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• Four teens arrested, one at large, in Ascension home invasion

  03-07-2016 20:34
  
  ST. AMANT – Deputies in Ascension Parish say that four teens were arrested and another person is on the run after a home invasion in St. Amant Sunday morning.According to Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office Lt. Col. Ward Webb, the incident happened around 3:30 a.m. at a home on Highway 936. Deputies say five men armed with handguns entered a home through an unlocked door. Two were wearing ski masks.The five men got into a fight with one person at the home and a gun was
  
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• Police: La. sheriff's deputy fatally shoots stabbing suspect

  03-07-2016 19:04
  
  NEW IBERIA - State police say a south Louisiana sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man who came at him with a knife after a standoff.Master Trooper Brooks David (DAH-veed) says the shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m. in New Iberia, which is about 115 miles west of New Orleans.He says he cannot release the names of the Iberia Parish sheriff's deputy or the man shot.David says that, according to the sheriff's office, the man allegedly had stabbed two people earlier at another home.He says he doesn't
  
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• Denver parents upset by Hooters-sponsored Cub Scouts camp

  03-07-2016 15:47
  
  DENVER - Parents in Denver are complaining after finding out their children attended a Cub Scout camp that was sponsored by Hooters.KMGH-TV reports Michelle Kettleborough picked up her 7-year-old son from the Frontier District Day Camp and found him surrounded by people wearing Hooters visors.But parents say it isn't the attire that irritates them - the women were wearing shorts and fitted T-shirts - but that Hooters doesn't fit the philosophy of the Scouts.The Boy Scouts of America Denver Area
  
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• NOPD officer collapses, dies while working on Bourbon Street

  03-07-2016 14:54
  
  NEW ORLEANS (WWLTV) - A New Orleans Police officer died while working overnight on Bourbon Street, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Officer Bryan Bordes, 43, was working on Bourbon Street when he became ill, police said. Bordes collapsed and died on his way to get treatment. "He complained to his partner that he had begun to feel ill,"  said NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison. "He noticed he was having some stomach aches, and very sud
  
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• Dad says 2 gators involved in Disney attack that killed son

  03-07-2016 14:37
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA - The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney last month told rescue officials two alligators were involved in the attack.According to emails from the Reedy Creek Fire Department, Matt Graves said he was attacked by a second alligator as he tried to reach his son after the boy was pulled into the water outside Disney's upscale Grand Floridian Resort.Capt. Tom Wellons described his interaction with the Nebraska father in emails to his supervisors obtained by The Orla
  
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• 'Tarzan,' 'BFG' dwarfed by 'Dory,' which stays no. 1

  03-07-2016 14:28
  
  NEW YORK - "The Legend of Tarzan" and "The BFG" were both dwarfed by "Finding Dory" over the July 4th weekend, as the Pixar sequel led the box office for the third straight weekend.According to studio estimates Sunday, "Finding Dory" earned $41.9 million in North America. Disney is forecasting a four-day holiday haul of about $50 million.Of the three debuts, "Tarzan" came the closest to dethroning "Dory" with $38.1 million. While that total was better than expected, it's far from chest-thumping
  
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• How close is too close? Hard question for Orlando paramedics

  03-07-2016 14:23
  
  ORLANDO - Gunfire could still be heard from the Pulse nightclub when the first paramedic-firefighters arrived - but they never got inside, instead treating wounded patrons across the street in a bagel shop parking lot.That approach hasn't caught up with the latest federal guidelines. Those call for paramedics to integrate their response with police, perhaps even wearing body armor and going into buildings alongside officers.But paramedics Josh Granada and Carlos Tavarez didn't have armor or vest
  
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• Obama campaign machine revving up to elect Clinton

  03-07-2016 14:17
  
  WASHINGTON - The vaunted data-driven machine that twice got President Barack Obama elected is revving up to help elect Hillary Clinton, as Democrats look to recreate the tactical advantage they used against Republicans in 2008 and 2012.With Obama's popularity rebounding, Democrats have been eagerly awaiting the president's return to campaigning. He'll hold his debut event for her Tuesday in North Carolina.Yet campaign officials say just as critical could be Obama's political operation. That incl
  
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• Trump statements, slow start put pivotal Southwest at risk

  03-07-2016 14:14
  
  DENVER - Once a swing state in presidential elections, Colorado has teetered on the brink of becoming solidly Democratic. Donald Trump may have pushed it over the edge.Trump's disparaging words about Mexicans, negative comments about women and weak campaign organization have punctuated the state's shift from a nip-and-tuck battleground to one that's Democrat-friendly.For the first time in more than 20 years, there are now more registered Democrats in the state than Republicans.And it's not just
  
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• Florida officials investigating fiery crash that left 4 dead

  03-07-2016 14:11
  
  TALLAHASSEE  - Authorities were investigating Sunday what caused a driver of a decades-old school bus to run a flashing red light and collide with a tractor-trailer causing both to burst into flames killing four people and injuring 25 others.Wakulla County Sheriff Charlie Creel said Saturday that speed was not a factor in the early morning crash.The driver of the bus, 56-year-old Elie Dupiche of Belle Glade, was hospitalized in critical condition.Creel said a small child from t
  
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• Knife with blood found in home where children killed

  03-07-2016 14:07
  
  MEMPHIS - Sheriff's officials in Tennessee say deputies found a large butcher knife with what appeared to be blood on it in an apartment where a mother killed her four children by cutting their throats.Court documents say 29-year-old Shanynthia Gardner has been charged with four counts of first degree murder while committing aggravated child neglect in the deaths of her three daughters and one son - all under the age of 5. Their bodies were found after deputies entered her apartment in a gated c
  
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• Police: Drunk driver kills local officer at traffic stop

  03-07-2016 14:00
  
  STERLINGTON - Louisiana State Police say a drunk driver plowed into a police car at a traffic stop in northeast Louisiana, killing one officer and injuring two others.The wreck occurred early Sunday on Interstate 55 in the Ouachita (WASH-uh-tah) Parish town of Sterlington, about 220 miles northwest of New Orleans.Trooper Michael Reichardt says in a news release that Sterlington Officer David Elahi was standing behind his car, interviewing someone who had been stopped, when an SUV hit him and his
  
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• Car fire closes I-12 overnight

  03-07-2016 13:32
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - I-12 closed overnight as authorities worked a crash where a vehicle caught on fire.Sunday morning, ActionNews17 reported on its Facebook page what appeared to be a van burst into flames.  I-12 was closed for a portion of the night as Livingston Fire District 5, Walker Police and paramedics worked the crash scene. There were no immediate reports about injuries.Highways will be congested this weekend and Monday as a record-breaking number of peo
  
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• Plaqumine High School getting state-of-the-art athletic upgrades

  03-07-2016 12:52
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Plaqumine high school will get a state-of-the-art upgrade to it's football stadium in the form of a brand new turf field.Crews are working to cut turf mats to correctly fit the field and knock them into place.  They are currently working on the finishing touches, not stopping in the summer heat."It is, that's part of the job," Angie LeBlanc of Geo Surfaces said. "That's the nature of the beast."The Iberville Parish School Board decided against a normal grass field, instead
  
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