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• Livingston Collegiate student reflects back on flood relief efforts

  11-01-2017 23:43
  
  BY DEMOND MCDONALD Livingston Collegiate Academy columnist A group of Livingston Collegiate Academy students are all smiles-- and were a big help to families in Baton Rouge following the devestating floods. (Submitted by Livingston Collegiate Academy) My name is Demond...
  
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• Honduran-born Miriam Brown hosts Spanish business radio show

  11-01-2017 23:06
  
  When Miriam Brown moved to New Orleans in 1975, the Honduras native didn't speak any English. "It was difficult at first and I felt isolated," Brown said, adding: "Quickly I got busy trying to learn the language and getting into the employment market."...
  
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• Japanese New Year customs to be explored at Old Metairie library Jan. 30

  11-01-2017 22:14
  
  The Japan Society of New Orleans (JSNO) will present a "Nihongo Bin/New Year in Japan program" on Jan. 30 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Old Metairie Branch Library. The program will discuss the unique culture and customs of the Japanese...
  
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• Man arrested for threatening to blow up building in Houma

  11-01-2017 17:38 via wbrz.com
  
  HOUMA – A man wanted for making threats to blow up a building in Houma was arrested, according to Louisiana State Police.Daniel Neville, 54, was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace, communicating false information of planned arson along with entry and remaining where forbidden.
  On Nov. 3, Neville went to a Social Security Administration building in Houma. During his visit, Neville got into an argument with SSA personnel and threatened to blow up the building when they told him
  
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• Flood survivors must demonstrate continuing need for rental assistance

  11-01-2017 17:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - August flood survivors who have a continued need for temporary disaster rental assistance must submit paperwork that demonstrates a disaster-related, financial need.Survivors who received the initial two months of rental assistance may use funds to reimburse expenses for an apartment, house, hotel, or recreational vehicle while they work on long-term housing plans. The temporary assistance covers rental assistance for up to 18 months from the date of declaration.F
  
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• Deputies searching for suspects wanted for December vehicle burglaries in Prairieville

  11-01-2017 17:01 via wbrz.com
  
  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for three suspects wanted for several vehicle burglaries that occurred on Dec. 19.According to the sheriff's office, the burglaries occurred in the areas of Cherry Creek Drive and Wood Haven Drive in Prairieville.Surveillance cameras in the area captured three unknown suspects pulling on vehicle door handles, going into the vehicles and stealing several items from them. One of the suspects is seen wearing a light colored Fox
  
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• Unique flood debris stinking up yard

  11-01-2017 17:00 via wbrz.com
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A dumpster somehow floated into a woman's yard and it's been sitting there since August.Kim Adams says she's contacted Waste Management multiple times to pick it up but the dumpster hasn't moved."I don't know how many people were blessed with the dumpsters in their backyard, but we were one of the lucky ones," she said.Adams says the dumpster managed to float over her six foot fence with the trash, still in tact. Over the last five months, the stench has only gotten worse."It is
  
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• Firefighters find dead woman in burning Lutcher home

  11-01-2017 16:42 via wbrz.com
  
  LUTCHER - Firefighters responding to a fire at a duplex in Lutcher late Tuesday night found a body inside of a burning home.Investigators arrived at 1931 West Main Street after local fire crews responded to a call about a house fire around 11 p.m. After entering the house, firefighters found the body of whom they believe to be 66-year-old Christine Luminais-Benson.After examining the body, investigators released it to the St. James Parish Coroner to perform an autopsy.State Fire Marshal investig
  
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• Edwards reflects on his first year as governor

  11-01-2017 16:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE- Governor John Bel Edwards gave his remarks on his first year in office Wednesday.A full transcript of the governor's remarks can be found below:Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here.A year ago today, I took the oath of office with a vision for a better Louisiana. A better Louisiana to work in, to live in, and to go to school in.  My vision was simple – Put Louisiana First.None of us knew that day what the year would bring. We were just beginning to realize
  
