A local state senator is calling for increased punishments for animal abusers. This is in response to the burning of a ...

Two men who sexually abused a vulnerable 14-year-old girl in a "horrific assault" where she was burned with a cigarette have ...

A woman who was allegedly used as a "sex slave" when she was a teenager has told jurors she used to believe it was "normal" ...

House lawmakers passed a bill allowing minors to testify against their alleged abuser from a separate room, rather than ...

In dueling campaign kickoffs mayoral candidates tout same issues - zoning, crime and affordable housing - but see them ...

Assisted dying would give domestic abusers a “potentially lethal weapon” with which to target their spouses, a women’s refuge ...

Israel loves to brand itself as a beacon of democracy and security in the Middle East. But when it comes to protecting women ...

State legislature must pass SB 594 to prevent abuse survivors from spending life in prison simply for trying to protect their ...

Baron said she is pushing for the adoption of Senate Bill 494, which would direct the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to create a statewide database of animal abusers. “The registry is the thing ...

State lawmakers are looking to establish an animal abuse database. SB 494 would require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website the names of people who have been convicted of ...

Massachusetts laws are failing our children. That was the message from supporters of bills trying to crack down on teachers, ...

An attorney representing two convicted child abusers urged the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday to strike down both the state’s newest sex offender registration law and one imposing ...