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• Suspects in car burglary ring caught in the act

  22-02-2018 23:49
  
  People who live on Palmisano in Chalmette say they became worried when several vehicles were broken into last week.
  
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• Grand jury indicts Missouri governor who admitted affair

  22-02-2018 23:35
  
  A St. Louis grand jury has indicted Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on a felony invasion of privacy charge related to the Republican's affair with a woman in 2015.
  
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• Jefferson Parish D.A. formally charges vet accused of shooting and killing dog

  22-02-2018 22:51
  
  The Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office formally charges a local vet accused of shooting and killing a dog.  
  
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• NOPD: Armed robbery could be motive in shooting death of activist

  22-02-2018 22:50
  
  New Orleans police believe that a Black Lives Matter activist from Charleston, SC was a victim of an attempted armed robbery when he was shot to death.
  
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• State Police issue advisory on school threats

  22-02-2018 22:23
  
  State Police say they have been busy checking out a rash of social media  threats against schools and other public institutions that in most cases turn out to be false.
  
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• Ohio River to crest higher at 60.6 feet Sunday afternoon

  22-02-2018 22:19
  
  Heavy rain returns through early Sunday, setting the Ohio River up for its highest level since 1997.
  
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• Ohio River to crest higher at 60.5 feet Sunday afternoon,

  22-02-2018 22:19
  
  Heavy rain returns through early Sunday, setting the Ohio River up for its highest level since 1997.
  
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• Parish President enrolled in diversion program after DUI arrest

  22-02-2018 22:03
  
  St. Charles Parish President Larry Cochran has enrolled into the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's adult diversion program after his DUI arrest in 2016, according to a spokesman with the DA's office. 
  
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• 2 Grace King High School students arrested for terrorizing

  22-02-2018 21:44
  
  Two students at Grace King High School in Metairie have been arrested for terrorizing after allegedly sharing a threatening photograph on social media.
  
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• When the Saints play, do fewer people in New Orleans get shot?

  22-02-2018 20:08
  When Gregory Hawkins was shot in his Hollygrove neighborhood Oct. 29, 2017, he was the 511th person to suffer a gunshot wound in the city of New Orleans that year, and the 113th to die from it. He was also the only person shot and killed during a regular season New Orleans Saints game, according to NOPD and NOLA.com The Times-Picayune data.
  
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• Sexual assault claims made against 'Breaking Bad' actor in New Orleans; no charges filed

  22-02-2018 20:08
  Dean Norris was accused in New Orleans of sexual assault, but the DA's office determined it would not file charges. ( "Breaking Bad" actor Dean Norris was investigated last year by New Orleans Police after a woman claimed he sexually assaulted her, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times .
  
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• New Orleans homeless youth featured in Vice documentary

  22-02-2018 20:08
  Tears stream down Elizabeth's face as she tells the camera how tough it is to pull herself out of homelessness. She draws on a piece of notebook paper and takes stock of her surroundings: A dorm room in Covenant House , the nonprofit youth homeless shelter and social services provider on North Rampart Street.
  
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• Dawn Staley files $75K lawsuit against Missouri AD, SEC fines Sterk $25K for comments

  22-02-2018 20:04
  
  Gamecocks women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley has filed a defamation lawsuit against Missouri Tigers athletic director Jim Sterk for comments he made against her following a heated matchup in January. 
  
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• Driving skills instructors offer free course for teens

  22-02-2018 19:50
  
  This weekend young drivers will get a chance to test their driving skills for free during a skills clinic held by Ford Driving Skills for Life. 
  
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• Six arrested for rash of car burglaries in St. Bernard Parish

  22-02-2018 19:13
  
  The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a gang of New Orleans residents for their alleged involvement in a rash of car burglaries and thefts. 
  
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• Procession route announced for Rev. Billy Graham

  22-02-2018 19:13
  
  The route of the motorcade that is bringing Charlotte-born evangelist Reverend William Franklin "Billy" Graham Jr.'s body back to Charlotte on Saturday has been released. 
  
