When 2-year-old Gabrielle Randel didn't go to sleep easily Saturday night, deputies say, her mother's boyfriend picked her up, wrapped her in a towel and began to beat her. ...more

March 10, 2009

Last year's Senior Awareness Fair addressed the needs of the elder population in Pasco County. This year, organizers are expanding the focus of this free event to include the entire Pasco community. ...more

February 7, 2009

Working through the weekend, Florida legislators crafted a deal to close the state's budget gap using big chunks of the state's reserve funds and trust funds intended for specific purposes, including the Lawton Chiles Endowment anti-tobacco fund. ...more

January 12, 2009

Florida lawmakers made some of the final decisions Saturday on cutting $2.4 billion from the state budget, making painful and politically controversial cuts in programs that range from preserving environmental land to providing elderly people in-home living assistance. ...more

January 11, 2009

The son of the late Gov. Lawton Chiles and a prominent Tampa lawyer pleaded with Democratic legislators Thursday to prevent Florida's anti-tobacco trust fund from being raided to balance the state budget. ...more

January 9, 2009

As we conclude our 20th year, we wanted to thank our community for the vision and wisdom demonstrated when citizens voted to create an independent, special taxing district called the Children's Board of Hillsborough County. ...more

January 4, 2009

She had just three years left to find a family. After that, her childhood would be over. ...more

January 2, 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

Lawmakers are poised to close a loophole that led to troubled teens being abandoned at Nebraska hospitals, but they aren't stopping there. Instead, they're vowing to make sure families can get help in a crisis. ...more

November 21, 2008

Nebraska lawmakers got to work Friday in a rare special legislative session designed to repair a unique "safe haven" law that has unintentionally allowed parents to abandon nearly three dozen children as old as 17. ...more

November 15, 2008