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• Boy, 13, charged in 'wrestling' death of girl, 5

  June 18, 2013 2:26 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half-sister, who died from the beating. Jefferson Parish sheriff's spokesman Col. John Fortunato says the boy was arrested Tuesday after a coroner's investigation... more »

• Child dies in grandparents' pool

  June 17, 2013 11:50 AM

  CARENCRO - Lafayette Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy found in his grandparents' swimming pool. Sheriff's office spokesman Capt. Kip Judice tells The Advertiser mere minutes had passed from the time Cullen Guilbeaux was last alive to when he was found unresponsive in the pool.... more »

• 11-year-old boy found at bottom of apartment pool

  June 3, 2013 10:25 AM

  HOUMA - Sheriff's deputies said an 11-year-old visiting family at a Houma apartment complex drowned in the facility's pool this weekend. Terrebonne Parish deputies said the victim, Al James from Gray, La., was pulled from the bottom of the swimming pool Saturday evening around 7 p.m. Detectives said... more »

• Man single handedly saves two from drowning Play Video

  May 27, 2013 9:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man's heroic actions saved two boys who nearly drowned Saturday morning at the Dove Creek apartment complex on Airline Hwy. "The family was all around them and they were on the ground crying and stuff," witness Julia Connor said. "It was just really sad." ... more »

• Police: Boy, 6, kicked by pony on Pa. farm dies

  May 18, 2013 10:58 AM

  NEW HOLLAND, Pa. - Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he was kicked in the throat by a pony on a south-central Pennsylvania farm. Police in Lancaster County tell the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era that the boy was playing with other children in a New Holland pasture on Thursday... more »

• Lawyer: lie doesn't mean guilt in stabbing

  May 14, 2013 7:47 PM

  VALLEY SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA- The lawyer for a 12-year-old boy accused of stabbing to death his eight-year-old sister says the youngster may have lied about seeing an intruder fleeing his home but that doesn't make the boy a killer. Mark Reichel met with the boy in juvenile jail and says the... more »

• Former Governor Edwards and his wife expecting a boy

  April 14, 2013 3:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Trina Scott Edwards, the wife of former Governor Edwin Edwards announced on facebook today the couple is expecting a boy. The couple has six children from previous marriages. His children are in their sixties. Her children are teenagers. Edwin is 85. Trina is 34. The... more »

• 2 Texas women convicted of hiding boy for 8 years

  February 19, 2013 2:26 PM

  SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas- A jury in east Texas has convicted two women of kidnapping a Houston boy when he was 8 months old and hiding him for eight years before he was found. Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Krystle Tanner and her mother, Gloria Walker guilty. ... more »

• Unisex Easy-Bake oven on the way

  December 17, 2012 4:52 PM

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with a New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling on the toy maker to make one that appeals to all kids. Thirteen-year-old McKenna Pope of Garfield, N.J., met Monday with officials at the company's... more »

• Texas man accused of carving pentagram into son

  December 12, 2012 1:47 PM

  RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - A North Texas man is accused of carving a pentagram on his 6-year-old son's back, telling a 911 dispatcher that he did it because "it's a holy day." Richland Hills police say Brent Troy Bartel faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He's jailed... more »

• Elmo puppeteer accused of underage relationship

  November 12, 2012 10:35 AM

  NEW YORK - The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on "Sesame Street" says he did have a relationship with a man who says he was 16 at the time the relationship began. But Kevin Clash says the relationship was between "two consenting adults" -- and that he is "deeply saddened"... more »

• 11-year-old arrested in bomb threat

  November 2, 2012 10:39 AM

  NAPOLEONVILLE - Sheriff's deputies arrested an Assumption Parish 11-year-old after they said he admitted to calling in a bomb threat to a Napoleonville pharmacy. Deputies said the threat was called in Tuesday morning to the Assumption Pharmacy on Washington Street. Authorities evacuated the pharmacy and nearby businesses while bomb... more »

• Colorado boy dies after 3 years without a brain

  November 1, 2012 1:13 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. - A Colorado boy who survived three years without a brain has died. Nickolas Coke surprised doctors after he born with only a brain stem. Most babies with that condition are stillborn or die shortly after birth. According to KOAA-TV, the boy survived without medical equipment and was... more »