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• Sheriff: Man attempts to run over off-duty reserve deputy in Covington

  22-02-2018 19:12
  
  A Covington man has been charged after authorities said he attempted to run over an off-duty St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s reserve deputy following a hit-and-run incident Wednesday afternoon. 
  
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• Baby becomes star after joining French Quarter band performance

  22-02-2018 18:26
  
  A one-year-old boy became the star of Jackson square after he hopped into a band's performance. 
  
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• An Indiana man went missing in New Orleans while in town for Mardi Gras, family says

  22-02-2018 17:49
  Michael Stanley, 27, of Plainfiled, Ind., was last seen before midnight Feb. 12, 2017, at the Phoenix Bar in the Faubourg Marigny. He went missing when he was in New Orleans with friends for Mardi Gras, his family said.
  
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• One charged, two suspended after multiple threats investigated at Lafourche schools

  22-02-2018 17:03
  
  One student has been charged, and two others have been suspended after multiple school threats were made against three different Lafourche Parish schools. 
  
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• Police arrest husband in the death of Kat West

  22-02-2018 15:58
  
  Police are holding a news conference regarding the January death of a Calera mother.  
  
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• Court upholds murder conviction of man involved in 1999 Superdome shooting

  22-02-2018 15:15
  
  The Louisiana's 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the murder conviction and life sentence of a man involved in the shooting death of man outside the Superdome in 1999. 
  
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• Jefferson DA charges veterinarian with fatally shooting neighbor's dog

  22-02-2018 14:53
  
  The Jefferson Parish District Attorney's office has formally charged a River Ridge veterinarian accused of fatally shooting her neighbor's dog in the head, according to court documents.
  
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• Slidell officer-involved shooting caught on cell phone video

  22-02-2018 14:25
  
  An officer-involved shooting in the Slidell Walmart parking lot was captured on a cell phone and uploaded to social media Thursday night.  
  
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• Did you win the Powerball? Here are the numbers

  22-02-2018 14:17
  
  Another jackpot is waiting for one lucky someone. 
  
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• VIDEO: NOPD searching for suspect in Italian Pie burglary

  22-02-2018 13:46
  
  The New Orleans Police Department is searching for a suspect in connection to a burglary at Italian Pie in the 4700 block of Paris Avenue. 
  
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• NASA rocket factory in Michoud completes test hardware for new deep-space rocket

  22-02-2018 13:23
  
  The Michoud Assembly Facility, NASA's rocket factory, has completed test hardware for America's new deep-space rocket. 
  
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• Controversial human resources director fired from New Orleans jail

  22-02-2018 13:06
  The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office fired its controversial human resources director on Wednesday, shortly after a new administrator took over operations at the city's troubled jail. Johnette Staes' tenure at the Sheriff's Office ended almost immediately after the man who hired her in early 2017, Gary Maynard, stepped down as the official tasked with bringing the jail into compliance with a federal reform mandate.
  
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• NOPD: Suspect charged after threats made against school

  22-02-2018 12:05
  
  The New Orleans Police Department arrested a man in connection with several threats against an area school on Wednesday.  
  
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• New Orleans Celebrations All Gay Men Should Experience At Least Once

  22-02-2018 08:29
  It's always the right time to visit New Orleans, and that's especially true in 2018. This year, the city celebrates its Tricentennial, which means the Crescent City's parties are going to be even better.
  
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• Woman saves girl from kidnapper by pretending to be her mother

  22-02-2018 07:28
  
  The 12-year-old victim says the suspect grabbed her in a bear hug and began dragging her down the sidewalk.
  
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• Sheriff: School officer never went inside to confront gunman

  22-02-2018 07:14
  
  The students who swarmed Florida's state capitol in the wake of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre face pushback in Legislature.
  
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• Mayor slams civil service, defends improperly hired S&WB employees

  22-02-2018 04:52
  
  The mayor took a hit at the city's civil service after it identified three Sewerage and Water Board employees the department found were hired improperly. 
  
