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• FBI says US soldier pledged allegiance to ISIS

  10-07-2017 21:33
  HONOLULU - A 34-year-old U.S. soldier based in Hawaii pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group, helped purchase a drone for the organization to use against American forces and said he wanted to use his rifle to "kill a bunch of people."  Those are the allegations made in an affidavit FBI Special Agent Jimmy Chen supporting charges made against Ikaika Kang, who was arrested Saturday night.  Kang, a sergeant first class, made his first appearance in fed
  
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• Homes burned, others spared in Northern California

  10-07-2017 21:31
  
  OROVILLE, Calif. - A Northern California man learned his home is still standing when he returned from evacuating from a wildfire zone.  Chuck Wilsey told The Associated Press on Monday that he's relieved, but cautious, and is already planning for the next evacuation should it come. Wilsey says he's keeping his trailer attached to his truck and telling his daughters to gather prized possessions they couldn't get the first time around.  Others were not as lucky.
  
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• Union files for vote by workers at Mississippi Nissan plant

  10-07-2017 21:03
  
  JACKSON, Miss. - The United Auto Workers has filed to force a unionization vote at a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Mississippi after a yearslong campaign to build support.  Sandra Hightower of the National Labor Relations Board confirmed that the board received the UAW's election petition in its New Orleans office Monday.  Officials with Nissan did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The UAW declines comment but has scheduled an event Tuesday at its o
  
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• Senator says health care vote set for next week

  10-07-2017 21:01
  
  WASHINGTON - The No. 2 Republican in the Senate says senators will vote next week on a new health care bill to repeal and replace key parts of so-called Obamacare.  Sen. John Cornyn of Texas tells reporters that the revised legislation will be unveiled this week.  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is tweaking his bill after having had to abruptly cancel a vote last month because of lack of support.  It remains uncertain whether McConnell
  
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• Brazen thieves make three trips, take family dog

  10-07-2017 20:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - Surveillance cameras snapped photos of some brazen thieves who took thousands of dollars worth of items and the family dog.Sonseeahray Brown lives off Greenwell Springs Road near Airline Highway and tells WBRZ it all happened within 24 hours."Like everything is gone, they took everything, they didn't leave nothing," said Brown.Among the items taken include lawn equipment, lighting, faucets and bathtubs. Items Brown and her husband purchased to replace everything that flooded. But p
  
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• Orgeron says head coach at LSU must beat 'Bama

  10-07-2017 20:49
  HOOVER, Ala. - LSU coach Ed Orgeron knows beating Alabama is a priority for him, and every other coach that has been at the helm in Baton Rouge.  The Tigers have lost the last six meetings in an SEC West rivalry that produced a No. 1 versus No. 2 "Game of the Century" and a national championship matchup in the 2011 season. Alabama has won the last six meetings, including a 10-0 victory last season.  Orgeron said Monday at SEC media days that he understands the
  
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• Louisiana, Dutch groups work together on water research

  10-07-2017 20:48
  
  BATON ROUGE - Research institutes in Louisiana and the Netherlands have agreed to work together on coastal protection and restoration initiatives.  The Baton Rouge-based Water Institute of the Gulf announced Monday that it has signed an agreement with Deltares of the Netherlands to collaborate on research and development aimed at combating erosion and better managing water resources.  Gov. John Bel Edwards attended the announcement. He described the partnershi
  
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• Police: Deputy killed man after girlfriend tried to grab gun

  10-07-2017 20:43
  
  BATON ROUGE - A report from Louisiana State Police says a sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man after his girlfriend jumped on the officer's back, bit him and tried to grab his gun.  But the girlfriend's attorney disputes that account of Thursday's deadly encounter in Mamou.  Joe Long says 21-year-old Dequince Brown only jumped on the deputy's back after the deputy shot her boyfriend, 27-year-old Dejuan Guillory. Long says Guillory was lying on his stomach wi
  
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• Officials: Military plane crashes in Mississippi, killing at least 5 aboard