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• Afternoon fire on Washington Avenue caused by extension cord

  11-01-2017 16:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to an afternoon fire on Washington Avenue that was caused by an overloaded extension cord.The incident occurred on Wednesday around 2 p.m. in the 5200 block of Washington Avenue. Firefighters arrived to the scene to find the living area and the attic engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished quickly, however the flames caused extensive damage.BRFD says that damages caused by the fire are estimated to be worth around $40,000.On
  
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• State Sen. Troy Brown pleads no contest to domestic abuse charge

  11-01-2017 16:04 via wbrz.com
  
  GONZALES – State Sen. Troy Brown pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor domestic abuse batter charged Wednesday.Brown entered the plea instead of going to trial. Brown was fined $300 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, community service and three months of probation.  All but two days were suspended.Brown has served ten hours and has another day and a half to complete.The charge is related to Brown being accused of biting his wife's arm last year.His wife asked that the restraining
  
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• Sheriff offers reward for Geismar shooting suspect's arrest

  11-01-2017 16:03 via wbrz.com
  
  GEISMAR - Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley announced Wednesday a $2,500 cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of the individual responsible for a shooting in Geismar.Javante Hayes is wanted for the attempted second-degree murder of Kermit Jackson Monday. Jackson is still listed in critical condition.Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Carrie Lane in reference to shots being fired on Monday. Upon their arrival, deputies found Jackson in the middle of the road suf
  
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• Man arrested for November shooting in St. James

  11-01-2017 15:43 via wbrz.com
  
  VACHERIE - The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a man Monday wanted for the murder of one man and the shooting of another.Jyran McGee is charged with the murder of Jarell Jones and attempted murder of Jeremy Smith on Nov. 13, 2016. McGee was arrested by federal marshals in New Orleans and booked into the Orleans Parish Jail before being transferred to the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office Jail Wednesday.The murder and shooting took place in Vacherie, LA i
  
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• Man arrested for Nov. shooting in St. James

  11-01-2017 15:43 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The James Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a man Monday wanted for the murder of one man and the shooting of another.Jyran McGee is charged for the murder of Jarell Jones and attempted murder of Jeremy Smith on Nov. 13, 2016. McGee was arrested by federal marshals in New Orleans and booked into the Orleans Parish Jail before being transferred to the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office Jail Wednesday.The murder and shooting took place in Vacherie, LA in
  
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• EBRSO searching for suspect in attempted second degree murder

  11-01-2017 15:10 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect wanted for attempted second degree murder.An arrest warrant was drafted for Irvon McKay, 24, Monday. McKay is also facing charges of illegal use of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. McKay's whereabouts are currently unknown.Permalink| Comments
  
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• State Trooper involved in crash on I-12 near Essen Lane

  11-01-2017 15:00 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – Authorities are responding to a crash involving a Louisiana State Trooper on I-12 West just past Essen Lane.According to State Police, the Trooper was in an unmarked unit. No one was seriously injured following the crash. According to DOTD, the left lane on I-12 west is blocked and traffic congestion is approaching Airline Highway.  The left lane is blocked on I-12 West past Essen due to an accident. Congestion is approaching Airline Hi
  
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• Body found in deserted Terrebonne home identified

  11-01-2017 14:44 via wbrz.com
  
  TERREBONNE - Police have identified the body of a woman found inside of a deserted home Monday afternoon.Monique White, 29, was found dead in an abandoned residence located at 304 Sterling Dr.. The body was discovered by two carpenters who were contracted to work on the house.There was no trauma to the body and the investigation is ongiong pending the results of the toxicology report.Read the original story here.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Taco Bell is going national with fried chicken taco shell

