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• Police: Man drives through Kentucky memorial cross display

  28-05-2016 21:56
  
  HENDERSON, Ky. - Police say a Memorial Day cross display in Kentucky that honors the names of 5,000 veterans of conflicts dating back to the Revolutionary War has been vandalized by a driver who plowed through the crosses.Jennifer Richmond, a spokesman for the Henderson Police Department, said the community is devastated and working frantically to repair and replace the crosses that were put on display for a Memorial Day ceremony in Central Park.She said a 27-year-old local man drove straight th
  
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• State police: 7 killed on roads, a deadly start to weekend

  28-05-2016 21:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police say it's been a deadly start to the Memorial Day weekend on Louisiana's highways.As of Saturday, state police say they investigated five fatal crashes statewide that killed seven people.State police say two of the crashes happened Friday night and early Saturday morning.A two-vehicle crash in Chauvin, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish killed two friends in one vehicle and a father in another one happened Friday at about 8 p.m.State police say 52-year-old Lloyd
  
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• Driver dies in hospital after Tuesday Livingston Parish crash

  28-05-2016 19:52
  
  LIVINGSTON – State Police say a Baton Rouge woman is dead after a crash involving an 18-wheeler on Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish Tuesday night.Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, troopers began investigating a two car crash with serious injuries on I-12 eastbound, east of LA 63. Investigators say 35-year-old Cheryl Douglas was driving eastbound on I-12 when for unknown reasons crossed across the median into the westbound lane, striking an 18-wheeler.Douglas was not wearing a seatbelt and was
  
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• Cleveland authorities to tout convention preparedness

  28-05-2016 15:52
  
  CLEVELAND - City officials plan to present an overview of security preparation for this summer's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, seeking to counter continuing concerns about readiness to host the event expected to bring 50,000 visitors to northeast Ohio.A press release from Mayor Frank Jackson's office said Tuesday's session will cover public safety, medical services, emergency management and more. The release stated that "despite rumors" to the contrary, Cleveland police are on tra
  
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• Tropical Storm Bonnie has slowed down, for now

  28-05-2016 15:46
  
  CHARLESTON - Tropical Storm Bonnie has not moved much during the past few hours but it is expected to pick up some speed Saturday night.The National Hurricane Center says the storm, located about 135 miles from Charleston, continues to produce rain across coastal South Carolina making for a wet Memorial Day holiday weekend.Forecasters detected 40 mph winds in the storm Saturday night, making it the season's second-named tropical storm, four days before the official start of hurricane season in t
  
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• Tropical Storm Bonnie forms near the Carolinas

  28-05-2016 15:46
  
  CHARLESTON - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed off South Carolina, strengthening from a tropical depression.Forecasters detected 40 mph winds in the storm Saturday afternoon, making it the season's second-named tropical storm, four days before the official start of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean.The storm was about 125 miles from Charleston and moving toward the coast at 10 mph.Forecasters expect Bonnie to move onshore south of Charleston sometime Sunday
  
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• Michigan bills expand use of driverless cars beyond testing

  28-05-2016 15:40
  
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  By DAVID EGGERT
  Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) - Auto-centric Michigan is preparing for the advent of self-driving cars by pushing legislation to allow for public sales and operation - not just testing only.While the widespread use of driverless cars may be years away, lawmakers and transportation leaders say the technology is progressing so rapidly that Michigan must stay ahead of the curve or risk losing automotive research and developme
  
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• One injured in afternoon Baton Rouge shooting

  28-05-2016 15:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was injured after an afternoon shooting in Baton Rouge Saturday.Baton Rouge Police responded to a shooting at the Newport Apartments at 1737 La Annie Drive around 2 p.m. Saturday. Neighbors told WBRZ News 2 that one person was transported from the scene to a local hospital. Police report that injuries were non life threatening.Police have not released any more information about the incident at this time.This is a developing story. Stay tuned to WBRZ on Facebook
  
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• Emergency officials prepare for hurricane season

  28-05-2016 15:19
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Emergency managers along the Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast say they have their plans in place for the 2016 hurricane season that begins Wednesday.State officials warn it's been several years since Louisiana and Mississippi have been hit by a hurricane.Mississippi emergency managers met in Biloxi recently to receive information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about a new early warning system.Meteorologist Ken Graham says NOAA is rolling out a system that
  
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• Napoleonville woman pleads guilty to lying to federal agent

  28-05-2016 15:16
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Federal prosecutors say a Napoleonville woman has pleaded guilty in connection with a claim filed following Hurricane Gustav.U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite, in a news release Friday, said 33-year-old Cherkissa Jackson entered the plea to an indictment charging her with one count of false statements.Court records show that on Sept. 3, 2008, following the storm, Jackson filed an application with the Federal Emergency Management Agency claiming the loss of a trailer. On Oct. 31, 2008
  
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• 18-year-old charged after shooting cousin on Nebraska Street

  28-05-2016 14:19
  
  BATON ROUGE – Police say an 18-year-old man was arrested Friday after they say he was playing with a stolen weapon and shot his cousin.Baton Rouge Police charged Nehemiah Shavers with negligent injury, illegal use of a weapon and possession of stolen goods.Officers were dispatched to Nebraska Street around 3:39 p.m. Friday in reference to a shooting. At the scene, officers learned that Shavers and his cousin were playing with a Shaver’s gun when the firearm went off. Shaver&a
  
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