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• Jury awards $3.9M to family of film worker killed by train

  17-07-2017 21:15
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. - A jury has found a railroad company responsible in the 2014 death of a movie worker on a Georgia railroad bridge, awarding the young woman's family $3.9 million in damages.  The verdict against CSX Transportation came Monday in a civil lawsuit the parents of Sarah Jones filed in the Feb. 20, 2014, crash. Jones was killed when a freight train slammed into film workers shooting a movie about singer Gregg Allman.  Attorneys for Jones' family argue
  
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• Police: Mississippi girl dies after beating over math lesson

  17-07-2017 21:14
  
  MERIDIAN, Miss. - Police say a Mississippi man fatally beat a 3-year-old girl with a bamboo rod and a cellphone cord because she couldn't correctly answer questions about numbers and then soiled her pants.  The Meridian Star reports that police detectives testified in city court Monday about 25-year-old Joshua Salovich's confession to the beating.  Bailey Salovich died Saturday after being taken to a hospital for injuries including bleeding in the brain and lu
  
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• WATCH: Dog rescues drowning deer from New York harbor

  17-07-2017 20:34
  
  SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY - A man captured video of his dog pulling off an amazing rescue when it jumped into a harbor and pulled a drowning deer ashore.A Facebook video posted by Mark Freeley shows the act of animal-to-animal heroism which occurred Sunday morning in PJ Harbor. The dog, named Storm, spotted the small deer thrashing around in the water and leapt into action."Can't believe this...Storm just saved this baby deer from PJ Harbor," Freeley said in the post.Freeley&
  
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• Man allegedly stabs two during fight, arrested for attempted murder

  17-07-2017 20:10
  
  NEW IBERIA - A 26-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed two individuals during a fight Saturday afternoon.According to the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a reported stabbing at the Bouligny Plaza on Main St. and found two victims with stab wounds.Deputies learned there was an altercation between two females when the suspect, Tony Younger of New Iberia, allegedly stepped into the fight and stabbed one female in the arm.Another male then stepped in to
  
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• Man accused of being lottery scam kingpin to plead guilty

  17-07-2017 20:07
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. - A Jamaican man accused of masterminding a lottery scam that victimized dozens of Americans out of millions of dollars has agreed to plead guilty in a deal with federal prosecutors in North Dakota.  The agreement signed by the defense and prosecutors on Friday calls for Lavrick Willocks to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy. Prosecutors will dismiss 65 other counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.  Defense attorney Joe A. Jo
  
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• Netflix still piling up viewers and big programming bills

  17-07-2017 19:44
  
  SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is pulling in new viewers and award nominations in droves. But the online video service has a long-term problem: its acclaimed programming line-up is costing far more money than what subscribers pay for it.  That hasn't been a big issue so far. Investors have been willing to accept scant profits in exchange for robust subscriber growth.  Netflix announced Monday that it added 5.2 million subscribers in the April-June quarter. That's the
  
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• Community holds balloon release at BRPD in honor of fallen officers

  17-07-2017 18:56
  
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge locals held a balloon release outside of BRPD headquarters Monday, one year after the deadly attack which claimed the lives of three law enforcement officers on Airline Highway.The event took place just outside of Baton Rouge Police Headquarters on Airline Highway. Those in attendance brought with them blue and black balloons to release in honor of the fallen officers.Balloons were released around 6:20 p.m. following a bagpipe performance of "Amazing G
  
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• Rain causes sewage back-up in neighborhood; crews working to fix issue

  17-07-2017 18:53
  
  BATON ROUGE -  The homes in the River Oaks neighborhood in Baton Rouge experience sewage back-up every time it rains. Residents know that with every rain, toilets, showers and sinks become inoperable. "I'm tired of dealing with it," resident of Gloria Drive, Chris Johnson, said. "Once I see it's about to start raining, I tell my kids they have to go to the bathroom because no telling when they'll be able to go again."Sewage flows from manhole covers and sinkholes pop u
  
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• Sulphur man arrested on more than 100 counts of child pornography

  17-07-2017 17:16
  
  SULPHUR – A Sulphur man was arrested on more than 100 counts of child pornography, the Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced on Monday. Attorney General Jeff Landry's Cyber Crime Unit arrested 27-year-old Cameron Fairley on 80 counts of sexual abuse images/videos of children and 29 additional counts of sexual abuse images/videos of children under the age of 13. He was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Jail following a joint investigation between the Cyber Crime Unit, H
  
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• British doctors find 27 contact lenses in woman's eye

  17-07-2017 16:50
  
  LONDON - Doctors intending to perform cataract surgery on a 67-year-old woman in Britain found something rather unexpected: 27 contact lenses mashed together in her right eye.  In a case report published Monday in the journal BMJ, the doctors said that the woman had worn monthly disposable contact lenses for 35 years; she had "deep set eyes" and poorer vision in that eye, which they said might have contributed to a failure to remove some of the lenses.  The do
  
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• Pair arrested in off-campus housing robberies near LSU

  17-07-2017 16:08
  
  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police arrested two people for early-morning burglaries at off-campus student housing communities near LSU.Police said Elijah Lucido, 21, and Justin Perry, 20, were arrested Monday morning around 5 o'clock. Booking records show both men were booked on various counts of armed robbery. Lucido also faces charges related to resisting arrest and illegal carrying of a weapon.Baton Rouge Police said Lucido, Perry and a third unknown suspect were responsible
  
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• Garth Brooks offers free honeymoon after fans get engaged at concert

