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• 1 year ago, slain East Baton Rouge deputy helped deliver baby

  19-03-2017 23:46
  
  Exactly one year ago, deputy Shawn Anderson delivered Declan Walsh on the side of the road.
  
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• President of embattled Uber leaves after 6 months on job

  19-03-2017 21:21
  
  SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Jones, the president of the embattled ride-hailing company Uber, has resigned just six months after taking the job.
      
  Uber on Sunday confirmed Jones' resignation and in a brief statement wished him the best.
      
  Jones' departure comes days after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said the company will hire a chief operating officer who can help write its "next chapter."
      
  The San Francisco-based fi
  
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• Slain East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy identified

  19-03-2017 19:57
  
  Sgt. Shawn T. Anderson, 43, was fatally shot inside a salon while investigating a rape case.
  
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• Penn State ex-president heads to trial in Sandusky scandal

  19-03-2017 16:05
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. - Penn State's former president is about to go on trial on charges that children were put at risk by how he responded to complaints about Jerry Sandusky more than 15 years ago, and two of his former top lieutenants who just pleaded guilty in the case could testify against him.Jury selection begins Monday in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the case that will determine whether Graham Spanier's handling of the Sandusky scandal amounted to the three felonies he stands accused of. He's c
  
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• 'Beauty and the Beast' roars with monstrous $170M debut

  19-03-2017 14:32
  
  NEW YORK - Disney's live-action "Beauty" was a beast at the box office, opening with an estimated $170 million in North American ticket sales and setting a new high mark for family movies.According to studio estimates Sunday, "Beauty and the Beast" blew past the previous record-holder for G- or PG-rated releases. Last year, Disney's "Finding Dory" debuted with $135 million."Beauty and the Beast," made for about $160 million, is the latest effort by Disney to re-create one of its animated classic
  
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• Louisiana fisheries agency offers boating safety courses

  19-03-2017 14:28
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is offering seven free boating education courses around the state this week.The effort is part of a national Spring Aboard-Take a Boating Education Course campaign.Boating education courses are mandatory for anyone in Louisiana born after Jan. 1, 1984, who operates a motorboat over 10 horsepower. The wildlife and fisheries department says its safe boating education program, started in 2003, has certified more than 99,000 boaters.The
  
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• East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy fatally shot, suspect wounded

  19-03-2017 13:52
  
  An East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputy was killed Saturday night (March 18) during an investigation at a beauty shop, authorities said. The suspected gunman was wounded and taken to an area hospital for treatment.
  
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• Child shot Sunday morning expected to survive

  19-03-2017 13:48
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 5-year-old was reportedly accidentally shot late Sunday morning on Gassie Street, according to Baton Rouge Police.BRPD said the child was allegedly shot in the midsection in the 9400 block of Gassie Street. The child was taken to a local hospital from a clinic by EMS, according to authorities.The child is being treated for life-threatening injuries. BRPD officials say the child is expected to survive.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.&a
  
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• Excluded judge candidate lands court date

  19-03-2017 13:38
  
  LAFAYETTE - A candidate for Louisiana's 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal is getting a day in court after a judge ruled she lacked the required legal experience to run for the state's second-highest court.Vanessa Waguespack Anseman's appeal of that decision will be heard Monday at the 3rd Circuit in Lake Charles - the court she hopes to join.The Advertiser reports Anseman is vying for the seat vacated by former Appeal Court Judge Jimmy Genovese, who won election to the Supreme Court in November.Ansema
  
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• Waste trucks catch fire at Duson waste plant

  19-03-2017 13:04
  
  DUSON - Several waste trucks caught fire at a plant in Duson, according to KATC.Duson Police Chief Kip Judice confirmed to KATC that several Progressive Waste trucks caught fire at the plant.No injuries have been reported. The fire is currently under investigation.The fire may have gone undetected overnight due to fog, according to Duson firefighters.More information will be added to this story as it becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• 19-year-old killed in Mandeville shooting

  19-03-2017 12:40
  
  MANDEVILLE - A 19-year-old was shot and killed on Ridgewood Loop in Mandeville Saturday.According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies discovered the victim, 19-year-old Vincent Cuccia, was shot several times. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but died as a result of his injuries.As a result, St. Tammany detectives arrested 19-year-old Jake Mills. He was charged with second-degree murder.Investigators believe the shooting occurred following an argument that took place between th
  
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• Elected officials offer thoughts, prayers to family of slain Sheriff's deputy

  19-03-2017 11:52
  
  BATON ROUGE - Elected officials from Louisiana have reached out to support the family of an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed in the line of duty late Saturday evening. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome released the following statement Sunday afternoon:"Today our hearts are breaking across this parish after such a needless loss of life. When someone who wears a uniform and vows to protect and serve is lost, we all mourn and recognize that this
  
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• SpaceX capsule returns space station science to Earth

  19-03-2017 11:25
  
  LOS ANGELES - A SpaceX capsule is back on Earth with a full load of space station science samples.The Dragon cargo ship parachuted into the Pacific on Sunday off the Southern California coast. Astronauts set it free from the International Space Station 5½ hours earlier.The Dragon flew to the space station a month ago from the same Florida launch pad used for NASA's Apollo moon shots. It took up more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and brought back just as much in completed experiments a
  
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• Jimmy Breslin, chronicler of wise guys and underdogs, dies

  19-03-2017 11:23
  
  NEW YORK - Author-columnist Jimmy Breslin, the legendary street-smart chronicler of wise guys and underdogs, has died. He was 87.Breslin's stepdaughter, Emily Eldridge, said he died Sunday of complications from pneumonia.The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and longtime New York Daily News columnist was one of the sharpest observers of New York City life.A hardnosed newsman, Breslin also campaigned for office in the 1960s and exposed the city's worst corruption scandal in decades in the 1980s. He o
  
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• Afghan officials: 12 insurgents killed in 2 drone attacks

  19-03-2017 11:20
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan officials say that at least 12 insurgents including two of their commanders have been killed in separate drone attacks in eastern Afghanistan.Mohammad Rahman Ayaz, spokesman for the provincial governor in eastern Paktika province, said Sunday that the two insurgent commanders were targeted by a drone while they were traveling in a vehicle Saturday in the Barmal district.Meanwhile 10 other insurgents were killed in separate airstrike in neighboring Paktia province, sai
  
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• Malaysia hunting for more N. Korean suspects in Kim's death

  19-03-2017 11:17
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia says it is hunting for more North Korean suspects over the killing of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said Sunday that the new suspects are in addition to the seven North Koreans already being sought in last month's poisoning death of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur's airport.Khalid said the new suspects include an "important person," but he didn't give further details.Four of the seven initial North Korean
  
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