• Account opened for child run over in driveway

  September 26, 2012 10:43 AM

  WATSON - Family members set up a bank account for a six-year-old boy killed in Livingston Parish after he was run over while playing on a scooter. Investigators with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said Tyler Myers died after he was playing in a neighbor's driveway in Watson Monday... more »

• Deputies investigating death of 6-year-old

  September 24, 2012 10:17 PM

  WATSON- Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 6-year-old here. It happened Monday evening. A spokesperson with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office told WBRZ News2 a vehicle was involved, but investigators weren't sure what exactly happened. Emergency responders were on a private drive in a neighborhood near... more »

• Woman doused in gas and set Afire

  June 11, 2012 7:54 PM

  A woman in West Palm Beach, Florida has severe burns after being doused with gasoline and set afire in a dispute with her son's father. Police say the woman was at a 7-Eleven store waiting in her car for her ex who was dropping off her four-year-old. Police say Roosevelt... more »

• BRPD: Boy was playing with gun, shot stepsister

  May 30, 2012 1:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 13-year-old boy after they said he was playing with a gun when it went off, critically injuring his 9-year-old stepsister. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said the shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. at at home on 4733 Banks Street in Baton Rouge. Stubbs said... more »

• 9-year-old girl murdered, found hanging from a tree

  May 11, 2012 1:15 PM

  ASHVILLE - Alabama authorities say a 14-year-old boy is charged with murder for the death of a girl found hanging from a tree. St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles says the victim, Katelynn Arnold, was 9 years old and the boy's half-sister. Her body was discovered Thursday night outside her... more »

• Tot's hand stuck inside gumball machine

  May 8, 2012 12:05 PM

  TEXARKANA - Arkansas firefighter Vincent Johnson says two-year-old Terrell Parks, Jr. was shopping with his father when the little boy got his arm stuck in a gumball machine. The dad, Parks Sr., said his son got his hand completely stuck up inside the gumball machine. He tried to... more »

• Wall Street's " bad boy" sentenced

  May 3, 2012 5:48 PM

  NEW YORK - A former investment manager known as Wall Street's "bad boy" has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Ross Mandell was sentenced in New York on Thursday for his conviction on charges he defrauded U.S. and European investors of $140 million. He was convicted last year on... more »

• Lesbian den mother removed from Scouts

  May 1, 2012 10:27 AM

  BRIDGEPORT - A board member for a regional Boy Scouts group has resigned over the removal of a lesbian den mother in eastern Ohio, calling the group's ban on gays discriminatory. Parents in Bridgeport have rallied behind Jennifer Tyrrell saying she was a great leader and they want her back.... more »

• Teen faces 9 murder charges

  April 16, 2012 11:56 AM

  PALMVIEW - A 15-year-old South Texas boy has been charged with nine counts of murder among other charges after a van he was driving crashed, killing nine of the suspected illegal immigrants packed inside. The boy, who is not being identified because he is a juvenile, appeared at a probable... more »

• Boy, 15, indicted in slaying

  April 3, 2012 7:11 AM

  NAPOLEONVILLE - An Assumption Parish grand jury has indicted a 15-year-old Dorseyville boy with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a teenager with a 9-inch butcher knife. Prosecutors say the teenager will be tried as an adult in the March 8 slaying of Eric Myles Jr., who also was... more »

• Former priest charged with 52 counts of sexual battery

  March 23, 2012 1:48 PM

  DUSON - Law enforcement officials arrested a former priest in Duson Thursday for allegedly having sexual contact with an 8-year-old boy between 1986 and 1989 while a priest at St. Henry Catholic Church in Lake Charles. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO) and Louisiana State Police charged Mark A.... more »

• Livingston bicycle crash claims life of young boy

  March 18, 2012 10:40 AM

  ALBANY - State Police say a crash Saturday night in Livingston Parish has taken the life of a young bicyclist, but was unavoidable by the driver who struck him. It happened on LA 43 north of US 190 shortly after 7:30 p.m. Troopers say Kaylin McKinney, 32, of... more »

