Dog rescue groups across the Bay area are seeing a glut of dogs being dumped. ...more

August 7, 2008

Dog rescue groups are having trouble handling the growing flow of animals, and they are citing the bad economy as one reason. ...more

August 5, 2008

The Children's Services Foundation is primed to recognize seven finalists from among 25 nominations, and choose a single winner of the 2008 Champion for Children's Award at its annual gala. ...more

August 1, 2008

For 14 months, Ana Escobar studied the tiny fingers of every passing baby, searching for a girl with pinkies that curved gracefully outward, just like those of her missing daughter. ...more

August 1, 2008

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July 5, 2008

His back resting comfortably against her chest, Hector nestles his massive canine head into Leslie Nuccio's shoulder, high-fiving pit bull paws against human hands. ...more

February 3, 2008

Eleven-year-old Rikka Pinckney stopped breathing one night in June 2006 while lying on a bare mattress in her foster mother's Town 'N Country mobile home. ...more

December 13, 2007

Kick. Stroke. Golda Marcus dug her cupped hands into the water, effortlessly gliding through the pool during a recent swim practice at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center. ...more

December 9, 2007

Department of Children and Families Secretary Bob Butterworth has one of the toughest jobs in state government, but after just 10 months on the job, he's brought refreshing change to an agency that's been short on transparency and long on excuses. ...more

November 1, 2007

The woman who was hit by a sport utility vehicle Friday night in Hudson while pushing a 3-year-old in a stroller has died. ...more

October 18, 2007