The bodies of the girls, ages 5, 8 and 9, were found near a campground in Washington State on Monday. They had apparently been asphyxiated, and each was found with a plastic bag over her head, the police said.

On Friday, the mother of the girls, ages 9, 8 and 5, reported to police that their father didn't return them after a planned visit, police said.

A Washington State father suspected of killing his three daughters remained at large Tuesday as authorities warned that the military veteran could pose a “significant risk.”

Santa Ono, the sole finalist to become the University of Florida’s next president, was blocked from assuming the position by the state’s top higher education board. The Florida Board of Governors rejected a motion to ratify Ono’s contract with UF in a 10-6 vote Tuesday after holding a tense hearing with him that day that