Family Rights and Child Abuse News

YMCA Offers Fitness Programs for Homeschooled Kids

by Rob Evans

There's a childhood obesity epidemic in this country. The Centers for Disease Control says more than a third of children and adolescents are either overweight or obese.

The strength and conditioning program is for the older kids, 12-14, they're going to focus on how to use weight equipment properly, using the cardio equipment. Then the next class they'll do group games.

ozarksfirst.com

January 23, 2012

Yolo County records more cases of child abuse than state

The designation of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month will take on particular significance in Yolo County where the rate of known child abuse cases has continued to exceed the statewide average, according to children's advocates.

While Yolo County Child Welfare Services attributes the majority of child neglect and abuse calls to parental drug use, there's no doubt the impact of the recession is a contributing factor. In 2009, Yolo County had a far greater rate of substantiated cases of child abuse from child welfare referrals than the statewide average.

Daily Democrat

March 17, 2010

York County parents plead not guilty in beating death of son adopted from Russia

by Lara Brenckle

In a quick and quiet arraignment this morning, husband and wife Michael Craver, 45, and Nanette Craver, 54, pleaded not guilty to all charges against them in the beating death of their 7-year-old son, adopted from Russia.

The Cravers, of Carroll Township near Dillsburg in York County, are charged with criminal homicide, child endangerment and conspiracy. They adopted the child, Nathaniel (formerly named Ivan Skorobogatov), and his twin sister in 2003 from an orphanage in Russia.

The Patriot News

June 14, 2010

Yosemite National Park Announces Beginning of 2012 Fire Season

Yosemite fire managers have announced the 2012 Fire Season began yesterday, Monday, May 21, 2012. Fire season officially begins when seasonal firefighting equipment and personnel are in place, prepared and ready to respond.

Additionally, grasses and other vegetation at the lower elevations have begun to dry out. This year, vegetation is drying out faster than average due to the low snowpack the park received over the winter.

goldrushcam.com

May 23, 2012

Yosemite park closes more cabins due to rock-fall risk

by Jayne Clark

Eighteen cabins in the popular Curry Village area of Yosemite Village have been closed after a study said they were in danger of being struck by falling rock.

The Curry Village closings came last week, but weren't announced until Thursday, after a National Park Service survey made to assess which rocks are in danger of falling - and where -- pinpointed structures in harm's way. The seven-by-one-mile Yosemite Valley, site of Curry Village, is the hub of visitor activity in the popular park. About 90% of its nearly 4 million annual visitors congregate in the valley, which was formed by glaciers - and tumbling boulders.

travel.usatoday.com

June 15, 2012