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• Mandeville man killed Friday in single vehicle crash

  24-11-2017 20:01
  COVINGTON- Authorities say a man was killed in a single vehicle crash Friday morning.According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, the accident happened around 5 a.m. on Lowe Davis Road near Highway 59 in Covington.Officials say 20-year-old William Meredith of Mandeville was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle went off-road and into a ditch.Evidence suggests that Meredith was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, authorities said.Troop
  
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• California mother, daughter killed in collision with bear

  24-11-2017 19:40
  SAN ANDREAS, Ca.- Authorities say a woman and her 19-month-old daughter were killed when the car she was driving struck a black bear in Northern California on Thanksgiving evening.California Highway Patrol Sgt. Sean Fitzgerald says the 27-year-old woman was driving a Subaru Impreza on a rural road near San Andreas Thursday around 6 p.m. when a black bear came in front of the vehicle's path.The bear was struck and killed, but the impact of the bear killed the unidentified driver and her daughter
  
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• Long-abandoned Blount Road home destroyed in fire

  24-11-2017 18:09
  BATON ROUGE- Brownsfield Fire Department battled a large building fire on Blount Road Friday evening. A house abandoned for decades was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived in the 4900 block of Blount near Plank Road shortly after 5:30 p.m. Brownsfield got assistance from Baker Fire Department, Central Fire Department and District Six Fire Department in fighting the blaze, authorities said.Authorities say the property is a total loss.The caus
  
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• Baton Rouge man arrested for beating child at elementary school

  24-11-2017 17:00
  BATON ROUGE- A man arrested Friday has been accused of beating his child at an elementary school after the child was suspended.Edward T. Humphrey, 38, was booked with cruelty to juveniles, booking records show.On Nov. 8th, Humphrey was called to Claiborne Elementary School to pick up his son who was being suspended. According to the warrant, the child's father took him into the teacher's lounge and disciplined him with a belt.The victim's mother called police after Humphrey's 
  
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• Police help deliver baby boy at home on Thanksgiving Day

  24-11-2017 16:33
  STONEHAM, Mass.- A Massachusetts family is giving thanks to two police officers who helped deliver their newest addition on Thanksgiving Day.MassLive.com reports that two officers were called to a Stoneham home around 11 p.m. Thursday to help a woman in labor. Stoneham police say that when Officers Christopher Murphy and Michael Colotti realized the woman wasn't going to make it to the hospital, they helped her onto her back and delivered a healthy baby boy.Police say the woman and her baby wer
  
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• Thibodaux man taken into custody following homicide Friday morning

  24-11-2017 16:09
  THIBODAUX- Police are investigating a homicide that took place Friday morning on Midland Drive.According to the Thibodaux Police Department, Kai D. Williams was taken into custody after officers responded to a shooting around 9 a.m. in the 1700 block of Midland Dr.Authorities say the unidentified victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head. Williams was also attempting to burn the body, police said.The victim was transported Thibodaux Regional Medical Center for trea
  
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• 8-year-old hurt when car crashes while child is steering it

  24-11-2017 15:53
  WHITEHALL, N.Y.- Authorities say an 8-year-old child is hospitalized with serious injuries after a car crashed as the child steered the vehicle while sitting on a New York man's lap.
    
  State police say 36-year-old Brett Reynolds, of Whitehall, took his mother's car late Tuesday and allowed the child to steer while Reynolds worked the pedals.Troopers say the child suffered a fractured arm and rib, a punctured lung and head injuries when the car hit an embankment and then a tre
  
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• WATCH: Truck plows through grocery store, suspects steal ATM

  24-11-2017 14:53
  ALABAMA- A bold theft of an ATM was caught on camera in Alabama Tuesday.Surveillance video from the scene at a Givorns Foods shows a white truck with a Georgia license plate crashing through the storefront. The truck then drives around to another set of doors and crashes through again.Two men then load an ATM into the bed of the truck and drive away.According to the Valley Police Department in Valley, Alabama, the vehicle involved with the theft was reported stolen on Monday in Duluth, Georgia.
  
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• Youth pastor kills wife, daughter, daughter's boyfriend on Thanksgiving night

  24-11-2017 14:26
  CHESTER, Va.- Police say a man shot and killed his wife, her daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend at their Virginia home Thanksgiving night. In a statement by Chesterfield County Police, officers were called to the home in Chester late Thursday for a reported alarm.Officers found 58-year-old Jeanett Gattis; her daughter, 30-year-old Candice Kunze; and Kunze's boyfriend, 36-year-old Andrew Buthorn, dead of gunshot wounds.Police arrested Jeanett Gattis' husband, 58-year-old Christopher
  
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• Police: Man kills wife, daughter, daughter's boyfriend on Thanksgiving night

  24-11-2017 14:26
  CHESTER, Va.- Police say a man shot and killed his wife, her daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend at their Virginia home Thanksgiving night. Chesterfield County Police said in a statement that officers were called to the home in Chester late Thursday for a reported alarm. Officers found 58-year-old Jeanett Gattis; her daughter, 30-year-old Candice Kunze; and Kunze's boyfriend, 36-year-old Andrew Buthorn, dead of gunshot wounds.Police found Jeanett Gattis' husband, 58-year-old Christo
  
