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• Green Party drops bid for statewide Pennsylvania recount

  03-12-2016 18:46
  HARRISBURG - The Green Party is dropping its court case seeking a statewide recount of Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election. It had wanted to explore whether voting machines and systems had been hacked and the election result manipulated.The decision came Saturday, two days before a court hearing in the case. Lawyers for the Green Party-backed voters who filed the case say they can't afford the $1 million bond ordered by the court by 5 p.m. Monday. However, Green Party-backed efforts to a
  
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• FEMA grants governor's request to extend claims deadline

  03-12-2016 18:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says federal authorities have granted his request for an extension of the filing deadline for those affected by August floods to submit a proof of loss claim.Edwards, in a statement Friday, said the extension approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency will give flood victims more time to document their losses and to submit their claims so they can get the funds needed to repair their homes.The Governor's Office of Emergency Prepared
  
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• Baton Rouge woman accused of lighting 3-year-old's bed on fire

  03-12-2016 16:33
  
  BATON ROUGE – Police say a Baton Rouge woman faces arson charges after they say she lit a 3-year-old’s bed on fire.Officers were dispatched to an apartment on La Margie Avenue in reference to a disturbance. At the scene, a victim told police that he and his girlfriend, 21-year-old Stephanie King were fighting and she broke his cellphone.The victim said he left the apartment to cool off then his three-year-old son ran down the stairs saying that his bed was on fire. The victim
  
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• Body found on railroad tracks in Pointe Coupee Parish

  03-12-2016 15:24
  
  INNIS – Investigators in Pointe Coupee Parish say a body was found on a railroad tracks in Innis, La. Saturday afternoon.Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Steve Juge said deputies are at the scene but waiting for the Coroner’s Office to examine the body.Juge said the body does not appear to be struck by a car or train. Details are still limited at this time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• New book to highlight New Orleans role ahead of 300th

  03-12-2016 15:22
  
  NEW ORLEANS - A new book timed to the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Orleans is set to be published next year.The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau, the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities have announced they are producing a book about the city's influence in the world.The book, titled New Orleans & The World: The Tricentennial Anthology, is set to be published in the fall of 2017.It aims to highlight the role of the cit
  
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• Pence rallies for Kennedy for Louisiana's Senate seat

  03-12-2016 15:14
  
  BATON ROUGE - Vice President-elect Mike Pence urged Louisiana voters to back Republican John Kennedy for Louisiana's open U.S. Senate seat, saying Kennedy would be a strong partner to advance Donald Trump's agenda in Congress.Pence headlined a New Orleans rally and a fundraiser for Kennedy on Saturday, the final day of early voting for the Dec. 10 election.Kennedy, Louisiana's state treasurer, faces Democrat Foster Campbell, a state utility regulator, in the runoff for the nation's last undecide
  
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• Final Senate seat to be settled in Louisiana Dec. 10 runoff

  03-12-2016 15:14
  BATON ROUGE - One U.S. Senate seat remains undecided from the fall elections, in Louisiana.Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy is the front-runner in the Dec. 10 runoff against Democrat Foster Campbell, a state utility regulator.The race has drawn donations from desperate Democrats around the country seeking a victory in their otherwise dismal election cycle. They're supporting Campbell even though he's pro-gun, anti-abortion and deemed such a long shot that he's getting little assistance fr
  
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• Road rage ends in McKnight's death; criticism of case looms

  03-12-2016 15:12
  
  HARVEY - Authorities are promising a thorough investigation of the shooting death of ex-NFL player Joe McKnight as criticism of their decision to release the shooter mounts.Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says a road rage incident started on a nearby bridge and proceeded into a New Orleans suburb, ending with McKnight shot and killed.The man identified as the shooter, Ronald Gasser, has been released with no charges.Normand says the investigation is continuing and defended his treatment
  
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• Sheriff's deputy shot in Metairie, shooter fatally shot by JPSO

  03-12-2016 13:40
  
  METAIRIE - A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputy was shot and wounded Saturday in Metairie, according to WWL-TV.The deputy was reportedly shot in the leg, according to WWL-TV.A JPSO SWAT unit was deployed to search for the shooter, WWL-TV said. JPSO said a K-9 led them to a suspect in a residental neighborhood, according to WWL-TV. When the suspect was told to drop his weapon, he raised his gun and was fatally shot, WWL-TV said. Police have set up a large perimeter around the scene and se
  
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• Baker man arrested after threatening victim, running from police

