17-Year-Old Accused of Strangling His Mother to Death

Crime Scene tape.Photo:GettyA 17-year-old boy in Illinois faces murder charges as an adult after allegedly strangling his own mother to death Tuesday morning, according to prosecutors.Avion Tapia was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree murder on Wednesday, the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Officesaidin a news release.According to the state’s attorney, Tapia called 911 to report that his mother Vanessa Tucker was unresponsive and not breathing. Tapia allegedly told police that he and his mother, 36, had gotten into a physical altercation earlier in the morning.

17-Year-Old and Mom Killed in Crash with Train After They Drove Around Crossing Arms: Authorities

Dallas Dozier and Brandy Drinnon.Photo:Kimberly Dixon/Go Fund Me Kimberly Dixon/Go Fund Me A mother and her 17-year-old son were killed in Georgia last week when a train collided with their car. The crash occurred Thursday morning on Highway 159 near Double Run Road, according tostatementsfrom the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Office and a Georgia Department of Public Safety spokesperson. Georgia troopers said in the report that the crossing arms were “activated and lowered” and that the red lights at the crossing were “active, illuminated, and flashing” as well.

17-Year-Old Beats Cancer for the Third Time — But His Focus Is on Giving Back to Other Sick Kids

Photo: Connor’s Hope “I was diagnosed when I was 3 and then I did three years of chemotherapy. I was re-diagnosed at 12, and then two years of chemo. Then, I was diagnosed again at 15,” Connor, now 17, tells PEOPLE. “When he was diagnosed, for us, it was obviously devastating. It’s not the diagnosis I thought our family would ever have,” Connor’s father, Don McMahon, recalls. Admitting that he “thought it was always somebody else’s family, it was not supposed to be ours,” Don says, “I think one of the things you realize is that it’s never the story anybody writes for themselves.

17-Year-Old Boy Dies After Getting 'Buried Under Several Feet of Sand' in Dune Collapse at N.C. Beach

Cape Hatteras National Seashore.Photo: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty A 17-year-old boy from Chesapeake, Va., died Saturday after being buried beneath several feet of sand when a dune collapsed in North Carolina. The hole was located in a “back-dune area,” east of an off-road vehicle ramp, and wasn’t visible from the main beach, per the statement. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

17-Year-Old Boy's Lungs Completely Blocked from Vaping, Doctors Say

Photo: GoFundMeTexas teen Tryston Zohfeld was fighting to stay alive when his seemingly healthy and athleticlungs suddenly failedon July 26.“I woke up just throwing up everywhere, and my heart was beating out of my chest going 100 miles an hour,” Zohfeld toldABC affiliate WFAA.His family rushed him to the Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, where doctors admitted him to the ICU and put him in a medically induced coma as his condition rapidly deteriorated.