A 17-year-old boy was shot six times in Norwalk in what officials believe was a gang-related attack. City News Service reports that the boy, whose name hasn't been released, was hit with six bullets in the abdomen at about 8:45 p.m. yesterday. more ›

A teen paddleboarder had a "close encounter" of the shark kind while in the water off the coast of Santa Catalina Island over the weekend, but luckily the only victim was her board. more ›

Premsrirat's play is a bit preachy and sometimes feels like an unfulfilled fairy tale, but his narrative ultimately reflects deserving stories that are rarely represented in any sort of art or media, that of Filipino culture and the struggles of transgender youth. more ›

Authorities in Norwalk are looking for two teen boys who made quite an impression via video during a recent burglary at a church. While stealing the video camera set up at the LVN Church, the thieves just about smiled for the camera as it captured their images. more ›

17-year-old Salvador Preciado was a star athlete at Panorama High School, and had been at a party with friends Friday night in the Van Nuys area. Preciado has his mother's permission to be at the party, according to CBS2, but he did not have her permission to drink. By the next morning, Preciado was dead, possibly after choking on his own vomit after binge drinking. more ›

Officials in Orange County are looking into the security at Juvenile Hall after learning two teenagers in custody there managed to meet up inside the facility and have sex. The Orange County Register reports that the incident involved a boy and a girl, both 17, who have both been "charged with violent crimes that officials believe were gang-related." more ›

Ivan Lopez, 23, met Miranda Hemphill online, and fell hard for her. He kept in contact with her using MySpace and other social networking tools, and wanted to make her his girlfriend--ideally his wife. The problem: At the time, Hemphill was just 13 years old. more ›

Beachgoers, beware! After digging himself into a hole in the sand, an OC teen was buried when the pit collapsed, reports the OC Register. The boy, whose name hasn't been released, was trapped for 20 minutes at the beach near the Santa Ana River before rescue crews reached him, shortly after 3:30 p.m. today. more ›

A teenager having a driving lesson with her dad last night got herself closer to a felony than her license after a crash that left three people injured. The girl was driving with her father in the front seat and another teenage girl in the backseat when she plowed "through a gate, into a parking lot [and] hitting three pedestrians and destroying a taco stand," according to the Daily Breeze. more ›

Authorities in Anaheim are investigating two recent death threats against teen singer Rebecca Black, whose video "Friday" was a viral sensation, according to the OC Register. 13-year-old Black, who hails from Anaheim Hills, became the target of much critical and public scrutiny when her professionally-produced video soared to popularity. Sgt. Rick Martinez explains that the recent death threats came from people who dislike the video and "want it off the Internet." more ›

A Santa Ana teenager has admitted to flashing his parts at at least four women in the past few weeks while out walking his dog, according to the OC Register. Santa Ana Police Department Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said the boy has said "he needed to get out to take care of his business." more ›

A 17-year-old Riverside County high school student was arrested Wednesday morning after threatening a teacher at his former school armed with a shotgun, knives and ammunition. The teen appeared at Lakeside High School in Lake Elsinore around 7:30 a.m. in the classroom of a former teacher who was able to alert another teacher. The teen, whose name hasn't been released because he is a minor, was quickly detained by police and booked into juvenile hall without incident, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. more ›

Arcadia is getting ready for a Bristol Palin LoveFest. That is, the daughter of former GOP VP candidate and Tea Partying grizzly bear hockey mama Sarah Palin has been booked as the featured speaker at LoveFest 9, "an event hosted by Arcadia-based Our Savior Lutheran Church that uses a Christian perspective to tackle tough issues teenagers face, such as abstinence, dating, depression, pornography, drugs and faith," reports Arcadia Patch. more ›

A teenager believed to be about 15-years-old described as a black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a slim build, short hair, clean shaven, and wearing a red polo shirt, attempted to rob a Wells Fargo in the 500 block of North Brand Boulevard around 10:15 a.m. on Friday. According to Glendale police the suspect, "approached a teller and passed a demand note, but then apparently got scared and took off," reports KTLA. No weapons were seen by witnesses, no money was taken, and there were no reported injuries. The suspect fled on foot heading west on California Avenue. more ›

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has called the shooting of a 13-year-old Glassell Park boy carrying a pellet gun a "tragedy," reports the LA Times. "This is a tragedy for all involved, but in particular for the young man injured in this police shooting and for the officer who believed that he was protecting himself and his partner from a real threat," Beck said in a statement. more ›

The father of 13-year-old Miranda Hemphill of Victorville has turned to the internet to appeal to his missing daughter. An Amber Alert was issued overnight for the missing teen, who was last seen Sunday, and is thought to be with 22-year-old Ivan Lopez of Lennox, according to LA Now. "Lopez is wanted on a 2009 felony warrant for a sex crime against a minor." Hemphill's father notes in the video that his daughter met Lopez online. more ›

Well, to be exact, 255 years and eight months. When he was 15, Eric Antonio Benites, now 17, killed one man and attempted to kill five others to avenge the death of his little brother, according to the LA Times. Jose Cano was 13 when he was allegedly killed... more ›

The remains of missing 17-year-old Anyssia Katherine Escamilla were found yesterday at a Corona landfill, according to LA Now. Escamilla was reported missing in May, but soon after her boyfriend, 18-year-old Jesus Avitia Jr., claimed he had killed her and put her body in the trash. Since his admission, "Avitia has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and is being held on $2-million bail." The remains were found after a 70-day search of area landfills. At the time of her death, Escamilla was about 3 months pregnant with Avitia's child, and had a 3-year-old from a previous relationship. more ›

While it's generally true that "there's no place like home," there's a problem when it's not your home anymore. A 16-year-old boy got so intoxicated the other night that he stumbled into the Simi Valley home of Debbie Nate, stripped off his pants and shoes, and crawled into bed, according to abc7. more ›

16-year-old Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks has been rescued from her disabled boat about 2,000 nautical miles off the coast of Western Australia, according to the LA Times. more ›

Big Bear's Jordan Romero has done something very few people in the world will ever do: Climbed Mount Everest. But what's more amazing is that Romero is just thirteen years old, which now makes him the youngest person ever to do so. more ›

After many weeks of struggling with problematic equipment on board the Wild Eyes, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks announced she will be making a much-needed stop in Cape Town, South Africa, which will bring to an end her attempt to be the youngest person to complete a non-stop, unassisted solo-circumnavigation of the globe by sea. more ›

Two female Wilson High School students have been arrested on charges of witness intimidation in the case of Melody Ross, their onetime classmate who was gunned down on the campus last fall after the Homecoming football game, reports the LA Times. more ›

A student was shot in the leg across from Hollywood High this morning at Highland and Sunset according to the LA Times. As to a suspect, because of contradictory accounts told by the teen himself, some authorities think he actually shot himself in the leg accidentally, but no weapon was found at the scene. "We haven't had anything like this in a long, long time," said Principal Fonna Bishop. Photo by guamafro via Flickr... more ›