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• Rescuers reach climbers on Oregon mountain

  13-02-2018 20:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. - Authorities say rescuers have reached a group of climbers stranded on Mount Hood after one climber died after a fall.  The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office says rescuers reached the climbers at about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at 10,500-foot (3,200-meter) elevation and that the climbers had all been assessed.  The sheriff's office says rescuers were assisting four climbers to safety. An additional three climbers were making their way down the mountai
  
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• LPSO: Body found in Maurepas, three arrested

  13-02-2018 20:54
  MAUREPAS- The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office arrested three people after a body was found Tuesday.According to Sheriff Jason Ard, the body of 19-year-old Emily Rodgers of Ponchatoula was found Tuesday around 12:00 p.m. in a wooded area off of Catfish Landing Road. The investigation began after a missing persons report was filed on Feb. 9. Ard says foul play was "immediately suspected because of conflicting stories from those close to the investigation."Authorities
  
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• 7-year-old injured in hit-and-run crash on E Buchanan Street

  13-02-2018 20:45
  BATON ROUGE - A 7-year-old was struck by a vehicle on E Buchanan Street Tuesday night. According to authorities, the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 700 block of E Buchanan Street near Tennessee Street. The vehicle struck the child and then reportedly fled the scene.The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Some fries, valentine? Fast food chains aim for sweethearts

  13-02-2018 20:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — Is that love in the air or french fries? White Castle, KFC and other fast-food restaurants are trying to lure sweethearts for Valentine’s Day.It’s an attempt to capture a bit of the $3.7 billion that the National Retail Federation expects Americans to spend on a night out for the holiday. Restaurant analyst John Gordon at Pacific Management Consulting Group says it appeals to people who don’t want to splurge on a pricier restaurant. And so
  
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• Trump marks Black History Month at White House reception

  13-02-2018 20:10
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is marking African American History Month by pledging to make real the vision of "every American patriot" who fought and sacrificed for freedom.  Trump celebrated the annual observance at a White House reception Tuesday and said this year's theme is "African-Americans in times of war."  The president says black Americans in the military defended the dream that inspired Frederick Douglass, Harriett Tubman, Booker T. Washingt
  
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• Barnes & Noble cites new staffing policy in layoffs

  13-02-2018 19:59
  NEW YORK - Barnes & Noble, which announced a round of layoffs this week, is pointing to new staffing rules that will allow stores to increase or decrease the number of people on the clock depending on need.  The nation's largest book chain said Tuesday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the change will lead to annual cost saving of $40 million.  The company insists that the staff cuts will not affect customer service. &a
  
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• Lobster in high demand this Valentine's Day

  13-02-2018 18:36
  BATON ROUGE - Many Baton Rouge residents are eyeing up Louisiana-style, boiled lobster for Valentine's Day dinner."It's delicious, it just has a sweet, clean flavor and it's easy to cook," shopper Judy Momenzadeh said.And it's very popular this time of year."They spike up!" Rouse's Manager Chris Acosta said.Rouse's sells a lot of seafood during the Lenten season, especially lobster.They haul them in by the crate."They come in 20-30 pound cases. Every store starts building inventory last week,"
  
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• Central High School student named finalist for National Merit Scholarship

  13-02-2018 17:51
  CENTRAL- A local student has been named a finalist for the prestigious 2018 National Merit Scholarship.Justin Nijoka, a senior at Central High School, has been named a finalist for the 2018 National Merit Scholarship, becoming the first student for the Central Community School System to receive the award.The National Merit Scholarship Corporation sent letters to the finalists and their high schools this week, announcing the updated status of the students. The process to get to this poi
  
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• Residents furious after getting tickets for parking in front of their homes

  13-02-2018 17:37
  BATON ROUGE- Dozens of residents in the Lakes at Anselmo Subdivision are furious with the Homeowners Association and have signed a petition demanding change after they began getting tickets for parking in front of their homes.
  The HOA outlaws parking on the street in the subdivision, leaving them feeling imprisoned and not being able to invite company over.
  "The HOA says we can't park on the street," Resident Corey Gautreaux said. "If we park on the sidewalk or block any of that, we've hired a
  
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• Goose struck with arrow, found wandering LSU lakes

  13-02-2018 16:53
  BATON ROUGE - People are gathering at the LSU lakes to check out a bird late Tuesday afternoon. But it's not a white pelican or a pink flamingo, rather it's a goose that's been struck by an arrow.A crowd started to gather at the lakes off North Dalrymple Road around 4:30 p.m. as more people began to take notice of the wounded bird.Apparently someone shot this goose with an arrow at the LSU Lakes. People are trying to figure out how to help it @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/72b5IkLIKW—
  
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• SUV's accelerator sticks at speeds up to 100 mph in Florida

