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• Runners raise over $50K for wounded Baton Rouge deputies

  20-05-2017 21:46
  
  ZACHARY - Around a thousand people turned out at Zachary High School this morning for the Motorman 5K, and One Mile Deputy Dash, a fun-raiser for Sergeant Brad Simmons and Deputy Nick Tullier. Simmons and Tullier were both shot during an ambush that took the lives of three other officers in July 2016. Tullier was critically injured in the shooting and is still undergoing rehabilitation at a hospital in Houston."I'm getting better each day. My prayers and all of you all
  
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• Runners raise over $130K for wounded Baton Rouge deputies

  20-05-2017 21:46
  
  ZACHARY - Around a thousand people turned out at Zachary High School this morning for the Motorman 5K and One Mile Deputy Dash, a fundraiser for Sergeant Bruce Simmons and Deputy Nick Tullier. Simmons and Tullier were both shot during an ambush that took the lives of three other officers in July 2016. Tullier was critically injured in the shooting and is still undergoing rehabilitation at a hospital in Houston."I'm getting better each day. My prayers and all of you all
  
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• Students trapped on Six Flags roller coaster for hours amid thunderstorm

  20-05-2017 21:03
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas - Emergency personnel have rescued eight high school graduates from a new roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington after it stopped on an upper area of track.The park was open late for high school senior night when several students boarded the new roller coaster, 'The Joker'.The Arlington Fire Department was summoned around 12:30 a.m. Saturday when a car of the new ride became stuck on one of the upper sections of the track. Officials say st
  
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• Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor finally buried in Michigan

  20-05-2017 18:27
  
  PORT HURON, Mich. - The remains of a Michigan sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor have been buried with military honors in the family's cemetery plot in Port Huron.MLive.com reports that more than 300 people attended Saturday's funeral services for Fred M. Jones after his casket was escorted from a Detroit-area airport.Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home said in a statement earlier this month that the Navy recently identified Jones' remains. The 30-year-old was aboard the USS Oklahoma during
  
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• Several injured after plane hits truck on LAX Airport runway

  20-05-2017 18:15
  
  LOS ANGELES - Authorities say an Aeromexico flight clipped an airport utility truck while taxiing after landing at Los Angeles International Airport.Airport police spokesman Rob Pedregon said Saturday the plane clipped the service truck, causing it to overturn.Pedregon says no one on the plane was injured. He says the airport has continued operations as usual.Fire officials say as many as six people from the truck were being treated following the collision.Pedregon says the incident involved Aer
  
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• Passengers use duct tape to subdue unruly man on Hawaii-bound flight

  20-05-2017 17:11
  
  HONOLULU - A man on a Hawaii-bound flight described as unruly and disheveled was subdued by passengers and a flight attendant who used an airplane drink cart to block him from getting to the front of the jet. He was then immobilized with duct tape in a seat until the plane landed in Honolulu Friday, escorted on the last leg of its journey by two fighter jets.The man on the plane was identified as Anil Uskanli, 25, of Turkey. He was taken into custody after the plane landed and given a medical ev
  
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• Contractor arrested after fraud forces elderly BR man to sell home

  20-05-2017 16:11
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police say an elderly Baton Rouge man was forced to sell his flood-damaged home after he was allegedly scammed by a Texas contractor.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, 45-year-old David Kite was arrested Friday after he allegedly took thousands of dollars from a 71-year-old man in return for home repairs that were never completed.The victim reportedly hired Kite after his home sustained significant damage in the flood of August 2016. The vict
  
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• Flash flood watch issued for southeast Louisiana through Sunday morning

  20-05-2017 15:46
  
  BATON ROUGE - The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH for Wilkinson, Amite, and Pike Counties, as well as West Feliciana, East Felicians, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, Iberville, Livingston, Ascension, and Tangipahoa Parishes until early Sunday Morning.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH means conditions are favorable for storms to produce heavy rainfall and flooding.Those in and around the watch area should monitor weather information closely for possible warnings.Scatt
  
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• Tennessee man gets $14M bond after daring judge to raise his bond

