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Local Leaders Call For A Stop To Gun ViolenceLocal leaders gathered Thursday in a call for action to stop the gun violence in Homestead and Florida City.

Child Dies After Collapsing At Summer CampMiami Gardens Police are investigating the death of a child who collapsed while at a South Florida summer camp on Wednesday.

Family Of Child Killed Push For Support To Find The Culprit(s) The family of a 10-year old killed in a shooting last month is pushing for greater police and community support to find his killer(s).

Lawsuit Calls Florida Sheriff's Probe 'Publicity Stunt'A federal lawsuit is claiming a Florida sheriff's office investigation into a 12-year old's suicide was more like a publicity stunt.

2-Year Old Dies After Falling From Moving MinivanA 2-year old girl died after falling from a moving minivan near Tampa, deputies said.

Mother Arrested After 2-Year-Old Son Dies Of Morphine ODAuthorities in North Florida arrested a mother in connection to the death of her 2-year old son who overdosed on morphine.

Exclusive: Discovery Shows How Detectives Cracked Deadly Hit & Run CaseA broken headlight, a torn off truck emblem and other scattered vehicle parts are what was left behind after a hit and run crash in Dania Beach that killed an 8-year-old boy last December.

Judge To Rule On Resentencing For Teen Rapist, MurdererA South Florida judge will wait until Friday to decide whether a man sentenced to life in prison without parole when he was 14, will be given a lighter sentence.

Scott Child Protection Claims DisputedDuring the gubernatorial debate Wednesday, Florida Governor Rick Scott said child protection has improved under his watch especially compared to that of his opponent former Governor Charlie Crist.

Body Of Missing 9-Year Old Found In Bay Police found the dead body of a 9-year old girl who went missing near Tampa.

Interim DCF Chief Wants New Position To Track Child DeathsOn his first day as interim secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families, Mike Carroll directed his deputies to create a new position to oversee the reporting of child deaths and to track the agency’s response to them.

Death Of Twin Toddlers Triggers Lawsuit Clutching their baby blankets and wearing pink ribbons with their names, the distraught parents of twin toddlers who drowned last month, pledged to end similar tragedies.