  13-02-2018 16:40
  VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida state troopers managed to stop an SUV with a stuck accelerator after it traveled about 50 miles on Interstate 95 at speeds up to 100 mph.  A Florida Highway Patrol report says 28-year-old Joseph Cooper called 911 Monday afternoon from south of Port St. Lucie, saying he was heading north and couldn't slow down.  The 911 operator told Cooper to put the vehicle in neutral, but he said he couldn't. He said he didn't want to use the
  
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• Report: 2 dead, at least 6 injured in 3 Mardi Gras Day shootings in New Orleans

  13-02-2018 16:04
  NEW ORLEANS - Over the course of Mardi Gras Day, New Orleans Police responded to three separate shootings that involved at least eight victims.Police say an altercation between several people ended in a double shooting near a New Orleans parade route on Mardi Gras Day.According to a report from the New Orleans Advocate, two men were shot around 3:30 p.m. near the corner of Union and Carondelet Streets. It's about a block from the city's route where krewes like Rex and Zulu roll down St. Charles
  
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• Patriots player Gronkowski gives $25,000 to kids' hospital

  13-02-2018 15:46
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has visited a hospital in Maine to make a donation and meet with kids.Gronkowski, his father and his two brothers delivered a $25,000 check to The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center.Hospital chief operating officer Jeffrey Sanders said Tuesday the hospital is grateful and added, "Gronk will always be a champion" to people there.The money was raised through two raffles by the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation,
  
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• Man arrested in crash killing Colts LB charged in 2nd case

  13-02-2018 14:45
  LEBANON, Ind. (AP) - A Guatemalan living illegally in the U.S. and charged in a drunken crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and another man has been charged in an unrelated case.  Boone County Prosecutor Todd Meyer filed charges of perjury, forgery, identity deception and misdemeanor false informing Tuesday against 37-year-old Manuel Orrego-Savala. Meyer says Orrego-Savala gave police a false identity during his 2017 arrest and prosecution for misdeme
  
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• Man charged with rape of child, wife charged as accessory

  13-02-2018 14:38
  NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man is charged with rape of a child, and his wife is charged with accessory after the fact.  The Natchez Democrat reports that 40-year-old David Carrol Mirra of Natchez was arrested Feb. 5 and charged with statutory rape. A jail employee told The Associated Press he was released from the Adams County jail Monday under $100,000 bond.  Investigators believe the crime occurred while a girl younger than age 10 was staying with
  
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• Baton Rouge General welcomes first Mardi Gras baby of 2018

  13-02-2018 14:04
  BATON ROUGE- On Mardi Gras morning, one lucky couple in Baton Rouge welcomed a little boy into the world.Rin Nero Allen, son of Jatasha Hardy and Kasson Allen, was born at 10:43 a.m. at the Baton Rouge General Birth Center.The little bundle of Mardi Gras joy weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces. According to a release, Rin was the first Mardi Gras baby born at the hospital this year.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Mail carrier admits taking bribes to deliver drug packages

  13-02-2018 13:42
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a former postal service worker accepted nearly $15,000 in bribes to intercept and deliver packages of illegal drugs.Leonard Gresham pleaded guilty Tuesday and the 50-year-old Rahway man faces up to 15 years in prison when he's sentenced May 30.Federal prosecutors say Gresham was a mail carrier based at a postal facility in Newark. From October 2014 through September 2017, he accepted bribes from two people who were getting parcels containing illegal drugs thr
  
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• Coast Guard searching for overdue fishing boat with two onboard

  13-02-2018 13:41
  NEW ORLEANS- The Coast Guard is searching for a fishing boat carrying two people in the Gulf of Mexico.Authorities received a report that a 23-foot white Mako commercial fishing boat, last known to be 10 miles west of the Southwest Pass jetties in the Gulf of Mexico, did not return when it was expected.Two people are believed to be onboard the overdue vessel.The Coast Guard describes the first passenger, Tuan Nguyen, as being Vietnamese and 5'6''. There was no description available for
  
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• Inmate dies days after fight at Angola prison

  13-02-2018 13:12
  BATON ROUGE - The Department of Corrections says an Angola inmate has died just days after a fight at the state penitentiary.According to the release, 36-year-old Gamarus Everett died in a Baton Rouge hospital Monday.Officials say Everett was involved in a fight with his cellmate, 41-year-old Jessie Grace, sometime Friday evening. Correctional officers broke up the fight and noticed that Everett was left unconscious.The DOC says the officer performed CPR and revived Evertt, who was transported
  
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• Stocks ease, led by health care companies

  13-02-2018 12:46
  NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are slightly lower in midday trading on Wall Street, led by declines in health care companies.Distributors of prescription drugs and medical suppliers took some of the biggest losses Tuesday.The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon was seeking to expand its medical supplies business and that Walgreens Boots Alliance wants to buy the rest of AmerisourceBergen.Cardinal Health lost 4 percent. Retailers are rising following strong fourth-quarter results from Under Armour.
  
