Scrawny but feisty and matted with the dust of war, Kujo's loyalty to his fallen litter mate touched something in Marine Lance Cpl. Matt Kirchgraber. ...more

September 23, 2008

Marine Lance Cpl. Matt Kirchgraber has a four-legged reminder of his time in Baghdad: Kujo, a mutt he saved and adopted in the war-torn city. ...more

September 22, 2008

When Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators went to the Plant City home of Herminio Soto, he told them he could starve his old dogs if he wanted to, investigators say. ...more

September 19, 2008

After receiving an anonymous call about emaciated dogs, Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators went to the Plant City home of Herminio Soto and found two dogs that were yellow when they should have been white because they were kept in cages. ...more

September 18, 2008

Police and Highlands County Sheriff's deputies teamed up Tuesday in the area of Lake Tulane, searching for a juvenile suspect who jumped out of a Department of Juvenile Justice van. ...more

September 10, 2008

The Child Abuse Council's sixth annual Champions for Children Breakfast will emphasize the agency's 30th anniversary and honor a recently retired sheriff's major. ...more

September 10, 2008

Police and Highlands County Sheriff's Deputies joined in the search Tuesday in the area of Lake Tulane, for a juvenile suspect who jumped out of a Department of Juvenile Justice van. ...more

September 9, 2008

A big sign at the harbor here encourages: "Think Positive, St. Bernard!" But after three years in a government trailer, Beth Basile is finding that hard to do. ...more

August 31, 2008

DADE CITY - A deputy assisting a state probation and parole officer Wednesday found two dogs in emaciated condition outside a home. ...more

August 7, 2008

A week after investigators seized 55 goats, 35 dogs and seven cats from a Seffner couple's property, the couple has been charged with animal cruelty, Hillsborough deputies say. ...more

August 6, 2008