Mar. 16, 2025
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An Illinois eighth-grader who wasfeatured inSports Illustratedas a promising football prospect was fatally shot at a party on Saturday night.
First responders attempted to save Jaylon and transported him to a local hospital, but shortly after arriving the teen succumbed to his injuries.
A 15-year-old girl was also injured and transported to the hospital. She remains in critical condition.
Jaylon was a celebrated up-and-coming football star. Last year, at 13 years old, he was featured inSports Illustratedas one of six teens destined to “rule the future of sports.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Al Chernoff’s alleged killer is in custody, PEOPLE confirms with police, after being observed on surveillance video roaming around inside the man’s home the day of the murder.
The teen is charged with murder, robbery, tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice and possession of an instrument of crime. Her name has not been released because she has not been formally charged as an adult.
According to investigators, Chernoff was discovered dead in his bed early on Tuesday morning.
Mar. 16, 2025
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“I would like our families to know that we have a full counseling support team in place at Smithfield High School to assist students beginning Monday morning, Bartz said, per the outlet.
Seven Cedars Farmsshared a Facebook post on Sunday announcing that it will close for the remainder of its haunted hayride season following the incident.
Mar. 16, 2025
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A 14-year-old girl is critically ill after contracting arare mosquito-borne disease.
Her mother, Kerri Dooley, said that DeHart’s symptoms started as a headache.
“Friday [the 16th], it got to the point where she didn’t want to move,”Dooley told NBC 8.
Speaking ten days after DeHart’s diagnosis, Dooley said that her daughter’s brain functions are limited.
“She just kind of lays there for now,” Dooley said. “Her brain is trying to heal itself, and she can’t do anything until that happens.
Mar. 16, 2025
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The teenager, who has not been identified, got locked out of her family’s Inglewood home and decided to climb through the chimney to get inside, aneighbor told ABC affiliate KABC. The girl screamed for help from inside the chimney and neighbors called for help around 3:30 p.m.
About 10 firefighters with Los Angeles County Fire Department climbed onto the two-story home to rescue the girl, KABC reported. They used a rope attached to a fire truck ladder to pull her out of the chimney.