• 11-year-old Jefferson Parish boy critically injured in shooting

  January 7, 2012 11:26 AM

  WESTWEGO, La- Police in suburban New Orleans are investigating a shooting that critically wounded an 11-year-old boy. Jefferson Parish sheriff's spokesman John Fortunato said the victim was inside of an apartment in Westwego with three other children and a babysitter when shots were fired outside. Forunato said the child was... more »

• Fall victim speaks from hospital bed

  November 10, 2011 5:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A boy who fell off a ledge at the state Capitol wants to see more done so others don't get broken bones. Andrew Illes and his mom spoke to News 2 from his hospital room. Andrew says he was trying to take a picture of the... more »

• "KEEP OFF" sign posted on ledge at State Capitol

  November 8, 2011 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A "KEEP OFF" sign has been added below the ledge where the boy fell from at the State Capitol, but a state lawmaker said he wants railings added. The 9-year-old boy fell 25 feet from a ledge on the side of the steps outside the building. The... more »

• State lawmaker wants rails where boy fell

  November 8, 2011 3:17 PM

  Update 4:30: A "Keep Off" sign has been added below the ledge where the boy fell from. BATON ROUGE - A state lawmaker said he wants railings added to the Capitol steps where a young boy from his district fell this weekend. The 9-year-old boy fell 25 feet... more »

• State reviewing boy's fall from Capitol ledge

  November 7, 2011 5:39 PM

  UPDATE 6:15 p.m. - After News 2's story aired about the state reviewing the boy's fall, the Senate President's office sent the following statement: "It is our understanding that the Public Safety Police Department's incident report has been sent to the Office of Risk Management. Risk Management will investigate... more »

• Judge sends father in beheading case to mental hospital

  October 18, 2011 2:46 PM

  THIBODAUX, La. - A state judge has ruled that 30-year-old Jeremiah Wright cannot understand the first-degree murder charge against him or help his defense. Judge John LeBlanc based his ruling Tuesday on reports from two court-appointed psychiatrists. He then put both reports under seal. District Attorney Camille... more »

• Boy Locked in Coffin

  October 5, 2011 7:42 PM

  A couple in Pennsylvania is accused of locking their seven-year old son in a coffin wearing a diaper in a case of child abuse. Lori Gardner and Brian Sleboda are also accused of duct taping the boy to a chair as a form of punishment. The boy and a two-year... more »

• Mom Accused of Restraining Son with Tape

  September 12, 2011 7:30 PM

  A woman in Arizona is accused of taping her son's mouth shut with tape and binding his wrists together. The Yavapai County sheriff's office says a deputy saw Samantha Lyons wrap clear plastic tape around the 7-year-old's head and over his mouth while he was crying in a SUV parked... more »

• Irene topples tree, killing 11-year-old boy in Va.

  August 27, 2011 3:40 PM

  NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Officials say winds from Hurricane Irene toppled a tree and sent it crashing through an apartment building in Virginia, killing an 11-year-old boy. Newport News spokeswoman Cleder Jones says the 11-year-old boy and his mother were in the apartment when a large tree fell shortly after... more »

• 16-year old drowns in pond Monday

  August 8, 2011 2:22 PM

  PONCHATOULA - Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 16-year old boy who drowned early Monday morning. The teen drowned while swimming with five of his friends in a pond in the Ponchatoula area. TPSO found the boy's body and pronounced him dead at the... more »

• 10-year-old struck by car, in critical condition

  July 1, 2011 3:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A 10-year-old child was hit by a car while crossing the street Friday. The boy was walking south on Mission St. and trying to cross to Winbourne Ave. when a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix struck him. The child is suffering from a serious head injury... more »

• Body of missing boy found in Amite River

  June 12, 2011 12:51 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS- Search and rescue crews found the body of the boy who drowned in the Amite River. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office identified the boy as 12-year-old Gregory Hopkins, of New Orleans. Officials say Hopkins drowned yesterday afternoon during a Tiki Tubing trip. Witnesses told News 2 the... more »

