Laura Lippman’s new novel, “Prom Mom,” is nominally focused on a familiar-feeling story of teenage pregnancy. Here, a girl – loosely based on New Jersey high school student Melissa Drexler – gives ...

On this day, June 24, in 1997, 18-year-old Melissa Drexler was charged with killing her newborn baby during her high school prom in Forked River, N.J. Drexler had kept her pregnancy a secret from ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - From the moment she was born on August 30, 1988, Megan Brooke Poston stole her parents heart. By the time she was 16 she had her life mapped out. Just a junior in high ...

Manlius, N.Y. — After attending the Cazenovia High School prom, juniors Maddie Caraher and her friend Olivia Avery went back to Maddie’s house to change out of their dresses. They weren’t looking for ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Great Kills High School held its prom Friday night at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield. DJ Tyler B kept the energy up with line dances and props, such as crowns, leis, and LED ...

Laura Lippman’s new novel, “Prom Mom,” is nominally focused on a familiar-feeling story of teenage pregnancy. Here, a girl — loosely based on New Jersey high school student Melissa Drexler — gives ...