Carli Slack was checked into St. Joseph's Children's Hospital on July 19 and, except for a brief visit home at Thanksgiving, has been there ever since. ...more

February 4, 2009

Kimberly Matlock was about to lose her Illinois home to foreclosure when a shiny flyer from Clearwater arrived in her mailbox. ...more

January 25, 2009

Tallahassee-area law enforcement officers failed Rachel Hoffman horribly last spring while she was working as an informant during a controlled drug buy. They lost visual and audible contact with her, and the 23-year-old, who had recently graduated from Florida State University, was gunned down. ...more

January 19, 2009

Dear Abby: I have been involved in several weddings, and something has come up we hope you can help with. Often with wedding gifts, the card becomes separated from the gift, or in the case of online retailers, they forget to enclose the sender's information in the box. How does one go about thanking people for their generous gift if you're not sure who the sender is? ...more

January 18, 2009

Funding for a pro-abstinence, anti-abortion program would disappear under a plan advancing in the Senate. ...more

January 7, 2009

Funding for a pro-abstinence, anti-abortion program would disappear under a plan advancing in the Senate. Nan Rich, vice-chairwoman of the Senate Health Appropriations panel, is pushing to eliminate all $600,000 remaining in this year's budget for an abstinence-only education and crisis pregnancy program that counsels women about abortion alternatives. ...more

January 6, 2009

State budget pressures are bearing down hard on Florida's 4.3 million seniors. Lawmakers are proposing to slash millions from health and related spending on seniors as part of the overall plan to close a $2.3-billion hole in the state budget. Cuts would impact everything from nursing homes to in-home services for seniors to a program helping caregivers to those with Alzheimer's. Of greatest concern to AARP: deep cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes. ...more

January 6, 2009

WHAT'S IN: •Budget Cuts. Lawmakers in both chambers now anticipate cutting recurring costs by roughly $1 billion. That likely means cutting into health, education and public safety and other vital services, which could trigger layoffs and jeopardize the welfare of some of Florida's neediest residents. ...more

January 3, 2009

The economy is in recession and the budget outlook is bleak. Could 2009 turn out to be state Rep. Ed Homan's lucky year anyway? ...more

January 1, 2009

The family of Rachel Hoffman, the 23-year-old who was fatally shot last spring while acting as a confidential police informant, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Tallahassee on Tuesday. ...more

December 31, 2008