LAKELAND -- A 3-week-old boy remained in serious condition at Tampa General Hospital this morning after being burned in a house fire Wednesday afternoon, officials said today. Brantavian Lovelace suffered second-degree burns on his feet and legs, said his father, Brandon Lovelace. ...more

December 10, 2009

A Jacksonville baby sitter faces life in prison after being convicted of murdering a 2-year-old child by beating her with a flyswatter. ...more

September 4, 2009

and then run back to the protection of her mother. Lowry Park Zoo's 3-week-old baby Indian rhinoceros went on display Thursday for the first time and will be available for public viewing mainly in the mornings. The still-unnamed baby weighed 75 to 80 pounds at birth but has been packing on the pounds since; baby rhinos typically gain 100 pounds their first month. ...more

July 31, 2009

With his 1-year-old baby in his arms, a Bradenton man suspected of stealing two pairs of shoes from a store Tuesday fought with a loss prevention officer in a parking lot, the Bradenton Police Department said. ...more

March 18, 2009

A 1-year-old baby who investigators think might have been the victim of shaken-baby syndrome at a Palm Harbor home day care center died over the weekend, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

September 2, 2008

Tina Freeman, a mother of four and stepmother of four more, was browsing Craigslist for day care services today when she came across what she called a shocker: "Eight Months Old Baby Boy For Adoption." ...more

August 28, 2008

Cradling their 22-week-old baby, Chiamaka Obinka wept Monday as she wondered aloud why anyone would kill her husband, cab driver Cyril Obinka. ...more

May 5, 2008

Haunted by images of a fatal crash he saw Wednesday night, a Tampa businessman is offering to help pay for the funeral of a young mother he saw lifeless in her car. ...more

February 8, 2008

Police let four gunmen get away in an ambulance after a more than 24-hour hostage standoff at a bank, but the fugitives soon found there was no escape. ...more

January 30, 2008

On Nov. 17 at the Inverness Golf and Country Club, Lt. Larry "Buddy" Grant, Deputy Sheriff, was awarded the Sons of the American Revolution Law Enforcement Medal by the Withlacoochee Chapter SAR in recognition of his diligence and decisive action which saved the life of a 15-day-old baby. ...more

December 19, 2007