APPLETON – The mother of a 2-year-old girl who died of a fentanyl overdose Jan. 6 in Freedom and a man accused of providing the drugs are both facing charges in Outagamie County. Brooke Seal, 28, of Freedom, is charged with neglecting a child where the consequence is death, a Class D felony. She made […]
A Utah legislator unveiled a proposal on Tuesday that he says strikes a balance between clergy-penitent privilege for religious confessions and the need to report suspected abuse. The bill, HB432, introduced by freshman lawmaker Rep. Anthony Loubet, R-Kearns, and sponsored by Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, in the Senate, would amend the state’s child abuse […]
Police and animal welfare workers say 73 animals were rescued and 18 were found dead Tuesday morning during an investigation of severe neglect at a Topeka residence. Dozens of cats and dogs were discovered during a search of the home, according to Topeka police. Authorities say the animals were living in hazardous conditions with little […]
A Mississippi mother was arrested and charged with child neglect after police found that her 2-year-old son was only wearing a diaper inside a Walmart while the weather outside was below freezing. The Byram Police Department did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment, but several outlets reported that police arrested the woman a […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida couple and three children were found living in “deplorable” conditions at their home after officers were dispatched to the home after the mother got into a verbal altercation with a neighbor. Bushnell police arrived at the home and found Michelle Sofia, 38, her live-in boyfriend, Willie London, 41, and […]
A woman whose 4-year-old daughter was shot dead by an older sibling who found a loaded gun in the family’s home was denied bond and remained jailed Thursday, when a judge said Family Court will first need to set the parameters for any visits the woman would have with her three remaining children. Miami-Dade Circuit […]
For the second year in a row, lawmakers considering legislation that would add clergy to the list of people mandated to report abuse or neglect in Washington state. The newest version of the legislation, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, and co-sponsored by nine other Senate Democrats, had a public hearing Thursday in the Human […]
Jan. 19—A Pax woman was charged with a felony after utility workers reported they found a toddler alone on the side of the road on Friday, Jan. 19. According to a press release from Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley, the child was wearing no shoes or jacket and was standing in the snow. The workers […]
Jan. 2—A new report from the state shows the Indiana Department of Child Services investigated 308 child deaths in 2022 and determined 61 of those deaths were a result of abuse or neglect. The Annual Report of Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities in Indiana details the circumstances leading to each fatality, and the report highlights […]
After 50 years of neglect, Rome’s “lost” imperial palace Domus Tiberiana has reopened as an open-air museum. Until recently a crumbling and off-limits ruin near the famous Colosseum, the Domus Tiberiana palace — built in the first century AD and beloved by Nero — hopes to once again take its place as one of the […]