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• Man arrested Saturday in domestic-related homicide, later linked to string of burglaries

  02-12-2017 21:33
  MANDEVILLE- A man arrested Saturday has been accused of a domestic-related homicide. Authorities say he's also responsible for four business burglaries that occurred early Saturday morning.39-year-old George Dargis of Mandeville was booked with second-degree murder and simple burglary, officials say.According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to a Mandeville residence around 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning in the 500 block of Smi
  
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• Previously postponed Ogden Park Prowl takes place Saturday

  02-12-2017 20:26
  BATON ROUGE - After an October postponement, this year's Ogden Park Prowl took place Saturday. The art festival located in Mid-City brings together local vendors and area residents."There's just so many artists and wonderful people, and such a culture that's gotten so colorful and lively the past few years," first-time visitor Meg McDaniel said.Food trucks lined the eight blocks sectioned off for the event. For some vendors, like Daniel Avie, this was their first year participating.Whe
  
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• Louisiana lawmakers discuss wetlands, plans for coastal restoration underway

  02-12-2017 19:56
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers discussed the importance of saving the state's wetlands Saturday.Secretary Ryan Zinke of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior was invited to tour the soon-to-open LSU Center for Rivers Studies, and to discuss the center's role in protecting the Louisiana coastline."The coastlines are important. We are losing too much of it. But I think we have great team of people here who are dedicated to fixing the problem," Sec. Zinke s
  
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• Police: One wounded in reported shooting on Plank Rd.

  02-12-2017 19:36
  BATON ROUGE- Authorities say at least one person was wounded after a reported shooting Saturday on Plank Road.  According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, officers responded to a shooting Saturday evening on Plank Rd. near Chippewa Street.Officials say upon police arrival, no victim was found at the scene. Later in the evening, a victim arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound. Police believe the person was involved in the Plank Rd. shooting.Authorities s
  
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• Pregnant woman, man killed in Louisiana car crash

  02-12-2017 17:47
  NEW ORLEANS- A 7-month pregnant woman and a man were killed in a car crash on a highway in eastern New Orleans.New Orleans police say it happened just after 9 a.m. Saturday.NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports a preliminary investigation shows a pickup truck apparently crossed into oncoming traffic on the Highway 11 bridge flyover and collided head-on with a sedan traveling in the opposite direction.The car's 34-year-old driver and the pregnant 29-year-old passenger were transported to a hospita
  
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• 4-year-old reportedly struck by vehicle on Osborne Ave.

  02-12-2017 17:29
  BATON ROUGE- Authorities say a 4-year-old pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Saturday evening.The incident happened around 5 p.m. in the 6300 block of Osborne Avenue.Sources say the child was transported from the scene in stable condition. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• ABC News suspends Brian Ross for 'serious' reporting error

  02-12-2017 17:22
  NEW YORK- ABC News has apologized for a "serious error" and suspended reporter Brian Ross for four weeks without pay for the network's incorrect Michael Flynn report.The network said Saturday the report had not been fully vetted before airing Friday..@ABC News statement on Michael Flynn report: https://t.co/sd9TeFiiLQ pic.twitter.com/UtHFHeuwcM— ABC News (@ABC) December 2, 2017Ross initially reported that during the presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump had directed Flynn
  
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• Suit: Hidden camera filmed Forever 21 employee in bathroom

  02-12-2017 17:16
  PROVIDENCE, R.I.- A former Forever 21 employee at a Providence, Rhode Island, store is suing the retailer after she says someone installed a hidden camera in the employee restroom and secretly filmed her.The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York says video that shows the plaintiff partially undressed was disseminated to "thousands of online viewers" on pornographic websites.The woman worked at the store in 2011. Her lawyer says she didn't become aware of the video until December 2016, after
  
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• Man working on flooded BR home lied about contracting license, now faces fraud charges

  02-12-2017 15:27
  BATON ROUGE- Police say a man who lied about being a licensed contractor will face fraud charges.Nicholas Phillips, 27, was booked with residential fraud charges, records show.In Sept. of 2016, Phillips was hired by a resident whose home on Glenhaven Drive in Baton Rouge was affected by the 2016 flood.According to police, Phillips told the resident that he was a contractor with NP Construction Company. The resident told officials that Phillips' business card
  
