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• Drunk driver with previous DWIs crashes vehicle, sends victim to hospital

  14-12-2017 19:20
  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man Thursday after he was involved in a drunk-driving crash that sent another driver to the hospital.According to BRPD, officers responded to the 6100 block of Beechwood Drive due to a crash that left one person hurt. Police say the other driver involved in the crash, 38-year-old Marcus Walker, had a strong smell of alcohol on his breath when they arrived on the scene.Walker was subjected to a field sobriety test, on which he performed poorly. A breathal
  
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• Report: Roommate of alleged serial killer accused of stealing thousands from his safe

  14-12-2017 18:30
  EAST FELICIANA PARISH - A woman has been arrested after she allegedly stole more than $14,000 from a man accused of killing three people and wounding a fourth in a string of shootings earlier this year.According to a report from the Advocate, 54-year-old Robin Linder is accused of raiding the safe of her roommate, an accused serial killer, and pocketing $14,500.Linder's former roommate, Ryan Sharpe was arrested in October in connection with four separate shoo
  
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• Woman charged with attempted murder after food mart stabbing

  14-12-2017 17:50
  BATON ROUGE - Police say a woman has been arrested after a verbal altercation turned into a stabbing at a local supermarket late last month.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, 27-year-old Charlene McKneely was arrested Thursday in connection with the violent attack at Cousin's Food Mart on Nov. 27. The victim told police that McKneely instigated a fight in the market due to the victim's sister previously calling the cops on her.According to arrest records,
  
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• After 4 years, lost cat is reunited and it feels so good

  14-12-2017 15:24
  STARKVILLE, Miss. - Sam, a black cat who was lost for four years, was reunited with his owner Jenny Bisson through the help of a microchip.  Sam was brought into the Oktibbeha County Humane Society by two men who found him in the county far away from the Bisson's home.  "This cat came in and he looked just like any of the other hundreds of cats that are brought in," OCHS Outreach Coordinator Sarah Buckleitner said. "The two gentlemen who brought him in mentio
  
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• Scammers posing as sheriff's deputies calling Ascension Parish residents

  14-12-2017 15:20
  ASCENSION PARISH - The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a phone scam that involves a person posing as a deputy and demanding money.According to the sheriff's office, the scammers are calling residents, identifying themselves as local law enforcement. Residents have reported individuals calling themselves names such as Lieutenant Anderson or Lieutenant Nichols.The phoney deputy has reportedly been telling the victims that they have an active warrant for a missin
  
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• Deputies arrest two men for attempting to steal an ATM

  14-12-2017 14:11
  LORANGER- Early Thursday morning deputies from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office engaged in a pursuit of two suspects who attempted to steal an ATM machine.The incident took place in the Loranger Supermarket parking lot around 2 a.m.While patrolling the area, a deputy observed a black Ford F350 backed up at an ATM in the parking lot. The deputy observed two men attempting to load the ATM into the back of their truck.As the deputy approached the suspects, the two entered the truck
  
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• Governor establishes council to oversee progress in criminal justice reform

  14-12-2017 13:50
  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards has created an oversight council to track the progress of sweeping criminal justice reform legislation that was put into effect earlier this year.Just last month, a bi-partisan effort for criminal justice reform in Louisiana facilitated the release of about 2,000 inmates from prisons across the state.According to the governor's office, the Governor's Justice Implementation Oversight Council will be composed of 11 members includi
  
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• Healthy holiday recipes with Holly Clegg

  14-12-2017 13:31
  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana's cookbook queen Holly Clegg shared some of her recipes from her cookbook 'Eating Well to Fight Arthritis.'WBRZ's John Pastorek was in the kitchen with Clegg to make healthy holiday treats. The two made spiced walnuts, an avocado and edamame dip called "Guacamame" and carrot cake bars with cream cheese icing.Below are the recipes for the three dishes.Spiced WalnutsMakes 8 (1/4 cup) servings2 cups walnut halves
  1 tablespoon sugar
  1/4 teaspoon salt
  1/2 teaspoon gar
  
