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• North Korea expecting visit from former NBAer Dennis Rodman

  12-06-2017 21:36
  
  BEIJING - North Korea is expecting another visit by former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman.He's made several visits to the country, but has been roughly criticized for insensitive comments and for regaling leader Kim Jong Un with 'Happy Birthday" in 2014. On the same trip, he suggested an American missionary was at fault for his own imprisonment in North Korea, remarks for which he later apologized. A foreign ministry official who spoke to the AP in Pyongyang confir
  
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• Cosby jury sent home after deliberating 4 hours

  12-06-2017 21:34
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Jurors in Bill Cosby's Pennsylvania sexual assault trial are ending deliberations for the night.  The sequestered panel deliberated for about four hours late Monday before asking to go back to the hotel.  They'll resume deliberations Tuesday morning.  Cosby is accused of drugging and violating a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in January 2004.  During deliberations, the jury asked to hear part of Co
  
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• Thousands honor Pulse victims at ceremony

  12-06-2017 21:17
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. - People dressed as angels with white billowing wings took the stage as the names of the 49 people killed in a gay nightclub massacre were read at a commemoration attended by thousands of residents in downtown Orlando.City officials estimated that 15,000 people showed up for the memorial ceremony Monday evening at Lake Eola Park.  It was one of four services held over almost 24 hours to mark the first anniversary of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.&
  
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• Senate panel backs Trump's FEMA nominee

  12-06-2017 20:42
  
  WASHINGTON - A Senate panel has confirmed the nomination of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - on a voice vote Monday - backed approval of Brock Long. He previously ran Alabama's Emergency Management Agency and served as that state's on-scene incident commander during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.  If confirmed by the full Senate, as expected, Long would ta
  
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• Sheriff: Home of Mississippi multiple-killing suspect burns

  12-06-2017 20:38
  
  BOGUE CHITTO, Miss. - Fire has destroyed the home of a Mississippi man charged with killing eight people.  Sheriff Steve Rushing in Mississippi's Lincoln County says nobody was in the mobile home in Bogue Chitto (BOH-gah CHIH-tah) when firefighters answered a fire call before dawn on Sunday.  Rushing says the home belonged to Willie Cory Godbolt, who is jailed without bond. He is charged with one count of capital murder in the shooting death of a deputy and se
  
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• Secret Service says it doesn't have any Trump tapes

  12-06-2017 20:20
  
  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Secret Service says it doesn't have any recordings or transcripts of any tapes recorded within President Donald Trump's White House.  The agency's response comes as Trump has been coy about whether any tapes exist of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey.  Trump raised the possibility of tapes last month after firing Comey. He told reporters last week that he would discuss the possibility "in the very near future.
  
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• Lawyer: Video from night Penn. State pledge died 'horrific'

  12-06-2017 20:02
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. - The lawyer for the family of a Penn State sophomore who died after a fall at a fraternity house calls video from that night horrific and painful to watch.  Attorney Tom Kline says the security footage shown in a court proceeding Monday shows Tim Piazza's suffering and a callous response by members of Beta Theta Pi.  Kline calls the tape the most horrific thing he's seen as a lawyer.  He's representing the parents of the 19-y
  
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• Woman relieved after boyfriend apprehended for murder

  12-06-2017 19:50
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge woman is breathing a sigh of relief after her live-in boyfriend was apprehended by police for fatally stabbing a man over the weekend.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 120 block of North 13th Street. Police say 59-year-old Elvis "Dog Man" Graham is responsible for stabbing the 52-year-old victim, Vinell Eisley.They say Graham struck Eisley over the head with a beer bottle a
  
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• Authorities apprehend escaped work release inmate in East Feliciana Parish

  12-06-2017 18:55
  
  CLINTON - The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office and the Department of Corrections have apprehended a work release inmate who walked off of a job site Monday afternoon.According to the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office, officials found 27-year-old George Carlisle in the woods along Highway 10 in Clinton. The sheriff's office says Carlisle ran into the woods after he was spotted leaving the nearby job site at Main Street Market by a sheriff's office employee.Carlisle wa
  
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• Pentagon boss wants to close excess bases

  12-06-2017 18:32
  
  WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is calling on Congress to allow the military services to shutter excess bases.He's telling the House Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department wants to start a new round of base closings in 2021.Mattis says the department "currently has more infrastructure capacity than required for operations." He says the outlook won't change even if the service branches grow in size.The GOP-led Congress rebuffed the Obama administration's requests
  
