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• Trump praises Cowboys owner on NFL protests

  09-10-2017 21:39
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is praising Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for his stance against players protesting during the national anthem.  Trump is on Twitter offering a "big salute" to Jones, who Trump says "will BENCH players who disrespect our Flag."  Trump writes that National League Football players should "Stand for Anthem or sit for game!"  Jones said Sunday, "If we are disrespecting the flag, then we won't play."&nbs
  
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• 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' drops trailer during NFL halftime

  09-10-2017 21:32
  LOS ANGELES - The trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" debuted in dramatic fashion during Monday Night Football halftime.  Storm troopers marched onto Chicago's Soldier Field and pyrotechnics fired as the preview played onscreen.  The clip featured all the latest characters from the Star Wars universe. Daisy Ridley's Rey is practicing her light saber skills and questioning her destiny, and it appears Adam Driver's Kylo Ren is prepared to lend her a hand. Jo
  
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• Suspect in Texas campus officer killing captured

  09-10-2017 21:13
  LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech University officials say a student sought in the shooting death of a campus police officer at police headquarters has been captured.  University officials issued an alert around 9:35 p.m. Monday saying they've lifted a campus lockdown that was ordered after the shooting. No other details were immediately given.  A university statement identified the suspect as 19-year-old Hollis Daniels.  University spokesman Chri
  
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• California wine country fire death toll hits 10

  09-10-2017 21:12
  SONOMA, Calif. - Officials say at least seven more people have died in fast-moving wildfires in California wine country, bringing the total number of fatalities to 10.  The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office tweeted Monday that seven fire-related deaths were reported from fires there.  California fire officials reported earlier that two people died in Napa County and one died in Mendocino County.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Mexico City begins demolishing earthquake-damaged buildings

  09-10-2017 21:10
  MEXICO CITY - The head of Mexico City's construction safety institute says the city has begun demolishing the first building badly damaged by the Sept. 19 magnitude 7.1 earthquake.  The quake killed 369 people and completely collapsed at least 38 structures, most of which were apartment buildings. About a half-dozen others partly collapsed, and up to 200 suffered serious structural damage.  Renato Berron said Monday that some of the badly damaged buildings ar
  
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• Missing 82-year-old man from Prairieville found late Monday night

  09-10-2017 20:47
  UPDATE: Virgil Chamness has been located safe and unharmed, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. He was located on Airline Highway near the Baton Rouge Parish line.ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 82-year-old man. Virgil Chamness was reported missing from his Prairieville home Monday afternoon. Chamness is 6' tall, 115 pounds and suffers from Alzheimer's and a heart condition.&n
  
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• APSO searching for missing 82-year-old man from Prairieville

  09-10-2017 20:47
  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 82-year-old man. Virgil Chamness was reported missing from his Prairieville home Monday afternoon. Chamness is 6 feet tall, 115 pounds and suffers from Alzheimer's and a heart condition. According to the sheriff's office, Chamness may be driving a white 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood, bearing license plate number ZLH662. Chamness has his&nbs
  
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• Man shot in domestic incident in Baker; Woman in custody

  09-10-2017 20:10
  BAKER - Police say a woman is in custody after a man was shot in a domestic dispute Monday night.The shooting was reported around 7:45 p.m. on Plaza Drive near Groom Road. According to the Baker Police Department, a man was shot in the torso and taken to a hospital. The victim's condition is currently unknown.Police say a woman is also in custody after the shooting.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Iberville Parish set to discuss new law protecting American flag

  09-10-2017 19:15
  PLAQUEMINE - Residents in Iberville Parish say they'd back a new ordinance that would ban anyone from damaging or defacing an American flag.The proposal would cover the parish's flag along with the Louisiana state flag, with penalties range from a six-month stay in jail to a $1,000 fine."I promised veterans that I would pass an ordinance prohibiting burning of the flag," Council Chariman Matt Jewell said.The chairman wasn't alone in his hope to pass the ordinance. Sev
  
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• Private bridge damaged by flood, owner can't afford to fix

