Staff Report LIGONIER – A Kimmell man has been arrested for allegedly trying to meet with an underage child for sex. Andrew L. Price Andrew L. Price, 46, 793 N. US 33, Kimmell, is charged with child solicitation, a level 4 felony; and inappropriate communication with a child with the use of a computer, a...Read More
It appears that after Australia’s social media ban, the UK government is also thinking of implementing something of the same sort. According to a report by Reuters, the UK government has now launched a national consultation asking parents and children whether social media should be banned for those under 16 years of age. The government...Read More
SAN ANTONIO — Northside Independent School District Superintendent John Craft informs the community about state and education updates through his web series “Catching up with Craft.” He leads the fourth-largest school district in Texas where school safety is a top priority. “In this last legislative session, there was an increase in funding per student. It...Read More
DEL RIO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) captured a convicted child molester from Guatemala with a history of illegal reentry into the United States during Operation Lone Star in Val Verde Co. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, just after 11:30 a.m., a DPS Trooper encountered a male subject walking along US-90 near...Read More
The act was passed a year ago in Australia’s House of Representatives by a vote of 101–13. And polling conducted in the past year shows somewhere between sixty-seven and eighty per cent of Australian adults support the bill. At the same time, less than half of the Australian public believes the ban will be effective—and,...Read More
What are the 3 measures? One of the bills would require certain social media platforms to display a black box warning, similar to those displayed on cigarette boxes, when users log in. It would also require the platform to include a disclaimer about the potential negative mental health impacts of using social media. Violators of...Read More
As summer approaches, many parents and caregivers are preparing for a familiar seasonal shift: more unstructured time, fewer school-based routines, and significantly more screen time. For adolescents, this often means increased time on social media platforms whose algorithms are intentionally designed to capture attention, leading to endless scrolling and potentially unhealthy social comparison. Recent litigation...Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, making it a critical time to ensure children are educated about the dangers of sharing images on online apps like TikTok and Instagram. Even innocent pictures can spread to thousands, or even millions, of people. Maureen Basenberg, the executive director at Safe Passage, says...Read More
As summer approaches, many parents and caregivers are preparing for a familiar seasonal shift: more unstructured time, fewer school-based routines, and significantly more screen time. For adolescents, this often means increased time on social media platforms whose algorithms are intentionally designed to capture attention, leading to endless scrolling and potentially unhealthy social comparison. Recent litigation...Read More
Australia’s world-first social media ban – how does it work?published at 15:47 BST 15:47 BST Image source, PA Media In December, under-16s in Australia were banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the day the ban took hold that social...Read More
