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• Southern University students killed at The Cottages of Baton Rouge ID'd, reports say

  10-04-2016 19:47
  
  Annette January was a freshman track and field athlete, and Lashuntae Benton was a sophomore student athletic trainer.
  
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• Smylie Kaufman: LSU football more stressful than Masters

  10-04-2016 19:40
  
  Playing in final pairing on Sunday at Augusta.
  
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• Parts of Donaldsonville under boil order

  10-04-2016 19:40
  
  DONALDSONVILLE – People’s Water Company issued a boil order for parts of Donaldsonville Sunday night.Residents living in the Abend area, the St. Jude subdivision and near the Sunshine Bridge are under a boil order.According to People’s Water Company, water will be turned off completely for a couple of hours and will be tested Monday.People's Water did not say what they were testing for, but said they will be sending samples to the Department of Health and Hospitals
  
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• Utah family's dog plummets 300 feet during hike, survives

  10-04-2016 19:04
  
  ST. GEORGE, Utah - A Utah family's dog is recovering after surviving a 300-foot fall.The McInnes family of Eagle Mountain tells Salt Lake City's KSL-TV on Sunday that Toby, a 1-year-old English Sheepdog poodle, is resting at home.The family was hiking Thursday at Gooseberry Mesa, west of Zion National Park, when Toby leapt off a cliff.Washington County sheriff's deputy Darrell Cashin says the dog fell 150 feet and then tumbled another 150 feet down the mountain.A first responder was able to reac
  
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• 2 Southern University students killed, 1 injured in shooting at The Cottages of Baton Rouge

  10-04-2016 17:51
  
  Two women were killed and a man was injured in a shooting at The Cottages of Baton Rouge, a popular apartment complex for LSU students.
  
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• 2 dead, 1 injured in shooting at The Cottages of Baton Rouge, TV station reports

  10-04-2016 17:51
  
  Two women were killed and a man was injured in a shooting at The Cottages of Baton Rouge, a popular apartment complex for LSU students.
  
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• Lee's Drive In considered 'total loss' after fire in Hammond

  10-04-2016 15:41
  
  HAMMOND – A fire at a popular Hammond diner filled the air with smoke and closed roads in Sunday afternoon.Hammond Fire Chief John Thomas told WWLTV that the fire was first reported around 2 p.m. Sunday when a witness saw flames in the alley between Lee's Drive In and the nearby Super King seafood restaurant. Thomas said the alley is where Super King boils their food, but the official cause of the fire has not been determined. Both buildings have been burned beyond repair and
  
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• Firefighters battle fire at Lee's Diner in Hammond

  10-04-2016 15:41
  
  HAMMOND – A fire at a popular Hammond diner filled the air with smoke and closed roads in Sunday afternoon.According to Action News 17, firefighters were combating a fire at Lee’s Diner in Hammond Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the scene around 2 p.m. Fire at Lee's Drive-In in downtown Hammond. Call went out at approximately 2 pm.Posted by ActionNews17.com on Sunday, April 10, 2016Traffic officials closed parts of US. 190 West at Magnolia Street due to t
  
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• Gas prices jump by 8 cents over past 3 weeks, to $2.10

  10-04-2016 14:07
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average price of gasoline has jumped by 8 cents over the past three weeks, to $2.10 a gallon for regular grade.Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the hike is due to gas stations raising prices nearly twice as much as refiners are raising wholesale gasoline prices.She says prices will likely rise at a moderate pace as refiners continue to make higher-cost summer blend gasoline in compliance with federal regulations and as demand continues to rise.In the Lowe
  
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• Obama says evidence dictates FBI's review of Clinton e-mails

  10-04-2016 13:52
  
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he guarantees that evidence, not politics, will dictate the outcome of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's handling of emails as secretary of state.Obama says he continues to believe Clinton didn't jeopardize America's national security with her private email server. But he adds that "there's a carelessness in terms of managing e-mails" that she has recognized.Obama's comments are part of a wide-ranging interview that aired on Fox News Sunday.
  
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• Schumer proposes $25K reward for social media extremist tips

  10-04-2016 13:50
  
  NEW YORK -U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is introducing legislation requiring a $25,000 reward for information generated through social media that helps thwart a terror attack.The New York Democrat tells The Associated Press the legislation will be introduced later this month. Schumer will formally announce the bill at a news conference Sunday.He says the public should "say something if they see something, especially on their newsfeed."Schumer says current law does not specifically cover tips generat
  
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• Man leads deputies on 32-mile high-speed chase through BR

  10-04-2016 13:37
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Deputies say one man is in custody after he lead officers on a high speed chase for 32 miles on I-10 through Baton Rouge Sunday night.According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, the chase ended in Denham Springs and Raymond Williams is in custody.An Iberville Parish deputy noticed William's speeding, and tried to pull him over on Belleview Road in Plaquemine. Deputies say they witnessed Williams nearly lose control of his vehicle, taking a turn commonly known as "The Millie
  
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• Sources: Cottages shooter was former Southern football player

  10-04-2016 09:31
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police say two Southern University students were shot and killed at The Cottages apartment complex near LSU's campus Sunday morning.According to the Baton Rouge Police, officers were called to to 777 Ben Hur Road around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. At the scene, investigators found the bodies of two 19-year-old women in the complex's parking lot. Southern University later identified the two women as freshman Annette January and sophomore Lashu
  
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• Judge: Bond set at $90,000 for Cottages shooter

  10-04-2016 09:31
  
  BATON ROUGE - The bond for 22-year-old Ernest Bernard Felton has been set for $90,000, following gun exchange that left two Southern University students killed.Police say the shooting took place at The Cottages apartment complex near LSU's campus Sunday morning.Felton appeared before Judge Higginbotham Monday morning to set his bond. Currently, Felton has not yet been charged with the shooting of the two female vicitms, freshman Annette January and sophomore Lashuntae Benton.BRPD is still waitin
  
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