Madeline Soto’s mom knew boyfriend was ‘grooming and abusing’ slain teen: police
The mother of slain Florida teen Madeline Soto reportedly told police she knew her older boyfriend had been “seducing and abusing” the girl before he was charged with her murder. The body of Madeline Soto, 13, was discovered in rural Osceola County on March 1, four days after she was first reported missing after failing […]
Drunken Florida teen driver hit, killed 2-year-old boy on tricycle: police
Authorities said a drunk teenager struck and killed a 2-year-old boy riding a tricycle outside his home in Florida on Monday after the boy's parents yelled for the driver to slow down. Joshua Montero, 19, was driving a Toyota Tacoma at a high rate of speed down a Tavares road around 7:15 p.m. when he […]
California teen suspect accused of shooting 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall charged with attempted murder
A California teenager accused of shooting and killing 49ers rookie wide receiver and first-round draft pick Ricky Piersall during an attempted robbery in San Francisco on Saturday has been charged with attempted murder. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Tuesday night that an unidentified 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder, assault with […]
Virginia teen Christian Whalen killed trying to break up fight as girlfriend learned of his death in chilling two-word text
A 19-year-old man was shot and killed during a bonfire party in the woods of Virginia after trying to stop a fight with his girlfriend, who had warned him not to go to the party, and then, heartbreakingly, learning he was killed by a two-word text message from his father. Christian Arken Whalen was partying […]
Calfornia teen suspect accused of shooting 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall charged with attempted murder
A California teenager accused of shooting and killing 49ers rookie wide receiver and first-round draft pick Ricky Piersall during an attempted robbery in San Francisco on Saturday has been charged with murder. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Tuesday night that an unidentified 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder, assault with a […]
Teen charged for stealing memorabilia from Rick Pitino’s office
Police officials announced Tuesday that they have arrested a teenage accomplice who they say stole memorabilia during a clumsy robbery inside legendary St. John's University basketball coach Rick Pitino's office last month. According to police sources, the 17-year-old robber turned himself in to officers for his daring involvement in the bizarre Aug. 20 robbery, weeks […]
State superintendent steps up after Oklahoma school district forbade teen to fly American flag from truck
The superintendent of Oklahoma's public schools district has taken action after the district tried to stop a state teenager from flying an American flag on the back of a pickup truck. A few weeks ago, Caleb Horst arrived on the campus of Edmond North High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, with an American flag in the […]
Previously Deported Migrant Stabbed Teen Girl at Indiana Baseball Game
A formerly deported Honduran national has been arrested and charged with the unprovoked stabbing of a teenage girl at a baseball game in Lowell, Indiana. Police said Dimas Gabriel Yanez, 26, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, Stabbed WBBM-TV Chicago reported that the man attacked a 14-year-old girl and then tried to attack her mother when […]
James Darren, ‘Gidget’ Teen Idol, ‘T.J. Hooker’ Star, Singer, and Director, Dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, the teen idol who starred with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget” and helped spark the surfing boom of the 1960s as a charismatic Beach Boy, died Monday at age 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son, Jim Mullet, told news outlets. […]
Once-deported migrant arrested after teen girl stabbed at baseball game
An immigrant who entered the U.S. illegally and was subsequently deported for allegedly committing crimes across the country has been arrested in Indiana in connection with the stabbing of a teenage girl at her brother's baseball game, police said. The suspect, 26-year-old Dimas Gabriel Yañez, was arrested Sunday “after an intense manhunt,” Lake County Sheriff […]