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• U2's Bono meets with Congressman Scalise's staff, signs card

  21-06-2017 20:40
  
  WASHINGTON - The Latest on the investigation of the shooting of a Republican lawmaker and others at a baseball practice last week (all times local):U2 lead singer Bono has met with members of Rep. Steve Scalise's staff and signed a card wishing the congressman a speedy recovery.Scalise was grievously injured when a gunman opened fire at a Republican baseball practice last Wednesday, injuring several people. The congressman is in fair condition at MedStar Washington Hospital Center after a bullet
  
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• Accused robber hospitalized after being shot in St. Helena Parish

  21-06-2017 19:59
  
  ST. HELENA PARISH - A man is in the hospital after a failed robbery attempt at a store in St. Helena Parish.Authorities were called to the scene at the intersection of Highway 448 and Highway 10. There, they discovered a person shot a man in the leg after he attempted to rob them. Authorities say the would-be robber was 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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• Suspect flees in stolen vehicle after stabbing at Dollar Tree

  21-06-2017 18:30
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a reported stabbing that occurred at a Dollar Tree store Wednesday.Police arrived on the scene after receiving reports of an armed robbery at the Dollar Tree in the 7100 block of Florida Boulevard late Wednesday afternoon.During the course of the investigation, officers learned an employee of the store was stabbed. Police say a witness tried to intervene and was also attacked as a result.The employee suffered minor/moderate injurie
  
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• BRPD: Suspect flees in stolen vehicle after double stabbing at Dollar Tree

  21-06-2017 18:30
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred at a Dollar Tree store Wednesday.Police arrived on the scene after receiving reports of an armed robbery at the Dollar Tree in the 7100 block of Florida Boulevard late Wednesday afternoon.During the course of the investigation, officers learned an employee of the store was stabbed. Police say a witness tried to intervene and was also stabbed as a result.Both the employee and the witness suffered minor/moder
  
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• Rescue vehicles ready, stationed throughout EBR, for possible flooding

  21-06-2017 17:53
  
  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has more resources on hand to deal with any possible issues from heavy rain this week than the agency had ready for the August flood.Response efforts were studied and resources have been increased following the unprecedented weather event last year. Now, authorities revealed Wednesday, there are 14 rescue boats and additional high water vehicles stationed throughout the parish.There were only four boats available in August.In a
  
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• INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Convicted former CATS Board member involved in more questionable activities

  21-06-2017 17:48
  
  BATON ROUGE - A convicted thief who stole money from the Capital Area Transit System is now involved in other questionable activities. Those who encountered Montrell McCaleb are calling him a master manipulator. Norelle Feinauer is passionate about her community and the city of Baton Rouge. So when she had the opportunity to get involved in an organization set up to help underprivileged kids, she jumped at the opportunity. It's called the Louisiana Cultural Arts and Academic Ex
  
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• EBRSO: Slidell contractor accused of scamming flood victim

  21-06-2017 17:37
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies have arrested a contractor after he allegedly took thousands of dollars from a flood victim and failed to complete work on her home.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the victim hired 51-year-old Mark Tomerlin of Slidell and his company, All-Star Construction, to complete work on her flood-damaged home in January.The victim told deputies she entered into a $38,365 contract with Tomerlin on Jan. 30 and gave him a $9,668 check as a deposit.
  
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• APSO: Man dragged out of vehicle, robbed in Prairieville

  21-06-2017 17:36
  
  ASCENSION – One man was arrested after he dragged a Prairieville man out of his vehicle and robbed him. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a man robbed on Tiger Heights Road on June 7. Deputies learned that the man and a friend traveled to the road to meet up with someone, however when they arrived the man was dragged out of his vehicle by three unknown men. The victim fled on foot when one of the men said he had a gun. Deputies later learned
  
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• Zachary woman killed in three-vehicle crash on LA 10

  21-06-2017 16:52
  
  GREENSBURG - Police are investigating a deadly, three-vehicle crash on LA 10 which left one person dead in St. Helena Parish on Wednesday.According to Louisiana State Police, 27-year-old Brittney Robinson was driving west on LA 10 in a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox at the time of the crash. Police say Robinson crashed into a vehicle that was slowing down to make a turn after she failed to come to a stop. After the crash, Robinson's vehicle traveled into the eastbound lane whe
  
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• BRPD: 19-year-old fires shots at man posing as woman on social media app

  21-06-2017 16:45
  
  BATON ROUGE – A 19-year-old was arrested after he fired shots at a man he met through a social media application who was posing as a woman.The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested Chauncy Wilkerson on charges of illegal use of a weapon and aggravated assault with a firearm. Officers responded to a hit-and-run accident on Monday in the 2800 block of Gore Road. They discovered two people, Wilkerson and his mother, were struck by the vehicle. Wilkerson said that he met a woman
  
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• Man accused of sneaking into home, raping 6-year-old

