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• One injured in shooting on Scenic Hwy. Saturday night

  18-11-2017 21:01
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews responded to a shooting in the 7800 block of Scenic Hwy. Saturday night.Baton Rouge Police say one person was shot and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. “Investigators believe that a robbery of an individual is the motive," Baton Rouge Police said. There is no known suspect at this time. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Crews responding to shooting on Scenic Hwy.

  18-11-2017 21:01
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews are responding to a shooting in the 7800 block of Scenic Hwy. Baton Rouge Police say one person was shot and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Louisiana teenager killed in ATV crash

  18-11-2017 17:23
  QUITMAN- Troopers say a teenager has died after he failed to yield at a stop sign while driving an ATV.According to the Louisiana State Police, 18-year-old Brandon Malone Jr. of Quitman, Louisiana was driving a 2005 Honda Rancher ATV on St. Rest Road when he ran a stop sign at the intersection of LA Hwy 155.Malone struck a 2006 Chevrolet Sierra driven by Randy Howard, 60.Malone was ejected from the ATV after the collision occurred. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the Jackson Par
  
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• Schroder wins State Treasurer, other polling results listed

  18-11-2017 17:06
  Residents across Louisiana took to the polls to vote on local bills and the State's new Treasurer. As these results begin to come in, this story will be updated to reflect polling percentages in the WBRZ viewing area. State Treasurer - FINAL  Derrick Edwards (DEM): 44% - 165,269 votesJohn Schroder (REP): 56% - 208,118 votesToday, Gov. John Bel Edwards released the following statement on John Schroder’s election as the Treasurer of
  
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• NASA launches new satellite designed to improve accuracy of weather forecasts

  18-11-2017 16:15
  CALIFORNIA- An advanced U.S. weather satellite has been launched into polar orbit from California. It has been designed to improve the accuracy of extended forecasts.The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:47 a.m. Saturday on a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket.The satellite is the very first of four next-generation spacecraft for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.JPSS-1 carries a suite of five instrument
  
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• Massive fire at senior living home injures at least 27, others unaccounted for

  18-11-2017 15:51
  WEST CHESTER, Pa.- At least 27 people were injured while others remain unaccounted for after a massive fire swept over a senior living facility in Pennsylvania on Thursday night, authorities said.The five-alarm fire at Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester began around 11 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. Firefighters brought it under control Friday morning after it burned for hours.Residents of the building were evacuated on beds and wheelchairs. Over two dozen people
  
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• Louisiana man gets 3-year sentence for 2016 gun theft

  18-11-2017 15:44
  NEW ORLEANS- The theft of 25 handguns from a dealer in Tickfaw has resulted in a three-year, one-month sentence for a 19-year-old from Ponchatoula.Acting U.S. Attorney Duane Evans says in a news release that the sentence was handed down this week for Antwon Seymore.Seymore had pleaded guilty to theft of firearms from a premises owned by a federally-licensed firearms dealer.Prosecutors said the theft happened in April 2016, when Seymore and a juvenile broke into The Tickfaw Auction Company.Seymo
  
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• Man accidentally shoots himself and wife during 'weapons in church' discussion

  18-11-2017 15:27
  TENNESSEE- During a discussion about having weapons in places of worship, a man took out his gun in church and accidentally shot himself and his wife.According to the Tellico Plains Police Department, members of the First United Methodist Church were gathered on Thursday afternoon for a pre-Thanksgiving lunch. Police Chief Russ Parks says the topic of carrying weapons into places of worship was brought up in the wake of a Texas church shooting that happened earlier this month.
  
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• Man arrested for carrying gun on campus during high school football game

  18-11-2017 14:04
  BATON ROUGE - A 34-year-old man was arrested after he was found in possession of a firearm at a high school during a football game Friday night.According to arrest records, a deputy with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office was working extra duty detail at a football game at Scotlandville Magnet High School Friday night when the incident occurred. The deputy observed the suspect, Arna Ray Selvage, yelling for a school administrator to let him in the game. Selvage was reportedly yellin
  
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• Hunter accidentally shot in Iberville Parish

  18-11-2017 13:50
  IBERVILLE PARISH - A hunter was accidentally shot by someone in the same hunting group in Iberville Parish near Bayou Blue Road early Saturday afternoon.According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, the accidental shooting took place sometime after 12:00 p.m.Authorizes say two people were riding on an ATV in the area when they rode into another hunter's crosshairs. That hunter opened fire not realizing the duo popped into his line of sight. One of the people on
  
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• Police investigating early Saturday morning shooting on Shay Ave.

  18-11-2017 13:44
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police are investigating an early morning shooting that left one person injured.According to BRPD, the shooting took place in the 12200 block of Shay Avenue around 5:15 a.m. Saturday.One man was injured as a result of the shooting. He arrived at a local hospital in a private vehicle.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• New Orleans may have to refund $28M in traffic camera fines

  18-11-2017 13:02
  NEW ORLEANS - A judge says New Orleans must refund as much as $28 million in fines collected from tickets based on traffic cameras.  Ad hoc Judge Robert Burns ruled recently that nearly the first three years of such tickets were invalid.  Plaintiffs' attorney Joseph McMahon tells The Advocate and Nola.com | The Times-Picayune that the judge ruled the tickets were invalid because the city had the Department of Public Works handle enforcement. &nbs
  
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• Cowboys' Jerry Jones apologizes for racial remark in video

  18-11-2017 13:02
  FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has apologized after a gossip website posted a 4-year-old video of him making a racially insensitive comment.  The Blast website reported the video was shot in 2013 at a Dallas hotel by a white man who asked Jones if he would tape a message for his fiancee. Jones appeared to be joking when he said, "Hey, Jennifer, congratulations on the wedding. Now, you know he's with a black girl tonight, don't you?"  After t
  
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• AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64

  18-11-2017 12:49
  NEW YORK - Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, has died. He was 64.  AC/DC announced the death on their official Facebook page and website Saturday. The posts did not say when or where Young died.  Young was diagnosed with dementia in 2014. A statement says he died peacefully with his family by his side.  Band representatives didn't immediately return emails seeking comment. Young
  
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• Louisiana creates a shopping trail to promote unique stores

  18-11-2017 12:48
  NATCHITOCHES - Louisiana is creating its own shopping trail for tourists.  Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser's office says Louisiana Tax Free Shopping for International Visitors announced the launch of a "cultural shopping trail" aimed at promoting unique retail experiences and local shopping to out-of-state visitors.  A map of shopping locations is posted online , including antique stores, boutique shopping, locally hand-crafted goods, outdoor specialty shops and cul
  
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• Voters choose Louisiana's next treasurer in Saturday runoff

  18-11-2017 11:24
  BATON ROUGE - A small percentage of voters are expected to cast ballots in a special election to choose Louisiana's next treasurer.  Democrat Derrick Edwards, a lawyer with an accounting degree, and Republican John Schroder, a businessman and former lawmaker, are the contenders for the job in Saturday's runoff.  They are vying to fill the seat vacated by John Kennedy, a popular Republican who left the job two years early after winning election to the U.S. Sen
  
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• Crash near state line leaves one person dead

  18-11-2017 08:27
  ST. FRANCISVILLE - A crash near the state line in West Feliciana Parish left one person dead late Friday authorities revealed.Ian T. Wilson, 55, of Woodville, Mississippi, was killed after the pickup he was driving was rear-ended on US 61 around 7 o'clock Friday night.  Authorities said the driver of an SUV failed to stop as Wilson stopped ahead of them to let a car turn off the highway.Wilson's vehicle was pushed off the highway and rolled over.  Wilson, who wasn't w
  
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