Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman has fired a nonprofit group of nurses that helped care for her children, accusing the group of spying on her and reporting her to child welfare officials, her spokesman said Monday. ...more

March 23, 2009

Carole Crist easily stepped into her public role as Florida's new first lady as she handed out gift-wrapped books to foster children Sunday at the governor's mansion. ...more

December 22, 2008

Animal control officers have seized five horses and a goat from a Sarasota County woman who has been cited numerous times for failing to take care of her pets. ...more

November 6, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - State officials repeatedly investigated abuse complaints against a 26-year-old man before he was jailed late Sunday, accused of beating his stepdaughter with a belt, according to court documents. ...more

July 22, 2008

The members of a polygamist sect raided by authorities two months ago have their children back, but with a criminal investigation looming, the sect's troubles may not be over. ...more

June 5, 2008

Parents' hopes of quick reunions with more than 400 children removed from a polygamist sect's ranch were dashed Friday after their attorneys and a judge clashed over proposed restrictions. ...more

May 31, 2008

In a crushing blow to the state's massive seizure of children from a polygamist sect's ranch, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that child welfare officials overstepped their authority and the children should go back to their parents. ...more

May 30, 2008

Children from a polygamist sect were the only subjects on the docket Monday at a west Texas courthouse where five judges began handling hundreds of hearings that attorneys for the children's parents decried for their cookie-cutter approach. ...more

May 20, 2008

After the fire, Dewey James Hendrix told police, he was working hard to reconstruct an older-model home on North 30th Street. ...more

January 30, 2008

TAMPA - After the fire, Dewey James Hendrix told police, he was working hard to reconstruct an older-model home on North 30th Street. ...more

January 29, 2008