  09-10-2017 18:26
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A private bridge over a parish-maintained canal was damaged during the August 2016 flood. The owner can't afford to fix it herself.Reva Beck has to park on one side of the canal and walk over the rickety bridge to her house. She says it's in such disrepair, first responders can't get to her house since the bridge can't carry the weight of the vehicles."There's nothing up underneath there to hold the car," she said.The bridge was built by her late husband in the 70s. Her husband
  
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• Report: Employee arrested after argument leads to gunfire at New Orleans restaurant

  09-10-2017 18:00
  NEW ORLEANS – An argument led to a gun being fired at a restaurant in a New Orleans restaurant Monday afternoon.Those on scene at Gallier's Restaurant and Oyster Bar on Carondelet Street told WWL that the argument was between two co-workers.One employee of the restaurant said the argument escalated to a fight fist, and then a gun was fired. No one was hurt, however the employee who fired a shot is in custody. Permalink| Comments
  
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• WANTED: Thirsty thief walks out of supermarket with pants full of stolen beer

  09-10-2017 16:38
  ST. AMANT - Authorities are currently seeking out a man who was seen stuffing his pants full of beer before he left a supermarket without paying.According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, the man walked into the Delaune's Supermarket on Highway 431 and went straight for the alcohol. Deputies say he stuffed a case's worth of beer into his pants before inconspicuously walking out the front door.The man can be seen on surveillance video, stuffing some of the bottles into
  
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• Residents clean up neighborhoods as part of 'beautification initiative'

  09-10-2017 16:09
  BATON ROUGE - Over the weekend, residents across the city took part in Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's Corridor Beautification Initiative. The initiative is part of the mayor's effort to combat blight in area neighborhoods.The city says that 29 tons of materials disposed illegally were picked up across council districts five, six and seven. In addition, crews hauled in 234 tires and over 600 signs that were illegally placed. According to a Facebook pos
  
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• Non-profit sends touching gift to fallen BRPD officer's son

  09-10-2017 15:08
  BATON ROUGE - A non-profit organization based out of Ohio sent a very special gift to the son of a fallen Baton Rouge Police officer this week.On Monday, the Baton Rouge Police Department shared photos of the gift, a special rocker crafted to look like a BRPD patrol unit, from Hero's Rock. According to the organization's Facebook page, its goal is to show appreciation to officers who make the the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. BRPD says the rocker was deliver
  
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• Vegas dims lights to mark week since shooting

  09-10-2017 14:05
  LAS VEGAS - At 10:05 p.m., the Las Vegas Strip's bright lights dimmed for about 10 minutes to mark the passing of exactly a week since a gunman opened fire, killing 58 people and wounding almost 500 at a country music festival.  Most casinos along Las Vegas Boulevard darkened their marquees briefly Sunday.  A week earlier, gunfire began raining from a 32nd-floor room at the gold-glass Mandalay Bay hotel tower on the city's famous resort corridor. &am
  
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• 20,000 evacuated as wildfire erupts in Southern California

  09-10-2017 13:58
  SONOMA, CA. - Another wildfire has erupted in California, this time about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles in the hill country of eastern Orange County.  The Anaheim Fire Department says the fire erupted late Monday morning and is being pushed by 25 mph winds.  An unknown number of people have been ordered to evacuate.  Wildfires burn neighborhoods in California's Napa and Sonoma counties, forcing residents to evacuate. http
  
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• Parents could face jail time under city's anti-bullying law

  09-10-2017 13:41
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Parents of children found bullying other minors could face jail time under a new law approved in a western New York community.The law went into effect Oct. 1 in North Tonawanda, a city just north of Buffalo.Members of the North Tonawanda Common Council hope the new law will put a stop to bullying by holding parents accountable for their children's actions. Parents could be fined $250 and sentenced to 15 days in jail if twice in a 90-day period their child viola
  
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• Veteran who helped Las Vegas shooting victims to receive free truck