• Divers, cadaver dogs searching for body of missing boy

  June 12, 2011 10:04 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS- Livingston Parish authorities are still searching for the body of a 12-year-old boy who drowned in the Amite River yesterday afternoon. Witnesses told News 2 the boy went under water and never resurfaced. Several people who were on the river jumped in to try and save the... more »

• Police say man confessed to jogging naked past boys

  April 25, 2011 2:59 PM

  SLIDELL - Police in Slidell have arrested a man after they say he admitted to jogging past several young boys while naked. Officers arrested Drew Rodriquez, 26, of Slidell after two of the boys gave police the license plate number of the car they said the naked jogger was... more »

• Boy's Burns Worsening

  February 16, 2011 7:50 PM

  A doctor says he's having trouble treating a young boy found doused with acid in a pickup truck with his dead twin sister in Florida. The boy, his sister and father were found on the side of Interstate 95. on Monday. The father, Jorge Barahona, admitted putting his daughter's body... more »

• Five-year-old falls from moving school bus

  January 14, 2011 6:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge police say a 5-year-old boy fell from a moving school bus when the driver apparently forgot to close doors he had opened so he could see down railroad tracks. Sgt. Donald Stone says the boy suffered minor injuries. He says an off-duty firefighter who was... more »

• 8-year-old Haughton boy killed when ATV flips

  December 19, 2010 12:03 PM

  HAUGHTON, La.-Police in the northern Louisiana city of Haughton say an 8-year-old boy was killed this weekend while riding an all-terrain vehicle with another child. Police say in a news release that the ATV flipped on top of Lawson Brandon and the other 8-year-old boy Saturday while Lawson's grandmother... more »

• 16-year-old accused of beating, attempted rape

  November 30, 2010 4:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A 16-year-old boy was arrested after police said an officer patrolling in north Baton Rouge interrupted him beating and trying to rape a woman. Officer Douglas Chutz was patrolling in the 1300 block of Florida around 12:45 a.m. Monday when someone told him they saw a woman... more »

• 3 teens, young girl arrested in separate shootings

  November 25, 2010 2:46 PM

  GRETNA, La. - In two separate shootings, Jefferson Parish authorities say a 9-year-old boy is dead, a 12-year-old girl is in critical condition and two teenagers have been arrested in the younger child's slaying while a teenager and a young girl face charges in the girl's case. Sheriff Newell Normand... more »

• Boy killed in car driven by unlicensed teen

  October 24, 2010 11:35 AM

  A 17-year-old boy from Cut Off was killed when a car driven by an unlicensed 15-year-old girl crashed into a utility pole. State police say Edward Domangue of Cut Off was pronounced dead at Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland, where he was taken after the crash. The... more »

• Actor who played Tarzan's boy dies at 79 in California

  October 19, 2010 12:32 PM

  Johnny Sheffield, who played the character Boy in the Tarzan movies of the 1930s and '40s, has died at age 79. His wife, Patty Sheffield, told the Los Angeles Times that he died Friday of a heart attack at his home in the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista.... more »

• Judge orders pit bull killed after biting boy

  October 11, 2010 3:14 PM

  A Lafourche Parish judge has ruled that a pit bull that bit a 12-year-old boy without provocation must die. The Comet reports that the dog's owner, Marie Bermudez, agreed to the order handed down Monday by Judge Walt Lanier. The dog named Duke bit the boy's thigh as he rode... more »

• Police probe death of Bossier baby

  September 30, 2010 8:08 AM

  Bossier City police are investigating the death of a newborn baby boy. Police and fire personnel responded to a call at a Bossier City home just before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bossier Coroner's office is also investigating and planned an autopsy to determine the cause of death. more »

• Boy dies after apparently being pinned

  September 25, 2010 5:19 PM

  Authorities in Bienville Parish say a 4-year-old Castor boy died Saturday after he apparently was pinned underneath a large fan. Sheriff John Ballance said Caleb Mangham, of Castor, was pronounced dead at LSU Hospital Shreveport. An autopsy has been ordered. The Times of Shreveport reported that a deputy found the... more »

• Psych exam ordered for accused teen in 8-year-old's murder

  September 13, 2010 3:11 PM

  A state judge has ordered a psychiatric examination of a 17-year-old accused of stabbing an 8-year-old boy and slashing his throat. District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla says the case is on hold until that is in. Defense attorney Lewis Unglesby has entered a plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity"... more »

