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Trayvon Martin case: Investigators focused on George Zimmerman's actions, not his injuries

12:00 PM on 05/18/2012

theGRIO REPORT --Sanford police homicide investigators sought an arrest warrant against George Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin despite multiple witnesses testifying that it was Zimmerman who was being beaten by the Miami teen...

Trayvon Martin shooting: New evidence in George Zimmerman case released

By Joy-Ann Reid

8:05 AM on 05/18/2012

theGRIO REPORT - A trove of new evidence released in the prosecution of George Zimmerman, who is charged with second degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, offers fresh details in the case...

Angela Corey lashes out at critics of Marissa Alexander prosecution

By Joy-Ann Reid

11:42 AM on 05/15/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Duval County, Florida prosecutor Angela Corey has something to say to those who have expressed outrage over the prosecution of Marissa Alexander are misguided, and missing the point...

Trayvon Martin case: Witness list released in George Zimmerman trial

By Joy-Ann Reid

11:40 AM on 05/15/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Prosecutors have released the list of witnesses who will be called in the case of George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in February...

Urban League opens 'community empowerment center' in Fort Lauderdale

By Joy-Ann Reid

6:00 AM on 05/12/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Black residents of Fort Lauderdale's historic Sistrunk district will have new opportunities, while seeing their neighborhood get a facelift...

Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, releases Mother's Day video message

By Joy-Ann Reid

3:44 PM on 05/11/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Sybrina Fulton, whose son, Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch captain in February, has released a Mother's Day video message via an advocacy group...

CNN legal analyst Mark NeJame: Barack Obama's grandparents would have looked like George Zimmerman's

By Joy-Ann Reid

3:20 PM on 05/11/2012

theGRIO REPORT - An attorney who was approached early on by George Zimmerman to defend him in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin says a photo of Zimmerman's family proves he could not have racially profiled the Miami teen...

Marissa Alexander sentenced to 20 years in prison

By Joy-Ann Reid

11:21 AM on 05/11/2012

theGRIO REPORT - A judge on Friday sentenced a Jacksonville mother to 20 years in prison for firing a gun over the head of her husband, who she claimed physically abused her...

Sanford Florida in limbo: 2 chiefs, an investigation in waiting

By Joy-Ann Reid

11:51 AM on 05/03/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The fate of Sanford's police chief appears to be in a state of suspended animation, with the old chief still collecting a paycheck, and his interim replacement about to take the helm...

Sanford chief defender's letter, addressed to black city manager, littered with the n-word

By Joy-Ann Reid

5:35 PM on 04/26/2012

theGRIO REPORT - A letter, sent via the City of Sanford's official letter, and addressed to the city manager, decries the treatment afforded the currently suspended police chief, Bill Lee.

Hal Uhrig speaks up for the police chief who released his former client, George Zimmerman

By Joy-Ann Reid

2:00 PM on 04/26/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The former attorney for the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed Trayvon Martin has moved on to defending the police chief who released his former client...

Marissa Alexander case exposes ambiguity of 'Stand Your Ground' law

By Joy-Ann Reid

5:21 PM on 04/24/2012

theGRIO REPORT - To her family and supporters, Marissa Alexander is a woman who stood her ground...

Bill Lee's failed resignation could widen Sanford's racial divide

By Joy-Ann Reid

3:07 PM on 04/24/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Bill Lee, who had been chief for just ten months when the Trayvon Martin shooting upended his tenure, had negotiated a severance package with the equally new manager, Norton Bonaparte...

Bill Lee, Sanford police chief, offers to step down permanently

By Joy-Ann Reid

2:24 PM on 04/23/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Former chief Bill Lee Jr. becomes the first official casualty of the controversy surrounding the handling of the Martin case

Zimmerman bond draws emotional reaction, but experts say it's not unusual

By Joy-Ann Reid

4:45 PM on 04/20/2012

theGRIO REPORT - A Florida judge's decision to set a $150,000 bond for George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin drew an immediate, harsh reaction from those who wanted to see the 28-year-old remain behind bars...

Trayvon Martin's parents to get their first glimpse of George Zimmerman at bond hearing

By Joy-Ann Reid

5:33 PM on 04/19/2012

theGRIO REPORT - A bond hearing Friday morning will for the first time, place Trayvon Martin's parents in the same room as the man who killed their teenage son...

Florida governor announces 'Stand Your Ground' task force

By Joy-Ann Reid

12:49 PM on 04/19/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday announced the composition of a task force to evaluate that state's Stand Your Ground law...

Personnel rules could spell trouble for 'sh*tbag parents' firefighter

By Joy-Ann Reid

12:00 PM on 04/17/2012

TheGRIO REPORT - A Miami Dade firefighter who posted a rant decrying the second degree murder charges filed against the killer of Trayvon Martin may have violated department rules, a personnel manual obtained by theGrio suggests...

The Trayvon Martin case goes silent after more than a month of drama

By Joy-Ann Reid

8:28 AM on 04/17/2012

theGRIO REPORT - After more than a month of being one of the highest profile, most talked about killings in modern times, the case of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin went dark this week...

Miami firefighter distances himself from 'sh*tbag parents' Trayvon Martin post

By Joy-Ann Reid

1:31 PM on 04/16/2012

theGRIO REPORT - A Miami-Dade firefighter who ranted about the "sh-tbag parents of our urban youth" in response to charges being filed against George Zimmerman, is now distancing himself from his Facebook post...

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