A final report from Florida Department of Children & Families about the custody of a 17-month-old boy who died last week will be released Tuesday. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Polk County deputy and her husband are questioning why the Florida Department of Children & Families took 17-month-old Zachary Johnson and his 2-year-old brother from their custody and placed them with an aunt and uncle. ...more

March 19, 2009

A Polk County deputy and her husband are questioning why the Florida Department of Children and Families took 17-month-old Zachary Johnson and his 2-year-old brother from their custody and placed them with an aunt and uncle. ...more

March 18, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. On Thursday, though, a month before they were to be reunited, Lakeland police say their youngest son, 17-month-old Zachary, was brutally beaten and killed by his uncle, Matthew Wyrosdick. ...more

March 15, 2009

A day after a Port Richey father was charged with murdering his baby, a state review found child welfare authorities failed to protect the little girl. ...more

January 28, 2009

A day after a Port Richey father was charged with murdering his baby, a state review found child welfare authorities failed to protect the little girl. Thomas James Ludwig, 24, got custody of his newborn twins in October after his girlfriend gave birth while jailed in Marion County. ...more

January 27, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - After 18-month-old Ryanne Spohn died of a brain injury 19 months ago, her adoptive father, Jeff, said the child had fallen and hit her head at her Wesley Chapel home. ...more

November 12, 2008

After 18-month-old Ryanne Spohn died of a brain injury 19 months ago, her adoptive father, Jeff, maintained that the child fell from a safety gate and hit her head at her Wesley Chapel home in statements to Pasco investigators. ...more

November 10, 2008

No parent or caregiver is immune from feeling some frustration from the incessant wailing of an infant. ...more

October 15, 2008

A Tampa man shook 9-month-old boy on Sept. 13, resulting in symptoms consistent with shaken baby syndrome, said Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debbie Carter. ...more

September 24, 2008