VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County Schools will host a comprehensive School Safety and Reunification Training on June 15, 2026, at DeLand High School. The full-day event, scheduled from 8 am to 4 pm, will cover critical aspects of crisis prevention, response protocols, and student reunification. The training will feature a lineup of national and...Read More
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(The Center Square) – More than 200 children were rescued and more than 350 child sex offenders arrested in one month in the latest Department of Justice targeted enforcement operation to find child sex abuse victims and arrest child sex predators. The operations are nationwide and involve staff from all 56 FBI field offices and...Read More
(ABC 6 News) – Minnesota lawmakers passed a bill aimed at limiting kids’ social media use and blocking some features described as addictive. Under the law, children 15 and under would need parental consent to use social media under the bill passed during the Minnesota legislative session. The law also would bar large social media...Read More
Fri, June 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM UTC 5 arrested after child predator sting in Portland area, additional victims sought PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Five people were arrested in Washington County after investigators posing as minors online in an undercover sting targeted people who attempted to meet a child for sex, authorities said on Thursday....Read More
Tioga County officials say the money will strengthen local efforts to keep children safe while traveling. OWEGO, NY (607NewsNow) — Tioga County Public Health is getting a grant. The Community Foundation of South Central New York has awarded the department $5,000 for the county’s child passenger safety program. “Correct car seat installation and use are critical to...Read More
LOCAL NEWS Published: June 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM The videos can be infuriating to watch. A man who believed he was communicating with a child is confronted in a parking lot, outside a home or at a restaurant. Cameras are rolling. The confrontation is streamed live or uploaded to YouTube. The suspect is embarrassed publicly....Read More
By Zaheer Kachwala April 13 (Reuters) – Videogame platform Roblox on Monday said it will create tailored accounts for young users in a push to shore up online safety, as it deals with intense global scrutiny over concerns of child endangerment. Through the company’s age-check nL6N3WT1HT system or parental verification, Roblox will assign users aged...Read More
California Governor Gavin Newsom has viciously criticized President Donald Trump for his behaviour towards journalist Kaitlan Collins. Trump earlier dismissed Collins’s sharp questioning, calling her “a corrupt reporter” who “never smiles” and described the young reporter as a “young, beautiful woman” with “hatred in her eyes”. Gavin Newsom condemns another one of Donald Trump’s sexist...Read More
Meta unveiled new safety features on Tuesday to limit harmful content shown to teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, its first major policy change since the company was found liable in March for harming a young woman with the design of its platforms. The features will limit how frequently teenagers are shown posts about topics...Read More
