When state officials elected last month not to renew a contract with San Antonio Boys Village, directors at the facility for teenage boys with legal problems were left scrambling to find a way to stay open. ...more

October 25, 2009

Congressional officials say President Barack Obama has told lawmakers he plans to pull troops out of Iraq by August 2010. ...more

February 26, 2009

The Florida Department of Health says air tests have uncovered one of the same chemicals found in the Raytheon groundwater pollution plume in the indoor air of five apartments and condominiums near the company's defense plant at 1501 72nd St. N. in St. Petersburg. ...more

September 17, 2008

It's cut-and-dry and easy at the Avon Park Youth Academy, if you do what you are supposed to do, according to a 17-year-old from Orlando. ...more

July 11, 2008

AVON PARK — Walking through Avon Park Youth Academy, it's easy to forget you are surrounded by convicted felons. Teenage boys respond to questions with "Yes, ma'am" and "No, sir," they work together on projects and ask their instructors questions. But the fence topped by razor wire reminds the residents they are forced to be there. Right now the 200-bed facility is almost at capacity, with 196 residents from areas throughout the state who were placed there by the Department of Juvenile Justice. ...more

October 28, 2007