Tag: Teens

For Florida’s LGBTQ teens and teachers, the law is a moving target

Aiden Cordero, 18, was suspended from her Florida high school in February for using the girls’ bathroom. Cordero is a transgender girl and a senior at Frank W. Springstead High School, in a suburb of Tampa, where, she said, she’s been using the girls’ restroom for the last three years without issues. However, one of […]

How California Growers Are Training Teens the Trade

This summer, Lodi, California, high schoolers will again head to local wineries to learn the business through a combination of hands-on internships and college classes. The first-of-its-kind initiative is the result of a growing partnership among the district, Delta College, the Lodi Winegrape Commission and the nonprofit San Joaquin A+. Join The 74 and the […]

El Paso teens charged with arson in recent Sunland Park fire

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two El Paso teens were charged with arson after a recent fire in Sunland Park this past Sunday, June 23, according to court records. Landus Rivas, 18, and Gabriel Hernandez, 19, are both charged with arson following a fire on State Rd. 9 near mile marker 142 Sunday night. According […]

Legal aid for children, teens with nowhere else to turn

For nearly 60 years, the nonprofit Lee County Legal Aid Society has provided no-cost, civil legal aid to low-income residents of our community. Our newest effort: help establish a pathway to permanent legal residency for abused, neglected and abandoned immigrant children and teens with nowhere else to turn. Through no fault of their own, far […]

Ventura teens arrested in attack on homeless woman, more news

Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Assault victim identified Authorities have released the name of a man who died when he was struck by several vehicles after he was left lying in the road following an assault Sunday night in Oxnard. Alberto Garcia was 57, according to the Ventura […]

Two teens in stolen SUV shot by Milwaukee officer after chase; fetus dies

A pregnant 18-year-old was shot and lost her fetus when a Milwaukee police officer fired on a stolen vehicle connected to two carjackings that led police on a chase Thursday afternoon, the city’s police chief said. A 17-year-old was also shot and wounded in the interstate incident. During the pursuit, which started after police tried […]

Baby ejected after car crash in Draper, teens hospitalized

DRAPER, Utah (ABC4) — A child — who officials estimated was about five months old — was ejected from a vehicle after a car crash in Draper on Monday afternoon. Sgt. Crane with the Draper Police Department said the crash happened after 2 p.m. on June 17, around 12300 South and 265 West. An SUV […]