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• Florida boy drives car into canal with 2-year-old passenger

  08-04-2017 19:40
  
  LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - Authorities say a Florida man let his 13-year-old son drive a car unsupervised around a neighborhood with a 2-year-old passenger before the boy crashed into a canal.Neither child was seriously hurt in Friday's crash in southwest Florida, The Fort Myers News-Press reported.The Florida Highway Patrol says the 31-year-old father, Martin Martinez Jr., of Lehigh Acres, was charged with child neglect.The highway patrol says the boy was driving fast when he went through a stop sign
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Assumption Parish crash

  08-04-2017 18:20
  
  BELLE ROSE - Louisiana State Police say a Donaldsonville man was killed in a motorcycle crash on LA 1 Saturday afternoon.According to police, 54-year-old Gregory Brown was traveling down the highway at around 12:30 p.m. when a GMC Sierra pulled out in front of his Suzuki motorcycle at the intersection of LA 1 and LA Spur 70. Brown struck the rear of the pickup truck and sustained serious injuries.Brown was transported to the Assumption Community Hospital where he later succumbe
  
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• Mississippi mayor catches suspect after foot chase

  08-04-2017 17:28
  
  PEARL, Miss. - A Mississippi mayor is being credited with catching a fraud suspect who was running away from police.The Clarion-Ledger reports Pearl Mayor Brad Rogers was riding with the city's police chief Friday when they heard a call for assistance with a foot chase. Both men joined the pursuit when they saw a man matching the suspect's description bolt past Police Chief Tim Sarrett's truck.Police said Rogers followed the fugitive over an 8-foot privacy fence and the suspect gave up after the
  
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• Tillerson says no reason for Russia to retaliate for Syria strike

  08-04-2017 17:06
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says he sees no reason for retaliation from Russia for U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air base.Russia maintains a close political and military alliance with the Assad government. The Russian government has been implicated in many of the attacks against Syrians opposed to Assad's rule - something Moscow adamantly denies.In an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," Tillerson says Russians were not targeted by the strikes.America's t
  
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• Intoxicated driver charged with hit and run, trying to destroy evidence

  08-04-2017 16:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man after he failed a sobriety test following a hit and run on LA 426 Friday.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a reported accident on LA 426. Upon arrival, the victim said another driver rear ended her and then drove off in the opposite direction. Deputies found 31-year-old Larry Jordan of Baton Rouge parked on the side of the highway near Fountainbleu Drive, less than a quarter of a mile away from the scene of th
  
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• Ohio State to award posthumous degree to slain student

  08-04-2017 15:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State University plans to award a posthumous bachelor's degree to a student who was abducted and slain in February.The Columbus Dispatch reports 21-year-old Reagan Tokes will get a degree posthumously during graduation May 7. Tokes was just three months from graduating with a psychology degree when she was killed. Two other students are being awarded posthumous degrees, which a university spokeswoman says isn't uncommon for students who were near graduation.Tokes' final Twi
  
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• 13-year-old girl killed in crash on LA 25

  08-04-2017 15:07
  
  FRANKLINTON - Louisiana State Police say a teenage girl was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Washington parish Saturday morning.According to police, 13-year-old Madison Nicholson was sitting in the passenger seat of a 2005 GMC Sierra while it was traveling on LA 25 around 8 a.m. Police say a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer crashed into the passenger side of the Sierra as it passed throught the intersection of LA 25 and LA 38, killing Nicholson.Despite being properly restrai
  
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• 6 arrested after protest against Syria action turns violent

  08-04-2017 14:47
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Six people have been arrested in Florida after a protest against U.S. military action in Syria turned violent.Authorities say the peaceful protest at a Jacksonville park escalated into a confrontation between demonstrators and their opponents Friday night.Jacksonville Sheriff's officials estimated between 100 and 200 people were in the crowd. Officers said they were punched and kicked as they tried to break up the melee. No one was seriously hurt.Six people were arrested, in
  
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• Trump: 'Only time will tell' on improving US-China trade

  08-04-2017 14:36
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump says his meetings with China's President Xi Jinping went well but as for any progress on trade "only time will tell."Trump tweeted Saturday that "It was a great honor to have President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China as our guests in the United States. Tremendous...goodwill and friendship was formed, but only time will tell on trade."Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Friday that the two sides would report back in 100 days on ways to make U
  
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• Activists: Coalition airstrike on boat kills 7 civilians

  08-04-2017 14:27
  
  BEIRUT - Syrian activists opposed to the Islamic State group say aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition have struck a boat carrying people fleeing fighting between the extremists and U.S.-backed fighters, killing at least seven civilians.Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said a boat carrying about 40 people was hit as it was crossing the Euphrates River in the northern province of Raqqa. It said the bodies of a woman and her six children were recovered.The Sound and Picture group that traces atr
  
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• Colleagues, families to remember fallen firefighters

  08-04-2017 14:23
  
  BATON ROUGE - Colleagues, friends and family members are remembering fallen Louisiana firefighters during a memorial ceremony at the Louisiana Department of Public Safety complex in Baton Rouge.The Saturday ceremony by the Louisiana Walk of Honor Foundation, along with the State Fire Marshal's Office, is held annually to honor Louisiana firefighters killed in the line of duty or as a result of fire scene-related illnesses, such as cancer.The 2017 honorees are: District Chief Spencer J. Chauvin o
  
