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• Crews battle house fire on Denova Street

  22-06-2017 20:59
  
  BATON ROUGE - Crews battled a fire at what appears to be an abandoned home in Baton Rouge Thursday.First responders arrived on scene after 8 p.m. Witnesses on scene say the home appeared to be abandoned.Fire crews were able to put the fire under control.Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man charged with bid to help Islamic State group

  22-06-2017 20:34
  
  NEW YORK - Prosecutors say a New York home health care aide who unwittingly planned a trip to Syria under the eye of law enforcement authorities has been charged with trying to help the Islamic State group.
   Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim says Saddam Mohamed Raishani was arrested Wednesday night as he prepared to board a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport to Portugal to begin his travel.
   Raishani was detained without bail after a brief initial court appearance Th
  
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• Trump wants Jets owner, former Dodgers co-owner as US envoys

  22-06-2017 20:16
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he'll nominate New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.
   Johnson raised money for Trump's presidential campaign and donated funds to help pay for inaugural festivities. Johnson is chairman and CEO of The Johnson Co., a private asset management firm in New York. He has owned the National Football League team since 2000. Johnson's nomination was expected after Trump made a public reference to it in January.
  
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• Authorities ID child killed on Alabama beach

  22-06-2017 19:26
  
  FORT MORGAN - Authorities have identified the child who was killed on an Alabama beach when he was hit by debris as Tropical Storm Cindy churned the Gulf of Mexico.
   The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office identified him Thursday as 10-year-old Nolan McCabe of St. Louis, Missouri.
   The boy was on vacation with his family when he was killed Wednesday morning on a beach at Fort Morgan. The Sheriff's Office said in a news release that the boy was hit by a log that was picked up and dr
  
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• Mosquito fish being used to decrease West Nile Virus mosquito population

  22-06-2017 18:54
  
  BATON ROUGE – Mosquito abatement specialists are using fish to help with mosquito control since there has been a spike in positive West Nile samples. The Gambusia fish, also known as the mosquito fish, feed on insect larva. Stephen Hahn, mosquito abatement specialists, placed them in the back yard of a vacant home in Baton Rouge. "They''ll ll just swim around and when they see a mosquito larva, the will just eat it," Hahn said. East Baton Rouge Mosquito Contr
  
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• Valve releasing stinky odor disrupting church, neighborhood

  22-06-2017 17:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Church-goers are not happy about a valve that's releasing a stinky odor into the air and permeating their neighborhood.The valve is at Burgin Avenue and Boston Street behind the Korean Baptist Church. It stands high in the air and sits on a concrete slab. It's part of the sewer force main system that pumps from Pump Station No. 5 on Valley Street to South Wastewater Treatment Plant on Gardere Lane. People who live around it say they smell it day and night."It releases gas," said Te
  
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• APSO: Five arrested after man found in trunk badly beaten, robbed

  22-06-2017 16:56
  
  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office says four men and a woman were arrested after a man was robbed, found severely beaten and left in the trunk of his vehicle. The man was found in the trunk of his vehicle on June 11 on Highway 70 in Convent. It was learned by deputies that the man was placed in the trunk as a result of a robbery that occurred on Panama Road in Sorrento, the sheriff's office says. It was discovered after a joint investigation by the St.
  
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• Medical marijuana contract will give LSU at least $3.4M

  22-06-2017 15:41
  
  BATON ROUGE - The first medical marijuana production deal struck in Louisiana is expected to bring the state's flagship university at least $3.4 million over five years.  In its bid offer, the contractor agreed to pay that amount or 10 percent of gross receipts, whichever is higher, to the LSU Ag Center for permission to grow medical marijuana.  The LSU Board of Supervisors gave its blessing to the arrangement Thursday, authorizing System President F. King Ale
  
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• After visit, Ryan says Scalise is 'doing well'

  22-06-2017 14:44
  
  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan says he visited Congressman Steve Scalise and that he's "doing well" and "his spirits are up" as he recovers from the gunshot wound he suffered last week.  The Wisconsin Republican says Scalise is craving updates on work as he recovers at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.  Scalise is from Louisiana and is the No. 3 House Republican. He was struck in the hip when a gunman opened fire at a baseball practice in Alexandria, V
  
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• Trump says he didn't tape his conversations with Comey

  22-06-2017 14:32
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he "did not make" and doesn't have any recordings of his private conversations with James Comey - his fired FBI director.  Trump also tweets that he has "no idea" whether other "tapes" or recordings exist.  Trump has disputed Comey's assertion that Trump asked Comey for a pledge of loyalty during a dinner meeting they had.  When news of Comey's account broke, Trump tweeted that Comey "better hope that
  
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• Once prized horse dies after being starved and covered in maggots

  22-06-2017 14:22
  
  OPELOUSAS – A prize-winning racehorse that once won numerous ribbons died after being found hungry and covered in maggots.The horse, known as Dr. Drip., was seized on Tuesday and died a day later in St. Landry Parish, officials said. The horse was taken after a tipster reported seeing the horse in grave condition in a field on private property.Such rescues usually take some time, but authorities told WWL TV they were so concerned, they expedited the rescue in an effort to save the hors
  
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• Woman injured in shooting on North Foster

  22-06-2017 13:55
  
  BATON ROUGE – One woman was taken to the hospital after a shooting on North Foster Drive and Jackson Avenue on Thursday around 11 a.m.  Authorities say the woman left the location of the shooting and met the ambulance at North Foster and Florida Street. The woman was transported to the hospital in stable condition with injuries that are not life threatening. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Permali
  
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• 5 arrested in Livingston murder case, victim identified

  22-06-2017 13:30
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS – Five people, including a juvenile, face charges for a shooting where a 19-year-old was killed overnight in Livingston Parish.The victim, Michael Avara, was shot in the abdomen and died at a hospital hours later, authorities revealed in a news release. Detectives said Avara, 19, and the group of people – ranging in age from younger than 18 to 22 – had been fighting when the shooting happened.The altercation happened on Saun Drive around 11 o'clock. A
  
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• Ascension, Livingston inland waterways closed to recreational boaters at 6 p.m.

