Teenagers

A new survey reveals teens is barely more important to them than other social media. (Source: Getty Images)

Teens: Facebook’s Becoming Less Important To Me

For a little while, rumors that teens see Facebook in the same way they see their dad’s pale, baggy jeans have been wafting around the social biosphere. A new survey shows it’s true.

CBS4–2013/04/13

A hat lays on the street outside the SW Miami-Dade apartment building where two teens were shot Saturday.(Source: CBS4)

Suspects On The Loose After Shooting Two Teens

Two teenagers were hospitalized after a shooting Saturday afternoon.

CBS4–2013/04/13

Teens are abandoning Facebook for photo-based social media like SnapChat. Here, two teens create a Snapchat message, which self-destructs after seven seconds.
(Credit: Snapchat via CNET)

Why Teens Are Getting Tired Of Facebook

To understand where teens like to spend their virtual time nowadways, just watch them on their smartphones. Their world revolves around Instagram, the application adults mistook for an elevated photography service, and other apps decidely less old-fashioned than Mark Zuckerberg’s kingdom.

CBS4–2013/03/02

Boy Who Ran Away After Severe Bullying Mirrors National Trend

Recent bullying statistics show about 160,000 children miss school every day out of fear of being bullied.

CBS4–2013/02/27

Experts: Tax Loophole Fueling Rise In Teen Tobacco Use

A federal tax loophole is enabling teenagers to switch from cigarettes to lower priced, cigarette-style cigars. Statistics reveal it’s getting the next generation hooked.

CBS Miami–2012/08/15

Ft. Lauderdale Teen Injured After Accidental Shooting

A teenager was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon to be treated for a gunshot wound after a shooting at a Ft. Lauderdale home.

CBS4–2012/07/18

11 Year Old Calls Police After Teen Robbers Break Into Hollywood Home

An 11 year old boy’s quick thinking led to the arrest of three teenagers who broke into a Hollywood home Thursday night.

CBS4–2012/06/21

Study: Fewer Teens Sexting Than Previously Thought

Good news for parents of teenagers. A new research study, featured in the upcoming journal Pediatrics, shows that sexting among teens is a lot less common than many people think.

CBS4–2011/12/05