Parents or guardians who need Christmas toys must register with Toys for Tots at the Florida Department of Children and Families office, at 9550 U.S. 19, Suite 201-A, Port Richey, by Friday, Dec. 4. An article in Nov. 4 editions gave an incorrect address. ...more

November 7, 2009

Christmas came in July for organizers of the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign for gifts for needy children. ...more

November 4, 2009

A 15-year-old boy was breathless and frantic on a 911 call after stabbing his younger brother in the chest with a kitchen knife in an argument over loud music, according to recordings released Friday. ...more

October 30, 2009

Police in central Florida arrested a man in connection to fatal beating of toddler for soiling his pants at dinner. ...more

October 13, 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

A 32-year-old woman was arrested for a months-long sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy. ...more

April 22, 2009

SPRING HILL - A 5-year-old boy was bitten on the cheek by his mother Friday because he was not eating fast enough, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

April 17, 2009

The father of slain 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford reminisced about his daughter's life and the need for more funding for child protection organizations Saturday at the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. ...more

April 4, 2009

Avon Park police officer James Hilton Parker III remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bond Monday, after being charged Sunday with aggravated child abuse of the 20-month-old baby girl of his live-in girlfriend. ...more

March 30, 2009

A new report says domestic violence centers in Florida saw an almost 40-percent jump in demand last fall, an increase that experts say is related to the worsening economy. ...more

March 30, 2009