Daniel Staats was arrested on charges that he took advantage of a wireless Internet hotspot to download child pornography. ...more

March 9, 2009

A former Department of Children & Families employee pleaded guilty today to lying to investigators to help his friend, former DCF spokesman Al Zimmerman. ...more

March 5, 2009

A Tampa man has been arrested on 35 counts of possession of child pornography. Deputies arrested Randall Scott Bruce today based on a warrant from Tampa police. ...more

March 2, 2009

A missing 5-year-old girl from Putnam County will be featured on Saturday's episode of "America's Most Wanted," officials said. ...more

February 27, 2009

An anonymous pledge of $5,000 in the case of a missing Putnam County girl has boosted the reward for finding her to $25,500. ...more

February 25, 2009

Patricia Austin hopes the arrest of two Avon Park police officers in 2008 on charges of police misconduct will "open the door" for Hispanic residents to come forward if they are the victim of any type of crime. ...more

February 19, 2009

PALATKA, Fla. - Investigators searching for a missing 5-year-old northeast Florida girl say they are looking into tips that the 17-year-old girlfriend of the child's father may not have been home when Haleigh Cummings vanished. ...more

February 18, 2009

The University of South Florida associate vice president who was caught on videotape taking a student's bicycle last week says he will resign his post. ...more

February 18, 2009

In this day of constantly changing technology, government officials must be even more vigilant about properly communicating county business - even when it comes to their home computers. ...more

February 18, 2009

An Avon Park man pleaded no contest Monday to 16 counts of possessing photographs of child pornography. ...more

February 17, 2009