preview. Slow box office.

2012-12-07 08:07:00

Before the coffee. After remembering why today matters. The Skinny: Sure was foggy this morning. That and sad music at Starbucks put me in�a blue mood. Friday's headlines include ... wait for it ... the weekend box office preview!!! Also, teens are...

Year in review: Heartbreak and heroes of 2012

2012-12-18 13:04:00

2012 was a year marked by national tragedy -- the shootings in Newtown, Conn. and Aurora, Colo.,� the damage from Hurricane Sandy --� as well as instances of heroism and transcendence. The presidential election dominated headlines throughout 2012,...

George Zimmerman, defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, arrives in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., with his attorney Mark O'Mara (right), for a pre-trial hearing, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI ID: B582885999Z.1

2013-04-30 00:00:00

George Zimmerman, defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, with his attorney Mark O'Mara, for a pre-trial hearing, Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

2013-04-29 00:00:00

George Zimmerman's lead defense attorney, Mark O'Mara, talks during a recess at a status hearing in the Trayvon Martin case, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Newsgate CCI id: .B582759321Z.1

2013-03-05 00:00:00