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• FCC votes to repeal net neutrality rules

  14-12-2017 13:25
  The federal government has voted to unravel sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. And advocates of the regulations are bracing for a long fight.  JUST IN: FCC votes 3-2 to repeal Obama-era #NetNeutrality rules. https://t.co/4VEkXXEf23 pic.twitter.com/M7pYZa4dlT— ABC News (@ABC) December 14, 2017The Thursday vote at the Federal Communications Commission could usher in big changes in how Americans use the internet. It's a radical d
  
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• Senator says rule keeps trees from US troops

  14-12-2017 13:16
  ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says a federal rule change that's stopping donated Christmas trees from being sent to American troops overseas is straight out of the Grinch's playbook.  The top Senate Democrat sent a letter to the U.S. postmaster on Thursday urging her to immediately waive procedural changes that are preventing New York residents from sending trees to military bases abroad.  Schumer says at least 40 trees donated by communit
  
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• Cheetos Popcorn coming to some movie theaters

  14-12-2017 12:56
  Regal Cinemas is debuting a new "dangerously cheesy" popcorn flavor.According to WWL-TV, the movie theater chain has teaming up with Frito-Lay to bring moviegoers Cheetos Popcorn.Frioto-Lay said the new movie treat teams up Cheetos-flavored popcorn and crunchy Cheetos and will make it's debut December 15 at participating Regal Cinemas in the U.S.The companies tout Cheetos Popcorn as "The BEST Thing to Happen to Popcorn Since Butter."The snack has been featured at other venues
  
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• Authorities arrest man on drug and animal cruelty charges

  14-12-2017 12:29
  BATON ROUGE- Officers from the Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man after drugs and several malnourished dogs were found on his property.Authorities arrested Oliver Walker after executing a search warrant at his residence in the 5200 block of McClelland Drive Wednesday. Walker was charged with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, possession of firearms and cruelty to animals.At the scene, authorities located 1.2 grams
  
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• LSU basketball team takes part in Christmas shopping spree

  14-12-2017 12:02
  BATON ROUGE- LSU basketball coach Will Wade and his team spent the afternoon helping some local kids celebrate Christmas. The team took 25 boys from the Baton Rouge Boys and Girls Club on a shopping spree in Walmart.Coach Wade started the tradition while coaching at VCU and plans to keep it going during his time in Baton Rouge."I think it's important to be involved in whatever community you're in," said Wade. "It's a great day for the kids of the Boys and Girl's club and it's a great day for ou
  
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• AAA predicts record travel over Christmas and New Year's

  14-12-2017 11:47
  Comforted by a strong economy, more Americans than ever are expected to travel over the Christmas and New Year's holidays.Auto club AAA said Thursday that 107 million people will travel between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1, a 3.1 percent increase over last year.It's the ninth straight increase in Christmas travel, according to AAA.Most will travel by car - about 97 million - despite higher gasoline prices. More than 6 million are expected to fly, and AAA says nearly 4 million will take trains, buses or c
  
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• Lawmakers to reconsider $15B in Louisiana Medicaid contracts

  14-12-2017 11:00
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers are scheduled to have a fourth debate on whether to approve $15.4 billion in Medicaid managed-care contract extensions sought by Gov. John Bel Edwards.Under the current deals, set to expire Jan. 31, five managed-care companies oversee health services delivered to 1.5 million Medicaid patients.House Republicans on the legislature's joint budget committee have blocked the extensions so far, raising concerns about their price tag and oversight of the spending. Edw
  
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• Livingston man arrested on child pornography charges

