Steve Santhuff adopted his first turtle when he was five years old. It had taken up residence in his yard, in a dollhouse that his grandfather had made. As a child, Santhuff collected richly patterned ...

When some of Steve Santhuff’s rare and endangered turtle collection was returned to him last week, it should have been a victorious moment. But Santhuff is far from happy. While the Georgia Department ...

Matt and Cassie Santhuff thank God for seed ticks. The tiny bugs helped lead them to their son's cancer. Matt Santhuff took his 5-year-old twins, Sam and Ava, to pick blackberries Aug. 1 at the Reform ...

Editor's note: This story was published in 2007. Steve Santhuff wants the government to give his turtles back. The ones that lived, anyway. And he doesn't want to go to jail for having them in the ...