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• US intelligence boss to AP: Security clearances are broken

  13-02-2018 11:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s intelligence chief says the government’s background checks system is “broken” and must be completely overhauled.Dan Coats’ assessment came in a telephone interview with The Associated Press as questions swirl about a top White House aide who maintained access to highly sensitive information and the president himself despite accusations of domestic violence.Rob Porter, who as staff secretary
  
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• New Jersey capital to use lasers, audio to get rid of crows

  13-02-2018 11:02
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s capital city is taking a high-tech approach to rid the city of an estimated 30,000 crows that are waking up residents and leaving droppings behind.The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday will begin using pyrotechnics, lasers, spotlights, amplified recordings of crow distress calls and crow effigies to try to scare the birds away from Trenton.USDA district supervisor and biologist Kimberly Clapper tells NJ.com crows and other birds in the
  
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• Death of inmate at Angola under investigation

  13-02-2018 11:01
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana corrections officials and the West Feliciana Parish sheriff's office are investigating after a fight at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola resulted in the death of an inmate.  The Department of Corrections says 36-year-old Gamarus Everett died Monday.  Everett was involved in a fight in his cell Friday with his cellmate, 41-year-old Jessie Grace. Officers ordered Grace off of Everett, who was unresponsive. Officers immediately
  
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• Dog in the race? Pooch barred from race for Kansas governor

  13-02-2018 09:42
  HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Kansas election officials are putting the brakes on a dog’s campaign for governor.KWCH-TV reports that Terran Woolley, of Hutchinson, decided to file the paperwork over the weekend for his 3-year-old pooch, Angus, to run for the state’s top office after reading stories about six teenage candidates. The teens entered the race after learning Kansas doesn’t have an age requirement, something lawmakers are seeking to change.Angus is a
  
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• Powell pledges to remain alert to emerging stability risks

  13-02-2018 09:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the global economy is recovering strongly for the first time in a decade, but the central bank needs to remain alert to any emerging risks to financial stability.   Powell says the central bank is in the process of "gradually" raising interest rates and trimming its massive holdings of Treasury bonds. Powell says the Fed is seeking to normalize its policies in a way that will extend the recovery and bolster its goal
  
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• Topgolf announces groundbreaking of new BR location

  13-02-2018 08:12
  BATON ROUGE - Topgolf has confirmed it has broken ground on a location in Baton Rouge near the intersection of I-10 and Siegen Lane.According to a news release, the new venue is slated to open between late 2018 and early 2019. The three-level venue will feature approximately 1,500 square feet of private event space and 72 climate-controlled hitting bays that can host up to six players at a time.“We are thrilled that Topgolf is coming to Baton Rouge, marking its first location in the s
  
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• Former mayor, alderman quits over police time sheet dispute

  13-02-2018 07:23
  PORT VINCENT, La. (AP) - A longtime alderman of a Louisiana parish and a former mayor has resigned over a dispute about how the town's police officers record their time.The Advocate of Baton Rouge reports David Carter resigned last week, prompting Port Vincent to hold a special election to fill his role. Carter says he's concerned the town's two officers don't physically punch time sheets to start and end shifts. He says officers should use a fingerprint system to register time to avoid false e
  
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• Chronic wasting disease found in first Mississippi deer

  13-02-2018 07:17
  MAYERSVILLE, Miss. (AP) - The discovery of Mississippi's first deer infected with chronic wasting disease has prompted wildlife officials to request people avoid feeding deer.Monday's Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries release says the 4-year-old buck was found dead and emaciated in late January near the Louisiana border. It tested positive for CWD on Jan. 29, and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks banned feeding deer in several counties. LDWF has also aske
  
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• Trump pushes immigration deal, says 'last chance' to pass

  13-02-2018 06:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is touting his proposal on immigration as it faces an uphill battle in Congress.In a tweet Tuesday, Trump asserts that Democrats and Republicans must act now to provide legal protections to young "Dreamer" immigrants in the U.S. illegally. He writes: "This will be our last chance, there will never be another opportunity! March 5th."Trump was referring to the deadline after which he has said a program protecting young immigrants from deportation would end
  
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• Rule against keeping 15-to-19-inch bass to end at lake

  13-02-2018 05:48
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A rule against anglers keeping 15-to-19-inch largemouth and spotted bass is nearing its end at a north Louisiana lake that once yielded record-setting fish.The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says that starting Feb. 20, Caney Creek Reservoir will have a 10-fish limit, without any size restrictions.The so-called slot limit was meant to encourage anglers to take smaller fish. That would reduce their competition for food so more of those remaining could grow
  
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