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• Bold thieves burglarize cars and leave messages in Pointe Coupee

  25-07-2017 21:29 via wbrz.com
  POINTE COUPEE - Thieves have swiped cash, guns and much more out of several vehicles in Pointe Coupee Parish over the past few weeks. Sheriff Bud Torres is now sending a stern warning to those criminals who are looking to burglarize more vehicles.Brogan Gurr said his car was broken into on Monday, and that locking his car door has never been a concern because of the rural area he lives in."I got a long driveway they come up all the way up the road, all the way down my driveway it's pre
  
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• Mississippi seafood dealer sentenced to federal prison

  25-07-2017 20:44 via wbrz.com
  GULFPORT, Miss. - A Mississippi seafood dealer is heading to federal prison for illegal fish sales.  A federal judge Tuesday sentenced Lonnie M. Ray of Bay St. Louis to serve 25 months in prison and another three years on supervised release.  The Sun Herald reports Ray of Cowart Seafood Inc. pleaded guilty in April to selling to Louisiana buyers fish taken in violation of Mississippi law. Ray acknowledged he had failed to report seafood purchases to the Missi
  
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• Wildlife officials investigate video of boat dragging shark

  25-07-2017 20:13 via wbrz.com
  MIAMI - Florida wildlife officials are investigating after a video of men dragging a shark behind a speeding boat went viral on several social media sites.  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Rob Klepper said in an email Tuesday that the agency had been alerted to the video by a web tip.  The email says investigators are trying to identify the individuals in the video and where it took place. He says it wasn't immediately clear if any
  
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• Trump message chief willing to 'fire everybody' for leaking

  25-07-2017 19:56 via wbrz.com
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's new communications director says he's prepared to clean house in order to stop the leaks plaguing the administration.  Anthony Scaramucci, the Wall Street financier tapped for the role last week, said Tuesday that he was prepared to "fire everybody" to stop unauthorized information coming from the press office.  Speaking to reporters, Scaramucci said that he was "not doing an investigation. I'm just going to get the leaki
  
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• House passes Russia sanctions bill by big margin

  25-07-2017 19:45 via wbrz.com
  WASHINGTON - The Republican-led House has decisively approved legislation that hits Russia with additional financial sanctions.  The new penalties are aimed at rebuking Moscow for interfering in the 2016 presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria.  Lawmakers voted 419-3 to pass the bill, which prevents President Donald Trump from waiving the sanctions against Russia without first securing permission from Congress. &nbs
  
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• Police: Man arrested for 'bizarre behavior' at north shore gas station

  25-07-2017 19:40 via wbrz.com
  SLIDELL - A man has been arrested after customers at a north shore gas station claimed he was harassing them with unusual behavior.According to the Slidell Police Department, officers first responded to the Kangaroo Express gas station on Airport Road Saturday after they received a 911 call from a concerned mother. Police say the woman called after 41-year-old Samuel Cole licked his lips while looking at her 6-year-old son before kneeling down and rubbing his fingers across th
  
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• Area restaurants donate portion of Tuesday's sales to families of fallen officers

  25-07-2017 18:31 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Dozens of area restaurants are donating a percentage of their sales to the families of fallen Baton Rouge officers.It's part of The Baton Rouge Area Foundation's Fallen First Responder Fund, #25onthe25th campaign, where participating restaurants donate a portion of their one day's profit to the families of fallen or injured law enforcement.“Every day the men and women of state and local law enforcement, go out and serve the community we live in and make sure we
  
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• Sheriff's deputy hurt in Plaquemine crash involving ambulance

  25-07-2017 18:04 via wbrz.com
  PLAQUEMINE - An Iberville Parish sheriff's deputy was hurt in a crash involving the officer's vehicle and an ambulance as both were responding to the same call Tuesday afternoon.According to Louisiana State Police, the deputy crashed into the Acadian ambulance on Highway 75 near Stassi Road around 5:30 in the afternoon. Police say the deputy was attempting to pass the ambulance when it made a left a turn and t-boned the vehicle. Acadian says
  
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• 5 hurt in crash on I-110 near Airline Highway

