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Beth Kassab, Sentinel Columnist8:06 p.m. EST, May 19, 2012 Rosemary and Joe DuRocher are seen here in a 2008 photograph. (Sentinel file / May 19, 2012)Across Central Florida there are public defenders, judges, attorneys and at least one teacher united by a special common bond. All consider Joe DuRocher their mentor. The former longtime Orange-Osceola public defender fought tirelessly for people who couldn't fight for themselves, pursued equality for all and devoted himself to his wife, three children and the hundreds of lawyers who considered him a sage counselor and friend. DuRocher, 73, died early Saturday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. For many in powerful positions today, it was DuRocher's unyielding demands for excellence and high ethics that set them on a path ... Continue reading →

By Jeff Weiner and Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel4:21 p.m. EST, May 17, 2012 JACKSONVILLE - Never before seen evidence in the case against George Zimmerman will be released after 5 p.m. today, according to Special Prosecutor Angela Corey's office.The evidence will reveal new details of Zimmerman's fatal encounter with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in Sanford. Expected among the documents: Trayvon's autopsy, eyewitness accounts, cell phone records and police records.The documents are to be released as a result of the discovery process, during which state prosecutors were required to turn over their evidence in the case to the Zimmerman's defense.The Sentinel will review those documents as soon as they become available.Zimmerman faces a second-degree murder charge in Martin's killing. He has claimed self-defense, telling ... Continue reading →

Tobacco's clout Part two, coming Tuesday With cigarettes starting deadly fires, tobacco companies created a new scapegoat — the furniture going up in flames — and invested in a national group of fire officials that would deliver the message. Continue reading →

By Heather McPherson, Orlando Sentinel1:04 p.m. EST, May 16, 2012 Brandywine's Deli will transform into Tiffany Deli on June 1. (Dennis Wall, Orlando Sentinel / May 16, 2012)The Tiffany Deli will open June 1 in the Winter Park space formerly occupied by Brandywine's, a 40-year-old Central Florida dining icon.Tiffany's owner is Bob Simmons, who owns Simmons Jewelers on Park Avenue."I've talked to Bob Simmons," said Ellen Prague, who owns The Paper Shop in the same complex as the deli. "He has hired some of the Brandywine's staff and plans to keep the menu much the same."Simmons will open the deli at 505 N. Park Ave. with free sparkling wine, appetizers and entertainment.Brandywine's closed April 28. Owner Johnny Frankenberger was 9 years old when his parents, ... Continue reading →

By Denise-Marie Balona, Orlando Sentinel11:36 a.m. EST, May 14, 2012 The president of Florida A&M University has decided that the school's famous marching band, which has been suspended indefinitely since shortly after the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion in Orlando last fall, will not perform at all through the 2012-2013 school year, he told university trustees during a brief teleconference today.The fate of the embattled Marching 100 band has been up in the air as university leaders debated whether to allow the group to perform at football games and other events in the fall.Eleven band members were charged in Champion's death earlier this month. Other allegations of hazing and other problems related to the band have surfaced in the months since the drum ... Continue reading →