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Is sharing your bed with baby safe or risky?

Scientific community still debating whether practice is dangerous

DATE: Nov 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Parents still turn to troubled youth ranches

ALBUQUERQUE –David Hall was afraid of his own son. They were getting into violent, physical fights requiring police intervention. Fearing the teen would end up in juvenile detention, Hall ha...

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

More victims of online abuse reach out for help

WASHINGTON – Sarah Ball was a 15-year-old high school sophomore at Hernando High School in Brooksville, Fla., when a friend posted on Facebook: “I hate Sarah Ball, and I don’t care who knows...

DATE: Oct 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Quintuplets reunited, home ‘bursting at the seams’

TYRONE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Baby swings and bouncers leave just enough room to open the front door to Jessica and Robert Hicks’ two-bedroom, 1,100-square foot home. Their living room...

DATE: Oct 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Fertility clinics helping more gay couples

Procedures allow for increased sharing of biological role

DATE: Oct 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

In China, woman sues children for support

FUSHENG, China – The daughter-in-law smashes the cockroach under her foot and rolls open the rusted metal doors to the garage. Light spills onto a small figure huddled on a straw mattress in...

DATE: Oct 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Uncoordinated sports parents take heart

It may not be how athletic you are, but instead, how supportive

DATE: Oct 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Exxon to offer benefits to same-sex couples in U.S.

NEW YORK – Exxon says it will begin offering benefits to legally married same-sex couples in the U.S. for the first time as of Tuesday. The company says it will recognize “all le...

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Guide dog dies after saving owner’s child from car

ATLANTA – Despite suffering life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car, a guide dog saved the life of his owner’s child, leading a family to call him a hero. On Monday,...

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

French Senate: Ban child beauty pageants

PARIS – France’s Senate has voted to ban beauty pageants for children younger than 16 in an effort to protect girls from being sexualized too early. Anyone who enters a child into...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Parents often neglect to properly buckle children

A new survey finds that as many as one out of five parents believe it is OK to drive with their children unbuckled if it’s a short trip, despite the emphasis placed on child passenger safety...

DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Okla. custody dispute compared to S.C. case

OKLAHOMA CITY – In a case that is drawing comparisons to a long-running adoption dispute over a 3-year-old Cherokee girl, an Oklahoma County District Court judge awarded custody this week of...

DATE: Sep 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Family

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...

Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Sidney Andrew easily won Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race

Photos: IHBC men’s pro road raceCobe Freeburn won Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday

Cobe Freeburn won Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday

Photos: IHBC citizens rideIron Horse Bicycle Classic citizens ride takes off to Silverton

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic citizens ride takes off to Silverton

Photos: DHS graduationDurango High School graduated 366 seniors on Friday evening

Durango High School graduated 366 seniors on Friday evening