  22-06-2017 13:22
  
  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness announced that all Ascension and Livingston inland waterways are closed to recreational boaters starting Thursday afternoon. The closures will begin at 6 p.m. on June 22 and will continue until further notice. This post will be updated when waterways are reopened. Blind River in St. James Parish is also closed. Permalink| Comments
  
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• EBRSO: Women wanted for using stolen credit cards to make $1,000 purchases

  22-06-2017 13:03
  
  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is searching for two women that used several stolen credit cards to make $1,000 worth of purchases. According to the sheriff's office, the victim's wallet was stolen while shopping at Fresh Market in Perkins Rowe. The credit cards were used shorty after at Target to make about $1,000 in purchases of miscellaneous items. The sheriff's office says one of the women deputies are searching for is described as a white woma
  
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• Vote on Baton Rouge zoo relocation deferred

  22-06-2017 12:54
  
  BATON ROUGE - BREC leaders have pushed back a vote on whether to move the Baton Rouge Zoo, a controversial topic for years.The initiative to reimagine the zoo and Greenwood Park was arguably the most popular item on BREC's agenda. Still, Commissioner David Tatman motioned to defer the item."This issue needs more discussion and community input," Tatman said.Councilwoman Chauna Banks gave a presentation during the meeting. She says even though the topic of moving the zoo has been thrown around for
  
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• Edwards gives updates as Cindy weakens; heavy rainfall anticipated

  22-06-2017 12:52
  
  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards held a news conference on Thursday to give updates on Tropical Depression Cindy. Cindy was named a tropical storm, but it was downgraded after it made landfall on Thursday. Even though the storm has been downgraded, heavy rains are still expected in the area, according to the National Weather Service. Edwards met with the Unified Command Group at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness prior to the
  
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• You could have an Amazon credit but you better act fast!

  22-06-2017 12:40
  
  SEATTLE – Many people have an Amazon credit that is about to expire and they don't even know it!A 2013 court case dealing with collusion between Apple and five major publishers over the price of e-books resulted in customers receiving a credit. Retailers like Amazon and even Barnes & Noble were required to credit the accounts of some customers.The settlement applies to certain e-book purchases between April 2010 and May 2012. Attorneys believe millions of customers are owed the cre
  
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• Mourners gather for funeral of student detained in N Korea

  22-06-2017 12:36
  
  WYOMING - Hundreds of mourners are celebrating the life of an American college student who was detained in North Korea for over a year and died shortly after being returned home to Ohio in a coma.  Otto Warmbier's brother, sister and friends were scheduled to speak at the funeral Thursday in his hometown of Wyoming, near Cincinnati. A rabbi was officiating at the public service, which was closed to the news media.  A coroner is trying to determine Warmbier's c
  
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• Officers responding to shooting on Woodvine Avenue

  22-06-2017 12:21
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officials are responding to the scene of a shooting on Woodvine Avenue.Baton Rouge Police Department officials say the shooting occurred in the 900 block of Woodvine Avenue near Timbercreek Avenue.BRPD officials say one person suffered non-life threatening injuries.They did not give any information on a suspect.WBRZ News 2 has a crew en route to the scene.This is a developing story. Check back for details.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Cindy, now a tropical depression, moving inland

  22-06-2017 08:09
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Forecasters say Cindy, the onetime tropical storm since downgraded to a depression, is weakening as it heads inland.  But bands of heavy rain are continuing - with heavy rain in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.  The National Hurricane Center in Miami says a tropical storm warning from High Island, Texas, to Morgan City, Louisiana, has been discontinued, hours after the storm made landfall.  At 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, C
  
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• Hurt officer throws 1st pitch at Congressional softball game

  22-06-2017 08:05
  
  WASHINGTON - A U.S. Capitol Police officer injured while defending members of Congress at a baseball practice threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Congressional Women's Softball Game.
   News outlets report that Special Agent Crystal Griner threw out the ceremonial first pitch from her wheelchair on Wednesday night, a week after a gunman opened fire on the Republican baseball team practice in northern Virginia ahead of the annual Congressional Baseball game. Officers returned fire,
  
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• Senate GOP health care bill would end Obamacare penalties and taxes, sources say

  22-06-2017 01:29
  
  Top Senate Republicans prepared Wednesday to release their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law, a proposal that would cut and revamp Medicaid, end penalties on people not buying coverage and eliminate tax increases that financed the statute's expansion of coverage, lobbyists and congressional aides said.
  
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• Tropical Storm Cindy: 10-year-old boy killed by a log blown ashore by a huge wave, police say

  22-06-2017 00:24
  
  Authorities said a 10-year-old boy was toppled and killed by a log along the waterfront in Fort Morgan that was blown into him by a huge wave on Wednesday morning.
  
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