ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A missing 16-year-old girl found shot to death outside of an Orange County home last week was pregnant, according to the sheriff’s office. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office told News 6 on Thursday that De’Shayla Ferguson — who was found dead next to a vehicle on Oct. 25 — was pregnant, … Read more
CNN — Investigators believe a 15-year-old boy accused of killing five people and injuring two in last week’s shooting rampage in North Carolina’s capital killed his older brother first, according to a preliminary report from police released Thursday. Authorities have not yet learned the suspect’s motive in the October 13 shootings in a Raleigh neighborhood. … Read more
The Oklahoma City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 17-year-old girl.Police said Madisyn Riffe has been missing from her southwest Oklahoma City home. Investigators do not believe foul play was involved, but police said they want to locate her and make sure she’s OK.Authorities told KOCO 5 that Riffe … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are searching for the gunman caught on video shooting two teenagers in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on the corner of 54th and Willow streets. Police released surveillance video Friday showing the passenger of a white Dodge Charger getting out of the vehicle and firing … Read more
A 16-year-old in Florida who sought a court waiver to terminate her pregnancy has been denied, with the court ruling she isn’t “mature” enough to receive an abortion. The teenager, who is only identified as Jane Doe 22-B, sought approval to have an abortion, without the written consent of a parent or guardian, in Escambia … Read more
Reproductive rights advocates were outraged by a Florida appellate court’s Monday decision upholding a trial judge’s move to block a “parentless” 16-year-old from getting an abortion. Escambia County Circuit Judge Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz recently rejected the unidentified teen’s request for permission to bypass the parental notice and consent requirements under Florida law. A three-judge panel from … Read more
SALTLICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A community is mourning a 16-year-old boy who died in a crash over the weekend in Fayette County. The crash happened on Indian Creek Valley Road in Saltlick Township on Saturday, and the Fayette County coroner identified the victim as Tyler Nicholson. State police say 19-year-old Ryan Leighty was driving … Read more