News briefs from around Florida

LUTZ, Fla. (AP) - The Salvation Army is pulling all used toys from its Florida stores in reaction to the toy recall list.
From: www.dailycomet.com

Drug rehab chief faces sex investigation

The state is investigating the director of a live-in drug rehabilitation facility for alleged sexual misconduct with a female offender, prison officials said Friday.
From: www.floridatoday.com

Drug rehab chief suspending pending sex investigation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The state is investigating the director of a live-in drug rehabilitation facility for alleged sexual misconduct with a female offender, prison officials said Friday.
From: www.dailycomet.com

Crackdown on Newport Beach rehab homes detailed

City plans limits on how and where addiction recovery houses can operate.
From: www.ocregister.com

Crackdown on rehab homes detailed

Newport Beach plans limits on how and where addiction recovery houses can operate.
From: www.ocregister.com

UPDATE: First day of testimony in Wilkes trial wraps up

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. - Testimony is under way in the trial of Daniel Ray Wilkes. If convicted in the deaths of Donna Claspell and her two young daughters, Wilkes faces the death penalty. Wilkes, 39, sat between his attorneys as Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Stan Levco opened arguments in front of 12 jurors, three alternates, and a courtroom occupied by media and a few relatives of Wilkes and ...
From: www.courierpress.com

Sex, Lies, and Legal Red Tape

The 20-year-old sits on the top step of a two-story building in an industrial park in Catonsville, sucking on a menthol cigarette. Her thin frame is lost in oversized jeans and parka.
From: www.citypaper.com

Life on streets is desperate choice

PASSAIC -- Mary Forys sleeps curled up in a ball behind a garbage can to shield her from the wind. The homeless woman is a familiar part of the Main Avenue landscape. Business owners call her "Smelly Mary" for her unpleasant odor.
From: www.northjersey.com