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• EBR public schools release meal plan for Monday

  20-08-2023 21:10
  
  BATON ROUGE - Although East Baton Rouge Parish public schools will be closed Monday, parents can swing by one of 10 schools in the morning to pick up breakfast and lunch for their child. EBRPSS says parents can drive to one of the following schools from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. to pick up the meals. One breakfast and one lunch per child will be provided. North Region - Claiborne Elementary and SPEMA
  Broadmoor/Sherwood - Broadmoor Elementary and Park Forest Middle
  Mid City - Capito
  
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• One person hurt in shooting at apartment complex off Hooper Road

  20-08-2023 20:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - One person was hurt in a shooting at the Cypress Springs Apartments along Hooper Road on Sunday night. Authorities said the shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. and the victim is in stable condition. No information about what led to the shooting has been released. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Catholic schools to hold in-person classes Monday, will not have busses

  20-08-2023 20:11
  
  BATON ROUGE - Catholic schools in East Baton Rouge Parish will be holding in-person classes on Monday, but will not have any busses running before or after school. The Diocese of Baton Rouge announced the change after a press conference on Sunday, confirming that public schools will be closed Monday due to transportation issues. WBRZ asked a spokesperson for the diocese how many students will be possibly left at home on Monday and what the plan is going forward, but has not he
  
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• Catholic schools to hold in-person classes Monday, will not have buses

  20-08-2023 20:11
  
  BATON ROUGE - Catholic schools in East Baton Rouge Parish will be holding in-person classes on Monday, but will not have any buses running before or after school. The Diocese of Baton Rouge announced the change after a press conference on Sunday, confirming that public schools will be closed Monday due to transportation issues. WBRZ asked a spokesperson for the diocese how many students will possibly be left at home on Monday and what the plan is going forward, but has not hea
  
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• Family new to EBR struggles sorting out bus problems

  20-08-2023 19:27
  
  BATON ROUGE - Transportation plans and schedules for East Baton Rouge schools continue to change, leaving many parents confused about what's next.For a family that recently moved to the district, it's a whirlwind and a lesson.Riyo Vonsiatsky is a parent to three children, including one in middle school whose schedule will change with shortened days. As a stay-at-home mom she has more flexibility to drop off and pick up her children. But as a new parent to the EBRPSS, Vonsiatsky says she's still
  
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• Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Southern California as state gets soaked by tropical storm

  20-08-2023 19:01
  
  OJAI, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake shook a large swath of Southern California on Sunday just hours after a tropical storm came ashore bringing torrential rain.The 5.1-magnitude quake struck at 2:41 p.m. about 4 miles (7 kilometers) southeast of the mountain community of Ojai, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.It was felt widely across the region and bookended by smaller foreshocks and aftershocks, the USGS
  
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• Capital area YMCAs offering camp on Monday due to school closures

  20-08-2023 18:16
  
  BATON ROUGE - Parents who need to keep their school-aged children busy and supervised on Monday can register for an emergency camp at one of the capital area YMCAs. Camp will run from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. and is $27 for members and $37 for non-members. A spokesperson for the YMCA said the camp does not provide meals. For more information, click here. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 3 dead, 6 wounded in shooting at a hookah lounge in south Seattle; no word on suspects

  20-08-2023 16:45
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Three people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting Sunday at a hookah lounge in south Seattle, authorities said.City police didn’t immediately release any information about a possible suspect or suspects in the Sunday’s early morning shooting in the Mount Baker neighborhood.Officers responded to the scene around 4:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving multiple 911 calls, police said.Upon arrival, officers reported finding two men and a woman with
  
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• Animal shelters pleading for fosters ahead of scorching temperatures

  20-08-2023 15:03
  
  BATON ROUGE - Triple-digit heat is a lot to bear - but fortunately most people can go inside. That's not true for many animals at the overcrowded Denham Springs Animal Shelter, where they're doing everything they can to keep cool."This has been a long stretch. With no rain, there's no relief," said Rachel Boutwell, the director of Animal Control in Denham Springs. She says they are worried of what is expected during the week."We're trying our best to keep everybody cool. Obviously sprinklers, f
  
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• Animal shelter pleading for fosters ahead of scorching temperatures

  20-08-2023 15:03
  
  BATON ROUGE - Triple-digit heat is a lot to bear - but fortunately most people can go inside. That's not true for many animals at the overcrowded Denham Springs Animal Shelter, where they're doing everything they can to keep cool."This has been a long stretch. With no rain, there's no relief," said Rachel Boutwell, the director of Animal Control in Denham Springs. She says they are worried of what is expected during the week."We're trying our best to keep everybody cool. Obviously sprinklers, f
  
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• EBR public schools cancel class on Monday, superintendent says students will be back in school Tuesday

  20-08-2023 14:29
  
  BATON ROUGE - Public school students in East Baton Rouge Parish will be having a long weekend due to transportation issues. On Sunday, EBRPSS said that classes for Monday will be canceled—reversing a decision made on Saturday to stagger dismissal times during the upcoming week. East Baton Rouge public schools have been plagued with transportation issues, especially after an Aug. 17 school board decision to give bus drivers a stipend of $9,500. Although the drivers wo
  
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• Child dies following ATV crash in St. Tammany Parish, deputies investigating

  20-08-2023 08:23
  
  BUSH - A 12-year-old girl died Sunday morning due to injuries sustained in an ATV crash Saturday night.According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Grande Hills neighborhood near Bush around 7 p.m.Deputies learned two girls, aged 12 and 13, were riding the ATV on Churchill Downs Drive when, for unknown reasons, they went off the road and struck a tree.Both girls were transported to the hospital, where the 12-year-old later died.Deputies are investigating the
  
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