Pinellas Park police shot and killed a 44-year-old man who fired 30 shots while holed up in an apartment late Saturday night. ...more

July 21, 2008

A Pinellas County teenager is recovering this week from a liver transplant just weeks after another hospital removed him from an organ waiting list, in part because of his status as a foster child. ...more

July 16, 2008

Pinellas County deputies arrested a man Monday who works at a group home for disabled adults, saying he kicked and beat a resident for not wiping up a table after dinner. ...more

July 15, 2008

The state is trying to handle a growing number of calls to an abuse hot line with fewer people, potentially leaving some of the most vulnerable children in Florida at risk. ...more

July 14, 2008

A 4-year-old died Friday after a fire at her day care that sent thick, black smoke billowing from the windows and roof, police said. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - The biological mother of an 11-year-old girl who died in foster care is suing the Department of Children & Families and other agencies for negligence, according to a complaint filed Friday in civil court. ...more

June 30, 2008

TAMPA - A Tampa man had his three children with him when he delivered crack cocaine Tuesday afternoon, police say. ...more

June 18, 2008

When Florida sheriff's offices began investigating child abuse cases for the state in 1999, some sheriffs warned the switch would work only if the Legislature gave departments enough money to do the job right. ...more

June 15, 2008

Two former child welfare workers were arrested Thursday and accused of lying in official state records about having face-to-face meetings with children and foster parents. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA - Two former child welfare workers were arrested today on charges they lied in official state records about having face-to-face meetings with children and foster parents, officials said. ...more

May 22, 2008