Child abuse and neglect cases continue to overwhelm West Virginia’s court system, and lawmakers hope adding additional people ...

A 5-year-old boy in Louisiana died weighing just 19 pounds, a weight more typical of an infant than a kindergartner, after what investigators describe as prolonged and extreme neglect. Authorities say ...

A Tri-State mother pleads guilty in a child neglect case out of Dubois County. Kiona Kunkler was arrested in February of 2025 ...

Husband, wife get probation in case sheriff's official described as 'some of the most appalling examples of child neglect ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - West Virginia lawmakers have introduced legislation that would significantly increase criminal penalties for parents, guardians, custodians and people in positions of trust ...

Four people are in custody over a child neglect case in Janesville. The Rock County Communications Center received multiple ...

Debbie Leitch’s case is one of the most devastating reminders of what can happen when a vulnerable person becomes invisible ...

BARTLESVILLE — A Bartlesville woman was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a child neglect charge filed after police investigated a case involving a lifeless 3-month-old that ...

A bill to scale back the grounds for Oregon child welfare investigations in order to allow more focus on serious cases appears in jeopardy in the Legislature. The proposal, which resulted from ...

A Florida woman accused of using the online gaming platform Roblox to encourage violence against an infant has reached a plea deal that dramatically reduces the charges she once faced. According to ...

A quiet stretch of East 13th Street in Muncie turned into the center of a child neglect case on Friday when neighbors spotted ...