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• St. Bernard residents tell Port of N.O. administrators: 'not in our backyard'

  22-02-2018 04:46
  
  Hundreds of St. Bernard Parish residents are not sold on a $1 billion plan for the Port of New Orleans to build a container terminal in Mereaux.   .
  
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• Stratford community reacts to fatal officer-involved shooting

  22-02-2018 04:28
  
  As the Texas Rangers continue to investigate a fatal officer-involved shooting in Stratford, some residents are voicing their concerns.
  
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• New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson dies at the age of 90

  22-02-2018 04:28
  
  Tom Benson was born on July 12, 1927, the same year as the great flood of Louisiana before the Great Depression. His parents, Tom Benson Sr. and Carmen Benson, had four sons. They raised the boys in the St. Roch neighborhood, their lives rooted in the Catholic Church as parishioners at Our Lady Star of the Sea. 
  
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• Police searching for New Orleans East armed robbery suspect find AK-47, drugs: NOPD

  22-02-2018 03:50
  Police arrested a 23-year-old man Wednesday in connection with a New Orleans East armed robbery, finding an AK-47, a stolen Sig Sauer pistol, and drugs during their search for him, according to a New Orleans Police Department news release. The 31-year-old victim in the case was approached Thursday by a man around 8 p.m. in the 7000 block of Bundy Road.
  
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• Black Lives Matter activist killed in N.O. may have been shot in robbery attempt: NOPD

  22-02-2018 03:50
  A Black Lives Matter activist who was fatally shot in New Orleans earlier this month may have been the victim of an attempted robbery, New Orleans police said Wednesday . Investigators revealed the new information, that 32-year-old Muhiyidin d'Baha of Charleston, S.C., may have been shot during a robbery attempt, as part of a public plea for tips in the homicide case.
  
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• Trail of Hope: Women talk about being the first to integrate school in 1960

  22-02-2018 02:18
  
  On Nov. 16, 1960, angry white protesters chanted outside New Orleans City Hall. 
  
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• NOPD seeks missing woman who may be having nervous breakdown

  22-02-2018 01:34
  
  The NOPD is asking for the public's help in locating a woman reported missing from the Fifth District. 
  
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• Treme murder suspect identified

  22-02-2018 01:29
  
  Gunfire in this case broke out during what investigators call "a fight involving a large group of people."
  
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• Victim in Mardi Gras shooting killed while trying to break up a fight: witness

  22-02-2018 01:23
  Eddie Dingle faces a charge of second-degree murder in the Mardi Gras shooting death of Maurice Williams, who was shot along the St. Charles Avenue parade route, near Second Street, that afternoon, Feb. 13, 2018. Dingle turned himself in to New Orleans police Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.
  
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• First cities to get 5G service announced

  22-02-2018 01:19
  
  You'll need to wait awhile to gain to access to technology promising faster internet service for people on the go.
  
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• Short-term rentals in residential areas banned in Jefferson Parish

  22-02-2018 01:15
  
  The Jefferson Parish Council voted unanimously Wednesday to ban short-term rentals in residential areas.
  
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• Slidell PD investigating officer-involved shooting outside of Walmart

  22-02-2018 01:04
  
  The Slidell Police Department is currently investigating an officer-involved shooting.
  
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• Utilities committee votes in favor of new power plant in NOE

  22-02-2018 00:38
  
  The Utilities Committee of the New Orleans City Council on Wednesday voted to move forward after debating a new gas-fired power plant in New Orleans East. 
  
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• Opioid epidemic creates increase in organ donations

  22-02-2018 00:36
  
  “He’d been sober a year and he was engaged to be married,” says Marlene Shay. Shay describes her son, 21 year old Adam, as a musician and artist who struggled with a heroin addiction. When Adam chose to use again, he overdosed and was rushed to the hospital, but it was too late. 
  
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• Medical marijuana dispensary plans to open late summer

  22-02-2018 00:17
  
  Metairie may soon be home to the first medical marijuana dispensary in the greater New Orleans area.
  
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• NOPD: Two injured in Seventh Ward shooting

  22-02-2018 00:15
  
  New Orleans police are investigating a shooting in the Seventh Ward that left two people injured.
  
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