We were riding in the car when I began to talk about what was on my mind. Listening intently, my husband's eyes were focused on the highway ahead and the traffic behind. As I waxed eloquent, he slowly turned to me and lifted his palm in a "stop" signal, and I knew I was doing it again. ...more

February 18, 2009

When it came to love this year, the Pinesllas County Circuit Court decided to offer a package deal. ...more

February 14, 2009

A California man has pleaded not guilty to aiding statutory rape in an alleged arrangement to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for $16,000, beer and meat. ...more

February 12, 2009

Stress can sometimes magnify feelings of loss or loneliness. Losses can include the loss of a job, separation or divorce, the death of a loved one or some other emotional loss. ...more

February 7, 2009

Dear Abby: Last year, my elderly father fell, suffering a head injury that caused his death. Dad had a chronic illness that kept him housebound during the last year of his life. ...more

February 1, 2009

The woman who gave birth to octuplets this week conceived all 14 of her children through in vitro fertilization, is not married and has been obsessed with having children since she was a teenager, her mother said. ...more

January 31, 2009

The effects of an ailing economy often manifest in added stress for a family. ...more

January 31, 2009

A 41-year-old woman was arrested on a charge of bigamy Thursday, according to court records and police. ...more

January 23, 2009

A new poll shows that a majority of Floridians favor allowing same-sex couples to adopt children but don't favor gay marriage or civil unions. The poll also found support for the Bright Futures scholarship program and for a $1 boost in the cigarette tax. ...more

January 23, 2009

Pasco County deputies said they have arrested a man wanted for failing to pay nearly $165,000 in child support. David William Earley of New Port Richey was arrested today at a residence in Holiday, according to sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll. ...more

January 19, 2009