Mar. 16, 2025
Walmart in Lake Charles, LA.Photo: Google MapsA teenage girl was stabbed to death in a Louisiana grocery store over the weekend in a violent incident involving four other minors.The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in astatementon Facebook, when a fight took place between five teenage girls, ages 12 to 15, at a Walmart on Highway 14 in Lake Charles.The girls had allegedly stolen knives from the store, which were used to stab the 15-year-old.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo:Liz Tung for Swim Across America
Liz Tung for Swim Across America
A 15-year-old California native completed a 28.5-mile swim around Manhattan for a good cause.
Maya Merhige traveled to the Big Apple over the weekend to participate in the20 Bridges Swimand raise money for cancer research withSwim Across America. The swim took eight hours and 43 minutes to complete,according to ABC-7,and is one of many that the high school junior has participated in throughout the last eight years to raise over $60,000 for the non-profit organization.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: GoFundMeAmong the victims of Saturday’sWest Texas shootingsincluded a 15-year-old girl.Although police have yet to release the names of the victims of the shootings, which killed at least 7 people and injured 21, several on social media have identified one of the deceased as Leila Hernandez.Leilah’s grandmother Nora Leyva recalled celebrating Leilah’s quinceañera in May. “It was like a dream for her,” Leyva told theWashington Post.On Saturday, Leilah and her brother Nathan, 18, were picking up a truck for which he had been saving up for, according to Leyva, who said the pair was walking out of the car dealership when the gunman started randomly shooting.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Little Village Community Council
Residents in a southwest side Chicago neighborhood are asking police for help after the deaths of two women and the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl.
In Little Village — known locally as La Villita — Azreya Lomeli has been missing for more than a week, the Little Village Community Council said at a press conference on Wednesday, held outside the Chicago Police Department’s detective division headquarters.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Getty ImagesA Georgia high school is in mourning after a 15-year-old football player died after collapsing during practice.Joshua Ivory Jr., who played for Southwest High School in Macon,went into distress and collapsedon Monday evening, prompting the coaches to call an ambulance, according toThe Macon Telegraph.“We called 911, the fire truck was here in 5 to 6 minutes,” Bibb County Athletic Director Barney Hester toldThe Telegraph. “It was handled in a timely manner… [Head Coach] Joe Dupree and his staff did a really remarkable job when we realized we had a student in distress.