  11-01-2017 14:07 via wbrz.com
  
  IRVINE - Taco Bell plans to go nationwide this month with its latest concoction: a taco with a shell made entirely out of fried chicken.Taco Bell says the shell of the Naked Chicken Chalupa is made up of all-white seasoned chicken. The rest of the taco is packed with lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese and avocado ranch sauce.The fast food chain says the taco tested well in markets in Bakersfield, California, and Kansas City, Missouri, over the past two years.It will be available at Taco Bells acr
  
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• Pair faces decades in prison in Shreveport sex trafficking case

  11-01-2017 14:00 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT - A man and woman from Shreveport have been sentenced to decades in prison in a sex trafficking case.U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley says in a Wednesday news release that 37-year-old Tyrone Larry Smith was sentenced to 32 years; 34-year-old Lacoya Washington, to 20 years. Each was convicted last year on one count of sex trafficking of a minor. Smith also was convicted of "coercing or enticing" a minor to travel to engage in prostitution.Finley's office says the case involved a 14-year-
  
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• Middle school placed on lockdown due to report of gun

  11-01-2017 13:39 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – A middle school is currently on lockdown Wednesday afternoon, according to the chief of communications for East Baton Rouge Parish Schools. The school, North Banks Middle School of Excellence located at 5959 Cadillac Street, was placed on lockdown around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday due to a report of a gun on campus.  Officials say that they are in the process of questioning individuals about the incident. This is a developing story and will be updat
  
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• LSU baseball team ranks second in Perfect Game poll

  11-01-2017 13:32 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – The LSU baseball team was ranked second in the 2017 Perfect Game preseason poll, that was released Wednesday.The ranking marks the second No. 2 ranking in the past three weeks. The team is also ranked second in the Collegiate Baseball poll that was announced in late December.LSU is one of five Southeastern Conference teams appearing in the 2017 Perfect Game preseason Top 10, along with Florida, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt. Texas Christian University tops the l
  
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• DWI checkpoint to be conducted on Jan. 12

  11-01-2017 13:25 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – Multiple law enforcement agencies will conducting a DWI checkpoint on Jan. 12.Officers will be screening drivers entering the checkpoint for signs of impairment and will also enforce any other visible violations.The exact location of the checkpoint will not be released in advance, however the checkpoint will be conducted within Baton Rouge city limits. According to BRPD, the checkpoint will be on Thursday and continue into the early morning hours of Friday. Perma
  
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• Arrest made in Orlando police shooting

  11-01-2017 13:17 via wbrz.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested a man they say helped a fugitive now sought in two murders, including the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer.Zarghee Mayan faces a charge of accessory after the fact for allegedly helping 41-year-old Markeith Lloyd, his former co-worker at a fried chicken restaurant, by driving him around, giving him food and offering him money.The affidavit prepared for Tuesday night's arrest says Mayan met with Loyd at least two tim
  
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• Arrest made in deadly December shooting on Denham Street

  11-01-2017 13:05 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – An arrest has been made in connection to a shooting on Denham Street that occurred on Dec. 23.The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 22-year-old Miquel Henderson in connection to the shooting death of Kendrick Bell. Bell, 28, was found shot multiple times around 10 p.m. on Dec. 23.Henderson was located on Tuesday night by the Louisiana State Police Fugitive Task Force.He was booked into the Iberville Parish Prison on the charge of principal to second degree murder.Per
  
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• Agencies share over $1 million from Shreveport money laundering case

  11-01-2017 13:05 via wbrz.com
  
  SHREVEPORT - A federal prosecutor says more than $1 million is being handed over to law enforcement agencies as the result of a money laundering case involving a northwest Louisiana car dealership.U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley said Wednesday the money is going to state police, the Caddo, Bossier (BOH'-zhur) and DeSoto Parish sheriff's offices and the police departments of Shreveport and Bossier City.The agencies are sharing in money forfeited as the result of the prosecution of a Shreveport are
  
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• UPDATE: Two lanes of I-10 West at Miss. River Bridge closed

