Teen brings hunting knife to class
DANSVILLE — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy faces charges after he pulled out a hunting knife in a classroom at a western New York high school. Livingston County Sheriff John York ...
View ArticleGroup home slaying suspect to withdraw plea
LOCKPORT — A judge will hear arguments next week in the case of a teen who wants to withdraw his plea in the bludgeoning death of a western New York group home worker.
View ArticleWestern NY teen charged with shooting twin brother
ROYALTON — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy has been charged with shooting his twin brother in the hip during a dispute inside their western New York home.
View ArticleWis. Supreme Court: Teen’s life prison sentence OK
MADISON, Wis. — A boy who was 14 when he helped throw another boy off a parking ramp to his death was properly sentenced to life in prison without parole, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.
View ArticleTeen admits to arson with flaming marshmallows
AUBURN — A central New York teenager faces prison time after admitting he threw flaming marshmallows at his neighbor’s house. The Auburn Citizen reports that 18-year-old John Munger pleaded guilty...
View ArticleFriend: Teen linked to fatal arson hated father
WEBSTER — A classmate says a troubled 15-year-old boy charged with setting his home ablaze with gasoline had a tumultuous relationship with his adoptive father, who was killed along with two other...
View ArticleTeen pleads not guilty in fire that killed 3
A 15-year-old boy pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing his father and two brothers by setting fire to the family’s Webster home. Michael Pilato remained held without bail following his arraignment in...
View ArticleJudge OKs supervising PINS teen past 18
A Rochester teenager is being placed in residential care for a term that will go beyond her 18th birthday. Even though an extension of a Person in Need of Supervision (PINS) placement cannot exceed...
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