Tag: boy

Boy, 10, Buys Antique Tractor With $2,800 Life Savings to Help Tend the 200-Acre Family Farm

A 10-year-old boy with ambitions to take over his family’s 200-acre beef farm in Wisconsin has invested his life savings in a rare antique tractor to help his parents. Hard-working Caleb Bergner is one of four siblings being raised on the Bergner Beef Family Farm in Pulaski, Wisconsin. Caleb attends a nearby Catholic school, but…


Boy, 12, Singing Heartfelt Solo Through Tears at Parents’ Vow Renewal Ceremony Goes Viral

A 12-year-old boy with a beautiful voice who sang through tears at his parents’ vow renewal ceremony has tugged at millions of heartstrings. Aiden Armstrong summoned the courage to sing for his parents, mom, Kemorene Mills-Armstrong, 43, and stepdad, Kirkland Armstrong, 44, at a beautiful ceremony that was attended by family and friends in their…


2 Arrested in Death of Kansas 6-Year-Old Gunned Down While Playing Outside

Two suspects have been arrested in the death of a 6-year-old boy nearly two weeks after he was gunned down as he played in the yard of a Kansas home with his uncle and a 7-year-old cousin, police announced Thursday. Police said 20-year-old Lakevis Sloan and a 17-year-old were taken into custody Tuesday evening as…


Man Charged With Killing 5-Year-Old Who Was Found Dead in a Suitcase 9 Years Ago

WORCESTER, Mass.—Nine years after the body of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver was found in a suitcase beside a Massachusetts highway, the former boyfriend of the child’s mother will be arraigned Thursday on a murder charge in connection with the death, prosecutors said. Alberto Sierra Jr., 32, is charged with murder and disinterring a body and will…


Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 52 Years for Texas Boy’s Death

HOUSTON—A woman on Wednesday agreed to a 52-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in the 2021 death of her boyfriend’s 5-year-old Houston son, whose body she had kept hidden in a storage unit before it was discovered in an East Texas hotel, according to prosecutors. During a court hearing, Theresa Balboa, 31, pleaded guilty to…


1-Year-Old Accidentally Shot by 4-Year-Old Brother, Expected to Survive

HOUSTON—A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot his 1-year-old brother at their home near northeast Houston, according to law enforcement officials. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said deputies responded at about 4 p.m. Tuesday to the home where they determined the child found an unsecured pistol and unintentionally shot his sibling, KTRK-TV reported. The toddler was taken…


Boy Missing for 2 Days Is Found Safe in Remote Michigan Park

SILVER CITY, Mich.—An 8-year-old Wisconsin boy missing for two days in a remote, rugged northern Michigan park was discovered near a log Monday and appeared to be in good shape, authorities said. The park posted a photo of one of the searchers carrying Nante Niemi on his back. Another photo on Facebook shows the boy…


Boy Teaches Himself to Crochet at Age 5, Uses His Craft to Help Ethiopian Kids, Wins Award

Fifteen-year-old Jonah Larson, whose dream is to become a surgeon one day, is a master at crochet—and he taught himself the craft when he was 5. What’s even more remarkable is that Larson is using his skill to change the lives of schoolchildren in Ethiopia, where he was born and  adopted as a baby. Larson, who…


Boy Who Slept in a Tent for 3 Years in Memory of Late Neighbor Raises Almost One Million Dollars for a Hospice

A British boy who spent three years sleeping outdoors in a tent in memory of his late neighbor has raised almost a million dollars for charity. Earning himself the nickname Tent Boy, his story has gone global and is inspiring a new generation of kids to believe in their own potential. Max Woosey of Devon…


Arizona Boy Hospitalized Twice Before Death in State Care

A 9-year-old boy who died last year while in the care of Arizona’s child welfare agency was hospitalized twice for a life-threatening diabetes complication in the weeks leading up to his death, according to an autopsy report released this month. The state took Jakob Blodgett into its custody on Dec. 9 after his father, Richard…