  10-07-2017 20:37
  ITTA BENA, Miss. - Officials say a military transport plane has crashed in Mississippi's Delta region, killing at least five people aboard.  Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks tells The Associated Press that a C-130 military transport crashed Monday about 85 miles (135 kilometers) north of Jackson.  Banks tells The Greenwood Commonwealth that at least five of the nine people supposed to be aboard have been confirmed dead.  Officials did not h
  
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• Central drainage cleanup delayed again

  10-07-2017 18:27
  
  CENTRAL - The City of Central’s ‘Backwater Clean-up Campaign’ designed to help clean the major water ways, drainage ditches, culverts, and bayous that are blocked by debris,  is delayed again.Residents in the Cimmaron Subdivision off Hooper Road have received several inches of water multiple times since the August flood of 2016. After hearing the news that a week of rain is in the forecast and the drainage project is postponed, some residents fear
  
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• New speed limit in effect for Staring Lane; drivers being monitored

  10-07-2017 18:11
  
  BATON ROUGE – A new speed limit is now in effect on Staring Lane and a new digital monitoring system has been regulating drivers' speed. The speed monitor sits in the median to remind drivers to slow down. City-Parish traffic engineers made a compromise with residents after several there were several complaints about the speed limit being too fast. "People whenever they are trying down this boulevard like this they expect it to be about 40 to 45 miles a hour so," resi
  
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• Fake cop pursues driver in Ascension Parish

  10-07-2017 17:12
  
  ASCENSION PARISH - Deputies say they arrested a man after he gave chase to a person while impersonating a police officer.According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, 51-year-old Timothy Wright of Mississippi was arrested after he attempted to pull over another driver.The sheriff's office says Wright used flashing lights on his vehicle to make the other driver come to a stop. The driver told deputies they felt suspicious and drove off when Wright exited the vehicle in non-police clothing.W
  
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• 4 Hammond teens arrested in string of burglaries

  10-07-2017 17:02
  
  MADISONVILLE - Authorities have arrested four Hammond teenagers in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries in a Madisonville subdivision.According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, 14 burglaries were reported in the Villages at Bocage subdivision Thursday Surveillance video form numerous sources in the subdivision led to the teens' arrest.The video showed a group of teenagers burglarizing several unlocked vehicles throughout the subdivision, which part
  
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• Public meeting scheduled for proposed LA 44 corridor in Gonzales

  10-07-2017 16:55
  
  GONZALES – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will hold an open house meeting for the proposed LA 44 corridor from I-10 to LA 22 in Gonzales. Phase One proposes a multi-lane roundabout south of Loosemore Road and completion of the four- lane section from I-10 to the Conway Plantation roundabout. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information about the project and to get input from interested parties. The proposed layout of the LA 44 from
  
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• 7-month long burglary circuit has targeted law enforcement, guns stolen from cars

  10-07-2017 16:00
  
  BATON ROUGE – Department-issued law enforcement vehicles have been the target of thieves since the beginning of the year and detectives made significant breaks in the case over the last week, the WBRZ News 2 Investigative Unit learned.According to a search warrant WBRZ obtained, detectives have been investigating a burglary circuit since January where crooks target law enforcement vehicles. In “numerous” heists, burglars break the windows of vehicles parked at homes
  
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• Overturned dump truck shuts down part of Greenwell Springs Road Monday

  10-07-2017 15:31
  
  CENTRAL - A crash involving an overturned dump truck closed part of Greenwell Springs Road Monday.According to the Central Police Department, the crash occurred around 3 p.m. Sand from the bed of the truck has spilled all over the roadway, preventing traffic from passing. The roadway was closed between Denham Road and Hooper Road while crews worked to clear the mess, but reopened just before 6 p.m. Police say the driver of the dump truck suffered mino
  
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• Overturned dump truck shuts down part of Greenwell Springs Road