• 15-year-old booked with rape of family member

  August 31, 2010 5:17 AM

  A 15-year-old Caddo Parish boy has been arrested for the aggravated rape of an 8-year-old family member. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office says the younger boy heard a news report of a brother raping his siblings and then told his grandparents that the same thing happened to him. The sheriff's... more »

• Man who Kidnapped Boy gets 30 Years

  August 24, 2010 7:38 PM

  A man who kidnapped a boy in Tennessee and brought him to Slidell was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a federal judge. Jerry Wayne Dunn pleaded guilty to kidnapping and was sentenced Tuesday in Greenville, Tennessee. He admits he lured a boy from Mountain City with video games... more »

• Slide sends Splinter into Boy

  August 18, 2010 8:25 PM

  An eight-year old boy is in the hospital in Maryland after a foot-long splinter pierced his abdomen as he went headfirst down a wooden playground slide. It happened on a 40-foot slide built in 1950 that's an attraction at Mount Tabor Park in Rocky Ridge. A firefighter used a utility... more »

• Lafayette man arrested for rape

  August 11, 2010 7:03 AM

  Lafayette police have arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with the alleged rape of a 15-year-old boy. Donald Eaglin Jr. of Lafayette was booked Tuesday with forcible rape. Police say the victim reported the alleged rape around 1 p.m. Monday. Eaglin was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center without... more »

• Toddler drowns in Caldwell Parish

  June 15, 2010 5:57 AM

  Caldwell Parish deputies are investigating the drowning of a 2-year-old boy from Monroe, but believe it was an accident. Deputies say Brandon Berry's body was found Sunday night in a campground swimming area, shortly after his mother reported him missing. Detective Cedric Meredith says there was confusion about who was... more »

• Journalists seek Scouts' files on abuse suspects

  June 14, 2010 2:34 PM

  News organizations in Oregon have requested more than 1,000 files on suspected child molesters to be released. The records were used by a jury in April when it found the Boy Scouts of America liable for $20 million in damages. The Scouts say the judge shouldn't release them... more »

• 1-year-old boy dies in swimming pool

  June 9, 2010 6:46 AM

  Jefferson Davis Parish authorities say a 1-year-old boy drowned in a neighbor's swimming pool. Deputies say the boy was reported missing from his Felton home just off U.S. Highway 165 by his father. The child was later found in a swimming pool by his parents. Edwards said he had been... more »

• Insurer could drop Rapides schools or hike rate

  June 3, 2010 5:19 AM

  The insurance company for the Rapides Parish School District is rethinking its premiums as a result of a drowning of a 14-year-old boy at Alexandria Senior High School. The current policy expires July 1, and the insurer also is considering whether to notify the school district to seek quotes from... more »

• 8-year-old boy drowns in Assumption Parish

  May 25, 2010 6:15 PM

  Eight-year-old Klyund Jones drowned in an abandoned pool yesterday evening in Assumption Parish. The parish has an ordinance about property owners repairing or tearing down dangerous structures. Sheriff Michael Waguespack thinks the ordinance needs include a regulation for pools and bodies of water. "If the land owner is... more »

• 8-year-old boy drowns in Assumption Parish

  May 25, 2010 6:51 AM

  Assumption Parish deputies say an 8-year-old boy died after falling into an abandoned swimming pool in the 6500 block of Hwy 1, in Belle Rose. Deputies say Klyund Jones fell into the in-ground swimming pool while trying to get a ball he and his friends were playing with. First responders... more »

• Tioga boy fires shotgun at mom's boyfriend

  April 9, 2010 6:48 AM

  Authorities say an 11-year-old Tioga boy has been given a citation for aggravated assault with a firearm after he fired a shotgun to break up a disturbance between his mother and her boyfriend. Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say 30-year-old Marcus Honore was booked with domestic abuse battery, possession of stolen... more »

• Taxi driver booked in child's death

  April 2, 2010 7:38 AM

  DeSoto Parish authorities have arrested a Shreveport-area taxi driver in the death of a 12-year-old boy. DeSoto Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle says the boy, Justin Bloxom, was lured away from a friend's house in the middle of the night when he received a text message from someone he thought was a... more »