  25-07-2017 17:37 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Two lanes are closed on I-110 North after a crash that sent several people to the hospital. Authorities says five people were transported to a hospital after the crash, which occurred on the interstate near Airline Highway.All five were taken from the scene with non life-threatening injuries.Two northbound lanes remain closed at the scene of the wreck. Congestion from the incident has reached North 22nd Street.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Report: Brain disease seen in most football players

  25-07-2017 16:38 via wbrz.com
  CHICAGO - Research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease in nearly all of them, from athletes in the NFL down to high school.  It's the biggest update on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The disease has been linked with repeated head blows and the results confirm that it can happen even in young players. But the report only reflects high occurrence in samples at a Boston brain bank and many donors contributed because of troubling symptoms be
  
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• Small business owner left out in the cold after thief steals snowball stand

  25-07-2017 16:37 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - A local small business owner is asking the public for help after a thief made off with his livelihood in tow.Andy Nguyen owns and operates the Four Seasons Snowball stand in the Baton Rouge area. He ran the entire business out of a trailer, and he's been doing so since April.
  "I'm so heartbroken, like how can this happen to me?" said Nguyen.Nguyen said the trailer was stolen Sunday morning from the parking lot of their family business Mary's Nail & Hair Salon on Coursey Boulev
  
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• Founder of Spanish Town Parade dies of cancer

  25-07-2017 16:04 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - One of the founders of the Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade, Charles 'Fish' Fisher passed away Tuesday. According to a post from the parade's Facebook page, Fisher died due to cancer Tuesday morning."His involvement with the parade has been invaluable and his presence at the parade and ball with his white tux and pink mustache is legendary," the post read.Fisher had been an active part of the group and was considered the face of the parade for many years.Permalink|
  
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• Louisiana's US senators support start of health care debate

  25-07-2017 15:58 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's two U.S. senators were among the Republicans who agreed to start debating legislation to undo much of Barack Obama's health care law.  The votes Tuesday from Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy helped Republicans reach the 50 votes - with Vice President Mike Pence as the tiebreaker - needed to move ahead with a weeklong debate and a long list of amendments.  Advocacy groups opposed to the health law rewrite had hoped to persuade Cass
  
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• Married couple arrested for allegedly kidnapping boy in Washington Parish

  25-07-2017 14:44 via wbrz.com
  ANGIE – A married couple was arrested for allegedly kidnapping the husband's son from his biological mother while the child was in her custody. Washington Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a home on Moses Road in Angie on July 21 and found a woman standing in the front yard screaming, alleging that her son was kidnapped by his biological father. The woman had a bloody knee and scratches, the sheriff's office says.The woman told deputies that the child's father, 31
  
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• Barbara Sinatra, widow of Frank Sinatra, dies at 90

  25-07-2017 14:37 via wbrz.com
  LOS ANGELES - Barbara Sinatra, the fourth wife of legendary singer Frank Sinatra and a prominent advocate and philanthropist for abused children, has died at 90.  John Thoresen, director of the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center, says she died Tuesday of natural causes at her Rancho Mirage, California, home.  A former model and Las Vegas showgirl, Barbara Sinatra was a prominent Palm Springs socialite in her own right before she married Sinatra in 1976.&nb
  
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• LSU to revamp concession stands at all athletic venues

  25-07-2017 14:13 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Fans can expect a new experience at concession stands during future LSU sporting events.According the LSU Athletics Department, the school has partnered with Aramark to provide food and beverage services at all athletic facilities on campus. Athletic Director Joe Alleva said the new partnership will mean more efficient service and greater menu options with more local flare.“This is Louisiana, food is a very important
  
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• Horse infected with lethal mosquito-transmitted virus in Iberville Parish

  25-07-2017 14:13 via wbrz.com
  IBERVILLE PARISH - The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry says an unvaccinated horse in Iberville Parish has been infected with a potentially deadly mosquito-transmitted disease.According to LDAF Commissioner Mike Strain, the horse tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a severe virus that can infect both pets and humans. Like the West Nile Virus, EEE is transmitted by mosquitoes and can cause inflammation or swelling of the brain and
  
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• Toddler celebrates 1st birthday by reuniting with deputy who delivered her

