CENTERFIELD -- A woman who pleaded guilty in the beating death of her 2-year-old daughter has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison.

LAYTON — It’s OK to raise money for women’s shelters, but it’s time to stop the abuse, says the keynote speaker Monday at the Joining Forces Child Abuse Conference.

NEW YORK -- Armed with grim statistics, experts and activists mobilized this week to demand expanded federal efforts -- including more money and tougher oversight -- to reverse a recent rise in the number of children dying from abuse and neglect.

Child-welfare advocates who gathered for a rally and conference in Washington say America should be embarrassed to have a child-abuse death rate far higher than other wealthy democracies. They cite the latest federal figures showing that an estimated 1,760 U.S. children died from abuse and neglect in 2007 -- up 35 percent from 2001.

ROY — A 45-year-old former teacher at Roy Junior High accused of becoming sexually involved with a female teen student was questioned after an acquaintance of the girl tipped off police about the alleged relationship.