The family of an autistic student molested by a bus aide has settled its lawsuit against a western Pennsylvania school district. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports court filings Friday reveal a settlement in the suit involving Bethel Park School District. The …
A toddler suffered head injuries after falling from a second-floor balcony at the University of Central Florida’s Millican Hall. Orange County Fire Rescue officials say the incident happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital …
State police say two boys, ages 12 and 9, drove a large excavator at a southwestern Pennsylvania strip mine, smashing a bulldozer in the process. Police say the 12-year-old will be charged with felony criminal mischief in Greene County Juvenile …
The Applebee’s restaurant chain publicly apologized Wednesday after a 15-month-old boy was served alcohol mislabeled as apple juice when his family dined at one of its Detroit-area restaurants, but it questioned conflicting reports about the child’s blood alcohol level. The …
A swimming pool company president charged in a Connecticut boy’s 2007 drowning pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, for not installing a state-mandated safety device. David Lionetti had been charged with manslaughter, which could have carried a …
A northern Indiana city has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a 5-year-old boy fatally shocked in 2008 when he crawled into an electrical transformer box. WSBT-TV in South Bend reports that attorneys for Mishawaka confirm the settlement …
South Carolina House has approved a bill putting age and safety restrictions on the use of all-terrain vehicles. The House voted 65-42 Thursday for a measure barring children younger than 9 from driving an ATV. The bill needs another routine …
Gov. Haley Barbour has signed a bill requiring safety measures for young ATV riders. The new law will take effect July 1. It will require riders and passengers under age 16 who ride on public land to wear a helmet …