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• Audit: $55K in equipment for Gulf fish testing went missing

  12-06-2017 16:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana auditors are looking for $55,000 in missing state-owned fishing equipment say they believe they found many of the items with two former state workers.This missing equipment, including coolers, rods and reels, binoculars and spear guns, was bought by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries using money from BP after the Gulf Coast oil spill. The money was supposed to pay for seafood safety testing.Legislative Auditor Darryl Purpera's office previously questioned w
  
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• Thieves stoop to new low by stealing electrical meters

  12-06-2017 16:27
  
  BATON ROUGE- It's a problem that you may not have heard about, but power companies like Entergy and Demco are having to fight thieves stealing meters from customers.
  It's a way for them to get free electricity if they hook up your meter to a house that has the electricity turned off.
  Currently, Entergy and Demco both use what's called a smart meter. It links up to your home's electrical box, and meter readers can tell if the wrong one is plugged in.
  According to Entergy, over the past year, they
  
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• $447M Powerball prize remains unclaimed

  12-06-2017 16:13
  
  MENIFEE, Calif. - Lottery officials say they still don't know who bought the winning $447.8 million Powerball jackpot ticket from a Southern California liquor store and encouraged the holder to seek sound financial and legal advice.  California Lottery spokesman Russ Lopez said Monday that no one has come forward yet to claim the seventh-largest jackpot in Powerball game history.  Officials, however, presented a ceremonial million-dollar check to the owners of
  
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• Edwards signs bills to curb opioid abuse in Louisiana

  12-06-2017 15:24
  
  BATON ROUGE - Prescriptions for highly addictive opioid drugs in Louisiana will be more difficult to obtain under bills signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards.Edwards on Monday signed three bills that had breezed through the Legislature in the just-ended regular session. They include a measure requiring physicians to consult a statewide prescription monitoring system before prescribing opioid drugs to patients, some of whom may be "doctor-shopping."Another l
  
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• Disabled vehicle causes delays on LA 1; Lane reopens

  12-06-2017 15:16
  
  PORT ALLEN - All lanes have reopened on LA 1 North after a disabled vehicle held up traffic on the Intracoastal Canal Monday.According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the vehicle blocked the left lane until around 4 p.m.. Congestion from the incident has reached Fairview Avenue.Keep an eye on Baton Rouge Traffic with our advanced traffic tracking technology by clicking HERE.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Islamic State calls for Ramadan attacks in US, Europe

  12-06-2017 15:10
  
  BEIRUT - The Islamic State group is calling on supporters to carry out attacks in the United States and Europe during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that began two weeks ago.In an audiotape circulated online Monday, spokesman Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajer praised last week's attacks in Iran's capital, saying the country is "weaker than a spider's web" and calling for more assaults.Al-Muhajer also called for attacks in Russia and Australia, saying "heaven is reached under
  
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• Louisiana budget debate resumes in latest special session

  12-06-2017 14:59
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers have returned for another special legislative session, trying to strike a budget deal they didn't reach before the clock ran out on a regular session last week.  While the regular session ended with finger-pointing and angry words, House Speaker Taylor Barras says the special session represents a "fresh start" in negotiations with the Senate and Gov. John Bel Edwards.  The House budget-writing committee started work Monday, bu
  
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• BREC dedicates trail marker to community leader Fred Benton Jr.

  12-06-2017 14:52
  
  BATON ROUGE - BREC has partnered with Friends of Hilltop Arboretum and the Bartram Trail Conference to dedicate a  Bartram Trail mile marker to Fred Benton Jr., a former community leader in the Baton Rouge area.Benton was the bond attorney for the City for Baton Rouge for over 30 years. During his tenure, he worked to build new infrastructure around the city including new firehouses, schools, roads and bridges.The marker at BREC’s Airline Highway Par
  
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• US cancels new protection for endangered West Coast whales

  12-06-2017 14:16
  
  SAN FRANCISCO - The Trump administration has thrown out a new rule meant to keep endangered whales and sea turtles from getting tangled in mile-long West Coast fishing nets.  The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Monday it was canceling the pending limit on the West Coast's sword-fishing industry - even though the fishing industry itself proposed the new rule.  The regulation was designed to cut the numbers of humpback whales, leatherback sea turtles
  
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• Central announces final flood debris collection pass

