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• McConnell defers action on health care vote as McCain recovers from surgery

  15-07-2017 21:53
  
  PHOENIX - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's deferring consideration of the GOP health care measure.  The Senate leader had planned action on the controversial bill next week. But Sen. John McCain announced Saturday he would be staying in Arizona following surgery for a blood clot. That put the measure in jeopardy in the closely divided Senate.  Surgeons in Phoenix say they removed a blood clot from above McCain's left eye.  May
  
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• Bone fragment scare forces hot dog recall

  15-07-2017 21:17
  
  NEW YORK - The maker of Sabrett hot dogs is recalling more than 7 million pounds of hot dogs because they may contain bone fragments.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of products made by New York City-based Marathon Enterprises Inc. on Saturday.  The recall affects beef and pork hot dogs and sausages produced on various dates between March 17 and July 4.  The food-safety agency says
  
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• 5 arrested after work program inmate found working for family business

  15-07-2017 20:40
  
  RACELAND - Deputies have arrested five people after it was discovered that a work program inmate had spent more than two months working for a family business instead of his assigned employer.According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, 36-year-old Anthony Gambino III had been reporting to his mother’s house in Raceland and working for his family’s produce business instead of Schlumbrecht Electric in Waggaman, which was his assigned job site.&
  
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• 101-year-old Baton Rouge woman sets new record for 100-meter run

  15-07-2017 18:49
  
  BATON ROUGE - A 101-year-old Baton Rouge woman set a new record for her age group Saturday by completing the 100-meter race in just over 40 seconds.According to USA Track & Field, Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins' 40.12 is a pending world record, in addition to her previous pending record 39.62 set earlier in July. She is the oldest female competitor in USATF history.Hawkins started her track and field journey last year after attending State Olympics in Lake Charles and s
  
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• Louisiana lieutenant governor travels to Quebec this weekend

  15-07-2017 18:06
  
  BATON ROUGE - Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is traveling to Canada to promote Louisiana's French heritage and reaffirm its partnership with Quebec.  The Louisiana lieutenant governor leaves Sunday for Quebec City, along with members from the Council on Development of French in Louisiana and tourism officials.  While there, the lieutenant governor's office says Nungesser will sign an agreement signifying cooperation between Louisiana and Quebec in areas of education
  
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• Mississippi prison cook arrested for having sex with inmate

  15-07-2017 18:02
  
  CORINTH, Miss. - A 51-year-old Corinth cook at the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility faces criminal charges after allegedly having sex with an inmate.  The Daily Corinthian reports Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell says the suspect is Susan Iwema, an employee of Texas-based CBM Food Services, the company which has the contract to provide meals for inmates.  The official charge is conspiracy to commit a crime for sexual activity between an employee
  
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• Ex-inmate misses job interview to help driver in crash

  15-07-2017 17:51
  
  WESTPORT, Conn. - A former inmate on his way to a job interview is being lauded for helping the driver of a car that flipped over on a Connecticut highway.  Aaron Tucker was traveling by bus through Westport Wednesday when he saw the crash and jumped off to help the driver.  Tucker, who lives in a Bridgeport halfway house, helped rescue the driver from the smoking car and wrapped his dress shirt around the man's head to stop a wound from bleeding. &am
  
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• EBRSO: 2 arrested after man repels neighbor with wasp spray during confrontation

  15-07-2017 17:33
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a pair of feuding neighbors after a Friday afternoon confrontation involving a chunk of concrete and can of wasp spray.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the 13000 block of Honey Drive where they found 35-year-old Jacob Dickerson lying on the ground in front of his neighbor's home.Deputies say that 65-year-old Daniel Walker, Dickerson's neighbor, admitted to spraying Dickerson in t
  
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• EBRSO: 2 arrested after man blinds neighbor with wasp spray during confrontation

  15-07-2017 17:33
  
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a pair of feuding neighbors after a Friday afternoon confrontation involving a chunk of concrete and can of wasp spray.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the 13000 block of Honey Drive where they found 35-year-old Jacob Dickerson lying on the ground in front of his neighbor's home.Deputies say that 65-year-old Daniel Walker, Dickerson's neighbor, admitted to spraying Dickerson in t
  
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• October election for Louisiana treasurer draws 7 contenders

