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• Eagles fly into Super Bowl, defeat Vikings 38-7

  21-01-2018 20:50
  PHILADELPHIA- Nick Foles threw for three touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles made big play after big play Sunday night, winning the NFC title in a stunning 38-7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings.Next up: the Eagles' first Super Bowl appearance since 2005, against the team that beat them then, AFC champion New England.Foles was on fire, throwing for 352 yards in a performance that might make the Philadelphia faithful miss injured Carson Wentz a whole lot less.Patrick Robinson 's spectacular 50-ya
  
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• Area businesses split over I-10 expansion

  21-01-2018 18:54
  BATON ROUGE – This month's announcement of interstate expansion is long overdue according to some in the city.Business owners along Perkins Road near I-10 are torn on the project."It will help the flow of traffic, I believe," Magpie Cafe manager, Amanda Schuler, said. "People can get here more easily so I think it will be a very positive thing.""As long as it doesn't hurt business in our area, I'm in favor of it," Zippy's owner, Neal Hendrick, said. "I'm concerned they haven't said wh
  
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• Brady leads Patriots back to Super Bowl, top Jaguars 24-20

  21-01-2018 17:18
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady shook off a hand injury and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining, rallying the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl with a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship Sunday.Brady, wearing a black bandage on his right hand, showed no signs of being hampered. And, with the game - and possibly the season - on the line, the Patriots star came up big again.Brady finished 26 of 38 for 290 yards and t
  
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• Doughnut-eating contest winner arrested after doughnut shop robbery

  21-01-2018 16:04
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.- A North Carolina man who made headlines four years ago when he was caught for break-ins after winning a doughnut-eating contest has been arrested again. And this time he's accused of stealing from a doughnut shop.The Virginian-Pilot newspaper reports 27-year-old Bradley Hardison of Elizabeth City was charged Thursday with stealing from a Dunkin' Donuts in November.An Elizabeth City Police Department statement says he's charged with felonies including breaking and entering
  
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• Trial begins Monday in 2015 bombing case

  21-01-2018 13:33
  BENTON - The Bossier Parish horse farm handyman accused of trying to kill his boss by planting a homemade bomb under the intended victim's bed is scheduled to go on trial Monday.  KTBS-TV reports 56-year-old Douglas Holley is accused of detonating a pipe bomb underneath the bedroom floor of veterinarian Bobby Hewlett's home outside Benton on Dec. 19, 2015.  Hewlett and his wife, Tracy, along with four pets were knocked out of bed by the force of the blast, bu
  
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• Appeals court to hear arguments on DC sniper's sentence

  21-01-2018 13:18
  RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court will hear arguments this week about the life sentences being served by Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 when he was arrested in the sniper shootings that killed 10 people and wounded three others in and around the nation's capital.  A federal judge in Virginia has found that Malvo is entitled to new sentencing hearings now that the U.S. Supreme Court has found mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional.  Virg
  
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• Average US gas price jumps 4 cents to $2.58 for regular

  21-01-2018 13:14
  CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline jumped 4 cents nationally over the past two weeks to $2.58.  Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the increase is due to higher crude oil costs.  The current gas price is 22 cents above where it was a year ago.  Gas in San Francisco was the highest in the contiguous United States at an average of $3.26 a gallon. The lowest was in T
  
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• Engelbert Humperdinck concert at Paragon Casino canceled

  21-01-2018 12:44
  MARKSVILLE - A concert scheduled for today at the Paragon Casino Resort has been canceled.According to officials, The Engelbert Humperdinck concert scheduled for today, January 21, at 3 p.m. has been canceled due to Humperdinck having to return home for a family emergency.Guests may obtain a refund on purchased tickets, and the box office will open to communicate with guests who need assistance.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Trailer fire on Airline Hwy. sparked by smoking materials

  21-01-2018 12:04
  BATON ROUGE - A fire that completely destroyed a trailer was reportedly caused by discarded smoking materials.According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, firefighters were called to the 8200 block of Airline Hwy. around 9:11 p.m. Saturday night.Firefighters arrived on scene to find the trailer engulfed in flames.No injuries were reported, according to BRFD. The trailer is considered a total loss.The fire is believed to have started by discarded smoking materials, BRFD said.Permalink| Comments
  
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• One injured after fight, shooting in downtown Baton Rouge overnight

  21-01-2018 11:51
  BATON ROUGE - One person was shot in the leg during a fight on Lafayette Street early Sunday morning.According to Baton Rouge Police, the incident took place around 2 a.m. on Lafayette Street near Florida Street.The victim was reportedly shot in the leg during a fight, according to BRPD.No other information regarding the incident was available. Police say no arrests have been made. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Edwards to unveil worst-case scenario Louisiana budget

  21-01-2018 11:19
  BATON ROUGE- Gov. John Bel Edwards is readying to unveil his worst-case scenario budget, which assumes lawmakers will refuse to replace $1 billion in expiring sales taxes and force widespread slashing across state government.The Democrat warned the proposal would be devastating to Louisiana residents. He presents it to the Legislature's joint budget committee Monday.Edwards is required to submit a plan for the budget year starting July 1 that only accounts for the dollars expected to be availab
  
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• Overnight Addison Street house fire ruled arson

  21-01-2018 11:18
  BATON ROUGE - An overnight house fire on Addison Street was determined to be caused by arson, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department.Firefighters responded to the home in the 2900 block of Addison Street around 12:19 p.m.Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy smoke coming from the home, and the main source of the fire near the front door.The fire was quickly extinguished before it could spread, according to BRFD. The rest of the home received smoke damage.Anyone with information rega
  
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• State Police: Person walking on La. 415 hit, killed

  21-01-2018 09:44
  LOBDELL - A pedestrian died after being hit by a car on a busy West Baton Rouge highway Saturday night.Jamie Tabolinksy, 22, of Denham Springs, was killed. State Police said Tabolinksy was walking on La. 415 south of La. 76 around 8 o'clock and, for unknown reasons, walked into the path of an SUV.  The SUV hit Tabolinsky, who died at the scene.No charges were filed.**********************Follow the publisher of this post on Twitter: @treyschmaltzPermalink| Comments
  
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• Man killed after being hit by two vehicles while bicycling on highway

  21-01-2018 08:49
  LABADIEVILLE - A 42-year-old man died after being hit and run over by two different vehicles while bicycling along an Assumption Parish highway Saturday.Eugene Russell, Jr., died, State Police said.Russell was hit as he crossed into the path of an oncoming vehicle on La. 308 around 7 o'clock Saturday evening.  The driver of the approaching vehicle tried to stop, police said, but couldn't.  Russell was knocked off his bike and into the other lane of travel where he was
  
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