Tiffany Michelle Hitson says she made the biggest mistake of her life by using cocaine shortly before giving birth. About two dozen national women's and medical organizations say an even bigger mistake occurred next, when the new mother was taken from her baby and sent to prison for a year. ...more

August 2, 2008

Severe weather howled through much of the nation Sunday, producing damaging tornadoes in the South that injured nearly 30 people and treating winter-weary parts of the Midwest to freezing rain, snow and flooding. ...more

February 18, 2008

A registered sexual offender who authorities say raped a 15-year-old girl after using the Internet to lure her from home is back in Polk County to face charges. ...more

October 29, 2007

Michael Mitchell said his relationship with his older brother 'hit a wall' when William Joe Mitchell was sent to prison in 2002 for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. ...more

October 8, 2007

TAMPA - Michael Mitchell said his relationship with his older brother "hit a wall" when William Joe Mitchell was sent to prison in 2002 for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. ...more

October 7, 2007

A registered sexual offender who authorities say raped a 15-year-old girl after using the Internet to lure her from home was apprehended Saturday at a Virginia truck stop. ...more

October 7, 2007