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• Homeowners with flood damage asked to take survey

  08-04-2017 14:16
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana homeowners with damage from last year's devastating floods are being asked to take a survey, the first step in applying for disaster recovery aid.The survey will be posted online Monday at www.restore.la.gov.Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration will use survey responses to help determine who is eligible for the $1.3 billion homeowner assistance program that will be funded out of congressional block grant aid.About 36,000 homeowners are expected to receive rebuilding assi
  
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• Foul odor at Florida store sends three to the hospital

  08-04-2017 14:15
  
  MIAMI - South Florida first responders have told local news outlets that nearly a dozen people reported feeling sick from a strong odor at a Home Depot outlet and three of them were taken to a hospital.Authorities say that the odor was detected at a Home Depot in North Miami Beach on Friday evening and that the hardware outlet was briefly evacuated.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials say three people were taken to a hospital but there was no immediate update on their condition. Local repor
  
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• Worker killed, man charged in shooting outside poultry plant

  08-04-2017 14:14
  
  BAY SPRINGS, Miss. - Authorities say a Mississippi man is charged with murder in the shooting death of co-worker outside a poultry plant in Bay Springs.Media outlets report 25-year-old Eddie Bernard Davis died after he was shot multiple times Friday morning in the parking lot of the Peco Foods processing plant.Bay Springs police Assistant Chief Tony Wedgeworth says 22-year-old Raffell Montrell Franklin has been jailed on murder charges. He said Franklin fled to his mother's home after the shooti
  
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• State lawmakers open new session with old financial woes

  08-04-2017 14:07
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's finances again will be front and center as lawmakers return to Baton Rouge on Monday for a two-month regular legislative session.The main debate remains Louisiana's perennial one: how to stabilize the state budget after nearly a decade of persistent shortfalls.Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, is pushing a rewrite of tax laws aimed at raising new dollars for the state treasury and offsetting the loss of $1.3 billion in temporary taxes that expire in mid-2018. He's prop
  
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• 2 inmates charged with killing 4 in South Carolina prison

  08-04-2017 14:05
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two convicts each serving a life sentence for killing a mother and her child have been charged with murder in the strangulation deaths of four inmates inside a South Carolina prison.Arrest warrants released early Saturday say 35-year-old Denver Simmons and 25-year-old Jacob Philip lured each inmate into a cell at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia on Friday morning.The warrants say the men worked together to choke all four inmates. Two of the victims were also beaten
  
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• LSP: Teenage pedestrian killed in St. Landry Parish crash

  08-04-2017 14:00
  
  ST. LANDRY - A 17-year-old is dead following a fatal crash that occurred on LA 104 Friday evening.According to State Police, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on LA 104 near St. James Avenue around 10:50 p.m.The crash claimed the life of 17-year-old Brandon Viator of Opelousas.Through the initial investigation, State Police determined the crash occurred as Viator was walking west on LA 104 near the right shoulder. While he was w
  
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• 18-year-old arrested for attempted murder following argument at gas station

  08-04-2017 13:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - An 18-year-old was arrested after he and two others reportedly shot two victims following an argument at a gas station.According to arrest records, Antonio Allen was one of three men who allegedly shot two victims inside a vehicle on Davenport Avenue.The incident started at a gas station on March 27 around 1 p.m., according to arrest records. The witness told authorities Allen got into an argument with her brother at a local gas station.The victim and her brother
  
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• Speed cited in motorcycle crash that killed Leesville man

  08-04-2017 13:11
  
  HICKS - Louisiana State Police say a man killed in a motorcycle crash near Hicks appears to have been traveling at high speed.The Alexandria Daily Town Talk reports 22-year-old Austin T. Chandler of Leesville died Friday after losing control of his Kawasaki motorcycle on state Highway 121.A news release by state police said Chandler crashed while crossing a bridge at high speed and hit a guard wall on the side of the road. Chandler was thrown off the motorcycle and died, even though he was weari
  
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• Baton Rouge Blues Festival offers a little bit of everything to everyone

  08-04-2017 12:42
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Blues Festival kicked off the first day of the annual event on Saturday.The festival is celebrating its 35th year, and Frank Vine has been to every one of them."I've been coming to it since the 80's when it used to be held in August," Vine said. "It's bigger, much larger crowds, and it used to just be one statge. Now it's two main ones and couple small ones."It's not only the best blues artists in the state coming together, but also a place where locals can come out
  
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• Three transported to hospital after early morning Plaquemine house fire

  08-04-2017 12:12
  
  PLAQUEMINE - Three people were transported to local hospitals after a reported house fire on Patureau Lane Saturday morning.According to authorities, the fire started sometime before 5:30 a.m. in the 25000 block of Patureau Lane.The fire was reported under control around 8:30 a.m., according to the Plaquemine Fire Department.Three people were transported to local hospitals with injuries, according to Plaquemine FD. The extent of their injuries is unkn
  
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• US soldier killed in action in Afghanistan

  08-04-2017 12:03
  
  WASHINGTON - The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed while conducting an operation against Islamic State militants in Afghanistan.In a tweet issued Saturday, a spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan says the soldier was mortally wounded during an operation in Nangarhar Province.The soldier's name hasn't been announced and no other information has been released.Permalink| Comments
  
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