  21-06-2017 16:01
  
  IBERVILLE PARISH- Authorities have arrested a man accused of sneaking into a family's home, raping a 6-year-old girl and threatening one of her relatives.According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, 52-year-old Patrick Callegan of White Castle was questioned after he allegedly raped the girl Sunday morning. Callegan reportedly entered the home without permission and sexually assaulted the child. The sheriff's office says the adults who
  
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• Water rises in Livingston Parish, Road advisories issued

  21-06-2017 15:35
  
  MAUREPAS - Rising water closed roads and put many people on alert in low-lying Livingston Parish.Water rose Wednesday as bands of rain from Tropical Storm Cindy moved across the region.  Cindy remained off the coast of Louisiana, moving toward the Texas state line Wednesday afternoon, but sporadic storms blew in wind and rain.At Kings Point Marina, people shared pictures of water over driveways and near garage doors.  High water had closed some roads by Wednesday eveni
  
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• Several state parks close ahead of Tropical Storm Cindy

  21-06-2017 14:52
  
  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Office of State Parks has announced several closures as the state braces for Tropical Storm Cindy.According to a statement from the office, the following parks will be closed in advance of Tropical Storm Cindy's landfall:Cypremort Point State Park, Cypremort PointFairview-Riverside State Park, MadisonvilleDay-use at Fontainebleau State Park, MandevilleGrand Isle State Park, Grand IsleTickfaw State Park, SpringfieldThe Office of State Parks is monitoring conditions and
  
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• Boy dies in Alabama during Tropical Storm Cindy

  21-06-2017 14:36
  
  FORT MORGAN - A sheriff's captain says a 10-year-old Missouri boy has died on the Alabama coast after being fatally struck by a log washed in by storm surge from Tropical Storm Cindy.  Baldwin County Sheriff's Capt. Stephen Arthur says the boy was hit by the debris Wednesday morning in the Fort Morgan area. Stephen said witnesses reported the boy was standing outside his family's condominium when he was struck by the log washed in by a large wave.  Arthur said
  
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• Ex-Texas nurse accused of killing dozens charged with murder

  21-06-2017 14:23
  
  SAN ANTONIO - A former Texas nurse who prosecutors say may be responsible for the deaths of up to 60 young children has been indicted on a murder charge for the second time in recent weeks.  Prosecutors in San Antonio said in a statement that 66-year-old Genene Jones was indicted Wednesday in the 1981 death of 2-year-old Rosemary Vega.  She was charged with a separate count of murder last month in the death of an 11-month-old boy.  Jones is s
  
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• BRPD: 27-year-old shot on Wallis Street

  21-06-2017 13:46
  
  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Wallis Street. Neighbors told News 2 they saw a red car speed down the street, then heard several gunshots. A victim, a 27-year-old man, was found suffering from a gunshot wound, according to BRPD. Neighbors say they saw the man bleeding from the stomach as he was loaded into an ambulance. BRPD says the man was
  
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• Did someone in Livingston Parish steal sandbags?

  21-06-2017 13:38
  
  SPRINGFIELD – A bizarre case of missing sandbags forced authorities to monitor important disaster supplies more closely.The Springfield area fire department posted on Facebook, sandbags will be filled as people try to build dams around property to keep potential flooding rain out of buildings but people will need to call ahead to have the sandbags prepared. Overnight, bags were taken from two of the four locations in the District 2 Fire Department service area.In the post, the fire dep
  
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• Authorities looking at terrorism in Flint airport stabbing

  21-06-2017 13:36
  
  FLINT - A law enforcement official says the FBI is looking at terrorism as a possible motive in the stabbing of an officer at the Flint, Michigan, airport.  The official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the individual wasn't able to publicly discuss it says the investigation of the Wednesday morning assault at Bishop International Airport is in its early stages.  A second law enforcement official also speaking on condition of anonymity says authorit
  
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• Killian residents deal with flooding, fear more rainfall

  21-06-2017 13:31
  
  KILLIAN - Residents of King's Point Marina in Killian are experiencing high waters again, less than a year after historic flooding ravaged the area. As waters rush into yards, memories from 11 months ago come flooding back. "We don't need fifteen, twenty, thirty inches of rain like we got before," Frank Monistere said.As of Wednesday afternoon, Monistere, who lives in the Terry Harbor area, was still able to drive to his property. However, some of his neighbors were not so luck
  
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• Ex-teacher, assistant girls coach admits molestation

  21-06-2017 13:18
  
  COVINGTON - A Louisiana prosecutor says a former high-school math teacher and assistant girls' basketball coach has pleaded guilty to molesting a 16-year-old girl who had sent him Twitter messages.St. Tammany Parish District Attorney Warren Montgomery said in a news release Wednesday that 38-year-old William Leto of Bush was sentenced Monday to five years in prison without parole.Leto taught and coached at Fontainebleau High School in Mandeville. Montgomery says he pleaded guilty Monday to moles
  
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• Congressman Scalise in 'fair condition,' making progress

  21-06-2017 13:14
  
  BATON ROUGE – Congressman Steve Scalise is in "fair condition" after he was shot in the hip last week practicing for a charity baseball game in Virgina.As of Wednesday morning, MedStar Washington Hospital Center says Scalise's condition has improved since he first entered the hospital. "Congressman Steve Scalise continues to make good progress. He is now listed in fair condition and is beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation," the hospital released in a stat
  
