John Woodrow Cox

'Run!' Gunfire on a school playground still haunts the first graders who survived

In tiny Townville, S.C., first-graders are haunted by what they survived — and lost — on a school playground.

“Did your father die?” For a 2nd grader, gunfire, lockdowns, then the worst violence of all

He wanted to be brave like his dad, until the gun violence circling his life found a close target.

I want it to stop

At 15, Ruben Urbina had devoted friends and plans for college, but the 15-year-old was struggling with depression.

The wounds they carry

For six teens at a Las Vegas high school, homecoming week started with a country music concert.