  11-01-2017 12:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The two left lanes remain blocked on I-10 West on the Mississippi River Bridge due to an accident.  The right lane has open past the accident, following a separate incident that has now cleared, involving a disabled semi-truck.Congestion from this incident has reached Essen Lane on I-10 West and I-12 West. Keep up to date with the latest on Baton Rouge traffic at wbrz.com/traffic-cameras.Permalink| Comments
  
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• UPDATE: Left lane of I-10 West at Miss. River Bridge re-opened

  11-01-2017 12:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The left lane of I-10 West at the Mississippi River Bridge has been re-opened after it was blocked by a disabled truck Wednesday morning.Congestion from this incident still lingers and is approaching the I-10/I-12. Keep up to date with the latest on Baton Rouge traffic at wbrz.com/traffic-cameras.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Alert issued for airplane landing at airport, pilots considered dumping fuel

  11-01-2017 12:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Pilots of a small, commuter plane are considered dumping fuel as it prepared to land under an emergency alert at the airport Wednesday. An "Alert Two" was issued at the airport.  The plane reported an oil pressure issue.Pilots asked about the possibility of dumping its remaining fuel, which was enough fuel for about an hour of flight.  Fuel dumps are done to keep the plane from catching fire during a landing where sparks might occur due to the plane scrap
  
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• Victim's daughter: Dylann Roof should not die

  11-01-2017 12:40 via wbrz.com
  
  CHARLESTON - The daughter of a woman killed during a massacre at a Charleston church says she doesn't want the racist killer to face the death penalty.Sharon Risher said Wednesday that 22-year-old Dylann Roof should sit in his cell and think about how he made the nine black people he killed at Emanuel AME church into martyrs.Risher was the 21st family member to speak and the first to explicitly say he shouldn't face the death penalty. She is the daughter of Ethel Lance.There has been pl
  
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• Kennedy seeks ban on officials getting flood recovery work

  11-01-2017 12:38 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - U.S. Sen. John Kennedy is calling on Gov. John Bel Edwards to ban public officials and their family members from receiving flood recovery rebuilding contracts financed with federal disaster aid.Kennedy, a Republican who took office this month, released his letter sent to the Democratic governor Wednesday, urging Edwards to issue an executive order with the ban.Edwards is proposing that $1.3 billion of the $1.6 billion in disaster recovery block grant aid allocated to Louisiana by C
  
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• Twitter: Obama's 'thank you' tweet his most popular ever

  11-01-2017 12:23 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's tweet following his farewell address to the nation has become the most popular post on the presidential account.Obama tweeted from the POTUS account Tuesday night: "Thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe_not in my ability to create change, but in yours."Thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe—not in my ability to create change, but in yours.&mdash
  
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• Trial date set for New Roads Mayor Robert Myer

  11-01-2017 12:23 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS – A motion hearing was held Wednesday regarding New Roads Mayor Robert Myer who is accused of charging thousands of dollars for personal purchases on a city credit card.Prosecutor Tony Clayton and Myer's defense attorney, Steven Moore, went back and forth Wednesday as Judge James Best presided over the hearing. Moore argued that not all of the information in the case has been handed over to him, whereas Clayton claimed that Moore in fact does have all of the informat
  
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• New Roads Mayor back in court next month

  11-01-2017 12:23 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS – A motion hearing was held Wednesday regarding New Roads Mayor Robert Myer who is accused of charging thousands of dollars for personal purchases on a city credit card.Prosecutor Tony Clayton and Myer's defense attorney, Steven Moore, went back and forth Wednesday as Judge James Best presided over the hearing. Moore argued that not all of the information in the case has been handed over to him, whereas Clayton claimed that Moore in fact does have all of the informat
  
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• Next drawdown for False River undetermined

  11-01-2017 11:50 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ROADS- Sunday the gates will close on the south end of False River concluding a several month drainage project aimed at revitalizing the oxbow lake. It's the second "drawdown" in several years, officials say it's necessary while residents argue it's destroying their property."'I'm 100% in favor for what you're doing except the drawdown," said a frustrated resident Wednesday.The drawdowns are part of a much larger rehab project designed to improve water quality at the touris
  
