A 22-year-old Mary Esther woman is potentially facing jailtime after the Walton County Sheriff's Office says she left her toddler alone at a playground for nearly two hours in 100-plus degree heat.

A 40-year-old Jefferson resident was arrested and charged after she left two children in her care alone at a Denville park, ...

Deputies say at the time the child was alone on the playground, the temperature was 88 degrees with a heat index of 101, and the toddler did not have food or water.

Arapahoe County District Attorney faces recall over alleged lenient sentencing, including the release of a suspected ...

Marianne Isnar has been accused of child neglect after deputies found her two young children alone in a 100-degree car while ...

Officers responded to a report of a possible child with a gun at a playground on the 500 block of West Chestnut Street just after 5 p.m. Friday.

In short, if a child under 7 is left alone in a vehicle for more than five minutes without a person aged 14 or older also present, it’s a crime, regardless of whether the car is in motion or ...