Tag: teen

Teen Driver in Crash That Killed 5 Children Had No License

A 16-year-old driver killed in a one-vehicle crash that also took the lives of four young relatives did not have a driver’s license or permit and may have fallen asleep or become distracted before the SUV veered off a New York parkway, officials said Monday. The car continued straight at a curve on the highway…


Teen Spends 700 Hours to Restore 1954 John Deere Tractor to Its Former Glory, Wins $10,000

A Texas teen who restored a 1954 John Deere tractor to its former glory has collected three titles at a prestigious stock show and rodeo, alongside a cash prize of $10,000 which will go toward his college fund. Above and beyond the titles, the teen said that restoring the tractor was a labor of love….


Teen Cowboy Artist Named ‘Grand Champion’ at Rodeo Art Show—Fetches $30,000 at Auction for Painting

A Texas high schooler was named grand champion of a renowned rodeo art show and is set to take home $30,000 when her artwork, an exquisite photo-realistic painting of a rider on horseback herding cows, is sold at auction. Mia Huckman, 18, lives in Houston and attends Foster High School in nearby Richmond. From among…


3 Teenage Girls and Gunman Dead in Texas Shooting

GALENA PARK, Texas—Authorities say three teenage girls, including one who was pregnant, were fatally shot by man who also sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl who later escaped then fatally shot himself. No names have been released. The killings occurred at the home of the gunman’s girlfriend in the Houston suburb of Galena Park at about…


Florida Teen Pleads Guilty to Fatally Stabbing Classmate

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.—A Florida teenager faces a possible life sentence after he pleaded guilty Monday to fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate 114 times and leaving her body in a wooded area near their homes in 2021. The plea came as jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday morning in the first-degree murder trial of Aiden…


Grandma Befriends Teen Who Drove Miles to Return Her Lost Wallet, ‘God Puts People in Our Lives’

A grandmother and the teen who drove miles to return her lost wallet after finding it in a parking lot have struck up an unlikely friendship. Dee Harkrider, 61, is a grandmother of seven from Wynne, Arkansas. On Jan. 12, she lost her wallet in a Forrest City Walmart parking lot and didn’t realize it…


Teen Addicted to Endless Scrolling on Social Media Shares How Quitting It Positively Impacted His Life

A 17-year-old podcast producer who was addicted to endless scrolling on social media said his health and life dramatically improved when he quit it all in a digital detox. Ilias Michael, from Lostwithiel, Cornwall, a county in England’s rugged Southwestern tip said combining it with meditation has helped with ADHD and improved his mental health….


Report: Teens Warned to Be on Alert for Online Scams Ahead of Holiday Season

Ahead of the holiday season, a California-based online dating investigation service is warning a specific consumer group to be on high alert for online scams: teenagers. Money lost by teenagers grew by 1125 percent over the last five years compared to 390 percent for seniors, according to Social Catfish’s new State of Internet Scams 2022….


Raleigh Police Release Bodycam Video of Shootout With Teen

RALEIGH, N.C.—Police on Thursday released body camera video from a shootout with a 15-year-old boy suspected of fatally shooting five people and wounding two more in an East Raleigh neighborhood. Officers spent several hours searching for the armed suspect, later identified by his parents as Austin Thompson, after the rampage seven weeks ago. The teen…


Indiana Judge Issues Gag Order in Case of 2 Slain Teen Girls

DELPHI, Ind.—An Indiana judge imposed a gag order on Friday in the case of a man charged in the notorious slayings of two teenage girls. Richard Matthew Allen, 50, of Delphi, is charged with murder in the killings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, whose bodies were found after they went on a…