  25-07-2017 13:39 via wbrz.com
  GRANBURY, Tex. - A toddler celebrated her first birthday by reuniting with the sheriff's deputy who aided in her roadside delivery.Deputy Constable Mark Diebold of the Tarrant County police joined Evelyn Hall for a special tea party photo shoot on July 21, just days after the anniversary of their very first meeting in a gas station parking lot, when the officer welcomed her into the world."She loved clinking her little tea cup with him. They had a bonding moment there for sure," mom Destiny Hal
  
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• Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand retiring; will become host at WWL Radio

  25-07-2017 13:39 via wbrz.com
  GRETNA – The Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand announced that he is retiring on Tuesday during a news conference.Normand’s retirement is effective August 31.According to WWL, Chief Deputy Joe Lopinto will be sworn in as sheriff. Normand will take over for Garland Robinette as a talk show host on WWL Radio. His first day on air will be September 11.This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.  Permalink| Comments
  
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• Small plane with WWII Nazi design lands on Georgia highway

  25-07-2017 13:25 via wbrz.com
  DACULA, Ga. - A small airplane designed to look like a Nazi Germany-era warplane landed safely on a Georgia highway.News outlets report that Gwinnett County police said the aircraft landed safely in the median on Ga. 316 Monday afternoon in Dacula, with no reported injuries. The plane was piloted by Fred Meyer, who doesn't own the aircraft but built its engine and helps with maintenance.Meyer said the engine suddenly quit, 3 miles (5 kilometers) east of the Gwinnett County Airport.The Federal A
  
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• 2 bodies found in Covington mobile home

  25-07-2017 13:10 via wbrz.com
  COVINGTON - Authorities are investigating the deaths of two people after their bodies were discovered in a trailer early Monday afternoon.According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies reported to a home at the Oak Villa Mobile Home Park on Ronald Reagan Highway to check on tenants who reportedly had not spoken to anyone in 10 days.Upon arrival, deputies entered the home and found two badly decomposed bodies inside.Because of the condition of the bodies, positive identi
  
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• APSO: Man wanted for theft, burglary charges

  25-07-2017 12:46 via wbrz.com
  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a man wanted for burglary and theft charges. The man deputies are searching for is 47-year-old Roderick Thomas, who is wanted for two counts of simple burglary, theft and two counts of simple criminal damage to property. Anyone with information on Thomas' whereabouts is asked to call the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office at 225-621-INFO (4636).Permalink| Comments
  
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• Holiday Helpers hand off annual Thanksgiving dinner

  25-07-2017 12:33 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Holiday Helpers has been dishing out Thanksgiving meals for the community since 1987. Today, that duty was passed on to St. Vincent de Paul."We found a good fit," Holiday Helpers president Reggie Brown said. "We'll be right there with him, to help him in every way that we can."Over the past three decades, thousands of Baton Rouge residents have received a hot meal from Holiday Helpers volunteers. After the first dinner, Brown thought it was all over."I said one and done,
  
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• Surveillance video captures car theft at Millerville Road gas station

  25-07-2017 12:29 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is seeking two suspects who drove off in a stolen vehicle early Monday morning.According to the sheriff's office, the two suspects stole the vehicle from the Circle K in the 2000 block of Millerville Road around 4 a.m. Monday. Deputies say the victim stopped at the gas station to make a purchase and left her vehicle running unattended while inside the store. The suspects can be seen on surveillance video as they get in the vi
  
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• Senate blocks proposal to repeal 'Obamacare'

  25-07-2017 12:23 via wbrz.com
  WASHINGTON - The Senate has blocked a wide-ranging proposal by Republicans to repeal much of former President Barack Obama's health care law and replace it with a more restrictive plan.  Senators voted 57-43 late Tuesday to reject the plan in the first vote on an amendment to the bill. Those voting "no" included nine defecting Republicans.  The vote underscored problems Republicans will have in winning enough votes to recast Obama's statute. &nbs
  
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• Male shot driving on N. Foster overnight

  25-07-2017 06:01 via wbrz.com
  BATON ROUGE - Police are looking for a  suspect after a man was shot early Tuesday morning.Investigators believe the 21-year-old victim was driving around midnight in the 3800 block of N. Foster near Linden St. when he was hit.The victim was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.The investigation into this shooting is ongoing.Permalink| Comments
  
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