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3 teens plead not guilty in burning of Fla. boy

Three teenagers accused of setting a 15-year-old south Florida boy on fire have pleaded not guilty to attempted second-degree murder.

Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying

Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case.

3 Florida teens charged as adults in fire attack

Three Florida teenagers accused of setting another teen on fire will be charged as adults.

Anguish over California teen suicides spurs action

Grim news hit this university town in late October just two days before a PTA forum on teenage stress: Another Palo Alto teen had died after stepping in front of a commuter train, the fourth such suicide in less than six months.

Utah man sentenced in pregnant teen beating case

A Utah man was sentenced Tuesday to up to five years in prison for beating a pregnant girl to try to cause a miscarriage, after police say she paid him to.

NY teen's hidden camera catches adult locker thief

An adult hall monitor at a high school on New York's Long Island is facing petit larceny charges after she was apparently caught on video breaking into school lockers.

Police: NY teen planning school attack was bullied

A 15-year-old boy accused of stockpiling gasoline, propane and a machete for a planned school attack on the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre burst into tears and admitted to police he was upset about being bullied, according to the detective who interviewed him.

Scoop: Pregnant teen graces cover of Teen Vogue

When Jamie Lynn Spears revealed she was expecting a baby back in 2007, the question of whether a pregnant teen should have a starring role on a television show that targets a young audience was broached (Spears played the lead on Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101.")

Plea withdrawn in Utah hired beating case

A Utah teenager who pleaded no contest to hiring a man to beat her in an effort to induce a miscarriage has been released from jail after a judge ruled that she was seeking an abortion and was not criminally liable.

Fla. teen set ablaze screams in agony on 911 tape

A teen who police say was set ablaze by five other boys screamed in agony as a breathless 911 caller pleaded for help because "a little boy just caught on fire," according to a recording released Friday.

Calif teen gets 15 years in death of passenger

A judge sentenced an unlicensed teenage driver to 15 years to life in the death of a classmate after he drank several shots of rum and crashed his mother's car.

Pa. teen uses fork, cookie cutter to brand friend

State police have charged a southwestern Pennsylvania teen with branding a friend using heated metal objects because the boys thought it was "cool." Trooper James Pierce, of the Uniontown Barracks, says Tuesday he filed one count of illegal tattooing and body piercing against a 15-year-old New Salem boy with Fayette County juvenile probation officials.

Teens with own cars have more crashes, study finds

Parents beware: Giving in to teens' demands for their own cars can have dangerous consequences, new research suggests.

ND men accused of trying to take girl to marry son

Two men are accused of trying to pick up a 14-year-old girl from her Kentucky school and take her to North Dakota to marry the 14-year-old son of one of the men.

Wash. authorities hunt for notorious teen burglar

Colton Harris-Moore's rap sheet already spans a good chunk of the teenager's life, including convictions for theft, burglary, malicious mischief and other crimes.

STIMULUS WATCH: Teens lack jobs despite job effort

The Obama administration's economic stimulus program to find jobs for thousands of teenagers this summer couldn't overcome one of the bleakest job markets in more than 60 years that had desperate adults competing for the same kind of work.

Report: S'pore teen 'slayers' planned mass suicide

A Singapore newspaper says eight teen fans of the video game Slayers planned to commit suicide together last month, but most backed out after watching two of them jump to their deaths.

Vt. teen sentenced to prison in 'sexting' case

An 18-year-old pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday in Vermont's first "sexting" case, in which he allegedly directed two teenage girls to videotape or photograph themselves performing sex acts and send him the results.

Nevada woman arrested in death of newborn son

A 19-year-old Las Vegas-area woman has been arrested on allegations that she hid her pregnancy and then killed her newborn son because she was afraid her mother would be mad at her for giving birth out of wedlock.

Corsican teen says he killed family as they slept

A 16-year-old Corsican boy has confessed to shooting and killing his sleeping parents and 10-year-old twin brothers with a hunting rifle, officials said Thursday.

Memorial service held for slain Calif. teen

Hundreds have turned out for a memorial service for a 17-year-old girl who was kidnapped and found dead in her own car last month in downtown Los Angeles.

Ga. teen accused of shooting stepsister 10 times

Authorities in Georgia say a 14-year-old boy awoke from a bad dream and shot his stepsister in the head 10 times while she napped on the couch.

Cops: Mom charged in SC teen driver's fatal wreck

A 14-year-old girl driving a car packed with children crashed into a tree, killing one child, and police said Friday the girl's mother was in the passenger seat at the time.

Sector Snap: Teen apparel wilts in July

Teen retailers reported weak same-store sales in July, partly hurt by later school-start dates and later tax-free shopping periods in several states.

Parolee charged with murdering 17-year-old girl

A parolee has been charged with capital murder in the killing of 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a downtown Los Angeles parking lot.

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15-Year-Old Girl To Be Tried As Adult In Mom's Slaying
Source: KCRA.com

PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A 15-year-old girl accused of killing her mother will be tried as an adult, an El Dorado County judge said Tuesday.

Nobody Knows What to Do with a Female Teen Killer, Other Than Watch Her Creepy Videos
Source: Gawker

As Alyssa Bustamante's cache of "Jackass stunt" videos resurface on YouTube, Missouri's penal system finds itself at its wits' end trying to accommodate a rare beast: the violent female juvenile offender.

