Government workers repeatedly snooped without authorization inside the electronic passport records of entertainers, athletes and other high-profile Americans, a State Department audit has found. ...more

July 4, 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

INDIANAPOLIS - A possible tornado toppled trees in Nebraska and record flooding chased people from their Indiana homes early Sunday as the Midwest braced for still more violent weather. ...more

June 8, 2008

Authorities found a number of small, explosive-making materials at a Clearwater house Saturday morning, leading to the evacuation of surrounding homes. ...more

June 8, 2008

Authorities are analyzing a number of small, explosive-making materials found inside a Clearwater home this morning. ...more

June 7, 2008

A Department of Homeland Security program to strengthen port security has gaps that terrorists could exploit to smuggle weapons of mass destruction in cargo containers, congressional investigators have found. ...more

May 27, 2008

The police department has been using the same radio system since before Chief Stephen Hogue joined the force in 1973. ...more

May 12, 2008

It would seem there were plenty of readers who had the same reaction I experienced to discovering an academic expert on genetics and human evolution had been disinvited to speak by Pinellas County officials on, of alllllllll dates, Charles Darwin Day. ...more

May 11, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement unveiled a new system Wednesday to notify businesses of domestic security issues that affect them. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will unveil a new anti-terror initiative Wednesday that provides businesses with domestic security information to protect assets. ...more

May 6, 2008