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• Massive Cox outage impacting TV, internet

  22-10-2021 20:16 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - An apparent, massive outage is impacting business and personal service accounts for Cox customers.Video and internet outages were reported in Baton Rouge Friday around 7 p.m..  Similar issues were experienced in Lafayette and across the I-10 corridor.Downdetector.com, a website that tracks outages, showed customers across South Louisiana were experiencing issues or outages with Cox along with Dallas and west coast communities.Cox is the third-largest cable provider in the
  
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• One killed, another hurt after shooting in neighborhood off Burbank Drive

  22-10-2021 18:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A person was killed in double a shooting reported in a Baton Rouge neighborhood Friday evening.The incident was reported around 6:30 p.m. on Pecan Tree Drive, which lies off Burbank Drive. Authorities said at least one of the victims died at the scene.No other details surrounding the shooting were immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• EBR Deputies: Deadly domestic attack Friday night adds to growing relationship violence cases

  22-10-2021 18:55 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man shot and killed his estranged wife and then shot himself in a Burbank area home, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies said.Luz Botero Posada was shot and killed. Carlos N. Plaza shot himself and, though hospitalized as of Saturday morning, was not expected to survive.Deputies released new information about the attack Saturday morning.  The shooting was reported around 7 p.m. Friday on Pecan Tree Drive, off of Burbank near Bluebonnet.Deputies said they were tol
  
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• Warrant: Alec Baldwin didnt know weapon contained live round

  22-10-2021 18:37 via wbrz.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show.The assistant director did not know the prop gun was loaded with live rounds, according to a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe court.Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot in the chest. Director Joel Souza, who was standing behind her, was wounded, the records show.T
  
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• Minneapolis cop gets nearly 5 years in killing of 911 caller

  22-10-2021 17:36 via wbrz.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison — the most the judge could impose but less than half the 12½ years he was sentenced to for his murder conviction that was overturned last month.Mohamed Noor was initially convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter in the 2017 fatal shooting of Justine
  
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• 13-year-old arrested after threatening to 'shoot up' St. Tammany Parish school

  22-10-2021 15:44 via wbrz.com
  
  LACOMBE - A boy was arrested Friday after he allegedly threatened to commit a shooting at his junior high school.The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said the 13-year-old student at Monteleone Junior High made threats on Snapchat saying he would "shoot up" the school. A school resource officer identified the student who made the threats and learned that student had not shown up for school Friday morning. Deputies found the boy at his home, and the teen confessed to making the threat
  
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• 18-year-old allegedly led deputies on 140 mph chase through multiple parishes

  22-10-2021 14:38 via wbrz.com
  
  CONVENT - An 18-year-old led sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase through three parishes Thursday. The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, happened Thursday afternoon on LA 70. The department said the driver, identified as 18-year-old Kylin Joseph, refused to pull over for deputies after a traffic violation. Joseph led law enforcement eastbound down the highway, crossing into Ascension and St. James parishes and reaching speeds over 140 mph. The pursuit came to an
  
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• Deputies: Man fatally shoots neighbor in dispute over a cat

  22-10-2021 14:33 via wbrz.com
  
  OCALA, Fla. -- A Florida man is accused of killing his neighbor in a dispute over a cat that wandered into his yard, sheriff's officials said.Clifford Anthony Bliss Jr., 58, became angry when the cat went into his yard Wednesday, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.He went to his neighbor's home in Umatilla and threatened to shoot the cat, officials said.James Arland Taylor Jr., 41, asked him not to shoot the cat, according to deputies. That's when Bliss shot Taylor, they said.Deputies said
  
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• Channel 2's Best Bet$ week 8: College Football

  22-10-2021 14:15 via wbrz.com
  
  Last week, we almost hit the parley in our college football Best Bet$. The first four games all hit (Syracuse +13, A&M -8.5, Bama -17, and Ole Miss -2.5.) All we needed was Arizona State to cover -1 vs Utah. In the first half it looked good as the Sun Devils took a 21-7 halftime lead. But ultimately they lost the game 35-21, killing the parley as well. This week, we strive to be perfect yet again, with our week 8 Best Bet$. 1. Wisconsin -3.5 Wisconsin is at Purdue this wee
  
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• Alec Baldwin speaks out regarding deadly shooting on movie set

  22-10-2021 13:12 via wbrz.com
  
  After a fatal shot that killed a woman and injured a man was accidentally fired on the set of a film called 'Rust,' the actor who pulled the trigger released a statement Friday morning. Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to address the shooting incident that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the injury of director Joel Souza (pictured below).“There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna H
  
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• Alec Baldwin releases statement regarding deadly shooting on movie set

  22-10-2021 13:12 via wbrz.com
  
  After a fatal shot that killed a woman and injured a man was accidentally fired on the set of a film called 'Rust,' the actor who pulled the trigger released a statement Friday morning. Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to address the shooting incident that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the injury of director Joel Souza (pictured below).“There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna H
  
