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Teens arraigned in killing of NY cab driver

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:06:05 -0400

BUFFALO, New York - Five Buffalo teenagers are accused of taking part in a series of gunpoint robberies that culminated in the shooting death of a taxi driver in March.

DC police: 4 arrested in shooting that injured 13

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:25:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - D.C. police have arrested two men, and a fourth suspect has been detained in a drive-by shooting that injured 13 people outside an apartment building.

Arizona students accused of hacking their grades

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:47:15 -0400

PHOENIX - Three Arizona high school students who were on the verge of flunking their classes have been arrested after officials said they hacked into their teachers' computers and improved their grades.

Teen pleads not guilty to explosive device charge

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:42 -0400

TEMPE, Arizona - A Tempe 18-year-old accused of having an improvised explosive device in his bedroom in his family's home has pleaded not guilty.

2 men convicted in Rochester teen's fatal shooting

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:13:06 -0400

ROCHESTER, New York - Two men have been convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a Rochester teenager last year.

Ohio rape investigation grand jury resumes work

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:18:49 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An eastern Ohio grand jury examining whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players prepared to resume work Thursday after a three-week break.

Mass. bill would try 17-year-olds as juveniles

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:48 -0400

BOSTON - Seventeen-year-olds would no longer automatically enter the adult court system in Massachusetts under a bill that won unanimous approval Wednesday in the House of Representatives.

3 face charges in Oak Hill High vandalism case

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:28:52 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana - The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office says two 20-year-olds and a 17-year-old are accused of vandalizing Oak Hill High School last month.

Teen pleads not guilty in deaths of Ohio brothers

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:53:25 -0400

OTTAWA, Ohio - A 17-year-old boy charged with killing two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio has pleaded not guilty.

Teens' charges upgraded to capital murder

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:12 -0400

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi - Two teens charged with murder in a fatal 2011 Hattiesburg shooting have had their charges upgraded to capital murder by a Forrest County grand jury.

Lawyer: Teen used 'murder kit' on girl's parents

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:04:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say a teenager accused of murdering his girlfriend's parents was equipped with a "murder kit" to kill the Compton couple.

Vt. teen pleads guilty in fatal crash

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:02:43 -0400

COLCHESTER, Vermont - A St. Albans, Vermont, teenager has changed his plea to guilty in a fiery drunken driving crash that killed his passenger.

Trial for NM accused of killing dad is pushed back

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:16 -0400

SILVER CITY, New Mexico - The trial for an Albuquerque teenager accused of killing his father on a November 2010 hunting trip in the Gila National Forest has been pushed back.

2nd teen pleads guilty in Mpls. boy's death

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:45 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - A second teenager has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in north Minneapolis.

Mo. life sentence for juveniles still in flux

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:51:03 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Prison sentences for Missouri juveniles convicted of first-degree murder remain uncertain because lawmakers did not pass a new sentencing scheme before adjourning.

Ohio teen faces charges after officer hit

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:08 -0400

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - Prosecutors say a teen who allegedly hit a police officer during a pursuit last weekend has been indicted by a central Ohio grand jury on charges including felonious assault on a peace officer.

2 Pa. teens charged after trying to re-enter prom

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:29:09 -0400

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pennsylvania - Police say two suburban Philadelphia teenagers were arrested following an altercation after one of them tried to re-enter their high school prom.

Tacoma brothers plead guilty to murder

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:23 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Two teenage Tacoma brothers pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday in the slaying of a 15-year-old and were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

Boy, 14, arrested in Wilsonville after I-5 chase

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:52 -0400

WILSONVILL, Oregon - Police say a 14-year-old boy was arrested Monday morning in Wilsonville after leading officers on a chase on Interstate 5 from Woodburn.

Iowa teen accused of hiring someone for shootings

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:52:35 -0400

FORT MADISON, Iowa - A southeast Iowa teenager has been accused of hiring someone to do drive by shootings on the homes of two police officers.

Teens to be tried as adults in Iowa carjacking

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:11:14 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - A judge has ruled two teenagers accused of severely beating a carjacking victim in Des Moines should be tried as adults.

Police shoot car theft suspect at Fla. airport

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:10:04 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Police shot a teenager and arrested another suspect while investigating a car theft inside a rental car return area at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida.

Teen convicted in gang turf war shooting

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:38:05 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - A Madison teenager has been found guilty of killing a man during a gang war in 2011.

Pa. teen accused of tossing fetus granted release

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:58:18 -0400

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania - A judge has granted the release of a teenager jailed for two weeks after authorities say she discarded her newborn in a bathroom trash can at her central Pennsylvania high school.

No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:07:39 -0400

A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds - and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf - will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday.