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• Police: Two hurt in shooting on Fairfields Avenue

  10-06-2017 21:42
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are on the scene of a shooting with multiple victims on Fairfields Avenue Saturday night. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of Fairfields Avenue.According to BRPD, two were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.This is a developing story. We will update it with more information as it becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Trump expected to announce Cuba policy next week in Miami

  10-06-2017 20:02
  
  BRANCHBURG, N.J. - President Donald Trump is expected to announce his new policy with Cuba in Miami next week, seeking to reverse some of the changes made under former President Barack Obama's opening with the island.  The Trump administration has been discussing policy changes that include prohibiting business with the Cuban military while maintaining the full diplomatic relations restored by Obama. The White House has also been debating new restrictions on American leisure tr
  
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• California man allegedly shoots victim with shotgun shell filled with cereal

  10-06-2017 19:17
  
  EUREKA, Calif. - A man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly shot at another man with an unusual type of ammunition.According to a report from KRC-TV, 29-year-old Timothy Glass Jr. was arrested after he allegedly resisted arrest and fired a shotgun shell loaded with cereal at another man.Police say they first responded to a report of an adult male with a shotgun wound to the hand. Officers located the victim and he was transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment of a non-l
  
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• Homeless North Carolina teen accepted to Stanford

  10-06-2017 18:40
  
  RALEIGH, NC- A North Carolina high school student is headed to Stanford after her struggle with homelessness. In November of 2015, 17-year-old Megan Faircloth and her family lived in a rented home without a lease. After the homeowner suddenly died, the family was evicted and given three days to vacate the home. Afterward, Megan and her family struggled with finding a permanent residence. Megan described staying in motels, homeless shelters and even th
  
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• 2 Mississippi officers arrested for DUI after parking lot brawl

  10-06-2017 18:37
  
  PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Two Jackson County police officers have been arrested on misdemeanor charges of DUI and disorderly conduct.  The Sun Herald reports Moss Point Police Officer Raymond Lia sans Pascagoula Police Officer Michael Ladnier were arrested after sheriff's deputies responded to a call about 8:30 p.m. Friday of a fight in the parking lot of a business.  Sheriff Mike Ezell says apparently the two officers fought earlier, which led to the fight
  
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• New Orleans: Monuments cost more than $2.1M to take down

  10-06-2017 17:31
  
  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration says it cost more than $2.1 million to remove four Confederate-era monuments.  Multiple media outlets report the city paid $1.04 million, while private donations totaled $1.07 million.  The amount, released Friday, includes security and logistics for the removal of the monuments plus protests at the various structures leading up to their removal.  New Orleans police logged more t
  
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• Biden encourages Romney to consider Senate run in Utah

  10-06-2017 16:34
  
  PARK CITY, Utah - Former Vice President Joe Biden is encouraging onetime GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for the Senate in Utah if longtime Republican incumbent Orrin Hatch decides to retire next year.  Biden made the recommendation to Romney on Friday evening at the Utah resort where Romney was hosting an annual invitation-only business and politics summit.  The Biden-Romney event was closed to reporters. But people who were there confirmed the co
  
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• Report: Man arrested for fatal stabbing under New Orleans expressway

  10-06-2017 15:56
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Police have arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing a woman under the Pontchartrain Expressway Saturday morning. According to a report from WWL-TV, the stabbing occurred around 6 a.m. under Highway 90 at the corner of Calliope Street and Loyola Avenue. Police say 49-year-old Jules Williams was arrested in connection to the alleged murder.Police arrived on the scene to find the woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was later pronounced dead at
  
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• Mississippi town redoing mayoral election after multiple recounts

  10-06-2017 15:38
  
  CALEDONIA, Miss. - An election was such a mess in one Mississippi town that officials are calling a do-over.  The Commercial Dispatch reports that the mayor's race Tuesday in Caledonia was counted three times, resulting in three different numbers. The town has about 1,000 residents.  Incumbent Mayor Bill Lawrence held a one-vote lead in two counts. In the other, Lawrence tied with Mitch Wiggins.  The chairman of the election commissi
  
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• Texting woman seriously hurt after falling through hole in New Jersey sidewalk

  10-06-2017 15:12
  
  PLAINFIELD, NJ - A woman was seriously injured after she fell six feet through a sidewalk access door while she was distracted with her phone Thursday.The incident happened around noon in front of Acme Windows in Plainfield, New Jersey. Authorities say the 67-year-old woman appeared to be texting on her phone when she fell through the open door.The Plainfield Fire Division pulled the woman from the hole and rushed her to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries.Workers re
  
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• Coast Guard responds to oil spill in Black Bay

  10-06-2017 14:52
  
  NEW ORLEANS - An oil spill has been spotted at an unmanned oil platform near Black Bay, southeast of New Orleans.  Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report that oil and gas exploration services company LLOX LLC's platform discharged crude Friday into the water from a pressure relief valve at their facility. The Coast Guard says aerial assessments estimate about 465 gallons, or 1,760.2 liters, of crude oil reached the water, but no shore-line impact has been reported.&am
  
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• Police: Severed head found at Mississippi home; body missing

  10-06-2017 14:49
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - The severed head of a young black man was found on the front steps of a Mississippi home and police are working to identify him.Jackson Police Cmdr. Tyree Jones says the rest of the man's body has not been located.  The head was found Saturday about 9 a.m. Jones says authorities do not yet have a motive for the killing. Asked whether it might be gang-related, he refused to speculate. He did say that finding just the head was not a typical homicide scene.&nb
  
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• Decapitated man found on steps of Jackson home

  10-06-2017 14:49
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - The severed head of a man was found on the front steps of a home in Jackson and police are investigating.  Cmdr. Tyree Jones says the body part was found Saturday shortly after 9 a.m. He did not indicate whether the man lived at the home where the head was found.  The coroner's office was called to the scene. The rest of the man's body has not been located.  Officials say the cause of death, at this time, appears to be severa
  
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• Powerball numbers announced for $435M jackpot, 10th largest in US history

  10-06-2017 14:41
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa - The winning Powerball numbers have been announced for the 10th largest lottery prize in U.S. history.The winning numbers are as follows.20-26-32-38-58, Powerball: 3, Power Play: 2  Saturday night's drawing was for an estimated $435 million jackpot.  It costs $2 for a Powerball ticket and a chance to dream of instant riches, but the odds of winning are incredibly small, at one in 292.2 million.  The reason
  
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• Powerball jackpot up to $435M, 10th largest in US history

  10-06-2017 14:41
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa - Powerball players apparently will have a chance to win the 10th largest lottery prize in U.S. history.  Saturday night's drawing will be for the estimated $435 million jackpot.  It costs $2 for a Powerball ticket and a chance to dream of instant riches, but the odds of winning are incredibly small, at one in 292.2 million.  The reason the jackpot has grown so large is that no one has matched all the numbers since April 1.&a
  
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• $435M Powerball has a winner

  10-06-2017 14:41
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa - The winning Powerball numbers have been announced for the 10th largest lottery prize in U.S. history.The winning numbers are as follows.20-26-32-38-58, Powerball: 3, Power Play: 2  Saturday night's drawing was for an estimated $435 million jackpot.  It costs $2 for a Powerball ticket and a chance to dream of instant riches, but the odds of winning are incredibly small, at one in 292.2 million.  Officials said Sunda
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in St. James Parish

  10-06-2017 14:34
  
  ST. JAMES PARISH - A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a 35-year-old woman late Friday night in St. James Parish.According to State Police, the crash occurred around 11 p.m. on LA 20 east of LA 3127.The crash took the life of Joy Best, 35, of Vacherie, State Police said.Through the initial investigation, State Police determined the crash occurred as 32-year-old Phillip Sheppard of Vacherie was driving a 2005 Toyota Corolla westbound on LA 20. Sheppard struck Best with his vehicle as Best
  
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• Man sentenced to 33 months for mailing threats to governor's office, other agencies

  10-06-2017 14:17
  
  LAFAYETTE - Authorities say a Louisiana man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for sending threatening letters to the governor's office and other government agencies.  A statement released Friday by acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook says 33-year-old Kyle Dore of New Iberia was sentenced to 33 months by a federal judge in Lafayette. Dore had pleaded guilty to five counts of mailing threatening communications and four counts of false information and hoaxe
  
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• Concrete pilings to artificial oyster reef in Calcasieu Lake

  10-06-2017 14:16
  
  LAKE CHARLES - Concrete pilings are being turned into an artificial oyster reef in Calcasieu Lake, where coastal erosion and changes made by people have made the area less welcoming to oysters and other marine life.  Coastal Conservation Association habitat committee chairman John Walter says that once all the pilings were placed in parallel rows, crushed concrete would be added. He tells the American Press that the work will go into the coming week. &nbsp
  
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• Congestion on I-10 E due to road construction, use alternate route

  10-06-2017 14:00
  
  BATON ROUGE - Congestion on I-10 East is now from mm 130 to mm 145 due to road construction, according to the DOTD.Motorists are advised to use I-49 North to US 190 East, the DOTD says.Congestion on I-10 East is now from mm 130 to mm 145 due to road construction. Motorists are advised to use I-49 North to US 190 East. pic.twitter.com/jlqfGW8rqJ— Baton Rouge Traffic (@BR_Traffic) June 10, 2017For the latest traffic updates from WBRZ's advanced traffic tracking technology, click
  
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• Biloxi will get another $1M for rebuilt museum after Katrina

  10-06-2017 13:48
  
  BILOXI, Miss. - Federal officials will give a Mississippi Gulf Coast city an additional $1 million to pay for a rebuilt museum destroyed by 2005's Hurricane Katrina.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has ruled in favor of Biloxi in a dispute over funding for the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum.  Biloxi appealed FEMA's 2014 ruling denying some costs requested by the city for demolishing the old museum and elevating its replacement. &nbs
  