  12-06-2017 13:52
  
  CENTRAL - The City of Central will be making a final pass to collect flood debris from homes later this month.All residents with flood debris remaining in their home or on their property is asked to move it to the road on the right of way in front of their house by June 26. The collection pass is expected to take a week to 10 days to complete and is for flood debris only, not construction debris.Mayor Jr. Shelton emphasized this will be the final time the city will be around to collect
  
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• Angry mom accused of knife attack

  12-06-2017 13:39
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 48-year-old woman accused of attacking her daughter's roommates with a knife was arrested after police found her pinned to the floor by one of the victims, according to arrest records.The roommates told sheriff's deputies that Roma Zerangue came to their apartment at 11580 Perkins Road about 3:20 p.m. to pick up clothes for her daughter. She accused the man and woman who shared her daughter's apartment of dealing drugs to her daughter, whom she said was now hosp
  
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• WANTED: Burglary circuit making its way across Hwy. 22

  12-06-2017 13:37
  
  PONCHATOULA – Sheriff's deputies here are investigating a rash of at least 55 burglaries along a wide stretch of Highway 22.Burglars have hit areas on either side of I-55 since last week. Monday, sheriff's deputies released surveillance video they hope will help find the suspects.On the east side of I-55, deputies suspect people in a small, dark-colored car were rummaging through people's property. Each time, the crooks wore something over their heads to try to hide their faces. In one
  
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• Texas woman calls 911 to complain about wait for nuggets

  12-06-2017 13:29
  
  WACO, Texas - Police in Central Texas say a woman fell into a foul mood when a fast-food restaurant took too long in delivering her chicken nuggets and she called 911 to complain.  Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said Monday the woman wanted the nuggets given to her for free because of the delay.  Swanton says the woman was parked in the drive-thru lane at McDonald's refusing to budge and being confrontational with employees, as vehicles lined up behind he
  
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• How to get tickets to College World Series

  12-06-2017 13:26
  
  BATON ROUGE-  LSU will accept request for all potential games LSU may participate in during the 2017 College World Series from LSU Baseball season ticket holders and current LSU students only.Season ticket holders and students have until 5 pm CT on Monday, June 12 to submit their requests.Requests may be placed by logging onto their online account at www.LSUTIX.net or by calling the ticket office during business hours of 8 am to 5 pm CT on Monday.LSU will use the LSU P
  
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• Tests find that most midsize SUVs have unsafe headlights

  12-06-2017 13:21
  
  NEW YORK - More than half of the midsize SUVs tested by an insurance industry group were found to have unsafe headlights that did not light up the road far enough or caused glare for oncoming drivers.The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says it tested 37 midsize SUVs and only two received a "good" rating: the 2017 Volvo XC60 and 2017 Hyundai Sante Fe. Twelve were rated "acceptable," 12 others were rated "marginal" and 11 were rated "poor." IIHS recommend
  
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• At least one taken to hospital after T-bone crash

  12-06-2017 13:19
  
  BATON ROUGE – First responders had to rescue people from a morning T-bone crash that flipped a pickup.The driver of a small SUV collided with a pickup as the two vehicles crossed the N. 22nd / Fuqua intersection. It's not clear who is at fault.The driver of the pickup was taken to the hospital, witnesses told a WBRZ news crew on the scene.Click HERE to access a traffic map of the area. ***************Follow the publisher of this post on Twitter: @treyschmaltzPermalink| Comment
  
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• Louisiana OKs new plan for red snapper anglers

  12-06-2017 13:07
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana officials have voted to accept a federal offer that would reopen a red snapper season for recreational anglers in the Gulf of Mexico's federal waters.  The federal season will reopen for the next 12 weekends if Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida all agree to close state recreational seasons in the Gulf on weekdays, at least through Labor Day.  At issue is how to ensure full recovery of the once disastrously depleted red
  
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• Feds suggest red snapper deal: weekends only, more days

  12-06-2017 13:07
  
  NEW ORLEANS - As officials seek full recovery of the once disastrously depleted red snapper population in the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf states are considering a proposed compromise on a contentious three-day federal red snapper season for recreational anglers.  Louisiana and Alabama officials say the Commerce Department has told them that if the Gulf states close state waters to recreational redfish anglers on weekdays at least through Sept. 4, a weekends-only federal season could s
  
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• August trial set in ex-NFL player Joe McKnight's death