  17-07-2017 15:39
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Garth Brooks says he'll pony up for a Hawaiian honeymoon for a Texas couple who got engaged at his concert in Oklahoma City.  WFAA-TV reports Drew Bargsley proposed to Chelsea Townsend while Brooks was playing his hit "Unanswered Prayers" on Saturday night.  The singer got wind of the commotion and asked the Dallas-area couple about their honeymoon plans from the stage. He told them he and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, will pay for their honeymoon
  
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• Woman fatally shot by police officer in Minneapolis after calling 911

  17-07-2017 15:29
  
  MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota police chief says she's asked for a fast investigation into the death of an Australian woman who was shot by police.  Minneapolis police Chief Janee Harteau says the death of Justine Damond is tragic. The 40-year-old Damond was shot to death Saturday night by responding officers shortly after family members say she called 911 to report a possible assault.Local media have identified the officer who shot and killed Damond as Mohamed Noor. &n
  
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• Report: Owners to sell Co-op Bookstore

  17-07-2017 15:08
  
  BATON ROUGE – The owners of the Co-op Bookstore are planning to sell the store after several years in business. According to The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, the owner, Bob Prescott, and his brother are selling the store due to declining book sales and wanting to retire.Co-op opened in 1933 and was formerly located on Chimes Street. The owners moved into its current location on Burbank in 2004. A specific closing date has not yet been released. Read t
  
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• Police: Mother-to-be wounded in Ohio shooting wasn't pregnant

  17-07-2017 14:57
  
  CINCINNATI - The investigation into a deadly shooting at a suburban Cincinnati gender-reveal party has taken a strange turn.  Colerain police say the woman who was the focus of the party wasn't pregnant. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Chief Mark Denney says police don't have an explanation, only speculation, about why the woman claimed to be pregnant.She had told local media she lost her unborn child after she was wounded.  Eight people, includi
  
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• SUV loses control, lands on St. Louis house

  17-07-2017 14:48
  
  ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Firefighters had to rescue a driver from a rooftop after an SUV lost control and landed on the roof of a suburban St. Louis home Sunday.According to the St. Louis Fire Department, the speeding vehicle lost control and crashed into a home in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. Firefighters said the driver was rescued from the wreckage and taken to a hospital in critical condition. The vehicle apparently sped through the house's sloped front yard and
  
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• Louisiana again negotiating safety-net hospital term deals

  17-07-2017 14:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana is renegotiating the terms of deals with the private members of its safety-net hospitals and services, in what is becoming an annual bargaining session aimed at keeping state costs in check.Gov. John Bel Edwards' lead negotiator, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, says drafts of the latest contract proposals are out for hospital managers to review. The main issue in the negotiations is money, with the Edwards administration trying to ensure the
  
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• Fugitive, wanted since 2013, arrested after flagging down deputy for assistance

  17-07-2017 13:53
  
  RACELAND - A fugitive who's been on the run since 2013 was arrested after he flagged down a sheriff's deputy in Lafourche Parish Sunday.According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Jansen Simon had been stranded on the side of the road in Raceland while traveling with friends. A deputy driving on LA 182 came across Simon, who was walking on side the roadway when he flagged down the deputy for assistance. After Simon told the deputy his name,
  
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• Woman indicted for murder of sister after body found in shallow grave

  17-07-2017 13:37
  
  ST. HELENA – A St. Helena Parish grand jury indicted a woman for the murder of her sister, whose body was found in a shallow grave along a road in the area.According to District Attorney Scott Perriloux, a grand jury indicted 38-year-old Deborah Blades Palmer on one count of second degree murder.Palmer was arrested by the St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office after her sister, Rebecca Blades, was reported missing on May 10 and found dead in a shallow graveon Anderson Road in Gre
  
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• Denham Springs officers searching for man after several drugs, guns seized

  17-07-2017 13:09
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS – The Denham Springs Police Department arrested one man and currently searching for another after several drugs and guns were seized during a search. On July 13, Denham Springs Police Department officers with the assistance of the Livingston Parish Special Response Team executed a search warrant at 208 E. Street in Denham Springs. Officers seized crack cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, a rifle and a pistol as a result of the search warrant. Officers
  
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• Groups sue feds for extending anglers' red snapper season

  17-07-2017 12:17
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Two environmental groups are suing the Trump administration for stretching the red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico.  The federal government said the economic benefit from allowing weekend fishing this summer by recreational anglers in federal waters outweighs the harm to the red snapper species, which is still recovering from disastrous overfishing.  Gulf state officials had lobbied for and praised the change, but the lawsuit says the decisi
  
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• Trump wields Louisiana baseball bat at 'Made in America' showcase

  17-07-2017 12:00
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took a swing with a baseball bat made by a Louisiana company at the American-made product showcase at the White House Monday.President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and other Cabinet members attended the 'Made in America' product showcase that included Louisiana baseball equipment manufacturer Marucci Sports.The showcase included products manufactured in all 50 states. Marucci, a baseball equipment manufacturer, handcrafts all its wood bats in Bat
  
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• Mayor orders flags at half-staff in honor of fallen officers in 2016 ambush

  17-07-2017 06:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome has ordered flags on city-parish grounds to be flown at half-staff in honor of three law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty during an ambush July 17, 2016.Baton Rouge Police Officers Matthew Gerald and Montrell Jackson, along with Deputy Brad Garafola were killed when a gunman opened fire on law enforcement outside the B-Quik gas station on Airline Hwy. Three other officers were injured.Mayor Broome released this st
  
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