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• Man arrested after robbing victim, crashing car during drug deal

  10-06-2017 13:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 32-year-old Baton Rouge man was arrested after he robbed a man and briefly stole his car, only to crash the vehicle in the parking lot.The incident happened on Wednesday, March 29 at the Walmart located in the 3100 block of College Drive.Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office were called to the Walmart parking lot in reference to a reported armed robbery.The victim stated around 11 p.m. he met with Albert Watson Jr., 32, of Baton Rouge to purchase illegal drugs.The v
  
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• Two bodies found in Iberia Parish

  10-06-2017 13:14
  
  IBERIA PARISH - Two bodies have been discovered in Iberia Parish, according to KATC-TV.A body was found in a ditch Saturday morning by a property owner who was clearing out weeds, according to the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office.The body was discovered shortly after 11 a.m. in a ditch in the 9000 block of Weeks Island Road near Lydia.The body was released to the Iberia Parish Coroner's Office. The Coroner's Office will determine the person's identity and manner of death, according to the
  
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• Adam West, who played 1960s-era Batman, dies at 88

  10-06-2017 13:01
  
  LOS ANGELES - Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a campy 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the national consciousness, has died at age 88, his publicist said Saturday.West died Friday night after "a short but brave battle with leukemia," his family said in a statement.  West played the superhero straight for kids and funny for adults. He initially chaffed at being typecast after "Batman" went off the air after three seasons,
  
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• Louisianians urged to pre-register for disaster food aid

  10-06-2017 12:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's social services agency is encouraging people to pre-register for disaster food stamp aid in case a hurricane strikes the state this year.  Disaster food stamps are available to households that wouldn't regularly be eligible for the food assistance, but who need help buying groceries due to lost income or damages after a disaster.  Any family that has pre-registered for disaster food stamps since August 2012 already is in the system an
  
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• Afghan official: Afghan soldier kills 2 US soldiers

  10-06-2017 12:36
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan official says that two U.S. soldiers have been killed after an Afghan army solider opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan.  Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor in Nangarhar province, said Saturday that two other U.S. soldiers are wounded in the attack, which took place in the Achin district. He said the Afghan soldier was killed after the attack.  Such insider attacks have happened before in Afghanistan
  
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• Former Alex Box marshal reminisces on decades of history with the Tigers

  10-06-2017 12:33
  
  BATON ROUGE - Before the first pitch of the LSU and Mississippi State regional game, thousands of die-hard baseball fans filled the lots surrounding Alex Box Stadium.Some of those fans, like 76-year-old Joe Civello, have a deep history with LSU’s sports.This is especially true when it comes to baseball.“I worked as crowd control marshal for 32 years at the old box, in 1985 and came over here in '09 when they built the new stadium” Civello&
  
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• Tiger Woods told officers during arrest he had taken Xanax

  10-06-2017 12:32
  
  JUPITER, Fla. - Tiger Woods told officers during his DUI arrest last month that he had taken Xanax, as well as other prescription medications.  Woods' claim was revealed in an unredacted version of the Jupiter Police Department's investigation report, obtained Friday by The Golf Channel.  Woods, the 14-time major champion who had back surgery in April, was found asleep at the wheel of his Mercedes around 2 a.m. on May 29 and arrested on a DUI charge. A breath
  
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• State giving away weevils to control invasive water weed

  10-06-2017 12:29
  
  AP - Louisiana is giving weevils to property owners who want to help control an invasive, herbicide-shedding water weed that infests a long, narrow lake.  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it will be giving away plants with live weevils on June 24 in the Lake Bistineau boat launch parking lot in Doyline. Biologists want them placed in deep pockets that hold water even after the lake is drawn down to strand and kill the weed, called giant salvinia.&nbsp
  
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• Edwards to sign bills prompted by Alton Sterling shooting

  10-06-2017 12:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Following the shooting death of Alton Sterling, a black man who was killed during a struggle with two white police officers, activists were adamant that Louisiana police departments needed to do a better job of training their officers.  Those calls were heard.  Nearly a year later - and with minimal resistance -  members of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus helped pass four proposals to both strengthen police training requirements a
  
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• Puerto Rican parade tries to move past storm over militant

  10-06-2017 12:25
  
  NEW YORK - New York's Puerto Rican Day Parade has dealt with controversy even before the decision this year to honor a former nationalist who spent decades in prison as part of a group that bombed buildings in the 1970s and 1980s.  Sunday's march will take place as a debate rages over honoring Oscar Lopez Rivera as National Freedom Hero. Corporate sponsors dropped out; Hispanic, gay, and Asian societies of the police and fire departments won't march, nor will Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
  
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• Man booked for trespassing in church, other charges

  10-06-2017 09:07
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a homeless man accused of trespassing at a church Friday.Details of the arrest were revealed in booking information overnight Saturday.Police said Donald Gamble was trespassing and had been inside Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church on Government Street near where it turns into Independence when they were called.  After talking with Gamble, they found warrants for his arrest, so he was taken into custody.Police said while they were conducting the booking proc
  
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