ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Animal lovers don’t have to reach into their pockets to adopt an adult cat or dog as the Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare announced that they are continuing to offer free adoptions until the end of May. The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare said in a press release […]
California Democrats worried about deeper child care and social safety net cuts in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget want the state to instead close more prisons. That way, they argue, there would be more funding for the programs in jeopardy. Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, and Assemblyman Corey Jackson, D-Moreno Valley, have concerns about Newsom’s […]
An Auburn police officer shot and killed a dog at a home last week as it attacked the officer in front of two children, police said Monday. The incident is being investigated as an officer-involved shooting after a 14-year-old girl inside the home suffered a cut that investigators could not rule out as a wound […]
One person was taken to the hospital after they were shot by a sheriff’s deputy Saturday, a spokesperson from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant said. >> Dayton man dead after officer-involved shooting in Northeast Ohio Around 11:15 a.m., deputies were dispatched to an apartment complex on Hamilton Place in Liberty Township for a welfare […]
North Carolina Republican lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation that will allow tens of thousands of additional students to get taxpayer funding to cover the cost of attending a private school this fall. The state Senate Appropriations Committee backed a bill Wednesday to provide an additional $463.5 million in private school voucher funding over the next two […]
The signs of 5-year-old Kinsleigh Welty’s abuse were obvious, local officials have said. Now, family members of the slain girl are calling for changes to the state agency responsible for child welfare, claiming workers assigned to her case should’ve spotted the girls’ injuries and yet failed time and time again to intervene. Sunday, from the […]
Raising twins as a working single mother became a bigger challenge for Gente Tesfai when she suffered a knee injury that required major surgery, leaving her unable to return to work. That’s when she turned to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) where the Fresno County Department of Social Services helped her […]
Apr. 23—A proposal to create a standalone department to oversee child welfare in Maine died in the Legislature after the House of Representatives failed to hold a vote — even though the bill had strong bipartisan support in the Senate. The Office of Child and Family Services, an agency within the Department of Health and […]
After a years-long battle to pass legislation for an Office of Child Advocate in Kansas, lawmakers finally got it done. Lawmakers had been split over how to create the office that would handle complaints about the state’s troubled child welfare system and who should control it. But last week, lawmakers from the House and Senate […]
In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, on Tuesday, April 9, the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is hosting a demonstration of support for Native children by joining in a National Day of Prayer for Native children. In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, on Tuesday, April 9, the National Indian Child […]
Mar. 29—The Ironton Child Welfare Club’s annual salad luncheon will be on April 11 at the Ironton First Church of the Nazarene, located at Fourth and Pleasant streets. Holly Forbes will provide this year’s musical entertainment. Forbes was a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” in 2021 and placed 11th on the popular variety show. Kelly […]
An Arlington firefighter who was shot while working is doing well but still in significant pain, according to a news release from the Arlington firefighters’ union. Brady Weaver was shot just before 1 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of Bardin Grene Drive, where he was sent to conduct a welfare check, the Arlington Fire […]