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  • Youth get second chance at trip after safe stolen Play Video

    June 5, 2013 5:54 PM

    WALKER - After thieves nabbed a 300-pound safe from Walker Baptist Church, their youth group are scrambling to make sure they have enough money to pay for their summer trips. "First thing I thought about was what they stole, and I was like, that's all our trip money," said... more »
  • Police: Spectator revives NJ youth baseball player

    May 11, 2013 6:12 PM

    HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. - Police say a New Jersey boy temporarily lost consciousness when he was hit in the chest with a ball during a youth baseball game but was quickly revived by a spectator who performed CPR. Harrington Park police tell The Record the 8-year-old Northvale boy was sliding... more »
  • Scouts considering retreat from no-gays policy

    January 28, 2013 1:05 PM

    NEW YORK - The Boys Scouts of America is considering a dramatic change in its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members. Under the change being considered, the different religious and civic groups that sponsor Scout units would be able to decide for themselves how to address... more »
  • Former truancy center making a difference in more than just kids' lives Play Video

    November 14, 2012 5:16 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Since officially opening in September, the Family and Youth Service Center deals with more than just kids skipping school. Formerly called the East Baton Rouge Parish Truancy Center, FYSC welcomes parents and provides a link with law enforcement. Dozens of parents attend classes and meet... more »
  • Doctors to discuss youth football safety

    October 29, 2012 10:34 AM

    ZURICH - American and international doctors will discuss the safest ages to being playing tackle football at the Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport this week. More than 100 medical experts from around the world, including leading U.S. doctors Stanley Herring and Robert Cantu, will take part Thursday and Friday.... more »
  • NY youth baseball coach accused of stalking rival

    September 22, 2012 1:36 PM

    YAPHANK, N.Y. - A youth baseball coach from Long Island, N.Y., has been arrested on charges of stalking his rival's family and sending threatening text messages. Newsday reports that 45-year-old Robert Sanfilippo, who manages a team of 10- and 11-year-old boys, was arrested during a game in Yaphank on Friday.... more »
  • Two more employees on leave after teens escape correctional center Play Video

    July 9, 2012 10:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Two more employees were put on leave after two teens escaped from the Jetson Center for Youth. Clarence McWilliams and Demonte Washington got out last week. They were found Saturday night inside a home on America Street in Baton Rouge. Correctional Center leaders say one of... more »
  • OJJ to hold announcement tonight on Jetson escapees

    July 9, 2012 6:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Office of Juvenile Justice announced a late-notice press conference this evening to release more details about two juveniles who escaped from the Jetson Center for Youth and were later caught. Clarence McWilliams and Demonte Washington walked out of the facility last Tuesday. They were found... more »
  • New Obama policy will spare some from deportation

    June 15, 2012 1:46 PM

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says his plan to stop deporting younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children will make the system "more fair, more efficient and more just." The president says it "makes no sense to expel talented young people" who are essentially Americans. He says... more »
  • New Roads starts youth job program Play Video

    June 13, 2012 5:41 PM

    NEW ROADS - It's off to work for a group of students in New Roads. A record number of teens are taking part in the city's youth opportunity program, where teens ages 14 to 17 will work at city offices or area non-profit agencies. Mayor Robert Myer said it... more »
  • Former youth minister pleads guilty in sex case

    March 20, 2012 6:20 AM

    ALEXANDRIA - A former Pineville church youth minister has pleaded guilty to four counts of forcible rape. District Judge Tom Yeager sentenced Angelo Golatt Monday to four concurrent prison terms of 40 years. Golatt's attorney, Robert Malone of Pineville, refused to give a statement after the sentencing. Golatt... more »
  • Teachers learning to identify signs of gangs at school

    August 2, 2011 5:45 PM

    BATON ROUGE- School security officers, teachers and principals got a crash course in how to spot gang signs in Baton Rouge. The Attorney General's Office provides the training so school personnel can identify different signs, symbols and names used by youth gangs. Sandra Ezell Smith, School Safety Trainer... more »
  • Changes made at Jetson Center for Youth

    February 14, 2011 6:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE The Jetson Center for Youth was once set to close for good, but downsizing and a shift in focus led to another chance from the legislature and a lower rate of returning juveniles. Since 2008, the number of youths in the facility has dropped from 195 to... more »
  • Councilman touts effort to lure baseball academy

    September 29, 2010 5:39 AM

    A New Orleans City Council member will meet with a Major League Baseball official in hopes of bringing a youth program to a hurricane-damaged park. Arnie Fielkow meets today with Darrell Miller, director of the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy, as the city continues efforts to bring the Academy... more »
  • Life After 50 - Aesthetic Medicine

    April 23, 2010 9:32 AM

    Tomorrow is the Life After 50 Expo! Teresa Picou and Todd Howell with Aesthetic Medicine joined John Pastorek on what they will offer at this weekend's expo. more »
  • State opens 2 mental health clinics for youth

    March 11, 2010 12:46 PM

    About a half-year after it closed a youth mental hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana's health department has opened two outpatient mental health clinics for children, adolescents and their families in the city. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, State Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine said the openings mark a... more »
  • DSS budget cuts put strain on youth programs

    December 17, 2009 7:43 PM

    The Department of Social Services is feeling the pinch from state budget cuts, and now the trickle effect is causing cuts to some youth programs. DSS entered into three-year contracts with 37 organizations statewide, to provide over $2.3 million for youth programs. Those included teen pregnancy prevention, fatherhood, and... more »

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