Delicately carved emeralds, rare gold nose rings and clay vessels that may have held bones more than 2,000 years ago - all plundered from ancient graves - will be returned to Colombia. ...more

July 8, 2008

An internal investigation by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general into the deaths of immigrants detained by the government has recommended better access to medical care, stronger oversight and general improvements in detention standards. But investigators in the limited probe commended officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that oversees immigrant detentions, for adhering to standards they are supposed to follow after detainees have died. ...more

July 3, 2008

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a man found shot to death this month in a rented house in Seminole where he lived with a number of people who worked at the same restaurant. ...more

June 28, 2008

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office detectives said Wednesday that the death of a man in a Seminole home is unrelated to a nearby home invasion. ...more

June 12, 2008

SEMINOLE – Neighbors of a man found slain in his home are scared today. ...more

June 11, 2008

Frances Earl has been given the privilege and honor by Hernando Today to appear on the editorial page, and I would expect Ms. Earl to be more informative when writing her columns. ...more

May 28, 2008

More than 80 people were arrested in a federal sweep of four companies that allegedly arranged fraudulent marriages to earn immigrants citizenship, even organizing wedding photos with bridal gowns and elaborate, but fake, wedding cakes, federal officials said Friday. ...more

May 10, 2008

Lawmakers, Step Up Regarding "The Terrible Secret Of Women In The Fields" (front page, April 27): ...more

May 3, 2008

A man facing deportation to Haiti despite his acquittal on terrorism conspiracy charges can speak publicly about his immigration situation but not about the underlying criminal case, a federal judge ruled Monday. ...more

January 29, 2008

An e-mail sent by local immigration officials to their agency head the day after the city adopted an ID program for illegal immigrants suggests the timing of a raid soon thereafter was not coincidental, the city's mayor said. ...more

January 27, 2008