  10-07-2017 15:31
  
  CENTRAL - A crash involving an overturned dump truck has closed part of Greenwell Springs Road Monday.According to the Central Police Department, the crash occurred around 3 p.m. Sand from the bed of the truck has spilled all over the roadway, preventing traffic from passing. The roadway is currently closed between Denham Road and Hooper Road while crews work to clear the mess.Police say the driver of the dump truck suffered minor injuries as a result of the c
  
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• EBRSO: Woman wanted for charging more than $800 to stolen credit card

  10-07-2017 14:52
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies are seeking a woman accused of spending more than $800 with the use of a stolen credit card.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the woman used the stolen card to buy $812 in Visa gift cards and then made purchases at several stores in the Baton Rouge area. The sheriff's office says she used the gift cards to make purchases at Dollar General, Walmart, Frank's Restaurant, and Church's Chicken.The suspect, a black female, was last seen wearing khakis and a pur
  
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• Police: Man hospitalized for heart attack after robbing workplace with hammer

  10-07-2017 14:49
  
  THIBODAUX - Police have arrested a man after he suffered a possible heart attack following a heist at the store where he was recently hired.According to the Thibodaux Police Department, 25-year-old Nicholas Meyer was arrested for the early morning robbery Sunday.Police say the incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. at a store in the 1500 Block of Ridgefield Road. Employees were just walking through the door to open the store for the day when a masked man held the door open
  
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• Police: Man hospitaled for heart attack after robbing workplace with hammer

  10-07-2017 14:49
  
  THIBODAUX - Police have arrested a man after he suffered a possible heart attack following a heist at the store where he was recently hired.According to the Thibodaux Police Department, 25-year-old Nicholas Meyer was arrested for the early morning robbery Sunday.Police say the incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. at a store in the 1500 Block of Ridgefield Road. Employees were just walking through the door to open the store for the day when a masked man held the door open
  
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• Registration begins Monday for free school supplies, backpacks

  10-07-2017 14:43
  
   BATON ROUGE – Sign-ups for free school supplies and backpacks from Salvation Army begin on Monday.Sign-ups will run from July 10 through Wednesday, July 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at The Salvation Army Worship and Community Center located at 4025 W. Brookstown Dr.Parents must bring proof of income, proof of household expenses or a SNAP benefit print out and must also show proof of their child's grade by showing a birth certificate or report card to q
  
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• Police: Burglar steals truck keys, prescription drugs from Gonzales home

  10-07-2017 14:25
  
  GONZALEZ - Police are seeking a person of interest in connection with the burglary of a Gonzales home that occurred Sunday morning. According to the Gonzales Police Department, the burglar gained entrance to the home by smashing a rear exterior window. Once inside, police say he rummaged through the home and stole prescription painkillers and keys to the homeowner's pickup truck. Police say the burglar then left the property with the stolen truck. The stolen vehicle is a black
  
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• Teen accused of beating elderly couple with hammer in Kenner caught in Baton Rouge

  10-07-2017 13:40
  
  KENNER – A teen was arrested for allegedly beating an 89-year-old man and 70-year-old woman with a hammer inside their Kenner home on Sunday.  According to the Kenner Police Department, a man reported that his next door neighbor, living in the Woodlake Subdivision on Tenton Street, walked over to his home covered in blood asking for help for her and her husband. Officers arrived to find 89-year-old Phillip Lynch and 70-year-old Anita Lynch, severely beaten and police say the a
  
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• Teen accused of beating elderly couple with hammer in Kenner

  10-07-2017 13:40
  
  KENNER – A teen was arrested for allegedly beating an 89-year-old man and 70-year-old woman with a hammer inside their Kenner home on Sunday.  According to the Kenner Police Department, a man reported that his next door neighbor, living in the Woodlake Subdivision on Tenton Street, walked over to his home covered in blood asking for help for her and her husband. Officers arrived to find 89-year-old Phillip Lynch and 70-year-old Anita Lynch, severely beaten and police say the a
  
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• Woman arrested for giving 'erotic' massages at north shore massage parlor

