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Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law seeking to make it easier for more abuse victims to testify in court through the use of therapy dogs.

Governor Rick Scott has until Wednesday to act on a bill that could expand protections for victims of abuse.

State child welfare officials are looking into what went wrong in their handling of an investigation of a Florida man who shot himself and his family...

Two weeks before a Florida man fatally shot his daughter and six grandchildren, someone called the state child abuse hotline, worried that adults were...

State prison officials did some major house cleaning this week, firing 13 people in the wake of widespread abuse allegations. The Florida Department of...

An organization that advocates animal rights is hosting a free training today for Tampa area law enforcement on animal cruelty and staged animal fights…

Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA) is holding a groundbreaking Tuesday to give abused women and children a place to live.The shelter, located in St.…

A 21-year-old University of Central Florida student is recovering from a violent attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, who ran her over with his car in…

For six years, the family nanny sexually abused Lauren Book.As a survivor, she has made it her mission to prevent other children from being abused. She's…