Much has been written about the link between teen mental health challenges and screen time. Social media has been pointed to as a direct cause of distress among teens. For many teenagers, social media is so far integrated into their lives that they couldn’t possibly imagine going without it. Adolescents use social media for everything...Read More

Fresno City Councilman Mike Karbassi held a press conference alongside Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp, Sheriff John Zanoni, Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto and City Attorney Andrew Janz to announce the introduction of the “SHIELD” Act on October 13, 2026, at City Hall. LILIANA FANNIN Top law enforcement and elected officials...Read More

The U.S. Senate candidates in Texas could hardly be more different: James Talarico, a former seminarian turned Democratic state lawmaker who speaks in calm cadences about love and empathy, and Ken Paxton, the pugnacious Republican state attorney general who speaks about a refusal to compromise. They share an enemy, though. They dislike social media’s effects...Read More

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man who spent eight years identifying as a woman is casting doubt on reports of a dramatic decline in teenagers identifying as gay or bisexual, warning that social media and peer pressure may be influencing how young Americans describe their sexual orientation.Walt Heyer, who detransitioned roughly...Read More

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Close to 1,300 sex offenders are living in Fresno, and city leaders are fighting to keep that number down.Earlier this year, a convicted child molester was nearly released from prison and sent to Fresno.”This man here is probably one of the most dangerous child predators that the state of California has...Read More

The initiative is designed to hold companies accountable for potential harm to local consumers, especially children. SAN DIEGO — San Diego County has launched a new Consumer Fairness and Public Protection Division, filing its first three lawsuits aimed at protecting children’s safety. The announcement was made on Monday, with cases targeting companies Applovin, Roblox and...Read More

This is not an article about politics, capital punishment or whether the Fort Hood shooter deserves to be executedin public for his crimes.Instead, it’s focused on the unprecedented parental challenge of handling the near-certain prospect that children will hear of or see footage of the scheduled Dec. 3 U.S. execution by firing squad of Nidal...Read More

Capitol Weekly welcomes Opinions on California public policy or politics. Please read our guidelines for opinion pieces before submitting an Op-Ed. Submissions that do not adhere to our guidelines will not be considered for publication.  OPINION — For too long, the responsibility for keeping teens and kids safe on social media has rested largely with...Read More

Schools are intended to be a safe place for students to learn and grow, but in recent years, studies show students are more safe outside of school buildings. Since the post-pandemic reopening of schools in 2020, roughly 46% of U.S. schools have reported an increase in student fights and aggression. Violence and behavioral issues in...Read More

Social media feeds recently have become flooded with content around large murder cases like the Lindsay Clancy trial. Content on murder cases has become nearly impossible to avoid on social media, no matter your age. For teenagers, videos and comment sections have turned serious crime into another piece of content to scroll past. The Lindsay...Read More