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• Classmates honor student who died after N. Korea detention

  21-06-2017 13:08
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Otto Warmbier knew everyone on campus as a student at the University of Virginia, and he had an "insane" tie collection.Alex Vagonis also said Warmbier was her soul mate who "helped me become a better human being."Vagonis was Warmbier's girlfriend at the time of his detention last year in North Korea, where he was convicted of subversion and sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor. North Korean officials released the 22-year-old Warmbier last week, but he was in a
  
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• Edwards agrees to let Louisiana colleges set their own fees

  21-06-2017 12:37
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's colleges and universities can still set - and raise - their own student fees.  The schools' governing boards have had that fee-hiking ability, but it was set to expire on June 30. Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law a bill that continues the authority to set and modify fees until mid-2020.  The four college management boards will have to report their fee changes each year to state lawmakers, under the new law sponsored by Rep. C
  
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• LA 1 flooding along coast

  21-06-2017 12:30
  
  LEEVILLE – Video recorded Wednesday morning showed water flooding parts of La. 1 between Houma and Grand Isle.Water was seen covering the highway in the communities of Leeville and Golden Meadow. The communities are in Lafourche Parish, which was one of the first local governments to declare a state of emergency for Tropical Storm Cindy. The governor of Louisiana declared a state-wide emergency Wednesday morning, a procedural move that could quicken the pace of relief should the storm
  
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• Louisiana governor expands law backed by former Saints star

  21-06-2017 12:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to expand a law championed by beloved former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason that gives terminally-ill patients access to experimental treatments.  The governor has signed into law a bill broadening Louisiana's Right to Try Act to include robotic devices that help people unable to talk or write. Gleason, who has ALS and uses similar technology to speak, testified on behalf of the expansion.  The act, origi
  
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• Trump ponders solar panels on border wall

  21-06-2017 12:13
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is musing about putting solar panels on his proposed wall on the Mexican border.  Trump is suggesting at a rally Wednesday evening in Iowa that a solar wall would "create energy and pay for itself."  He then joked it would mean Mexico "will have to pay much less money" to build it. Trump claimed as a candidate that Mexico would fully fund his impenetrable border wall - a plan Mexico rejected.  Trump also su
  
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• Two die in California due to extreme heat

  21-06-2017 12:11
  
  PHOENIX - Authorities in California say two elderly people died because of an extreme heat wave scorching the Southwest U.S.  Santa Clara County officials say a 72-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman died Monday in San Jose, where temperatures reached 94 degrees.  Officials said in a statement Wednesday one of the two was homeless and lived in a car.  Santa Clara County spokeswoman Marina Hinestrosa says she can't provide any other informat
  
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• WATCH: Flooded streets but sunny skies in Grand Isle as Cindy lingers

  21-06-2017 09:14
  
  GRAND ISLE – Sun peeked through the clouds and for a moment Wednesday, the Louisiana coast was almost picture perfect minus some street flooding.Video and pictures shared with WBRZ from a viewer in Grand Isle showed a mix of clouds and rain and sometimes sunshine. Though, water was covering some streets but did not appear to be more than what is expected in this coastal community.Strong waves crashed along the shoreline in one video. Water covering roadways only appeared to be a few in
  
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• Governor Edwards gives updates on Tropical Storm Cindy

  21-06-2017 08:23
  
  BATON ROUGE, La - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a statewide state of emergency Wednesday morning, in response to Tropical Storm Cindy.The proclamation came after several parishes declared a state of emergency. Numerous other parishes were expected to make a declaration as well, according to the proclamation from the Governor.In a press release issued Wednesday morning, the Governor said "all arms of the state's emergency preparedness and response apparatus are taking Tropical Stor
  
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• Governor Edwards declares state of emergency

  21-06-2017 08:23
  
  BATON ROUGE, La - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a statewide state of emergency Wednesday morning, in response to Tropical Storm Cindy.The proclamation came after several parishes declared a state of emergency. Numerous other parishes were expected to make a declaration as well, according to the proclamation from the Governor.In a press release issued Wednesday morning, the Governor said "all arms of the state's emergency preparedness and response apparatus are taking Tropical Stor
  
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• Schools closing due to Tropical Storm Cindy

  21-06-2017 07:55
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. - We will provide a list of schools that have said they will close due to Tropical Storm Cindy here:Saint Paul's Adult Learning CenterWe will update this list as we are notified of any new closures. Permalink| Comments
  
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• FBI to detail findings on Congressional baseball shooting

  21-06-2017 07:47
  WASHINGTON - The FBI and other law enforcement officials are planning to detail what happened when a gunman shot a top House Republican and four other people on a northern Virginia baseball field.
   Leaders of the FBI's Washington field office will discuss their investigative findings at a news conference Wednesday.
   Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip, was gravely wounded in the shooting last week. He has undergone several surgeries and remains hospitalized. His conditi
  
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