Cheryl Andrews, 69, arrested for child abuse without great bodily harm.

Groups across Florida are hoping the state will apply for next year's summer federal food assistance program ahead of the upcoming deadline.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday morning in Panama City Beach to recognize recipients of grant money from the Hope Florida Fund.

A family care manager at a Florida Department of Children and Families partner agency in Wildwood was arrested, accused of child abuse as police say he was caught on camera hurting an 11-year-old girl.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood has announced a series of community meetings where residents can come together to learn about the dangers of online predators.

A physical education teacher at Johnson Middle School in Melbourne is on leave and under investigation after it was reported they allegedly played a role in “allowing students to fight on campus,” according to statements from the school and its district.

One million Florida residents face the possibility of being dropped from Medicaid coverage after a COVID-era federal policy expired at the end of last month.

A 16-year-old girl who was found dead outside a Pine Hills home Monday evening was last seen leaving a Florida Department of Children and Families office back in August.

Some Florida families are getting checks in the mail from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A Titusville man was arrested Wednesday and faces a felony child abuse charge after he was allegedly recorded striking a baby following his attempts to restrict access to an in-home surveillance system, police said.

Florida has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations that go back a decade regarding improper claims involving the state’s administration of food stamps.

The Florida Department of Children and Families is looking to distribute more than $800 million in federal aid.

An Orlando area family claims the Florida Department of Children and Families broke the law when a child was not placed in their home with his biological brothers.

ORMOND BEACH – The Ormond Beach Police Department posted on their Facebook account that the children had been located and are safe. Officers were searching for two missing children who were last seen with their mother at the Econo Lodge in Ormond Beach. 4-year-old Serenity Shelton and 1-year-old River Shelton are the children of 24-year-old Chasity Shelton and 29-year-old Eric Ely. Police said the Florida Department of Children and Families had issued an order to take custody of the children due to attempts by Chasity Shelton an Ely to avoid meeting with the agency.