  14-12-2017 09:43
  BATON ROUGE- A Livingston man was arrested on 20 counts of child pornography.Colt Gibson, 33, was arrested on 13 counts of possession of sexual abuse images/videos of children under the age of 13 and seven counts of distribution of sexual abuse images/videos of children."We remain diligent in taking child predators off of our streets," said Attorney General Jeff Landry. "Our office will continue doing all we legally can to bring those who exploit our state's children to justice."Gibson was arre
  
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• WATCH: Children fight over baby Jesus during Nativity pageant

  14-12-2017 08:25
  WHITE PINE, Tenn.- Two preschoolers got into a fight over baby Jesus during a Nativity pageant Sunday.WWL-TV reports that one of the children playing a sheep, 2-year-old Teegan Benson, decided the baby Jesus doll was "hers," but "Mary" wasn't having it.Tana Benson, the sheep's mother, posted the video to her facebook."Teegan loves babies and her love for baby Jesus was a lot stronger than she could handle," Benson said.The incident occurred at First Baptist Church of White Pines about
  
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• At age 17, he killed a deputy; at 71, he could get parole

  14-12-2017 07:41
  BATON ROUGE- More than a half-century after a Louisiana teen was sent to prison for killing a sheriff's deputy, the now 71-year-old inmate is getting his first chance at freedom since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor.Louisiana's parole board scheduled a hearing Thursday for Henry Montgomery.The Supreme Court's January 2016 ruling in Montgomery's case opened the door for roughly 2,000 other juvenile offenders to argue for their release after receiving mandatory life-without-parole sente
  
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• New Orleans judges have conflict in setting fines

  14-12-2017 07:29
  NEW ORLEANS- A federal judge says state criminal court judges in New Orleans have a conflict of interest because they rely on fines and fees for court funding.That, U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance said in a Wednesday ruling, raises the possibility that the court's financial needs affect judges' rulings on whether defendants are able to pay fines and fees.Vance also ruled that judges have violated defendants' rights by failing to make inquiries on their ability to pay.Her ruling came in a lawsui
  
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• Disney-Fox deal will help rivalry with Netflix

  14-12-2017 07:04
  BURBANK, Calif.-Analysts say Disney's $52.4 billion deal to buy a large part of 21st Century Fox will put it in a better position to compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon.Paolo Pescatore of CCS Insight says that "even a giant like Disney has not been immune" to changes in how consumers watch TV shows and movies. The deal, he says, will give Disney greater control of all aspects of content, from creation to distribution. That would lead to greater sources of revenue.Disney already has ann
  
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• Fans expected in full force for 'The Last Jedi' premiere

  14-12-2017 07:00
  BATON ROUGE - Christmas is coming early for some Star War fans."The Last Jedi" is coming to theatres today. It's the eighth installment in the series and expected to break the records set by episode seven.WBRZ will be covering the excitement live tonight as fans of The Republic and The Empire line up to be first to see the film.AMC Baton Rouge 16 here in Baton Rouge is holding a fan event at 6 p.m. before the first showing at seven.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Increased clouds now, increased rain chances this weekend

  14-12-2017 06:00
  Milder temperatures on Thursday will give way to another cool down on Friday. In two parts of the forecast, rain chances are increasing.THE FORECAST:Today and Tonight: Increased cloudiness can be expected on what will otherwise be a quiet day. Temperatures will warm a bit more than on Tuesday and Wednesday, reaching the middle 60s with light, southwest winds. A cold front will move into the region overnight into Friday, leading to a continued buildup of clouds and possibly a spotty shower south
  
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• House considered a total loss after Wednesday night fire

  14-12-2017 05:57
  BATON ROUGE- A late night house fire destroyed a home on East Boulevard Wednesday night.Firefighters got the call of a fire at 11:55 p.m. at a residence in the 800 block of East Boulevard.Firefighters said the fire started in a fireplace. In the fireplace, authorities found a gas heater which potentially could have started the fire.Authorities said the family, two adults and three children, were able to escape the blaze. No injuries were reported.The two story structure became unstable on the s
  
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