Fundraiser in place for teens' families after fatal Chattaroy crash
Biggies Restaurant will host a taco fundraiser where 100% of the proceeds will benefit the victim's families
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Businesses turn to teenagers amidst worker shortage
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. - Businesses are doing whatever they can to find employees. Some are offering incentives while others say they'll give you transportation to get to work. Ridgeline High…
2 Moses Lake teenagers arrested for drive-by shooting
MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- Two Moses Lake teenagers are facing charges for a drive-by shooting Saturday morning. The shooting happened near N Earl Rd and N Grape Dr…
Police: Child injured in northeast Spokane shooting
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A child was sent to the hospital after being shot in a northeast Spokane neighborhood. The child was riding their bike home from a friend's house after midnight on Sunday when the shooting happened. Witnesses, including an…
Idaho continues to struggle with COVID-19 surge, says majority of hospitalizations and deaths are unvaccinated
Health experts say teens are also testing positive at an alarming rate.
Washington state settles juvenile facility sex abuse lawsuit for $2.1M
Some plaintiffs were at Green Hill School in the ’70s while some were there as recently as the early 2000s. The state on Sept. 1 agreed to settle their lawsuit for more than $2.1 million.
Local business seeks to hire teenagers amid worker shortage
SPOKANE, Wash. -- It's not a new idea, but certainly one that's less and less talked about; hiring teenagers. A nationwide hiring crisis has left businesses and restaurants struggling to stay open, and after…
Local companies struggling to fill open positions this summer
SPOKANE, Wash. --- Two million teenagers will get jobs this summer, and some employers in Spokane are reaching out specifically to teens and trying to incentivize them to…
Getting your teen ready for the road
Getting behind the wheel for the first time can be an exciting time in a teenager's life. But it could also mean the end of it if they get into a fatal car accident.
US diplomat's wife charged over death of British teen
Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving in the case of Harry Dunn, the British teenager who was killed in August.
Teen vaping of marijuana on rise, survey finds
Vaping remained popular among teens across the United States in 2019, according to a new report, and there were significant increases in vaping of marijuana by eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders.
Teen suspect in Barnard student stabbing to appear in court
The 13-year-old boy arrested in the deadly stabbing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors allegedly picked up a knife when one of his friends dropped it and saw the attack, police said.
Fourth teenager who escaped Nashville detention center in custody
The last of four teenagers who escaped from a juvenile detention center in Nashville, Tennessee, nearly two weeks ago was captured on Thursday, authorities said.
Two teenagers arrested in Cheney car vandalism case
Authorities said two teenagers are responsible for damage done to more than 15 cars in Cheney.
Trump mocks Greta Thunberg after her Time honor
President Donald Trump on Thursday again publicly mocked teen climate crisis activist Greta Thunberg, tweeting that the 16-year-old Swede who has inspired protesters worldwide has "anger management" issues.
Teen sisters turn origami into fund for clean water projects
Origami. In all shapes and sizes. On the piano. On the tables. On the shelves. The Adams family home in Dallas has been taken over by the ancient art, but no one seems to mind. Those paper creations are funding clean water projects around the world and saving lives. A cluttered home is a small price to pay in exchange.
Nashville cops nab 3rd escaped teen inmate
Three of the four teenagers who escaped from a Nashville juvenile detention center have now been caught, police said in a tweet.
Teenager admits attempt to kill 6-year-old boy at Tate Modern
A teenager who threw a young French boy from a viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery has pleaded guilty to attempted murder, the PA Media news agency reported.
Authorities recapture 2 of 4 teens who escaped Tenn. detention center
Two teenagers who broke out of a Nashville juvenile detention center were recaptured Tuesday, police said.
Escaped Tennessee teens walked out front door
Four teenagers were able to escape through the front door of a Nashville, Tennessee, juvenile detention center because of critical oversights by the company that managed the facility, officials said Monday.
1 in 5 US adolescents is now prediabetic, study says
Nearly a quarter of young adults and a fifth of adolescents in the United States have prediabetes, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
States requiring universal background checks less likely to see guns in schools
High school students in states that require universal background checks on all prospective gun buyers are less likely to carry guns compared to students in states that require background checks only on sales through federally licensed firearms dealers, according to a study published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics.
Murder suspects escape from Tennessee juvenile detention
Four teens escaped from a juvenile detention center in Nashville, Tennessee, and authorities say they are considered dangerous.
Guatemalan immigrant alone, scared and in a strange country
Deisi Arreces-Huitz sat quietly in a tiny bus station in South Texas, holding a stack of tickets. Her bus wouldn't come for hours, and she was alone and frightened.
