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• Van strikes diners on LA sidewalk; 8 injured

  30-07-2017 21:31
  LOS ANGELES - A van plowed into a group of people dining on a Los Angeles sidewalk, striking and injuring at least eight people.  A witness to the crash told The Associated Press the van jumped a curb and careened into a group of people eating outside The Fish Spot restaurant in the city's Mid-Wilshire neighborhood.  Courtney Crump said several victims were pinned under the van and that one man had severe head injuries. He said witnesses held the driver until
  
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• Woman found dead with multiple cuts inside Goodwood Boulevard home

  30-07-2017 19:06
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say a woman was found dead inside a home on Goodwood Boulevard Sunday.Police reported to the scene in the 13000 block of Goodwood Boulevard around 7:30 Sunday morning.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, 41-year-old Sara Hernandez was found dead with muliple cuts to her body.Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at 389-4869.Police do not believe this incident is connected to Sunda
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured after crashing into EMS vehicle

  30-07-2017 18:29
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say one person was seriously injured after a motorcycle crashed into the back of an EMS vehicle Sunday afternoon.The crash occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday on East Azalea Park Drive. Sources say the driver of the motorcycle sustained serious injuries. Police responded to a shooting on S. Flannery Road around the same time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• BRPD: 2 teens dead after drug deal turns into shooting on S. Flannery Road

  30-07-2017 17:34
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say two teenagers are dead after a drug escalated into a shooting in the 1000 block of S. Flannery Road Sunday. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, authorities believe 19-year-old Kenyi Kolok and 18-year-old Orenthean Daniels met to conduct a drug transaction around 5 p.m. Sunday. Police say at some point gunfire was exchanged during a dispute.  Kolok died at the scene
  
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• Child advocates urge backseat car alarms

  30-07-2017 17:02
  A proposed new law that would require carmakers to build alarms for back seats is being pushed by child advocates who say it will prevent kids from dying in hot cars.  The law also would streamline the criminal process against caregivers who cause the deaths - cases that can be inconsistent but often heavier-handed against mothers.  The latest deaths came in Arizona on triple-digit degree days over the weekend, with two baby boys found forgotten in vehicles i
  
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• Report: 4 teens accused of armed robbery blocks from Lakeside Mall

  30-07-2017 16:09
  METAIRE - Deputies in Jefferson Parish say four teenagers were arrested after reports of an armed robbery blocks from Lakeside Shopping Center late Friday night.According to a report from WWL,  Davyn William, 17, and three 15-year-old juvenile suspects were arrested.Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said two men were “jumped” by four suspects, one armed with a handgun in the 3400 block of Severn Avenue. “They turned to find a group
  
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• Man accused of striking family members; threatening wife with knife

  30-07-2017 15:37
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested a man who hit members of his family and threatened his wife with a knife. According to the affidavit, 51-year-old Dwight Briscoe got into an argument with his wife at their home Saturday night around 9:50 p.m. That argument quickly turned physical as Briscoe allegedly hit his wife in the head repeatedly. Arrest records say their four children were in the hous
  
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• EBRSO: Man accused of repeatedly punching wife and daughter in the head

  30-07-2017 15:37
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested a man who hit members of his family and threatened his wife with a knife. According to the affidavit, 51-year-old Dwight Briscoe got into an argument with his wife at their home Saturday night around 9:50 p.m. That argument quickly turned physical as Briscoe allegedly hit his wife in the head repeatedly. Arrest records say their four children were in the hous
  
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• 20,000 flee spectacular fire at music festival in Barcelona

  30-07-2017 15:20
  ARCELONA, Spain - A spectacular fire at a music festival in Spain has forced the evacuation of over 20,000 concertgoers in Barcelona, the regional government says.  Images show towering flames consuming a large outdoor stage Saturday night at the "Tomorrowland" electronic music festival held at Barcelona's Parc de Can Zam.  Barcelona firefighters say there were no serious injuries during the concert evacuation. The event's private security told authorities th
  
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• 'Dunkirk' conquers 'Emoji,' 'Atomic Blonde' at box office

  30-07-2017 14:29
  LOS ANGELES - "Dunkirk" has topped the competition once more at the box office, beating newcomers "The Emoji Movie" and "Atomic Blonde."  Studio estimates on Sunday say Christopher Nolan's WWII film dropped 44 percent from its first weekend and brought in $28.1 million to take first place.  Right behind was "The Emoji Movie," which opened to $25.7 million despite extremely negative reviews.  The ride continues to be smooth for the well-revie
  
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• St. George Fire District receives more than $1 million in grant money

  30-07-2017 13:48
  BATON ROUGE - The St. George Fire Protection District will soon add a new location and more firefighters after it was awarded more than $1 million in grant money from FEMA for the second year in a row."It's a big boost. It allows us to hire these folks, put them to work and take a burden off the local taxpayer a bit," Chief Gerard Tarleton said.It's the second year in a row and the fourth time since 2004 that the fire district has won the grant. Chief Tarleton&nbs
  
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• Boat captain rescues 'Miracle' cat thrown off bridge

