The husband of a woman found dead in a Florida apartment along with her five young children boarded a flight for Haiti, and police said Sunday the couple had a history of domestic violence calls to their homes over the past decade. ...more

September 20, 2009

A 34-year-old Riverview man has been charged with child abuse after investigators say he beat his daughter with a belt and shaved her head for misbehaving. ...more

September 19, 2009

A 4-year-old child was found wandering alone on a Bradenton street early this morning. A man saw the child on 66th Avenue West around 2 a.m. and knocked on a few doors to try to find the child's home. He left the child with a woman who called the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

September 18, 2009

Casey Anthony's attorneys say they want a judge to dismiss the murder case against her because the state prevented them from properly inspecting the woods where her daughter's remains were found. ...more

September 18, 2009

David McBurnett was charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend's 1-year-old child, left brain-dead after being beaten for crying too much, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office. Hunter Morris died today from his injuries, deputies said. ...more

September 13, 2009

A 1-year-old child is brain dead after he was beaten by his mother's boyfriend for crying too much, a report states. ...more

September 12, 2009

A 1-year-old child is brain dead after he was beaten by his mother's boyfriend for crying too much, a report states. ...more

September 11, 2009

A Valrico man charged in the deaths of his two children will be held on $200,000 bail, a judge ordered today. ...more

September 8, 2009

A 42-year-old man is accused of firing three bullets at a woman who was arguing with his sister. ...more

September 4, 2009

A 47-year-old man is accused of attacking his twin brother with a machete because his brother would not stay out of his room, a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report states. ...more

September 2, 2009