A quiet Palm Desert neighborhood is on edge after a string of late-night doorbell pranks have escalated into acts of ...

The doorbell prank has been reported across the nation over the past several years, sometimes with deadly outcomes.

The “ding-dong ditch” prank that ended in the death of an 11-year-old boy continues to play out in court, this time over a cellphone defense attorneys say prosecutors mishandled after the arrest.

Ding-dong ditch’ pranks in South Florida and elsewhere are putting kids face-to-face with guns, according to police, raising questions about kids’ safety and stand-your-ground ...

A teenager assaulted allegedly by a man who was frustrated with a "ding dong ditch" prank at his home wasn't involved in the practical joke, the boy's mother says. Police say the suspect, Paul ...

A young person approaches a home, rings the doorbell (maybe knocks too) and runs. It's a centuries-old prank that at its best is a harmless annoyance for victims. You may know it by its playful names: ...

Houston, TX (AP) – An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday. The boy had been ringing doorbells as a prank ...

TEMESCAL VALLEY, Calif. -- Three teenagers were killed in a Southern California crash after one of the victims' mother said they played a ding-dong-ditch prank on a man who allegedly chased them with ...