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• Crash closes lanes on North Acadian Thruway

  11-01-2017 11:03 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE – Police are investigating a crash that closed lanes along North Acadian Thruway, Wednesday night. A WBRZ News 2 photographer was on the scene as a wrecker worked to flip the crashed car back onto its wheels. The wreck happened near the intersection of North Acadian and Brady Street.At least one person was taken to the hospital. We're working to learn more about that person's condition.News 2 and WBRZ.com will update this story as more information becomes available.Permalin
  
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• State trooper dies of heart attack

  11-01-2017 09:58 via wbrz.com
  
  LAKE CHARLES - Louisiana State Police say a trooper has died of a heart attack in Lake Charles.Sgt. Tracy Morgan, 51, collapsed while walking from the parking garage of his office around 1 p.m. Tuesday. Troopers and medical personnel who work in the building gave CPR until an ambulance arrived, but were unable to revive Morgan.He had been a state trooper since 1994 and was assigned to the gaming division. He also worked as a crisis negotiator and had extensive investigative experience.Morgan pre
  
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• Deputies shot teen who pointed gun at authorities

  11-01-2017 09:56 via wbrz.com
  
  SULPHUR - A Louisiana sheriff says his deputies shot a 19-year-old man who was arguing with his mother and pointing his gun at them.News outlets report that Austin L. Rackley, of Sulphur, was shot in the neck Monday night and later hospitalized in stable condition.Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says two deputies arrived at the scene after receiving a call that a man was holding a gun to his head. He says they ordered him to put down the gun, but instead he pointed it at them, prompting th
  
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• High school student arrested for bringing taser to school

  11-01-2017 09:33 via wbrz.com
  
  NAPOLEONVILLE - A 16-year-old student at Assumption High School was arrested this morning for bringing a taser to school Wednesday morning.A school resource officer received information that a female student was in possession of a taser and tracked her down. The deputy seized the taser and took the student into custody.No one was injured in the incident and police have contacted the student's parents.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Ex-Lafayette City-President Joey Durel goes into real estate

  11-01-2017 09:19 via wbrz.com
  
  LAFAYETTE - Former Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel has joined an area real estate firm.Durel left office last year after serving in the post for three consecutive terms. A news release says he now will work for Keaty Real Estate of Lafayette.KATC-TV reports Durel, who also serves as business development officer for IberiaBank, will be working in several areas, including commercial real estate.Durel was succeeded as Mayor-President in 2016 by former state Rep. Joel Robideaux.Permalink|
  
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• Trial underway for 10 linked to violent New Orleans gang

  11-01-2017 09:16 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - A federal trial has begun in New Orleans for 10 people charged as members of a violent drug trafficking gang.The New Orleans Advocate reports that the 10 are linked by prosecutors to the "39'ers" gang.In opening statements Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Myles Ranier chronicled the defendants' alleged involvement in 14 New Orleans murders over a 19-month period that ended in late 2011.Among the victims was a well-known New Orleans rapper - Renatta "Magnolia Shorty" Lowe - who was
  
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• Kardashian robbery probe: Driver, 2 others released in Paris

  11-01-2017 08:50 via wbrz.com
  
  PARIS - French investigators have released a chauffeur for Kim Kardashian West and two others in a probe into the robbery of more than $10 million worth of jewelry from the star's Paris rented apartment in October.The driver's brother and 13 others remain in custody Wednesday after a round of arrests this week, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.Authorities are focusing on the possibility that it was an inside job.Officials have said that brothers Michael Madar, 40, and Gary Madar, 27, w
  
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• Flooding threatens residents in Sacramento County