  09-10-2017 13:36
  LAS VEGAS - A car dealership is offering a free truck to the Marine veteran who commandeered a vehicle and used it to rush dozens of victims to hospitals during the mass shooting in Las Vegas.A report from the Arizona Republic says 29-year-old Taylor Winston found keys to a utility truck and began loading injured into the truck, making two trips to deliver 30 people to different area hospitals.Shane Beus, owner of a car dealership in Gilbert, Arizona, read about Winston’s act
  
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• Man sues Cubs, MLB after foul ball blinded him in left eye

  09-10-2017 13:36
  CHICAGO, Il - A man is suing the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball after he was struck in the face by a foul ball at Wrigley Field and left blind in one eye.  The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 60-year-old John "Jay" Loos of Schaumburg says in the lawsuit filed by the Clifford Law Offices that he was sitting near the field during an August 29 game at Wrigley when he was struck.  The lawsuit follows a number of incidents in which fans have been h
  
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• 35-second returns? Walmart speeds up online purchase returns

  09-10-2017 13:25
  NEW YORK - Walmart is making new moves to speed up the return process for online purchases.  The first change will come next month, when customers will be able to start the return process on Walmart's app. After that, they can bring the item to a store, scan a barcode with their smartphone and drop it off with an employee at an express lane at the customer service desk. The new process will take about 35 seconds or less.  In December, customers will be able t
  
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• EPA chief says administration to roll back climate plan

  09-10-2017 13:24
  HAZARD, Ky. - EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says the Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming.  Speaking in Kentucky on Monday, Pruitt said he will sign a proposed rule on Tuesday "to withdraw the so-called clean power plan of the past administration."  The clean power plan aimed to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. It was a centerpiece of the Obama administration's enviro
  
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• Deputy uses chemical agent, stun gun; woman dies handcuffed

  09-10-2017 13:22
  SPRINGFIELD, Ark. - State police are investigating and a sheriff's deputy is on paid leave after an Arkansas woman died while handcuffed following a disturbance.  According to officers, deputies responding to a disturbance near Springfield early Sunday used a chemical agent and a stun gun on 36-year-old Regina Twist of Hot Springs. After she was handcuffed, she became unresponsive and died. Autopsy results are pending.  Conway County officials asked state pol
  
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• Jason Aldean returns to Las Vegas a week after mass shooting

  09-10-2017 13:18
  LAS VEGAS - Country star Jason Aldean has returned to Las Vegas a week after a mass shooting during his performance at a music festival left 58 people dead and hundreds more hurt.  University Medical Center of Southern Nevada thanked Aldean on Facebook Sunday for visiting with survivors. The hospital says Aldean's visit "helped heal hearts and cheer those who were wounded."  Aldean's wife, Brittany, posted a picture of herself and Jason on Instagram looking a
  
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• 14th death from Florida nursing home that lost AC in Irma

  09-10-2017 13:16
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Another woman who lived at a Florida nursing home that lost air conditioning during Hurricane Irma has died, bringing to 14 the number of fatalities linked to the home.  Hollywood police spokeswoman Miranda Grossman told The Associated Press on Monday that 95-year-old Francesca Andrade has died from ailments suffered when the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills lost power Sept. 10 during the hurricane's passage. Hours earlier, Grossman had repor
  
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• 13th death from Florida nursing home that lost AC in Irma

  09-10-2017 13:16
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A woman who lived at a Florida nursing home that lost air conditioning during Hurricane Irma has died, becoming the 13th fatality linked to the home.  Hollywood police spokeswoman Miranda Grossman told The Associated Press on Monday that Cecilia Franco has died from ailments suffered when the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills lost power Sept. 10 during the hurricane's passage.  On Sept. 13, eight residents died and other residents wer
  
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• Audit: Louisiana charter school monitoring needs improvement

  09-10-2017 13:13
  BATON ROUGE - A state audit is criticizing how Louisiana's education department monitors charter schools.  The report from Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera's office found the education department weighed critical and non-critical violations equally in determining school performance ratings. The department, auditors say, should be judging charter schools based on the severity of a violation.  The education department says it is working to update the scoring s
  
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