  12-06-2017 13:01
  
  NEW ORLEANS - The man charged in the shooting death of former NFL running back Joe McKnight is scheduled to go on trial in August.  A judge in the New Orleans suburb of Gretna on Monday set an Aug. 7 trial date for Ronald Gasser, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. A conviction on that charge carries a mandatory life sentence.  Authorities have said McKnight and Gasser drove erratically and yelled at each other before the Dec. 1 shooting. The c
  
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• More than $950,000 raised; Kids surprised during annual Dream Home telecast

  12-06-2017 12:57
  
  BATON ROUGE – The 2017 St. Jude Dream Home was given away with fanfare Sunday night, and Monday morning, a local family's waking up to the realization they could be moving.Patricia Brashier of Ethel won the home – valued at more than $500,000. The home, built by Alvarez Construction, is in the new development Long Farm Village in East Baton Rouge.In addition to the house, other prizes were given away Sunday night in a live telecast at WBRZ. People won a vacation, dinners, mon
  
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• Warriors beat Cavs 129-120 to win NBA title

  12-06-2017 12:53
  
  Kevin Durant scored 39 points, Stephen Curry added 34 and the Golden State Warriors won their second NBA championship in three seasons with a 129-120 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Finals on Monday night.  Durant capped his first season with the Warriors in triumphant fashion with another big shooting night that helped Golden State avoid a repeat of last year's Finals collapse when Cleveland rallied from 3-1 down to win the title.  LeBro
  
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• FEMA trailers for sale spark controversy

  12-06-2017 12:47
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Federal Government is selling FEMA trailers to a handful of flood victims who still need the mobile housing units."In Holden, there's a few that look just like FEMA trailers for sale along the road...has got people talking on social media."Six FEMA trailers are sitting along Hwy. 190 in Holden. Each of the units has a "For Sale" sign on them.The sight outraged a few residents on Facebook this week. Residents couldn't believe that trailers sold to flood victims are already being
  
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• Arkansas police officer slain; search ongoing for suspect

  12-06-2017 12:36
  
  NEWPORT, Ark. - A police officer has been shot and killed in a small northeastern Arkansas town, and manhunt is underway for the suspect.  The shooting was reported about 7:30 p.m. Monday in Newport, about 90 miles northeast of Little Rock. According to an Arkansas State Police statement, 41-year-old Newport police Lt. Patrick Weatherford died shortly afterward at an area hospital. State Police say Weatherford was a 15-year department veteran.  Arkansas State
  
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• Strain discusses infrastructure concerns in meeting with president, vice president

  12-06-2017 12:22
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. - State agriculture chief Mike Strain stressed the need for more attention on old infrastructure in a recent meeting with the president and vice president.Strain was part of a meeting with White House officials last week. Details of the visit were released Monday.Strain discussed the need for increased spending on highways, railroads and even waterways. He asked that federal regulators consider allowing state and local governments to develop projects more freely – with
  
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• "Dear Evan Hansen" takes the top trophy at the Tony awards

  12-06-2017 09:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - "Dear Evan Hansen," a heart-wrenching musical about teen angst, loneliness and suicide in the social media age, has taken top honors at the Tony awards.The show stars 23-year-old Ben Platt in a breakout performance. It won six awards Sunday evening, including best musical and best actor for Platt. It also won best score for its young composers, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, already Oscar winners for the movie "La La Land."Also among the night's big winners was Bette Midler for "Hel
  
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• First lady and son now moving into the White House

  12-06-2017 07:13
  
  WASHINGTON - The first family is together again under the same roof: the White House.After nearly five months of living apart, President Donald Trump's wife, Melania, announced Sunday that she and the couple's young son have finally moved into the executive mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.Mother and son broke with tradition by living at Trump Tower in New York since the inauguration so that Barron, now 11, could finish the school year uninterrupted; the president lived and worked at the White H
  
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• Police respond to early morning shooting on Victoria Dr.

  12-06-2017 04:58
  
  BATON ROUGE- Police are responding to an early morning shooting in Baton Rouge. It happened around 4 a.m. in the 3000 block of Victoria Drive near Prescott Road and Airline Hwy.Few details are known at this time, but we will keep you updated.Permalink| Comments
  
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• One person dead in shooting on Victoria Drive

  12-06-2017 04:58
  
  BATON ROUGE- Police are responding to an early morning shooting in Baton Rouge. It happened around 4 a.m. in the 3000 block of Victoria Drive near Prescott Road and Airline Hwy.It has been confirmed by the Baton Rouge Coroner of one fatality.Few details are known at this time, but we will keep you updated.Permalink| Comments
  
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