It's been a long, drawn-out process, but work finally began recently on a complete makeover to the façade of the Towne Square Shopping Center at the intersection of Kenilworth Boulevard and Lakeview Drive. ...more

November 24, 2009

With a major expansion nearing completion, Highlands County's Children's Advocacy Center will soon truly centralize its staff and most of its agency partners under one roof. ...more

November 19, 2009

A state Department of Children and Families employee is accused of stealing from an elderly woman with dementia whose case she was assigned to. ...more

November 12, 2009

Parents or guardians who need Christmas toys must register with Toys for Tots at the Florida Department of Children and Families office, at 9550 U.S. 19, Suite 201-A, Port Richey, by Friday, Dec. 4. An article in Nov. 4 editions gave an incorrect address. ...more

November 7, 2009

Christmas came in July for organizers of the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign for gifts for needy children. ...more

November 4, 2009

A 15-year-old boy was breathless and frantic on a 911 call after stabbing his younger brother in the chest with a kitchen knife in an argument over loud music, according to recordings released Friday. ...more

October 30, 2009

Police in central Florida arrested a man in connection to fatal beating of toddler for soiling his pants at dinner. ...more

October 13, 2009

The Florida Secretary for the Department of Children & Families, George Sheldon,paid a visit to the Children's Advocacy Center in Sebring last Tuesday. ...more

June 11, 2009

A 32-year-old woman was arrested for a months-long sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy. ...more

April 22, 2009

SPRING HILL - A 5-year-old boy was bitten on the cheek by his mother Friday because he was not eating fast enough, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

April 17, 2009