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Dad Offers Teen $200 If He Quits Facebook For Five Months

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:12:43 +0000

Yesterday we learned that more and more people are taking long breaks from Facebook. If they’re not getting paid for these social network hiatuses they may be doing it wrong. Rachel Baier is getting the princely sum of $200 for handing her Facebook password over to her father and allowing him to deactivate her account for five months. The terms [...]

New Mexico Teen Gunman Kills 5 Inside Home [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:17:02 +0000

Authorities in New Mexico say a teenage boy has fatally shot two adults and three children inside a suburban Albuquerque home. The Albuquerque Journal is identifying the victims as part of the the family of Pastor Greg Griego, a pastor at the Calvary Church in Albuquerque. Griego’s bio on the church website, which has been removed, [...]

Teen Drugs Parents So She Can Stay Online Past Curfew

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:37:55 +0000

We've all heard the stories about stressed-out parents drugging their unruly toddlers with a dose of Benadryl so that they can get some shut-eye, but this is certainly a new twist. On December 28, a 16 year-old girl and her 15-year-old friend from Northern California decided to buy her parents two milkshakes from a local fast-food joint and crush prescription sleeping pills in them so that they can explore the wonderful world of the Internet without that pesky 10 p.m. curfew.

Cops Make Teen Troublemakers Do Push-Ups

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:33:42 +0000

Last Friday police in North Providence, Rhode Island were called by a woman who had spotted a group of teenagers damaging her mailbox. The cops quickly located the yellow sports car which had been at the crime scene and apprehended the suspects. But instead of booking the five teenagers, the cops opted for a bit of “street” [...]

Giant Mohawk Gets Florida Teen Sent Home From School

Donald Deane — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:35:24 +0000

Florida teenager Asher Stonesifer says he was just expressing his individuality with a 16-inch-tall spiked Mohawk, but the outlandish hairdo got him sent home from school last week after the principal deemed it too "extreme."

Teen Girl Slips Handcuffs, Steals Police Vehicle and Leads Cops on Merry Chase

Carl Pettit — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:35:59 +0000

It’s tough being young and wild, especially if you live in a small Colorado mountain town. Sometimes kids just have to invent their own kind of fun. Perhaps 18-year-old Shelby Figueroa was thinking just that when she slammed her car into the back of an unmarked police SUV in Clear Creek, Colorado. The five-foot-tall suspect was subsequently detained and placed into the back of another police SUV. And then the real excitement began.

Teen Battling Cancer Suffers 'Heartless Hoax' After Woman Lied About Paying His Bills [VIDEO, POLL]

Ben Worcester — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:27:55 +0000

For the past three years, Thomas Doty has been fighting for his life. In late 2009, when the teenager from Washington state should have been enjoying life, Doty was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.

It's a condition that took an even worse turn thanks to a cruel prank.

Here's a Surprising Reason Why You Should Be Grateful Your Teen Likes to Argue

Shauna Wright — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:37:37 +0000

Your argumentative teen may drive you crazy sometimes, but take heart. New research from the University of Virginia indicates those strong-willed adolescents are better at resisting peer pressure and are thus less likely to drink or do drugs.

Hit-and-Run Teen Criminal Caught After Boasting on Facebook

Don Deane — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:17:58 +0000

In Oregon last week, a 14-year-old boy driving a stolen passenger van lost control and slammed into a SUV, critically injuring the other driver. The teen fled the scene but was caught the next day after — get this — boasting about his escape on Facebook.

Teen Dies Christmas Day Leaving Us a Message [VIDEO]

Rudy Fernandez — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:19:27 +0000

Before you read this, grab a box of tissues, you’re going to need it. 18 year old Austin high school senior Ben Breedlove died on Christmas Day of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition he was born with. Early on his parents were informed that Ben would most likely not make it to his teen years. [...]

Wisconsin Teen Makes Prom Dress From Candy Wrappers [VIDEO]

Rudy Fernandez — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:37:20 +0000

A River Falls Wisconsin teen, Tara Frey made her prom dress out of candy wrappers. Starburst candy wrappers to be exact, over ten thousand individual wrappers. Tara Frey started collecting and weaving Starburst wrappers 6 years ago. Tara attempted to contact the Wrigley company makers of Starbursts and tried to buy the labels and was [...]