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• Energy and chemical company pulling plans to build new plant in Louisiana

  24-11-2017 14:05
  NEW ORLEANS- A South African energy and chemical company says it's dropping plans for an $11 billion to $14 billion U.S. plant to convert natural gas to liquid fuels because of low oil prices and a volatile market. For the same reasons, it says it's also pulling out of Canadian shale.Sasol made the announcement Thursday in a news release posted on its website.The plant would have been near Lake Charles.A parish government official calls the decision a minor setback in $100 billion in developmen
  
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• UK police at reported incident at Oxford Circus station

  24-11-2017 12:47
  UPDATE: The Metropolitan Police in London has stood down.According to CNN, police have not located any trace of any suspects, evidence of shots fired or causalities. Nearby Oxford Circus & Bond street underground stations have now reopened.LONDON- British police say they are responding to reports of an incident at Oxford Circus subway station, one of London's busiest.People flee, take cover as police respond to incident at London subway station. https://t.co/bMlBSa7CgW pic.twitter.com/DjIeZ
  
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• Eight Louisiana hunters facing penalties for deer hunting violations

  24-11-2017 11:46
  LINCOLN, Neb.- Nebraska authorities say eight hunters from Louisiana have been cited for several deer hunting violations.The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said in a news release Wednesday that the eight were cited earlier this month for illegal activities in southeast Nebraska's Gage and Jefferson counties. The violations included hunting without permits, killing too many deer and borrowing deer hunting permits.The commission says the carcasses of 12 illegally taken deer were seized and sa
  
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• Tailgaters already prepping for Tigers vs. Aggies in Saturday's season closer

  24-11-2017 11:15
  BATON ROUGE- Faithful tiger fans know just how to take the edge off the chill in the air.Tailgaters are bundled up and ready for No. 19 LSU to take on Texas A&M Saturday night in Death Valley. Long-time fan Judge Caswell told WBRZ, "It's the last game of the season. It's the last tailgate of the season. Which is why we're throwing it down big, because you have to. You've got to go out with a bang!" Fans are hoping the good food and cold air will
  
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• Officials responding to crash on LA 61 in Zachary

  24-11-2017 11:03
  ZACHARY- The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is responding to a crash that occurred Friday night.The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on LA 61 near East Flanacher Road in Zachary.Injuries have not yet been reported.A News 2 crew is on the scene. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Sheriff: Las Vegas shooting gunman fired over 1,100 rounds

  24-11-2017 09:47
  The top lawman in Las Vegas says the gunman who killed dozens of people at a concert last month fired more than 1,100 rounds.ABC News reports that the newly released estimate from Sheriff Joe Lombardo offers more detail about the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.Dramatic video shows people scrambling for cover as gunfire rings out in Las Vegas. "I have to stay on top of you." https://t.co/k2WTD6gM6A pic.twitter.com/5SL3GnhUCQ— ABC News (@ABC) October 2, 2017Lombardo told
  
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• Study to determine number of red snapper in the Gulf

  24-11-2017 08:38
  OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.- A team of 21 scientists will conduct a study to estimate the number of red snapper in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico.News outlets report that the panel of researchers from universities and state and federal agencies was convened by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, and awarded $9.5 million in federal funds. The project will receive another $2.5 million from the universities.In a news release last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross highlighted t
  
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• At least 235 killed in blast at Egypt mosque, 130 injured

  24-11-2017 08:18
  At least 235 people were killed and 130 more injured in a huge blast during Friday prayers in northern Sinai in Egypt, initial reports suggest.ABC News reports that a local resident present at the Beir El-Abd hospital, which received victims in the aftermath, described the wounded arriving via ambulance and private car at a rate beyond the capacity of the hospital, which is 25 to 30 miles away from the targeted mosque.  The resident added that urgent cases are being sent to an
  
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• A whale's tale: Longest painting in North America restored

  24-11-2017 07:00
  NEW BEDFORD, Mass.- A Massachusetts museum says it has restored the longest painting in North America so it can share the story of American whaling with the public.The quarter-mile-long (0.4-kilometer-long) panorama toured the U.S. after it was completed in 1848. A section was featured at the 1964 New York World's Fair.But the panorama deteriorated after so much traveling on wagons and trains, rolling and unrolling. Paint dried up. The panorama was put into storage.The New Bedford Whaling Museu
  
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• LIVE UPDATES:Black Friday commute

  24-11-2017 06:25
  BATON ROUGE - WBRZ has you covered with live updates for your Black Friday commute.Beat the traffic every time using WBRZ's advanced traffic tracking technology. Click here to go to our traffic center. Tweets by WBRZtrafficPermalink| Comments
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Black Friday commute

  24-11-2017 06:25
  BATON ROUGE - WBRZ has you covered with live updates for your Black Friday commute.Beat the traffic every time using WBRZ's advanced traffic tracking technology. Click here to go to our traffic center. Tweets by WBRZtrafficPermalink| Comments
  
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