  11-01-2017 08:16 via wbrz.com
  
  GUERNEVILLE, Calif. - Emergency crews in California have been working to bolster a levee in Sacramento County, where a swollen river is threatening a rural community.About 2,000 people were told to evacuate Tuesday, and emergency officials say water is expected to spill over the levee overnight, flooding low-lying roads and buildings with up to 1 foot of water.There've been days of heavy rain.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Sex offender accused of 2 sex assaults jailed without bail

  11-01-2017 08:15 via wbrz.com
  
  BOSTON - A convicted sex offender will remain jailed as he faces charges of blindfolding, gagging, binding and sexually assaulting two women in their Boston home.The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office says 52-year-old Ronald Brown was arraigned on charges including aggravated rape, kidnapping and robbery and ordered held without bail on Tuesday.A plea of not guilty was automatically entered on his behalf in October. His lawyer didn't comment then.Police say Brown, who listed his permanent
  
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• Missing Ohio girl found dead in restaurant, parents charged

  11-01-2017 08:13 via wbrz.com
  
  NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Police have charged the parents of a missing 5-year-old Ohio girl after the child's body was found in the family's restaurant.Jackson Township Police say the body of Ashley Zhao was found hidden at Ang's Asian Cuisine in North Canton on Tuesday.The child's parents had initially reported that the girl went missing Monday evening after taking a nap at the back of the restaurant.Permalink| Comments
  
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• PEW survey: Officers more reluctant to use force, make stops

  11-01-2017 08:11 via wbrz.com
  
  ATLANTA - A new study suggests that many police officers are backing off of policing for fear that their actions will be questioned later.Three-quarters of officers surveyed by the Pew Research Center say they're hesitant to use force, even when appropriate, and are less willing to stop and question suspicious-looking people.The nonpartisan Pew Research Center questioned at least 8,000 officers from departments with at least 100 officers between May 19 and Aug. 14 of last year. And most of those
  
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• Convicted killer of 2 in Fort Worth set to die Wednesday

  11-01-2017 08:09 via wbrz.com
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Texas death row inmate Christopher Wilkins is about to become the first prisoner executed in the nation this year.But the 48-year-old man's attorneys are trying to stop Wednesday evening's scheduled lethal injection.They've appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that Wilkins had poor legal help at his trial.He was convicted of a 2005 double slaying in Fort Worth that stemmed from a $20 drug deal.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Families: forgiving church shooter doesn't mean sparing life

  11-01-2017 08:05 via wbrz.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. - The families of the nine black people killed and the three who survived a racist massacre inside a South Carolina church will get a chance to speak directly to the man convicted in the shooting.A federal jury sentenced Dylann Roof to death Tuesday. But a judge has to formally accept the sentence today, even though he can't change it.The families shattered by the June 17, 2015, shooting at Emanuel AME Church can speak at today's hearing, and they won't be limited to just answer
  
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• President makes final address

  11-01-2017 08:03 via wbrz.com
  
  CHICAGO - President Barack Obama says, "The work of democracy has always been hard, contentious and sometimes bloody," but he says his faith in America has only been strengthened over the past eight years.Obama delivered a farewell address to the nation Tuesday night in Chicago.In less than two weeks, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the new president and Obama will become a private citizen.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Trump HHS pick faces calls for probe of stock trades

  11-01-2017 08:00 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's top health official is facing calls for investigation of whether his stock picks were guided by insider knowledge as a senior member of Congress.Georgia Republican congressman Tom Price was chosen by Trump partly for of his plan to repeal "Obamacare." His confirmation hearings are expected to be a spirited debate about the future of federal health insurance programs.Now the hearings could veer in a different direction, involv
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Trump schedules news conference

  11-01-2017 07:59 via wbrz.com
  
  CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE LIVENEW YORK - Donald Trump is finally holding a news conference six months after his last one, held when he was plunging into a heated general election campaign with Hillary Clinton.Nearly six months and a campaign victory later, the president-elect will finally step before reporters again Wednesday to face questions about what role he believes Russia played in the election year hacking of Democratic groups - interference the intelligence community says
  
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