  30-07-2017 13:46
  DESTIN, Fla. - A Florida charter boat captain couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a creature falling from a bridge.  The Panama City News Herald reports Capt. Jordan Smith was traveling near the Marler Bridge in Destin on Thursday when an animal was apparently thrown off.The Marler Bridge   The 35-year-old Smith said he moved his boat closer to the site of the splash, thinking it might be an otter. But then he saw two orange eyes
  
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• LSU working to get tiger mascot by start of football season

  30-07-2017 13:43
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State University is searching for a new tiger mascot, with the university's president hoping to have a Mike VII on campus by the September start of football season.  LSU President F. King Alexander says renovations to the tiger's on-campus habitat will be completed by Aug. 10, and he told The Advocate that LSU has leads on a new tiger.  Mike VI, LSU's mascot since 2007, died in October of cancer.  The university has h
  
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• BancorpSouth plans to dissolve its bank holding company

  30-07-2017 13:39
  TUPELO, Miss. - A Mississippi-based bank plans to dissolve its bank holding company and merging those operations with its banking subsidiary.  The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports BancorpSouth Inc. will remain a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under its current symbol, BXS.  Most banks have bank holding companies that let them offer services such as mortgage banking, leasing and consumer and commercial finance and loan servic
  
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• 8-year-old boy raises over $6K to buy best friend new wheelchair

  30-07-2017 13:32
  A California boy decided to raise funds to buy a brand new, customized wheelchair for his best friend, and his good will gesture has already exceeded expectations.Paul Burnett and Kamden Houshan met in kindergarten. The two 8-year-old boys, who are headed for third grade in the fall, instantly became friends, their mothers told ABC News."They spend a lot of time together," Jenny Burnett said. "They talk every day and every Saturday. We do a family dinner so he sees a lot of what Kamden
  
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• Mermaid statue to rise as memorial to those lost at sea

  30-07-2017 13:30
  PORT FOURCHON - Before the year is over, a 16-foot-tall statue of a mermaid rising from the water will stand on Louisiana's waterfront as a memorial to all who have died at sea.  A woman whose son was lost diving in the Gulf of Mexico worked with families of some of the men who died when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig caught fire in 2010 to commission The Lady of the Gulf Seaman's Memorial .  Cindie Roussel's son's body was never found after he went diving in
  
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• Car bomb blast in Somalia's capital kills at least 5

  30-07-2017 13:26
  MOGADISHU, Somalia - A police officer says a car bomb blast near a police station in Somalia's capital has killed at least five people and wounded at least 13 others.  Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the explosion near Waberi police station along the busy Maka Almukarramah road may have been a suicide bomber.  Most of the victims are civilians.  The exact target of the blast remains unclear.  The Somalia-based extremist group al
  
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• Local civil rights leader to be laid to rest Monday

  30-07-2017 13:22
  BATON ROUGE - Local civil rights leader Earline Williams is set to be laid to rest Monday. Williams was instrumental in one of the first bus boycotts in the country, right here in Baton Rouge."She was out there in forefront. She stood tall," said Mada McDonald, a friend of Earline Williams. "She was short, but she stood tall." McDonald says Williams was like a second mother to her. She went to school and church with Williams' family, and Williams was a strong influence in her
  
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• Dishwasher sparks apartment fire on Blvd. De Province

  30-07-2017 12:47
  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters responded to an apartment fire Sunday morning that was reportedly started by a malfunction in a dishwasher.The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the reported apartment fire in the 1700 block of Boulevard De Province around 8:30 a.m.The fire was determined to be caused by an electrical problem in the "automatic dishwasher," according to BRFD. The fire was contained to the kitchen, with the rest of the apartment receiving smoke damage.The other three uni
  
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• Man killed after early morning shooting in New Iberia

  30-07-2017 12:18
  NEW IBERIA - One man was found laying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds after he was allegedly shot early Sunday morning in New Iberia.The shooting happened sometime before 2:30 a.m., when deputies with the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office were called to the 600 block of Field Street in reference to a shooting.Deputies located a 24-year-old male laying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Sheriff's Office.The victim was then transported by Acadian Ambulance to a local
  
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• Suspect in custody after fatal stabbing in Slidell

  30-07-2017 12:02
  SLIDELL - The Slidell Police Department is investigating a stabbing that left one dead earlier today. Authorities say the incident occurred on the 800 block of Pine Tree Street Sunday just before 6 p.m. Officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call when they found one person stabbed at the scene. The victim later died at the hospital due to their injuries. Slidell Police say they have a suspect in custody.&nbs
  
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• Police: Man stabbed to death after intervening in domestic dispute

  30-07-2017 12:02
  SLIDELL - Police say a man fled to another state after he fatally stabbed a man who intervened in a domestic dispute between him and his fiancée Sunday.Authorities say the incident occurred in the 800 block of Pine Tree Street just before 6 p.m. Sunday.Officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call when they found 30-year-old Douglas Evans lying on the floor of the residence with multiple stab wounds. Evans later died from his injuries at a local hospital.A
  
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