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• Homeless man saves children from burning apartment building

  02-12-2017 14:37
  LAS VEGAS- A homeless man saved two small children from a burning apartment building on Friday, authorities said.According to Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, Anival Angulo, 36, noticed smoke coming from a Las Vegas apartment building as he was walking by the area around noon on Friday.Officials say Angulo, who is currently homeless, heard children crying from the building, jumped over a locked gate into the complex, and saw smoke pouring through a security door.Angulo saw a 3-year-
  
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• Louisiana sheriff offers class: 'Surviving the Terror'

  02-12-2017 13:55
  BENTON - A Louisiana sheriff is offering a free class about ways to keep families safe during terror attacks.  Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington says "Surviving the Terror" will be Monday evening at Cypress Baptist Church in Benton.  At a similar two-hour class in October, instructors said people should always make an escape plan. If they can't run, they should hide or - as a last resort - fight.  Instructors also will discuss do's a
  
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• LSP: Three dead after head-on crash in Terrebonne Parish

  02-12-2017 13:21
  SCHRIEVER - Three people are dead following a two-vehicle crash on LA 311 in Terrebonne Parish Monday morning.According to Louisiana State Police, Troopers responded to the fatal crash on LA 311 near Fletcher Technical Community College shortly before 7:00 a.m. on Nov. 27.The crash claimed the lives of 63-year-old Larry Landry of Thibodaux, 31-year-old Timothy Cleary of Orlando, FL, and 45-year-old Jessie Bethancourt of Houma.Through the initial investigation, State Police determined Landry was
  
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• Guilty plea in federal witness' death

  02-12-2017 13:07
  NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, including murdering a federal witness, in connection with a conspiracy involving robbery of drug dealers.  Fifty-four-year-old Gregory Denson faces a possible life sentence. However, a plea agreement filed in federal court Friday states that prosecutors agree that a 30-year sentence would be appropriate in the case.  A news release from Acting U.S. Attorney Duane Evans said Denson was the
  
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• Selfie-service: Man cooks Waffle House meal as worker sleeps

  02-12-2017 13:00
  WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. - When a man found the only worker at an empty South Carolina Waffle House asleep, he took his meal into his own hands.  On Facebook, Alex Bowen chronicled with selfies how he made his own double Texas bacon cheese steak melt at the famous Southern 24-7 diner around 2 a.m. Thursday.  Bowen says on Facebook he waited 10 minutes, then cooked his meal and "even scraped the grill when I was done."  Bowen's photos showed him w
  
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• FBI says boyfriend charged in missing girl case

  02-12-2017 11:35
  JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - Authorities say the man charged in the disappearance of a young North Carolina girl is the boyfriend of the child's mother.  FBI spokeswoman Shelley Lynch confirmed in an email Saturday that 32-year-old Earl Kimrey was living with 3-year-old Mariah Woods and her family when she disappeared nearly a week ago.  The Onslow County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that Kimrey, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, was arrested late Friday on ch
  
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• Trailblazing basketball player Perry Wallace dies

  02-12-2017 11:33
  Perry Wallace, who broke down a racial barrier by becoming the first black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, has died. He was 69.  Wallace's death was announced Friday by Vanderbilt University, where Wallace became an all-SEC player and remains among the Commodores' all-time rebounding leaders.  Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos says the country has "lost a civil rights icon."  Wallace died of cancer at a hospice
  
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• Trump expresses no concern about Flynn plea deal

  02-12-2017 11:31
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expressing no concern about the guilty plea by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn.  The president's remarks Saturday morning are his first public reaction to the plea deal, in which Flynn is cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.  And the president is stressing that there is "no collusion" between his campaign and the Russians.  Three times, Trump told reporters
  
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• Final death toll in Somalia's worst attack is 512 people

  02-12-2017 11:29
  MOGADISHU, Somalia - The final death toll in October's massive truck bombing in Somalia's capital is 512 people, according to the committee tasked with looking into the country's worst-ever attack.  The committee's report, obtained by The Associated Press, says another 312 people were wounded in the Mogadishu bombing and 62 people remain missing.  Somalia's government has blamed the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group for the Oct. 14 attack, which struc
  
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