Pa. day care center ordered closed after 4 toddlers wander away, are found next to busy road

August 13th, 2009 Mom finds her baby alone, locked inside RI daycareJOHNSTON, R.I. — A 9-month-old baby was left alone at a locked Rhode Island daycare center for nearly an hour when workers shut the place down for the night, apparently forgetting the child was there.

August 7th, 2009 Mexico court to probe day-care fire that killed 49MEXICO CITY — The Supreme Court voted Thursday to open an investigation of alleged irregularities at a day care center where a fire killed 49 children in northern Mexico. The court voted 8-3 to form a two-judge commission that will begin its probe of the June 5 blaze next week.

July 19th, 2009 Sea lion found on Calif. freeway returns to oceanSAN FRANCISCO — A baby sea lion who had a brief brush with fame when he wandered on to a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway last month has returned to the sea.

July 3rd, 2009 Kids found in shed behind Texas day care centerSEALY, Texas — A Texas couple was arrested after a state inspector found a half dozen children locked and unsupervised in a tool shed behind an unlicensed day care center, authorities said. State officials said the children were surrounded by lawn equipment, gasoline and insecticide when they were found Wednesday morning.

June 30th, 2009 NYC day care owners charged with pot possessionNEW YORK — The owners of a New York City day care center where police shot and wounded a robbery suspect have been charged with marijuana possession. Bail was set at $5,000 each for Donna and Sherwin Rogers at Sunday's arraignment.

June 22nd, 2009 Which way to Bay? Baby sea lion rescued on freewaySAN FRANCISCO — A baby sea lion wandered onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway Monday morning but, after a ride in the back seat of a police car, was safe and resting at a marine center later in the day. Drivers on Interstate 880 started calling authorities around 5:45 a.m.

June 18th, 2009 7th victim of Mexico day care fire arrives in USSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A seventh child burned in the fire at a Mexican day care center this month has arrived at a California hospital for burn treatment.

June 13th, 2009 Death toll from Mexican day care fire rises to 46MEXICO CITY — A health official says the death toll from a day care center fire in northern Mexico has risen to 46 following the death of a toddler. Sonora state Health Secretary Raymundo Lopez Vocovich says the 3-year-old boy died Friday at a hospital in the central city of Guadalajara.

June 11th, 2009 No alarms in building next to Mexican day careMEXICO CITY — There were no fire alarms or extinguishers in a warehouse where a fire started that spread to an adjacent day care center and killed 44 babies and toddlers, Mexican authorities said Wednesday. Federal Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora confirmed that overheating in an air conditioning system caused the fire at the warehouse for cars, tires and paperwork in the northern city of Hermosillo.

June 10th, 2009 4th victim from Mexico fire arrives in Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fourth young burn victim from a deadly Mexican day care center fire has arrived in California for treatment.

June 8th, 2009 3 Mexico day care fire victims treated in Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Doctors at a California hospital have begun what they say will be months of treatment for three youngsters who were badly injured in a fire that killed 44 infants and toddlers at a Mexican day care center.

June 6th, 2009 Mexico day care fire kills 31 childrenHERMOSILLO, Mexico — A fast-moving fire killed 31 children in a day care center in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through the walls and fought their way through flames to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside. At least 25 children and five employees were hospitalized after Friday's fire in ABC day care in the city of Hermosillo, said Jose Larrinaga, a spokesman for investigators in the state of Sonora, which borders Arizona.

June 6th, 2009 29 children killed in fire at day care in MexicoMEXICO CITY — A fast-moving fire killed 29 children in a day care center in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through the walls and fought their way through flames to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside. At least 25 children and five employees were hospitalized after Friday's fire in ABC day care in the city of Hermosillo, said Jose Larrinaga, a spokesman for investigators in the state of Sonora, which borders Arizona.

June 6th, 2009 Fire kills 31 children in Mexican daycare centerMEXICO CITY — A fast-moving fire killed 31 children in a day care center in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through the walls and fought their way through flames to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside. At least 25 children and five employees were hospitalized after Friday's fire in ABC day care in the city of Hermosillo, said Jose Larrinaga, a spokesman for investigators in the state of Sonora, which borders Arizona.

May 4th, 2009 Toddlers found in gas-soaked home were shotSTEVENS POINT, Wis. — A Wisconsin coroner says two toddlers found dead in their gasoline-soaked home last week were shot in the head and their mother was the victim of a complex homicide.