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• US budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest

  22-10-2021 12:59 via wbrz.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the second highest on record but an improvement from the all-time high of $3.13 trillion reached in 2020. The deficits in both years reflect trillions of dollars in government spending to counteract the devastating effects of a global pandemic.The Biden administration said Friday that the 2021 deficit, for the budget year that ended Sept. 30 was $360 billion lower than 2020 as a recovering economy boosted reven
  
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• La officials release private recreational red snapper landing estimates through Oct. 10

  22-10-2021 09:05 via wbrz.com
  
  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) on Friday, released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through October 10, 2021.LA Creel, LDWF's near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 655,033 pounds, or 80 percent, of Louisiana’s 2021 annual private recreational allocation of 832,493 pounds have been harvested to date.The private recreational red snapper season reopened Friday, September 24 in both state and federal waters
  
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• US Marshals: 8 missing kids found, 18 sex offenders arrested

  22-10-2021 09:02 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight missing or endangered children were rescued and 18 sex offenders were arrested during recent investigations around New Orleans, the U.S. Marshals Service says.Two operations led by the Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans Task Force ran from Aug. 1 until Sept. 30, according to a news release from the agency. The Louisiana State Police and Department of Child and Family Services as well as the FBI, three sheriff’s offices and three police departm
  
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• Interstate police pursuit of driver in stolen vehicle ends in Port Allen

  22-10-2021 08:25 via wbrz.com
  
  WEST BATON ROUGE  - Louisiana State Police have captured a suspect who led them on a vehicular pursuit Friday morning.State Police say the chase began in West Baton Rouge when authorities spotted a driver in a stolen vehicle on I-10 East and attempted to pull the driver over.Instead of complying, the suspect evaded authorities and drove to Port Allen. State Police remained in pursuit of the suspect, who led them on a chase to Avenue A in Port Allen. At this point, the driver g
  
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• Interstate police pursuit ends in Port Allen

  22-10-2021 08:25 via wbrz.com
  
  WEST BATON ROUGE  - Louisiana State Police have captured a suspect who led them on a vehicular pursuit Friday morning.State Police say the chase began in West Baton Rouge when authorities spotted a driver in a stolen vehicle on I-10 East and attempted to pull the driver over.Instead of complying, the suspect evaded authorities and drove to Port Allen. State Police remained in pursuit of the suspect, who led them on a chase to Avenue A in Port Allen. At this point, the driver g
  
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• Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids

  22-10-2021 08:05 via wbrz.com
  
  Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group.The shots could begin in early November — with the first children in line fully protected by Christmas — if regulators give the go-ahead.Details of Pfizer’s study were posted online. The Food and Drug Administratio
  
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• Hurricane Laura: Many commercial buildings being condemned

  22-10-2021 06:06 via wbrz.com
  
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A Louisiana mayor says 300 to 400 commercial buildings damaged last year by Hurricane Laura are being condemned or marked for demolition.Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter told the City Council on Wednesday that he realizes business owners have needed time to work with insurance companies and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, The American Press reported.“Property owners have been through a lot,” he said. “We also hear c
  
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• Interim Lafayette Police Chief on administrative leave, under investigation

  22-10-2021 05:35 via wbrz.com
  
  LAFAYETTE - The man selected to temporarily lead Lafayette's Police Department has been accused in a sexual harassment allegation, according to a statement issued Thursday by Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG).LCG has launched an investigation into the harassment claims and the man at the very center of the claims, Interim Lafayette Police Chief Wayne Griffin, has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation, KATC reports.While Griffin is on leave, Major Mon
  
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• Fans, alumni eagerly anticipate Southern University's Homecoming Weekend

  22-10-2021 05:15 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - This week, the excitement is palpable on Southern University's campus. Current students, alumni, and visitors are flocking to Louisiana's largest historically black college for one of the most anticipated events of the year, Homecoming.A host of homecoming events were carefully planned for fans to enjoy. The week's activities began last Sunday (October 17) with the Southern University Family Reunion. Other on-campus activities that took place throughout the week included a comedy
  
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• Louisiana lawmakers won't commit on Superdome renovations

  22-10-2021 03:31 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s legislative leaders balked Thursday at a $63 million debt forgiveness plan for the Superdome’s oversight board that Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration framed as a key piece of striking a new deal with the New Orleans Saints.The Bond Commission discussion of that proposal and other ideas for steering state money to Superdome renovations brought no resolution. It remains unclear whether state lawmaker
  
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• First responders called to late night crash on Highland Road, near Channel 2 News building

  22-10-2021 03:28 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - Shortly before midnight, Thursday, first responders were dispatched to a wreck just outside of the Channel 2 News Station on Highland Road.The one-vehicle crash appeared to involve a car driving into an oak tree.Baton Rouge Police, Baton Rouge Fire Department, and EMS were called to the scene.At this time it is unknown if the driver sustained any injuries. This article will be updated should additional information related to the wreck become available. Permalink|
  
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