The state Department of Children & Families will no longer document whether prospective foster parents own a gun. ...more

December 22, 2009

A woman whose severe mental illness drove her to kill her 2-year-old son died last month at Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee. ...more

November 19, 2009

A 5-month-old girl who authorities say was starved to death by her parents only had a little watery fluid in her stomach. ...more

November 4, 2009

A former adoption agency director who overcharged adoptive parents must repay about $178,000 to her victims as part of a plea bargain accepted Monday. ...more

October 27, 2009

Criminal background checks on many caregivers for children, the elderly and disabled are being delayed because Florida isn't taking full advantage of electronic fingerprinting, state officials said Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2009

Regarding "Slain baby's mom to sue," Metro, July 1: ...more

July 3, 2009

Polk County sheriff's deputies reported Saturday that they found a homemade bomb, a 12-foot boa constrictor and a variety of guns when they broke up a north Lakeland methamphetamine lab on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2009

The woman who runs a troubled Hillsborough County day care center has been arrested on child abuse charges, and the center has had its license yanked. Yet Just for Kids remains open. ...more

June 27, 2009

A 5-year-old boy was sexually battered while at a family day care, Sarasota County deputies say. The incident occurred in October at Sandy's Family Childcare, a private residential childcare facility in the 4000 block of Vana Drive in Sarasota, deputies say. ...more

June 12, 2009

The Florida Secretary for the Department of Children & Families, George Sheldon,paid a visit to the Children's Advocacy Center in Sebring last Tuesday. ...more

June 11, 2009