A Pennsylvania boy is facing charges of vandalisam and criminal mischief after he destroyed $36,000 of computers by urinating on them at a school. Police said teachers discovered the 30 damaged MacBook computers on a cart in a corridor at Upper Allen Elementary School in Mechanicsburg. The equipment was damaged beyond repair and will cost […]
Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth. The infant is going through drug withdrawal and is being treated with the same narcotic prescribed for her mother to fight addiction to powerful prescription painkillers. Disturbing new research […]
We had a lot of fun talking about the topic of “When My Mama Went Crazy” on the TJMS today. It’s a subject we can all relate to, including me. As a kid, as a teen, and as an adult, I’ve always had a lot to say -okay, clearly I’ve been talkative all of my […]
Joshua Barry knows that wipeouts are inevitable when children are climbing and sliding on outdoor play sets. So he placed shredded rubber under and around the climbing toys his two children use in the backyard of their Aurora, Ohio, home. “It gives me peace of mind knowing there’s a little bit of cushioning,” he said. […]
Parental neglect led to the dismemberment and death of a 2-month old infant by a dog as the boy’s father slept nearby, a South Carolina coroner ruled Monday. Aiden McGrew’s death was ruled a homicide and the infant died from blood loss after being mauled last week, Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nesbit said. Sheriff L.C. […]
For Jennifer Stella, it’s a question of informed consent. Her son had a seizure after getting childhood vaccinations and her daughter suffered a “head-to-toe” eczema outbreak; she says parents should research the risks and benefits of immunizations and decide which ones are appropriate. For Jill Olson, a mother of two, it’s a matter of trusting […]
Parents of a class of kindergarten students at a suburban Chicago grade school are demanding answers after a recent field trip many of them signed off on where youngsters were expected to visit the town Village Hall and city library ended up with some of the kids inexplicably being locked away behind bars. Sunnyside Elementary […]
Summer is swiftly approaching and those with kids are embarking on that blessed curse known as summer vacation. Now for some parents out there it is a blessing because summer for some teenagers means summer job, which is great. But in this economy, there are fewer and fewer youth-focused jobs and activities. So I want […]
Summer is swiftly approaching and those with kids are embarking on that blessed curse known as summer vacation. Now for some parents out there it is a blessing because summer for some teenagers means summer job, which is great. But in this economy, there are fewer and fewer youth-focused jobs and activities. So I want […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers than in the past. The death rate dropped about 30 percent from 2000 to 2009. One big reason was a decline in traffic fatalities, which annually account for half or more of kids’ deaths caused by accidents. Childhood deaths from drowning, […]
An area Waldorf, Md. man used the guise of an innocent-looking ice cream truck to peddle drugs. 20-year-old Alexander Charles Hoskins was arrested for selling narcotics from his ice cream truck. Police say a Crime Solvers tip that the man sold packets of marijuana led to his arrest. He was charged with possession with the […]
For a lot of chubby kids like me, school days were horrible. I hear stories about how they were taunted, bullied or just hated. I didn’t experience any of those things. People didn’t think bad about me. Most people just didn’t think about me at all. So, now when I meet the women who ignored […]
