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• Lanes reopen near I-10 East/I-110 split after accident

  16-04-2017 21:40
  
  BATON ROUGE - The lanes at I-10 East have reopened at the I-110 split after to an accident Saturday night.Congestion from this incident is minimal as of 10:40 p.m.To keep up with local traffic, be sure check WBRZ's advance traffic tracking technology by clicking HERE.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Two critically injured in explosion inside California motel

  16-04-2017 21:08
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. - Fire officials in Northern California say two people were critically injured in an explosion inside a motel room that's being investigated as a crime scene.The Mercury News reports the explosion Sunday at the Casa Linda Motel in San Jose badly damaged one room.San Jose Fire Capt. Mike Van Elgort says the room looks like it had a flashover and that a window was blown out.He says fire investigators consider the explosion suspicious and are trying to determine what caused the exp
  
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• Three people targeted, slain in Colorado home

  16-04-2017 20:48
  
  BOULDER, Colo. - Investigators say a home in the foothills northwest of Denver where three people were found slain was specifically targeted.The office says the victims are Wallace White, 54, of Golden, Colorado; Kelly Sloat-White, 56, also of Golden; and Emory Fraker, 39, of Broomfield, Colorado.They were found dead in the house by deputies conducting a welfare check Saturday at the request of a worried acquaintance. Cmdr. Mike Wagner with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office says investigators
  
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• Law keeps Louisiana couple from selling daiquiris in Mississippi

  16-04-2017 19:19
  
  SUMMIT, Miss. - A Louisiana couple is trying to open a restaurant selling daiquiris in rural Mississippi, but they have hit a snag with liquor laws.The Enterprise-Journal reports the couple didn't know until after opening for business that a Pike County ordinance requires them to be declared a resort area to sell liquor outside a city.Theresa Brazile and Karl Perkins say they will ask county supervisors to grant resort status to Big Easy Poboys & Daquiris.Brazile said they complied with Miss
  
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• Police: Cleveland man broadcasts slaying live on Facebook

  16-04-2017 17:13
  
  CLEVELAND - Cleveland police say they are searching for a homicide suspect who broadcast the fatal shooting of another man live on Facebook.Police say the man broadcast another video of himself later on the social media network claiming he had killed other people. Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia tells cleveland.com that police haven't verified any slayings besides the one Sunday afternoon in the city's Glenville neighborhood.The video of the killing was posted on Facebook for about three hours before it w
  
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• Five arrested in drug bust at Baton Rouge hotel

  16-04-2017 16:45
  
  BATON ROUGE - Five were arrested at the Hilton Hotel after police discovered marijuana and a loaded firearm in their hotel room Saturday.According to BRPD, an officer stationed at the hotel on Lafayette Street responded to reports of a strong smell off marijuana and loud music on the seventh floor around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. The officer said that he smelled a strong scent of marijuana as soon as he exited the elevator on the seventh floor. The officer also noted that he immediatel
  
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• Minnesota teen's dying wish to go to prom is granted

  16-04-2017 15:51
  
  HOREVIEW, Minn. - A 13-year-old Minnesota boy who's been battling brain cancer wanted to go to prom. Jeremy Kohlberg got his wish, thanks to family, friends and classmates.The Shoreview teen has been fighting the disease for about five years. He's undergone several treatments and surgeries. Recently, doctors told his family that he may only have a few weeks to live.Jeremy wanted to have a night of dancing with friends while he still could, and his wish came true Saturday night.KARE-TV reports a
  
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• Mark Hamill says he'd like to play George Lucas in a movie

  16-04-2017 15:39
  
  He's played Luke Skywalker and the Joker, but Mark Hamill has one role he'd like to add to his resume: That of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas.The actor said Sunday that he would love to play Lucas in a movie about his life when a fan at the Star Wars Celebration event in Orlando, Florida, asked him what role he'd like to play.Hamill's voice was in rough shape after four days at the fan event but he still managed to affect a solid impression of his former boss.During the one-man panel Hamill al
  
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• Five teens arrested in theft of injured horses

  16-04-2017 15:32
  
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say five Louisiana teenagers were arrested on suspicion of stealing two horses that appeared to be physically abused.The state Department of Agriculture and Forestry said in a statement that the five teens are from St. Landry Parish and range from 13 to 16 years old.Investigators from the state agency believe the teens stole the horses from a stockyard in Opelousas on April 4. They were arrested April 10 and taken to a juvenile detention center.One of the teens faces ch
  
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• Baton Rouge man arrested for raping pregnant girlfriend, molesting her daughter

  16-04-2017 14:02
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Saturday after he reportedly raped a woman and molested her juvenile daughter.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, 49-year-old Theodore Poydras of Baton Rouge is accused of forcibly raping his girlfriend, as well as performing sexual acts on himself in front of and molesting the woman's juvenile daughter.On Mar. 28, Detectives with the sheriff's office were contacted by a Scotland Substation Uniform Patrol Deputy in reference to a sexual a
  
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• United changes policy, crew can't displace seated passengers

  16-04-2017 13:48
  
  CHICAGO - United Airlines is changing a company policy and will no longer allow crew members to displace customers already onboard an airplane.The change comes after a passenger, Dr. David Dao, was dragged from a fully-booked United Express flight in Chicago because he refused to give up his seat to make room for crew members. Cellphone video of the incident sparked widespread outrage and created a public-relations nightmare for United.Under the change outlined in an internal April 14 email, a c
  
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• Buckle up in back: Mississippi sets stricter seat belt law

