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Formaldehyde found in baby clothing

11:02 PM, May 22, 2013

ISANTI, Minn. -- A nine-month KARE 11 investigation uncovered levels of formaldehyde in several items of baby clothing.

Day care shut down after child nearly drowns

7:58 PM, May 22, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A toddler nearly drowned in a pool at a neighborhood day care center on Tuesday. Now, action is being taken against the day care.

Sibling sexual abuse hurts a Jacksonville father

8:05 PM, May 10, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It is still one of society's greatest taboo but because no wants to talk about it, doesn't stop sibling sexual abuse. According to the Pandora Project studies have shown that between 2% and 4% of people have been sexually victimized by a sibling.

Changes at Jacksonville Head Start

5:30 PM, Apr 9, 2013

A interim company is being brought in to manage Jacksonville's Head Start centers following health and safety issues discovered by the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Recalled frozen food may have ended up in schools

9:39 AM, Apr 9, 2013

Hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen food recalled amid an E. coli scare may have been served in schools, according to the company that manufactured the items.

Free dyslexia, reading screenings Saturday

5:44 PM, Apr 5, 2013

SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- This weekend there's free screenings for four-year-old heading into VPK. The goal is to pinpoint potential reading issues, like dyslexia, early before children start school.

Parents of dyslexic child: 'There is definitely hope'

5:41 PM, Apr 5, 2013

Many families are dealing with children who have dyslexia. Their children spend hours at night trying to do homework or struggling to read a book. First Coast News Consumer Reporter, David Williams sat down with one family still going through the struggle.

Flammability leads to pajama recall

3:58 PM, Mar 18, 2013

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling Uniqlo children's pajamas because they violate Federal Flammability standards.

Child safety seat recall alert

3:54 PM, Mar 18, 2013

Check your child's safety seat; it might be on the recall list. Britax is recalling more than 55,000 of it's Boulevard, Advocate and Pavilion seats.

Toddlers still mistaking laundry-detergent pods for candy

1:05 PM, Mar 18, 2013

We heard Friday from a Commerce man telling us about another child being hospitalized because the boy thought that the laundry-detergent pods he found at home were candy, and put one in his mouth.

EPA fails to revise key lead-poisoning hazard standards

8:09 PM, Mar 10, 2013

The Environmental Protection Agency has no current plans to revise key hazard standards that protect children from lead poisoning, despite calls for action from the agency's scientific advisers.

Disco balls being recalled

7:37 PM, Mar 6, 2013

Check your child's room for this disco ball. They are being recalled because of an electric shock risk.

Crackdown on alcohol, tobacco, synthetic drug sales to minors set to begin

6:30 PM, Feb 25, 2013

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office said it is set to begin "Operation Dry Spring."

Nassau Co. Sheriff's office reinforces scam warnings

6:05 PM, Feb 25, 2013

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is warning and reminding people to be aware of scammers.

Baby food being sold past its "use by" date in Jax

4:00 PM, Feb 25, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, FLA-- It sits on store shelves, waiting to be bought. But what if it sits for too long? First Coast News went undercover at stores across Jacksonville and found cases of baby food being sold past its "use by" date.

Blessings in a Backpack feeds hungry children

8:25 PM, Feb 18, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The number of hungry people in our community are real and their faces are everywhere, next door, even in our neighborhood schools.

Laceration hazard prompts stuffed animal recall

8:55 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Several stuffed animals are being recalled because they're a laceration hazard.

Popular strollers being recalled

9:43 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Mutsy USA is recalling its EVO stroller because of a strangulation hazard.

Woman: 'Why no seat belts on school buses?'

9:40 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Patti of Jacksonville emailed First Coast News wanting to know why there were no seat belt rules on school buses in Duval County.

5 must do's in choosing a child care facility

9:24 PM, Feb 7, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There are some things you can buzz through in life, but when it comes to finding the right child care facility, it is a process.

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