• Louisiana asks for rehearing in 2 dads case

  March 4, 2010 11:04 AM

  State attorneys have asked the federal appeals court in New Orleans to reconsider whether both fathers' names must be on the birth certificate of a boy born in Shreveport and adopted by a same-sex couple in New York State. The petition filed Thursday says last month's opinion by a three-judge... more »

• Tapes indicate child directed planes at NY airport

  March 3, 2010 12:09 PM

  An air traffic controller at New York's Kennedy Airport is in hot water after he allowed his young son to radio instructions to several pilots. The Federal Aviation Administration said it has placed the controller and a supervisor on administrative leave as it investigates. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt called the... more »

• Two-year-old killed in Assumption Parish

  February 22, 2010 8:49 AM

  A 2-year-old boy died after he was struck by a truck Andras Street in Bayou L'Ourse. According to Assumption Parish deputies, Jeremy Bobbitt backed out of his driveway and drove down the street where he stopped in the road looking for his father. The boy followed his grandmother across the... more »

• Boy saves brother after fall through ice in NJ

  February 1, 2010 9:35 AM

  Authorities in southern New Jersey say a 7-year-old boy helped save his 10-year-old brother, grabbing the older sibling after he fell through the ice and holding onto him until help arrived. Tristan Lavin kept ahold of Sage Lavin until police got there and pulled the boy from the frigid lagoon... more »

• Eleven year old charged with murder

  November 3, 2009 8:43 PM

  An eleven-year-old boy in New Mexico is charged with first-degree murder for shooting his father because the man punished him. The police say evidence supports the murder charge filed by the District Attorney in Albuquerque but would not elaborate. Police contend the boy shot 42-year-old Bryon Hillburn with a rifle... more »

• Boy thought dead survives plunge into storm drain

  October 23, 2009 9:13 AM

  A 12-year-old boy from Pineville was in critical condition late Thursday after being swept by rushing storm water into a culvert, police said. Lt. Darrell Basco, a spokesman for the Pineville Police Department, said the child was submerged in the water for about 45 minutes before department divers found him... more »

• Boy washed away, body recovered

  October 22, 2009 8:10 PM

  The body of a 12-year-old boy in Pienville, swept away by rushing water into a storm drain, was recovered after about an hour of searching. Police say the boy and two others were playing in a ditch when his bicycle fell into the water after heavy rain. They say he... more »

• Boy found safe after balloon incident

  October 15, 2009 5:15 PM

  UPDATE: A 6-year-old boy feared missing in Colorado was found safe in his home. The sheriff says he was hiding in a box in the attic. Rescue crews spent hours looking for the boy after a balloon he climbed into floated away and later crashed. The balloon was owned by... more »

• Balloon lands in Colorado, no sign of boy

  October 15, 2009 2:43 PM

  UPDATE: An experimental balloon is back on the ground in Colorado, after a 6-year-old boy climbed inside and floated away Thursday, but there is no sign of the boy. Police are trying to determine what happened to him. more »

• Boy trapped in experimental balloon

  October 15, 2009 2:07 PM

  A 6-year-old boy climbed into a homemade balloon aircraft in Colorado and floated away Thursday, forcing officials to scramble to figure out how to rescue the boy. Experts say the device, which is shaped like a flying saucer, has the potential to rise to 10,000 feet. Sheriff's officials last saw... more »

• 12-year-old Sharkmen Cox runs away again

  September 24, 2009 6:38 PM

  A 12-year-old boy has run away from his family for the second time in less than 24 hours. Sharkmen Cox ran away Wednesday night from Woodlawn Baptist Church on Jones Creek Road. He called his dad to pick him up but wasn't there when his dad arrived. Investigators... more »

• 12-year-old runs away again

  September 24, 2009 4:18 PM

  Sharkmen Cox, 12, ran away from his home on the 10000 block of Mammoth Drive this morning, less than an hour after being returned to his family. He is 5 feet. 8 inches tall, weighs about 150 pounds with sandy blonde hair. He was last seen wearing a blue... more »