  16-04-2017 13:34
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi will require back-seat passengers to buckle up in most vehicles, starting this summer.Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2724 on April 5, and it becomes law July 1.Mississippi already has a law requiring seat belts for front-seat adult passengers and for children anywhere in a vehicle.Under the new law, a driver could be fined $25 for every unbelted passenger, although violations would not be listed on a person's driving record.Buses will be exempt from t
  
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• 'Fate of the Furious' races to $100.2 million opening

  16-04-2017 13:32
  
  LOS ANGELES - The eighth installment in the "Fast and the Furious" had the roads to itself and inched past the $100 million benchmark in the final moments.Studio estimates on Sunday say "The Fate of the Furious" earned a chart topping $100.2 million over the holiday weekend.It's well below the $147.2 million opening of "Furious 7" in 2015, but still a second-best for the series."Furious 7" had a groundswell of additional interest due to the death of actor Paul Walker.The "Fast and the Furious" i
  
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• Breaux Bridge man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile

  16-04-2017 13:23
  
  ST. MARTINVILLE - A 46-year-old Breaux Bridge man was arrested on charges of first-degree rape and carrying of a firearm by a convict following an incident early Saturday morning.According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, Arlondo K. Henson allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile and was found to be in possession of a gun.Deputies with the Sheriff's Office were called around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning regarding a report of a possible sexual assault of a juvenile.Following an investigat
  
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• Louisiana woman, 2 children die in southwest Arkansas crash

  16-04-2017 12:47
  
  FOUKE, Ark. - Arkansas State Police say a Louisiana woman and two children were killed after the car they were in crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer rig in southwest Arkansas.A police report says 30-year-old Aileen Jose, a juvenile girl and a juvenile boy - all from Lake Charles, Louisiana - died as a result of injuries suffered in the collision Saturday. The names of the two children were not released.The report says the three were passengers in a northbound car on Interstate 49 near Fo
  
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• Police say 9 shot early Sunday in Ohio club, 2 critical

  16-04-2017 12:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police in Ohio's capital city say nine people have been wounded, two critically, in an early morning shooting in a Columbus club.Columbus police say initial investigation indicates an argument erupted into gunfire at 3:20 a.m. Sunday in the J&R Party Hall. They say five females and four males were shot, with wounds ranging from minor to life-threatening. News outlets reported that two people were still in critical condition hours later.Police say they haven't identified any
  
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• A year on, few answers from probe into Prince's death

  16-04-2017 12:40
  
  MINNEAPOLIS - Nearly a year after Prince died from an accidental drug overdose in his suburban Minneapolis studio and estate, investigators still don't know how he got the fentanyl that killed him.An official with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that authorities still haven't interviewed a key associate who was with Prince in his final days, and they haven't asked a grand jury to investigate. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoi
  
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• Fight near Turkish polling station leaves 3 dead

  16-04-2017 12:38
  
  ISTANBUL - Turkey's state-run news agency says the death toll in a fight outside a polling station in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir has risen to three.Anadolu news agency said a land feud may have been the reason for Sunday's deadly quarrel, while the private Dogan news agency reported it as caused by "differences in political opinion."The fight took place outside a village school where voting is going on for Turkey's historic referendum on expanding the president's powers.Anadolu said
  
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• Masses crowded as Catholics gather for Easter Sunday

  16-04-2017 12:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - Pews were filled, leaving only room to stand. It's Easter Sunday mass at St Joseph's Cathedral where Catholics have gathered to celebrate Jesus' resurrection.Nebe Kadair had to kneels in prayer on the floor, the only open spot he could find."Today, Easter Sunday is the most scared day to he year as far as I'm concerned," Kadair said.Jesus' rising from the dead is honored throughout this Easter mass as christian families worship together.Constance Hall and her fami
  
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• Egypt acquits US-Egyptian citizen after 3-year legal ordeal

  16-04-2017 12:35
  
  CAIRO - An Egyptian court has acquitted Aya Hijazi, a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen, after nearly three years of detention over accusations related to running a foundation dedicated to helping street children.Egyptian authorities arrested Hijazi, her husband and six others in May 2014 on charges of abusing children in her care and engaging in human trafficking, kidnapping, sexual exploitation and torture. Local human rights groups have said the charges are fabricated and part of a crackdown by Egyp
  
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• Pence addresses troops on N. Korea 'provocation'

  16-04-2017 12:32
  
  SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says North Korea's "provocation" is another reminder of the risks that U.S. and South Korean service members face every day "in the defense of the freedom of the people of South Korea and the defense of America in this part of the world."Pence said Sunday at a fellowship dinner at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul that the willingness of military members "to stand firm without fear inspires the nation and inspires the world."The vice presiden
  
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• Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast

  16-04-2017 12:29
  
  BEIRUT - An opposition activist group and a TV station run by Lebanon's Hezbollah say more than 3,000 people are expected to be evacuated from four villages as part of a population transfer that was briefly stalled by a deadly blast that killed scores.The United Nations is not overseeing the transfer deal of the villages of Foua and Kfraya, besieged by rebels, and Madaya and Zabadani, encircled by the government.Rami Abdurrahman who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and
  
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• St. Vincent de Paul serves meals to the community for Easter

  16-04-2017 12:20
  
  BATON ROUGE - St. Vincent de Paul made Easter Sunday special for those in need, serving up meals for the Baton Rouge community.Chief Executive Officer Michael Acaldo says events like this come from the institution’s need to give back to the community.“The message is to love one another,” Acaldo said. “You see the 140 volunteers we have you see out here. They are doing just that, loving the community through service.”The packed St. Vincent de Paul
  
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