Teen rescued from trafficking situation

An Endangered Missing Persons Alert has been issued for Drayven Harden, a 16-year-old Woodlands teen with autism, who was last seen in the early hours of October 17 on Glen Loch Dr. in The Woodlands.

A missing person’s report has been filed for teen who was last seen several days ago in the Third Ward area of Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

The teenager initially told police he threw the gun in the bayou after the shooting, however, that was revealed to be not true because officers found it in a drainage pipe in the opposite direction.

A teen was fatally shot in an apartment complex in southwest Houston early this morning.

A teenager has been pronounced dead inside of an apartment complex in northwest Harris County.

A 14-year-old was in critical condition after being shot multiple times at an apartment complex on Hammerly Boulevard in northwest Houston Sunday afternoon.

A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school graduation did so anyway, partially covering it with another sash. Grand Valley High School graduate Naomi Peña Villasano told a local newspaper she was standing up for what she believes in. School officials had said she would be banned from graduation ceremonies if she wore the sash. She sought a court order against the school, but a federal judge ruled Friday that the ban was legal. Peña Villasano wore the sash on Saturday, partially covered with her Key Club International sash. No one tried to stop her from receiving her diploma.

Uber is launching a new feature Monday in the Houston area that is designed to help families on the go with teens.

A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing more than a year ago was reunited with her biological father this week after authorities found her in the closet of a Michigan home.

An 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who killed her rapist could be sent to prison after she walked away from an Iowa women’s shelter where she was serving probation following her conviction for manslaughter.

A teenage human trafficking victim who was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her accused rapist to death has been sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the man's family.

A teen was in critical condition after being shot in his neck Tuesday morning while possibly handling a shotgun, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

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The 14-year-old who was brutally attacked after she got off the bus near Highland Creek Ranch Park on Tuesday is sharing what happened.

HOUSTON – A teen is in custody after police said he stabbed his grandmother with a knife multiple times. The incident happened Wednesday in the Terranova subdivision on Slashwood Lane in northwest Harris County, authorities said. Authorities said the 16-year-old was arrested last year in connection with assaulting his grandfather, resulting in severe injuries that ultimately lead to his death, police said. The teen’s grandmother is in stable condition, officials said.

HOUSTON – Police said a teen is dead after he was shot while inside a home with his family in north Houston. Officers said the shooting happened on Grenfell Lane and Hardy Street around 12:35 a.m. According to investigators, 18-year-old Adrian Puerto was in his bedroom when he was shot through the door by an unknown suspect with a rifle. Family members in the residence told officers they heard gunshots but did not witness the shooting. Multiple casings were found in a ditch across the street, officers said.

Just logic will tell you theres no way that doesnt put you at increase risk for more severe disease, Dr. McGee said. She said one explanation on why these teens are catching the virus more frequently is because of the aerosol expelled when vaping. Just being around someone who is vaping, if they have coronavirus, could increase their risks, McGee said. Dr. McGee said, socially the early 20-somethings tend to act the same as pediatric patients and therefore have the same risks. Some risk factors for teens vaping includes:- Having parents who smoke or vape- Misconception that its better than smokingEven though the fear of the coronavirus may not interest them, Dr. Mcgee said to have a conversation about how vaping can hurt them.

A North Carolina teen who suffered a spinal cord injury in a hood-surfing accident couldn’t believe how tall he was after standing up for the first time in nine months, FOX 10 reports. In the video recorded by his mother Beth Hodge, 17-year-old J.J. reacts to standing up for the first time since his injury. As soon as he was able to stand upright, the teen is heard in the video saying, “Dude, I’m tall!”According to FOX 10, J.J. started neuromuscular electrical stimulations (NMES) to help strengthen his core and stimulations, shown in the video above, are what helped J.J. stand up for the first time. “They are concentrating on his core now, trying to strengthen it to allow him to do things like transfer himself to/from his chair and use a manual chair instead of only the big power chair,” his mother on a Facebook page dedicated to her son’s recovery “It’s a long and arduous process, but JJ says he is up for the challenge.”