Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The nine-year-old boys wearing matching knapsacks walk down the street in the morning light, but they are not going to school. In ...

Law enforcement officers say gangs are a growing problem here in the Midlands and they're not taking it lightly. Instead, they're taking a proactive approach by trying to reach kids early. The ...

Two decades ago, kids in gangs feared leaving the ranks under threat of violence or death at the hands of fellow gang members. Today, they fear missing out on the money, girls and perceived respect ...

The Associated Press / Residents flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Nazon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 14. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children ...

Juvenile crime is exploding – with more kids committing more violent crimes around Puget Sound. Now KIRO7 is finding out, that a lot of crime from juveniles is committed by kids who identify as gang ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Experts say teenagers may join gangs for a variety of reason including respect and peer pressure. “I think the biggest draw is a sense of belonging. So, kids want to feel as ...

A new program in Lancaster is getting off the ground, focused on community outreach and diverting young people from gangs. Officers and community leaders told Channel 9’s Tina Terry that they are ...

A court in El Salvador on Thursday sentenced three youths to five years in prison and put five more on probation after they were arrested last year following the public release of a video of them ...

Patrick Peterson, at his home in Modesto, recalls the moment a Stockon gunman shot and killed his son Amari, 14, and injured his daughter Kaesanii, 12. "My son wasn't just another number, another kid ...