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• LSU veterans honored before Saturday's game

  11-11-2017 19:13
  BATON ROUGE - As LSU players warmed up for Saturday's early morning game, active and retired members of the military took the field to be honored for their courage and service. Those greeted by a roar of applause on this Veteran's Day included Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a West Point Military Academy graduate. "This couldn't be more fitting," he said. "We have tremendous heroes here ... all these great Americans, great Louisianians. I'm just
  
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• Louisiana military veterans honored before Saturday's LSU game

  11-11-2017 19:13
  BATON ROUGE - As LSU players warmed up for Saturday's early morning game, active and retired members of the military took the field to be honored for their courage and service. Those greeted by a roar of applause on this Veteran's Day included Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a West Point Military Academy graduate. "This couldn't be more fitting," he said. "We have tremendous heroes here ... all these great Americans, great Louisianians. I'm just
  
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• Teenager shot with pellets near Old Rafe Meyer Road

  11-11-2017 15:27
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews responded to a teenage male shot by bird shot pellets Saturday afternoon. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says that shooting happened in the 200 block of McCastle Ave. near Old Rafe Meyer Road. Authorities say teenager was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Permalink| Comments
  
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• One person shot near Old Rafe Meyer Road

  11-11-2017 15:27
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews are responding to a reported shooting on Northgate Drive near Old Rafe Meyer Road. Details are limited at this time. At least one person was shot. Authorities have not given an update on their condition. A WBRZ News 2 Crew is en route. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police: Hunter finds human skull in Slidell woods

  11-11-2017 15:06
  SLIDELL - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office says a human skull was found by a hunter Friday morning. Sheriff's deputies were called to a wildlife refuge adjacent to the Palm Lake area in Slidell. Authorities recovered the skull and turned it over to the St. Tammany Coroner's Office. A spokesperson for STPSO says there were no immediate signs of foul play and no other remains were found in the area. This inves
  
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• Firefighters battle vacant house blaze Friday night

  11-11-2017 14:15
  CENTRAL - Firefighters with the Central Fire Department and Baton Rouge Fire Department battled a vacant house fire Friday night. According to CFD, the fire started sometime before 8:30 p.m. in the in the 7300 block of Prescott Road.The blaze was contained without incident, according to CFD. Fire investigators are looking into the cause of the fire.This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man wanted after allegedly shooting, killing ex-girlfriend

  11-11-2017 13:30
  BATON ROUGE - A 25-year-old woman was reportedly shot and killed by her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend early Saturday morning.According to Baton Rouge Police, the shooting took place in the 2400 block of Washington Avenue before 1:20 a.m.The victim, Dezarae Warner of Baton Rouge, was found lying in the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Police believe Warner was shot by her ex-boyfriend, Nicholas London of Baton Rouge, after a verbal argument.Warner died at the scene, according to Baton Ro
  
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• Trump back on defensive over Russia meddling

  11-11-2017 13:11
  HANOI, Vietnam - President Donald Trump is back on the defensive over Russian election meddling and is accusing Democrats of trying to sabotage U.S.-Russia relations.  Speaking to reporters Saturday aboard Air Force One, Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin vehemently insisted once again that Moscow had not interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections.  The Republican president declined to say whether he believed Putin but made clear he wasn't interested in d
  
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• George Takei accused of groping struggling model in 1980s

  11-11-2017 13:10
  NEW YORK - "Star Trek" actor George Takei has denied he groped a model-actor in 1981.  Takei said Saturday on Twitter that events described in an interview with Scott R. Brunton "simply did not occur."  Brunton told The Hollywood Reporter he was living in Hollywood when he met Takei at a bar. They exchanged numbers, he said, and then Takei invited him out and back to his condo after Brunton broke up with a boyfriend.  Brunton said he "must h
  
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• Roy Moore says accusations of sexual abuse are false

  11-11-2017 12:27
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore said he would unveil "revelations" about the women accusing him of sexual misconduct.  The Republican Moore made the remark Saturday at his first public appearance since the allegations were reported by The Washington Post.  Speaking at a Republican club in a Birmingham suburb, Moore questioned why the allegations would emerge now, after he has run five statewide political races in the past 17 years.&
  
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• Two Richland Police officers fired for sexual misconduct

  11-11-2017 11:59
  RICHLAND, Miss. - Richland Police Chief Russell James says two of his officers have been fired for sexual misconduct.  Neither of the officers faces charges at this time, and the police department is not releasing their names. Details of the alleged misconduct have not been disclosed.  WLBT-TV reports the terminations occurred this week. They were officially terminated Wednesday after the Board of Aldermen met a day earlier to make the decision.Permalink| Com
  
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• Tiny Texas town turns inward in wake of mass shooting

  11-11-2017 11:55
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - The people of Sutherland Springs haven't held a news conference or appeared on network morning television shows since last weekend's mass shooting at a local church that killed more than two dozen people and wounded many others.  Although they've been polite to the media, they're not exactly forthcoming. Instead, residents of the rural Texas community are turning to the one thing that has buoyed them in good times and sustains them now: an unshakeab
  
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• Louisiana-based bank to open headquarters in Alabama

  11-11-2017 11:51
  LAFAYETTE - Louisiana-based IberiaBank is creating a regional headquarters in Hoover, Alabama, that will eventually house more than 450 employees.  The Advocate reports IberiaBank, based in Lafayette, has outgrown its Birmingham location and will move the 225 employees who work there to an existing 130,000-square-foot office building in Hoover. The company also plans to consolidate more than 225 jobs from throughout the Southeast to Hoover. Officials say none of those position
  
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• Pence helps give Vietnam Veterans Memorial a holiday washing

  11-11-2017 11:48
  WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike and his wife, Karen, joined several dozen volunteers to give the Vietnam Veterans Memorial a holiday cleaning.  Carrying orange buckets with the message "Let's Do This," the Pences spent about 40 minutes Saturday wiping down the face of the famous wall on the National Mall engraved with the names of fallen soldiers.  The vice president shook hands and posed for photos with the volunteers in subfreezing temperatures just after
  
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• Suspect shot, killed during standoff in Terrebonne Parish

  11-11-2017 11:02
  GIBSON - One man was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting Friday in Terrebonne Parish.According to Louisiana State Police, around 4:30 p.m., deputies with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Department were called to a residence on Fandall Street in reference to a domestic dispute.When they arrived, deputies learned the suspect was armed and had barricaded himself in the residence.At some point in the standoff, the suspect was shot by deputies and died on the scene, according to State Po
  
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