  15-07-2017 16:44
  
  BATON ROUGE - Seven candidates have registered to run in the special election for Louisiana state treasurer before the sign-up period for the Oct. 14 ballot closed.  Republican John Kennedy left the job after his election to the U.S. Senate. Qualifying for the race ended Friday.  The top three contenders, all Republicans, are: Angele Davis, a Baton Rouge business consultant who was a state budget administrator for Govs. Mike Foster and Bobby Jindal; Sen. Neil
  
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• School supplies gifted to Louisiana children with parent in prison

  15-07-2017 16:08
  
  BATON ROUGE - Children visiting parents at Louisiana's state prisons over the next month will leave with backpacks loaded with school supplies.  The Louisiana Correctional Association's Kitz for Kidz program is holding events at seven state prisons over four weekends to distribute the school supplies.  Louisiana has an estimated 64,000 children who have a parent in prison, according to the correctional association. The organization started the Kitz for Kidz pr
  
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• Police investigating overnight shooting on Blount Road

  15-07-2017 15:37
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a shooting on Blount Road which occurred early Saturday morning.Baton Rouge Police confirmed the shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of Blount Road. Sources tells WBRZ that a woman was taken to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Details are limited at this time. We will update this story with new information as soon as it becomes available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police: Man fights officer after buying fake drugs

  15-07-2017 15:21
  
  BATON ROUGE - Officers arrested a man Friday after he bought a piece of trash which he believed to be drugs and got into a scuffle with police.According to Baton Rouge Police, officers responded to the 1900 block of Gracie Street in reference to a reported robbery around 11:40 a.m. Friday. Police arrived on scene to find 54-year-old Randal Ward, who claimed to have been robbed by a young black male. After speaking to Ward, officers said he was unable to provide details of the i
  
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• One year after shooting, Deputy Nick Tullier continues to show signs of improvement

  15-07-2017 13:53
  
  BATON ROUGE - Life may not ever be the same as it once was for Deputy Nick Tullier, but he and his family have made the best of a difficult situation.Tullier is currently resting at a Houston area hospital. Nick's father James, tells News2 that his son underwent his latest surgery on Wednesday, a procedure to his abdominal area.He was moved to the Texas hospital last November, after he was wounded in an ambush which targeted law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge on July 17, 2016. Thre
  
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• Victims of overnight double shooting are 19, 20

  15-07-2017 12:52
  
  BATON ROUGE – A 20-year-old and a 19-year-old were injured in what appears to have been a double shooting on Gus Young overnight.While the victim's names have not been released, police told WBRZ, both victims are severely injured. The 20-year-old was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries by an ambulance, authorities said. The younger victim was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle.The shooting happened in the 4100 block of Gus Young around 11:15 Friday night.Check
  
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• Church holds funeral service for murdered gospel singer

  15-07-2017 12:51
  
  ST. GABRIEL - Gospel music rocked the packed house at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in St. Gabriel Saturday.It was the appropriate way to send off Andre Wright. At age 25, he was a gospel artist who performed beyond his years. But his life was tragically cut short this past week.The gospel director died Monday after he was shot while trying to stop a fight between his brother and another man."Andre was a phenomenal singer," choir member Marchand Bolden said.He served as musical director
  
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• Community plans balloon release for officers killed in 2016 ambush

  15-07-2017 12:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - Locals are planning a balloon release outside of BRPD headquarters one year after the deadly attack which claimed the lives of three law enforcement officers on Airline Highway.The event will take place in the courtyard of Baton Rouge Police Headquarters at 9000 Airline Hwy. The event is open to all members of the public. Those attending are encouraged to bring their own blue and black balloons to release in honor of the fallen officers.The event will begin Monday, July 17
  
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• Firefighters rescue trapped driver after vehicle crashes into building overnight

  15-07-2017 05:14
  
  CENTRAL - Firefighters rescued a driver from a vehicle after it crashed through a wall and became stuck inside of a building on Greenwell Springs Road early Saturday morning.According to the Central Fire Department, crews responded to a crash in the 15600 block of Greenwell Springs Road around 2 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters arrived on scene to find an SUV lodged inside of a building with the driver trapped inside.The fire department says the SUV was almost entirely insi
  
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