A federal inmate at the county jail claims staff deprived him of legal services and beat him when he made a formal complaint about it. ...more

November 11, 2008

A man accused of trying to drag a teenage girl from a bus stop into his car has been arrested, police reported. ...more

November 7, 2008

No deportations to storm-crippled Haiti are planned, federal immigration officials said Friday, an encouraging sign to advocates who say the Caribbean country needs more time to recover before it can deal with fresh arrivals. ...more

September 20, 2008

A murder defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity was denied admission to a Pinellas County mental health treatment facility. ...more

September 18, 2008

The publishing trend toward graphic novels has resulted in a corresponding trend at Pasco County libraries. ...more

September 18, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies have identified a man struck by a car Sunday in Dover: He is Juan A. Perez, 20, of Hillsborough County. ...more

September 11, 2008

A schizophrenic migrant worker thought to be responsible for a 1999 slaying may be released soon from the Florida State Hospital. ...more

September 10, 2008

It's been said many times in letters to the editor and radio call-in shows: The U.S. government should round up all illegal immigrants and send them home. ...more

September 6, 2008

The two Apollo Beach restaurant employees who were attacked and raped Aug. 16 are working to reassemble their lives, but "the healing will be long-term and extensive," said Jacey Laundree, the sister of one of the victims. ...more

August 29, 2008

Immigration officials confirmed Thursday that Hillsborough County deputies and St. Petersburg police contacted them Aug. 5 about the immigration status of Rigoberto Moron Martinez, who later would be charged in the rapes of several women. ...more

August 29, 2008