Authorities say a man in central Florida has been charged with felony murder in connection to his 5-year-old son's death. ...more

July 29, 2009

A peanut butter maker that sells bulk supplies to institutions issued a nationwide recall of peanut butter from one its plants because of possible contamination with salmonella. ...more

January 14, 2009

Research has shown that women may have fewer and somewhat different symptoms of heart disease than men. ...more

December 18, 2008

James Patrick Fry, whose body was found in August in his burned sport utility vehicle, died as a result of a homicide, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said today. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is working on what appears to be a murder-suicide, sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers said. ...more

August 12, 2008

A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for children younger than 1. Now, British researchers say they may have found a contributing factor: bacteria. ...more

May 30, 2008

A woman who had her medical coverage canceled as she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer has been awarded more than $9 million in a case against one of California's largest health insurers. ...more

February 24, 2008

One billion people may die of tobacco-related illness this century, almost all of them in developing countries, the World Health Organization warned Thursday as it rolled out an unprecedented global campaign to limit the spread of smoking. ...more

February 8, 2008

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA - Scientists are trying to figure out what killed an endangered newborn right whale that washed up on a Volusia County beach. ...more

January 28, 2008

The Polk County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the four people who died along Interstate 4 on Wednesday in a fiery 70-vehicle pileup. ...more

January 14, 2008