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Two Northwest Florida law enforcement agencies are trying to address the issue. Plus, an attorney presents a solution he say ...

Solomon told police the voices in his head told him to go find someone at Publix, but did not say to hurt anyone. Police say ...

A budget blueprint approved by the House this week is expected to cut billions in federal Medicaid spending as part of a plan ...

Leela Lal suffered at the hands of a hospital patient who jumped on her and brutally beat her. The alleged attack occurred last week at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital. The patient, Stephen ...

"She loved being a nurse, loved caring for patients, and the fact that this would happen to her where she should be safe was ...

The family of a Florida nurse who was brutally beaten by a Baker Act patient at a hospital wants to see more security at ...

Behavioral Health Managing Entities are just one part of Florida’s vast and complex behavioral health system. Transparency ...

The Fort Myers Police Department has released new details about the Publix stabbing that occurred Wednesday night.

The man accused of brutally attacking a nurse at Loxahatchee hospital is headed back to court where a judge will decide ...

A Florida nurse who had essentially every bone in her face broken by a Baker Act patient who attacked her has a long road to recovery as her family demands change.

A West Virginia judge ordered that a monitor be put in place to oversee state child protective services placements in hotels and camps on Friday after a 12-year-old boy in state care attempted suicide ...