Too many of Florida's children are homeless or at risk of becoming so, state officials and national advocates said today – and the state's highest populations of homeless youth are in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. ...more

March 10, 2009

A 21-year-old Tampa man beat a 2-year-old girl unconscious, causing her to stop breathing, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

March 9, 2009

The two-dimensional scenes invite viewers to put themselves there. A vacant wooden swing hangs from the arm of a massive oak. ...more

March 6, 2009

Luis Leon quotes a maxim from Proverbs to describe the purpose behind the first 1-Man Rally slated for this weekend. ...more

March 6, 2009

The tired, the poor and the huddled masses yearning to breathe free often find the path of liberty leads to Pasco County. ...more

February 25, 2009

Kids - by their very definition - will be kids, but eventually Mom and Dad will tire of their children's misbehavior and lay down the law. ...more

February 22, 2009

In a Wednesday story about domestic violence, statistics from the Department of Children and Families were referencing Highlands County only. ...more

February 20, 2009

A Brooksville man faces 35 rape charges after multiple sexual encounters that left a teenage girl pregnant. ...more

February 18, 2009

The father of a missing 5-year-old Putnam County girl said he and his 17-year-old girlfriend have passed polygraph tests, according to CNN.com. ...more

February 12, 2009

Drug Free Highlands and the Highlands County Sheriff's Office want parents of teens to talk with their children about underage drinking and they have come up with a way to initiate that conversation. ...more

January 29, 2009