Armed Teen Killed by NYPD Officer in Rockaways
Source: 1010 WINS

Kathleen Maloney reports Dashawn Vasconcellos, 18, died of multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, neck and extremities, medical examiner spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said. Police fired a total of 14 times, said chief NYPD spokesman Paul J. Browne.

Teen Sex Magazine to Stay on Shelves at Iowa Library
Source: FOXNews.com

A teen sex magazine will stay on the shelves at the Ames Public Library despite a petition signed by more than 100 parents objecting to the publication.

What I commented on Newsweek blog about Health Care Reform

Desperate people do desperate things. This country is absolutely in need of health care reform.

15 year old Missouri Murderess Exhibited Warning Signs Years Before Killing Her 9 year old Neighbor...Posted Her Desires Online
Source: FOXNews.com

Alyssa Bustamante, 15, of Jefferson City, Missouri, did not try to hide her desire for bloodshed. Her youtube profile noted that her hobbies were "cutting" and "killing people".

Teen who beat up war veteran 'high risk since age 14'
Source: NZ Radio News

Returned serviceman Eric Brady, 85, suffered a broken jaw, cheekbones and an eye socket in the attack outside the Papatoetoe RSA in February.

Teen struck by vehicle
Source: ironmountaindailynews.com

An Iron Mountain teen was struck by a vehicle when he attempted to run northbound across Ludington Street on Wednesday afternoon"

Teen calls 911 after parents take away Xbox
Source: dailyherald.com

A Buffalo Grove teen was having fun, fun, fun until his parents took his video game system away.

CURV Entertainment Commences Principle Photography on Teen Comedy "Camp Virginovich"
Source: CNN

CURV Entertainment Group, Inc., a leading producer of original entertainment, announced today that it has commenced principal photography on "Camp Virginovich," a teen comedy in the vein of Sony Pictures' "SUPERBAD" and Universal Pictures' "AMERICAN PIE," on location in and aroun …

Teen Who Drugged Mom Before Stabbing Unfit For Juvenile Court
Source: KCRA.com

PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A judge on Tuesday ruled that a teenage girl accused of taking part in her mother's slaying is unfit to be tried in the juvenile justice system.

NN teen survives fallen tree in storm
Source: wavy.com

Kathy Williams and her family have had to bear an incredible burden brought on by last week's storm" it's just been devastating; the best I can say is I thought we've been through hell," she said"

Spain: Teen Masturbation Sex Ed Workshops Spark Outrage
Source: TIME

Between gay marriage, decriminalized abortion and all that pornography on TV, you'd think that the Spanish would be impossible to shock.

Team Logo In Hair Gets Teen Suspended
Source: WAPT.COM

A Hamilton teenager was suspended for getting a haircut that looks like a Cincinnati Bengals helmet, WLWT in Cincinnati reported.

4th-Grader Says Teen Raped Her On CPS Bus
Source: wlwt.com

CINCINNATI -- An elementary school student said she was sexually assaulted last week on a Cincinnati Public Schools bus. Three separate investigations are under way by the school district, First Student transportation service and Cincinnati police.

New Teen Mayor Takes Over Grandpa's Job
Source: KCCI.com

DAWSON, Iowa -- The newly elected mayor of Dawson, Iowa, is getting attention because of his age. Voters elected Colton Morman, 18, to the office on Tuesday.

Dad brings in cops after discovering teen's pot plant
Source: detnews.com

A teenage girl has learned a lesson about "tough love" after her father called police after discovering a marijuana plant sprouting in her bedroom closet.

Inmate rubs jail nurse wrong way, faces new charge
Source: 10connects.com

A teenaged inmate faces a felony battery charge for allegedly rubbing a nurse the wrong way in the medical office of the Cypress Creek Corrections Center.

Pregnant covergirl of Teen Vogue raises eyebrows
Source:

A model on the November cover of Teen Vogue is a 19-year-old who reveals in the magazine that she is pregnant.

15-Year-Old Girl Charged with 9 year old Elizabeth Olten's Murder
Source:

Police have served a warrant on a neighbor's home in Elizabeth's murder. See update after the jump...

Was teen's death the result of an exorcism?
Source: 10connects.com

Court records show that Fairfax County Police are conducting a murder investigation to determine whether a Korean-American teenager died last year from injuries sustained in a religious ritual or exorcism.

Wandering NYC Jane Doe Identified After Phone Tip
Source: WCBSTV.com

Jane Doe no more – the young woman found wandering the streets of Midtown has been identified, ending nearly two weeks of waiting and wondering.

Teen in New York who claimed to not know her identity has been identified
Source: CNN

Police say a CNN viewer in Maryland identified the young woman, who mysteriously turned up in Manhattan two weeks ago, claiming to have no memory of her family, her home or even her own name

UPDATE: Arrest Made After 3 Killed In Fire
Source: wsmv.com

PULASKI, Tenn. -- Police in Giles County have arrested an 18-year-old man for allegedly setting a fire that killed a mother and her two children on Friday morning.

Police: Mom Okayed Teen's Affair With Coach
Source: fox5vegas.com

A Henderson soccer coach denied having sex with a 15-year-old girl, but police said the teen's mother admitted knowing of and supporting the affair.

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