8-year-old boy dies after 3-vehicle crash on feeder road along Beltway 8 in Missouri City, family says

HOUSTON – A 8-year-old boy is dead and at least four people were left injured after a major crash on the feeder road along Beltway 8 in Missouri City, the family confirmed with KPRC 2. The three-vehicle crash was reported at 3:43 p.m. in the 9900 Block of the South Houston Tollway feeder road. Missouri … Read more

Douglasville 8-year-old hailed a hero for helping family escape burning home

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A Douglasville 8-year-old is being called a hero for alerting his family that their home was on fire Monday. Channing told Atlanta News First that he knew exactly what to do when he smelled smoke inside the house on Opal Drive. “I learned about this in school,” he said. … Read more

8-year-old looks to become youngest to climb El Capitan

CNN — If your parents name you “Adventure,” they probably hoped you’d do some adventurous things. Sam Adventure Baker understood his assignment. The Colorado 8-year-old sets out Tuesday to become the youngest person to reach the summit of El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park. The journey is expected to take four days “of hanging … Read more

8-year-old boy accidentally shot, killed by 10-year-old brother with shotgun at NW Harris County apartment, sheriff says

HOUSTON – An 8-year-old boy was killed after being accidentally shot by his 10-year-old brother at an apartment complex in northwest Harris County, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The incident was reported just before 3 p.m. at the Bear Creek Crossing Apartments, located in the 5600 block of Timber Creek Place Drive. Deputies … Read more

Officer saves father, 8-year-old son from drowning in Homestead canal

Homestead, Fla. – A Homestead police officer saved an eight-year-old boy and his father from drowning Saturday in a canal on Saturday. Derrance Hatfield Jr., his father Derrance Sr. and another adult were fishing around 10:00 a.m. from the canal bank near East Palm Drive and Southeast 142nd Avenue. According to police, the eight-year-old child … Read more

8-year-old saves brother after dog alerts him to fire in Upstate home

An 8-year-old saved his 6-year-old brother from a fire in their home in Seneca earlier this month, according to his grandmother, Sharmen Pressley. Pressley said the family’s dog alerted 8-year-old Zeke Stewart that there was a fire. “I later found out that the dog, who was in a crate, Bruno, woke Zeke the oldest little … Read more

Seema Sajdeh Knows This Is A Fabulous Dress Because 8-Year-Old Niece Thinks She Looks Like…

Seema Sajdeh shared this image. (courtesy: seemakiransajdeh) For Seema Kiran Sajdeh, her little niece Tara’s approval is “everything.” On top of that, when the little munchkin compares the Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives star to “Princess Jasmine from a Disney movie,” it’s like the icing on the cake for her. Seema, on Wednesday, shared some … Read more

Georgia family requesting birthday cards for 8-year-old with autism after no shows

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – When you are 8 years old, it is important to know that people care about you; that is what a Georgia family is trying to make clear for their little boy. He has had several birthday parties where no one showed up, and now his mom and aunt are asking Georgians … Read more

8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park shooting may have “some cognitive loss,” family says

Cooper’s family shared new information about his condition on Thursday, saying his rehabilitation team is seeing some patterns of behavior “that may indicate some cognitive loss.” “Cooper wasn’t well enough or talking enough to notice these issues earlier while in the hospital,” the update, posted to the family’s verified GoFundMe pageread. The Roberts family has … Read more

Cooper Roberts recovery: 8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park shooting no longer requires IV pain medicine and feeding tube, family says

Cooper Roberts was left paralyzed by the shooting and had to undergo several critical surgeries in order to survive his injuries, which included a severed spinal cord and a partially collapsed lung, his family has said. During his recovery, he has been on heavy painkillers and felt “constant pain” from slow-healing internal wounds, the family … Read more