  10-07-2017 13:37
  
  MANDEVILLE - Authorities have arrested an employee of a north shore massage parlor after it was discovered she was giving erotic massages to customers. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, 53-year-old Liwei Dong was arrested and charged with prostitution by massage.The sheriff's office says deputies began investigating the Chinese Massage Parlor Friday after receiving numerous complaints of illegal activities taking place at
  
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• STPSO: Woman arrested for giving 'erotic' massages at north shore massage parlor

  10-07-2017 13:37
  
  MANDEVILLE - Authorities have arrested an employee of a north shore massage parlor after it was discovered she was giving erotic massages to customers. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, 53-year-old Liwei Dong was arrested and charged with prostitution by massage.The sheriff's office says deputies began investigating the Chinese Massage Parlor Friday after receiving numerous complaints of illegal activities taking place at
  
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• Man dead after overnight shooting in Baton Rouge

  10-07-2017 13:21
  
  BATON ROUGE – A 25-year-old man died after being rushed to the hospital overnight for a gunshot injury.The shooting happened in Gardere, on Mariner Drive, around 11:30. Deputies said the victim, Andre Wright, was taken to the hospital by family members where he died.While at the hospital, the family created a disturbance that required area law enforcement officers to settle the crowd. Investigators suspect a fight lead to the shooting.No one has been arrested for the shooting
  
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• Emails to lawmakers: Anger over removing Confederate statues

  10-07-2017 13:09
  
  BATON ROUGE - One by one, the four Confederate-era monuments came down in New Orleans, removed because of outrage by those who saw reminders of slavery and white supremacy chiseled in their faces. But at least one Louisiana lawmaker who argued against protecting such statues found her inbox flooded with emails overwhelmingly in support of the monuments staying put.  The Associated Press obtained more than 100 emails through a public records request. They were sent last spring a
  
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• Man, girl found at bottom of New Orleans hotel pool

  10-07-2017 12:55
  
  NEW ORLEANS- Authorities are investigating after the bodies of a child and a man were found at the bottom of a hotel pool in Louisiana.  New Orleans police said in a preliminary report that on Saturday staff at the Midtown Hotel found the bodies of a girl and a man. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports it was the male victim's 24th birthday. The age of the girl has not been released.  Marvin Dodd, the hotel's general manager, says the male victim checked in on
  
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• Woman wanted for questioning after wallet stolen from business in Baker

  10-07-2017 12:38
  
  BAKER – The Baker Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in identifying a woman wanted for questioning in reference to a theft at a local business. According to the police department, a wallet that had about $2,000 inside, was taken from the business. Police say the name of the business is not being released at this time. Police described the suspect as an unknown black woman. Further details have not been released. Anyone with information ab
  
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• Man wanted for questioning after wallet stolen from business in Baker

  10-07-2017 12:38
  
  BAKER – The Baker Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in identifying a man wanted for questioning in reference to a theft at a local business. According to the police department, a wallet was taken from the business that had about $2,000 inside. Police say the name of the business is not being released at this time. Police described the suspect as an unknown black man. Further details have not been released. Anyone with information about t
  
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• Average US gas price drops a penny amid plentiful supplies

  10-07-2017 06:09
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline fell about a penny nationally over the past two weeks, to $2.31.
   Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the drop comes amid plentiful supplies of both crude oil and gasoline.
   She says gas prices have declined more than 15 cents since April.
   Gas in San Francisco was the highest in the contiguous United States at an average of $3.00 a gallon. The lowest was in
  
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• I'll have the usual

  10-07-2017 05:39
  
  Our typical summertime pattern continues with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms with high temperatures in the low 90s, and low temperatures in the mid 70s.THE FORECAST: Today and Tonight: Partly sunny skies will give way to more clouds as well as scattered showers and thunderstorms especially during the afternoon hours. Storms will continue to be capable of locally heavy rain. Do not expect any significant changes to temperatures, as highs climb into the low 90s before activity devel
  
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