TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Nineteen animals were found amid their own waste at Cynthia Annette Cuervo's home Friday, authorities say. ...more

February 7, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Nineteen animals were found in a sea of their own waste at Cynthia Annette Cuervo's home Friday, including the remains of what was thought to have been a dog, authorities say. ...more

February 6, 2008

One cannot read about what happened to a boy dubbed "Jacob Peters" in the newest lawsuit against the state's social services system and not be angered at the raw deal this child has been handed - both by his biological parents and the Department of Children and Families. ...more

February 2, 2008

For the past 16 months, the Family Justice Center has provided one-stop services for the victims of domestic violence, helping them find the support and direction needed to start their lives anew. ...more

January 25, 2008

In October 2006, Nicholas Stewart found out his live-in girlfriend was cheating on him and flew into a rage. ...more

January 22, 2008

Faraway China beckoned Elisa and Stephen Criden of Valrico when they decided to adopt a child. ...more

January 3, 2008

Faraway China beckoned Elisa and Stephen Criden of Valrico when they decided to adopt a child. ...more

January 3, 2008

Imagine being an 8- or 9-year-old foster child without the stability of loving parents or a permanent place to call home. ...more

December 22, 2007

Murders are not shocking in this city once called the nation's most dangerous. But even this place is shaken by the killing, still unsolved after five months, of a 12-year-old boy whose skull was so badly shattered by bullets that an undertaker used a top hat to hide the damage. ...more

December 17, 2007

The shoppers were on a mission - spend $4,000 to help almost 200 children, some only a few days old, in foster care. ...more

December 15, 2007