  03-12-2016 13:31
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 21-year-old Baker man was arrested after refusing to leave a victim's apartment, threatening her, and running from police, according to authorities.The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Dec. 2 around 1:00 p.m., officers responded to The Exchange at Baton Rouge apartment complex in reference to the defendant refusing to leave.The defendant, Richard Ware, was reportedly smoking marijuana in the victim's apartment when she had arrived, according to police. The
  
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• 19-year-old arrested for attempted murder after stabbing victim during argument

  03-12-2016 13:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 19-year-old Baton Rouge man was arrested after stabbing a victim during an argument, police said.According to The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, on Dec. 2 around 8:00 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence on Kendalwood Road in regard to a stabbing.Authorities said upon their arrival, deputies located a 33-year-old male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds to his torso. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries, accordin
  
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• Online portal opens for review of standards for science

  03-12-2016 12:01
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Education has launched the Louisiana Student Standards Review Portal , which gives parents, educators, and all other stakeholders the opportunity to provide input on Louisiana's Student Standards for science.The portal provides the public with the first look at the initial draft of the new standards, and an opportunity to submit feedback on their content and relevancy in preparing students for a successful transition to college or a career.The science st
  
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• USDA aerial gunnery at feral hogs: 1st refuges, now farms

  03-12-2016 11:59
  
  NATCHITOCHES - The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation says farmers are paying to join a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that brings marksmen to shoot from helicopters at feral hogs.It says the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has been using aerial gunning to kill hogs in wildlife refuges, and invited farmers to participate for a fee.The program expansion is in the Natchitoches Soil and Water Conservation District. The federation's news release doesn't say how much farmers pay.Farm
  
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• Texas officials: 8 hurt when bus with cheerleaders crashes

  03-12-2016 11:54
  
  BIG SPRING, Texas - Officials say eight people were injured when a bus carrying high school cheerleaders crashed with a tractor-trailer rig in Texas.The Iraan-Sheffield bus carrying the cheerleaders crashed in Howard County after a football game late Friday night.Amanda Duforat with Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring told KWES-TV that eight people were brought in from the crash. She said two were in critical condition, two others were in serious condition and four were being transferre
  
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• Emergency officials: We won't let pipeline protesters freeze

  03-12-2016 11:51
  
  FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota emergency management officials say they are prepared to help Dakota Access pipeline protesters who may need help during a winter storm or some other crisis.State Homeland Security Director Greg Wilz says it would be a challenge during a mass evacuation, but the state will be "humane in anything and everything" it does.Morton County Sheriff's Department spokesman Rob Keller says all the responding officers are now from North Dakota and "more than prepared" for harsh con
  
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• Police report 'casualties' in fire at warehouse party

  03-12-2016 11:49
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. - San Francisco Bay Area authorities say a fire has broken out at an Oakland warehouse where people were having a party, and police say there are "casualties."Oakland police Officer G. Plasencia says the fire department responded about 11:30 p.m. Friday and that firefighters were still on the scene early Saturday morning. Oakland firefighters tweeted video of the fire erupting through the roof.Authorities told KTVU-TV about 50 people were inside the building, which houses a group
  
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• Afghan and US presidents discuss fight against terrorism

  03-12-2016 11:43
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan government says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have emphasized their joint commitment to fighting terrorism in a phone conversation.Ghani's office said in a statement Saturday that Ghani congratulated Trump on his victory and expressed hopes for further cooperation between the countries under Trump's administration.The statement said that Ghani pointed out dedication of Afghan security forces in defending Afghan territorial int
  
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• Massachusetts firefighters battle large Cambridge fire

  03-12-2016 11:30
  
  BOSTON - Firefighters are struggling to put down a large fire that jumped from one building to another across a densely-populated neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts.A large plume of smoke could be seen for miles on Saturday afternoon as heavy flames engulfed multi-family residential buildings.Cambridge police spokesman Jeremy Warnick says at least seven buildings are on fire. He says some injuries have been reported but none of them are serious. The city has turned a recreation youth cente
  
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• Coal mine explosion in northern China kills 17, traps dozens

  03-12-2016 11:20
  
  BEIJING - Chinese state media say a coal mine explosion in a northern region has trapped 36 people, killing 17 of them.The official Xinhua News Agency says 17 people have been confirmed dead after Saturday's explosion at a coal mine run by the Baoma Mining Co. Ltd. in Inner Mongolia.Another state news agency, the China News Service, says 100 of the workers managed to escape when the midday blast occurred, but that around 36 others are believed to be trapped at the mine in the city of Chifeng.Rep
  
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