Keith Stansell and two other men who were held hostage in Colombia for more than five years are suing FARC, the Colombian paramilitary group that held them. ...more

November 14, 2009

Summer Reading... ...more

July 24, 2009

A memoir by three Americans held captive by Colombia's leftist rebels for 5 1/2 years is anything but flattering to Ingrid Betancourt, the most-famous hostage who shared their jungle Calvary. ...more

February 27, 2009

It wasn't until she saw her nephew getting off the plane and waving that she knew the five years of waiting and wondering were over. ...more

July 23, 2008

The U.S. Army honored the Colombian government and its military for rescuing hostages held by terrorist groups in a ceremony in Miami on Sunday. ...more

July 21, 2008

Sylvia Knox and Lisa Galloway, chairwoman and vice chairwoman of the 12th annual Diamonds and Denim Gala, are busy with the committee planning the South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation event. ...more

July 16, 2008

Although the U.S. government was supposed to have final say on any plan to rescue three U.S. contractors held by guerrillas, it was kept in the dark by the Colombian military until a week before the July 2 operation to lessen the chances the Bush administration would veto the effort, said a top official close to the operation. ...more

July 14, 2008

LAKEWOOD RANCH — After almost 51/2 years as a hostage of Colombian guerrillas, where he was forced wear heavy chains around his neck while marching for hours and while sleeping, Keith Stansell is finally home. ...more

July 13, 2008

After more than 5 1/2 years as a hostage of Colombian guerrillas, forced to march for hours while chained and to sleep on the floors of drug labs and under rats nests, Keith Stansell is finally home. ...more

July 13, 2008

TAMPA - Three American hostages rescued from a Colombian leftist group talked today about seeing their families — and tasting freedom — for the first time in 5 1/2 years. ...more

July 7, 2008