– Authorities say the parents of a 7-week-old girl broke the child's leg and caused several fractures from repeatedly tugging and squeezing the infant during an argument Sunday. ...more

April 7, 2009

Pasco County Sheriff's Office detectives are searching for a man who reportedly exposed and fondled himself in front of a 9-year-old girl who was walking to school. The incident happened March 11as the fourth grader walked to Fox Hollow Elementary, the sheriff's office reported today. The man, who is believed to be in his 20s or 30s, was riding a bicycle. He is described as white and bald, with a line of whiskers going from his sideburns along the jaw to his chin. He was wearing a brown, long-sleeved shirt and baggy blue jeans. The bike is described as a blue, mountain-style bicycle. ...more

April 7, 2009

An arraignment date has been set for an Avon Park police officer who authorities think injured a 20-month-old girl while the infant was in his care. ...more

April 7, 2009

Eight-year-old Paris Whitehead-Hamilton was a good little girl who got along with other children in her neighborhood and never caused any trouble, neighbors say. ...more

April 5, 2009

Osceola County Sheriffs deputies say a 1-year-old girl has died after she wandered into a pool. ...more

April 5, 2009

A vehicle struck a 5-year-old girl today, according to St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue. ...more

April 3, 2009

The mother of a 7-year-old girl is suing the Hillsborough County School Board, claiming her daughter was taped to a chair and ridiculed by her teacher and classmates. ...more

April 2, 2009

From spring-loaded high heels to a watch that shoots pepper spray, there was no shortage of ideas at the world's largest inventors' convention Wednesday despite a global economic downturn and fewer potential customers. ...more

April 2, 2009

The 4-year-old girl who fell through an opening in the bleachers of Jefferson High at Tuesday's Vernon Korhn Hillsborough County Track and Field Championships suffered lacerations and bruised lungs, but is otherwise doing well, her parents said Wednesday afternoon. ...more

April 1, 2009

Chuck Mulhern had been traveling to developing countries on medical missions for 14 years, where he'd seen more than his share of misery. But the 4-year-old girl in the orthopedic ward of the Hospital del Nino in Lima, Peru, left a lasting impression. He brought her to the states so she could be fitted with a prosthetic arm and lead a relatively normal life. ...more

April 1, 2009