The state juvenile justice agency is cutting teachers, closing a residential program for minor offenders, and requiring employee furloughs, but its director said Wednesday he remains positive about the coming year.

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A Surry County facility for troubled youths which was threatened with closure due to state budget tightening has escaped cuts and will keep operating.

In the first part of his four-part special series, NewsChannel 21's Adam Aaro takes us inside the walls of the Oregon National Guard's Youth Challenge program, to follow the path troubled teens take -- they and their families hope, to get back on track with their lives.

Rabbis told to stop singing under the chupah, disabled youth go to (boot) camp, American MBA programs recruit Israelis, water fight in Tel Aviv.

After 19 years of service, the Police Athletic League is adjusting to lean economic times. As funding continues to shrink and the city budget tightens, PAL has decided to donate its building at 138 Lamar Ave. to the YWCA of Paris and Lamar County.

Forget five-star pre-season training retreats, Carlisle United decided the best way to toughen up their new recruits was making them rough it for a week at an army boot camp.

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The White Sands Missile Range community was reminded that the annual Installation Force Protection Exercise will take place Sept. 14 during the monthly Post Information Exchange meeting July 27 at the Frontier Club.

L’Observateur RESERVE – Boot camp may be over, but the journey is just beginning for a group of 20 area youth who are now known as the Alpha Platoon of the St. John Parish Young Marines.

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On Saturday, July 25, after 10 days under the watchful eyes of Marine Corps drill instructors, Southwest High School junior Andrew Palacios marched in a graduation ceremony on the parade grounds at Camp Pendleton as part of the Devil Pup Company, First Encampment.

Upon seeing a need for health and fitness in San Antonio, brothers Jason and Jacob Diaz created Fit-For-the-King, a free workout program that focuses on fitness and faith.