  20-05-2017 14:27
  
  CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. - A judge reportedly gave a Tennessee man a $14 million bond after he continuously tried the judge's patience.According to a report from WHAS, 33-year-old Charles Nichols was standing before Judge Phillip Maxie on Thursday for sex-related charges involving a minor. Sources say the judge had given Nichols a $50,000 bond. But that was before the defendant stood up, told the judge to "go f*** himself," and showed his middle finger to the entire courtroom.The
  
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• College twitter hacked, apologizes for racist posts

  20-05-2017 14:23
  
  SALEM, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts college says it's investigating after its Twitter account was hacked and filled with tweets containing racist language.Campus police say the account of Salem State University was hacked Friday. The tweets reportedly included attacks on immigrants, criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement and praise for Republican President Donald Trump. They were deleted early Saturday.The school tweeted an apology.Salem State President Patricia Meservey said in an email t
  
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• Man castrates transgender woman in apartment

  20-05-2017 14:17
  
  DENVER (AP) - Police say a Colorado man without a medical license has been arrested after he allegedly used an Army surgical kit to castrate a transgender woman at her Denver apartment.A police affidavit says James Lowell Pennington, 57, removed the testicles and sutured the opening while the woman's wife witnessed the 90-minute procedure.The wife called 911 about three hours later when blood poured from the incision.The affidavit says the testicles could not have been reattached because of the
  
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• Man shot, arrested after following ex-girlfriend home

  20-05-2017 13:46
  
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriffs arrested a man after an arguement with his ex resulted in him being shot. According to the sheriff's office, Berman Hudson, 37, approached his ex-girlfriend at the Racetrac gas station on Airline Highway after the two got into an argument. Hudson reportedly took the victim's purse and followed her back to her apartment. Hudson then tackled the victim to the ground and tried to take her cell phone. The victim sai
  
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• Man arrested after argument with ex-girlfriend

  20-05-2017 13:46
  
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriffs arrested a man after an arguement with his ex resulted in him being shot. According to the affadavit, Berman Hudson, 37, approached his ex-girlfriend at the Racetrac gas station on Airline Hwy. After the two got into an arguement, Hudson took the victim's purse followed her back to her apartment. Hudson then tackled the victim to the ground and tried to take her cell phone. She said Hudson threatened to kill his&nbsp
  
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• Free overdose treatments available to La. first responders

  20-05-2017 12:33
  
  BATON ROUGE, La.  - Attorney General Jeff Landry's office has negotiated a $1 million drug company settlement that he says will make an opioid overdose treatment available for free to first responders around Louisiana.Single doses of the overdose antidote naloxone will be provided to first responders who request them. The agencies requesting the overdose treatment will receive vouchers that can be redeemed for the medication at local pharmacies at no cost.Pfizer will provide the $1 mill
  
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• EBRSO: Man strangles girlfriend, throws dog out of apartment

  20-05-2017 12:23
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend and threw her dog out of his apartment Friday night .Deputies responded to a residence on Jefferson Highway around 10:30 p.m. after a friend of the victim reported that the victim's live-in boyfriend was beating her. The friend told deputies that the victim had been texting her and said that she was afraid for her life.According to the victim, 39-year-old Derrick Brooks initially got into an argument with her because sh
  
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• Texas pair accused of stealing hearse with body inside

  20-05-2017 12:22
  
  BRYAN, Texas (AP) - Police in Texas have arrested two people for allegedly stealing a hearse from outside a fast-food restaurant and dumping a body that was inside.Bryan police say the hearse was recovered Friday a few hours after the driver stopped at a restaurant and left the hearse unattended. The body and the gurney it was on were dumped along a rural road a few miles from the restaurant.Officers on the lookout for the hearse saw it in Brazos (BRAZ'-uhs) County and stopped it.Police say a ma
  
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• 'Greatest Show on Earth' celebrates final weekend

  20-05-2017 12:05
  
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Lions, tigers and clowns, no more. Oh my.This weekend is the final chance for fans to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.Ringling's parent company, Feld Entertainment, announced in January that it would take its final bow this year.Feld executives say declining attendance combined with high operating costs are among the reasons for closing.Ringling had two touring circuses this season, one of which ended its run earlier this month in Providence, Rhode Isla
  
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