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• Security upgrades coming to East Baton Rouge schools

  02-08-2018 18:41 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Schools are ramping up security measures as the new school year approaches.Thursday evening, the school's system committee met to discuss approving funds for security upgrades for several schools in the system.The committee plans to approve over $180,000 combine to do security upgrades in three schools --McKinley High School, Scotlandville Magnet HS, and Sherwood Middle School.With safety being the number factor, the system is upgrading surveillance cameras on mos
  
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• WATCH: Dedicated shopper returns grocery cart amid 'monsoon' in parking lot

  02-08-2018 17:38 via WBRZ
  A viral video shows a woman going the extra mile to return her grocery cart in the midst of a severe storm.The video posted Tuesday shows a woman outside a grocery store in Hurricane, West Virginia in the middle of high-speed winds and heavy rain."If this lady can put her buggy back in the cart Corral during this monsoon..... What is your excuse?!?! " commented Kachina Rigdon, who posted the video.The video has been viewed nearly 5 million times since it was first shared.Permalink| Comments
  
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• WATCH: Dedicated shopper returns grocery cart amid 'monsoon'

  02-08-2018 17:38 via WBRZ
  HURRICANE, W.V. - A viral video shows a woman going the extra mile to return her grocery cart in the midst of a severe storm.The video posted Tuesday shows a woman outside a grocery store in Hurricane, West Virginia in the middle of high-speed winds and heavy rain."If this lady can put her buggy back in the cart Corral during this monsoon..... What is your excuse?!?!" commented Kachina Rigdon, who posted the video.The video has been viewed nearly 5 million times since it was first shared.Permal
  
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• Police investigating possible shooting off Sherwood Forest Dr.

  02-08-2018 17:27 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are responding to reports of a shooting Thursday evening.The incident was reported around 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of N Sherwood Forest Drive and Bard Avenue. Baton Rouge Police are now on the scene.There is currently no word on possible injuries.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• One hurt in shooting off Sherwood Forest Dr.

  02-08-2018 17:27 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are investigating a shooting off Sherwood Forest Drive Thursday evening.The incident was reported around 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of N Sherwood Forest Drive and Bard Avenue. According to Baton Rouge Police, one person was taken to the hospital in stable condition.No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Fundraiser to pay kindhearted Rouses employee's school fees smashes $50k goal in one day

  02-08-2018 16:54 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - Donations are pouring in for a Rouses worker whose kind gesture toward an autistic teen has now gone viral.Jordan Taylor made national headlines this week thanks to a small gesture of kindness he made to teenager he met at work.In just over one day, a GoFundMe page created to help Taylor pay for his school expenses smashed its $50,000 goal. The page already raised over $82,000 and has a new $100,000 goal. Over 2,000 people have contributed to the fundrai
  
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• Fundraiser to pay kindhearted Rouses employee's school fees brings in $50K in one day

  02-08-2018 16:54 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - Donations are pouring in for a Rouses worker whose kind gesture toward an autistic teen has now gone viral.Jordan Taylor made national headlines this week thanks to a small gesture of kindness he made to teenager he met at work.Taylor was stocking shelves at the Rouses on Drusilla Lane when 17-year-old Jack Ryan Edwards walked over to him. Jack Ryan, who is diagnosed with autism, wanted to help Taylor with his work, so he allowed the teen to lend a hand and stuck by his side for m
  
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• Man accused of standing naked in his front window, exposing himself to passing women

  02-08-2018 15:53 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - A man is facing obscenity charges after multiple women accused of him of exposing himself to women passing through his neighborhood.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, 30-year-old Clint English was arrested Thursday after two people claimed they saw him standing nude by the front window of his home, in plain view of any passersby.One of the witnesses, who lives in the same neighborhood on Kodiak Street, said they believed English was intentionally trying to ex
  
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• Naked Woman Beaten by Detroit Police Officer

  02-08-2018 14:53 via WBRZ
  DETROIT (AP) -Detroit's police chief says cellphone video showing one of his officers repeatedly punching an unarmed, naked and possibly mentally ill woman is "very disturbing."  The video was posted Wednesday by WJBK-TV and shows the officer - a corporal - striking the woman about a dozen times as she is being restrained by another officer and security staff at Detroit Receiving Hospital.  Chief James Craig told reporters Thursday that the corporal and his p
  
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• LDWF: La. man cited for shooting whooping crane

  02-08-2018 14:22 via WBRZ
  VILLE PLATTE - Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Ville Platte man for shooting a whooping crane.Gilvin Aucoin, 52, was cited for violating the Endangers Species Act, according to KATC. Authorities were notified about a wounded crane that was found near a crawfish pond in Evangeline Parish.At the scene, agents questioned Aucoin who was working on the land at the time. During questioning, Aucoin allegedly admitted to shooting the bird with a .22 caliber rifle
  
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• Aiports testing new technology, no more removing items from carry-ons

  02-08-2018 14:22 via WBRZ
  Airports may be adopting a new technology that will allow passengers to keep liquids and laptops in their carry-ons.The Transportation Security Administration is testing a computed tomography (CT) scanners for small luggage, according to CNN.The X-ray technology will generate a 3D image instead of the 2D created now. This images will give security 3 axes to analyze for any weapons or contraband."Use of CT technology substantially improves TSA's threat detection capability at the checkpoint," sa
  
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• Patriots fan turns Tom Brady's autograph into a tattoo

  02-08-2018 14:18 via WBRZ
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - A young Connecticut woman didn't want to ever lose the autograph she got from Tom Brady.  The New England Patriots star signed 19-year-old Megan Uhrynowski's arm after a practice at Gillette Stadium on Monday night that she had attended with a friend.  Uhrynowski, a college student, told WHDH-TV her friend had suggested she turn the autograph into a tattoo.  So she did.  Uhrynowski went to a tattoo
  
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• VIDEO: Brawl breaks out after employees intervene in wig store heist

  02-08-2018 14:03 via WBRZ
  WASHINGTON - Police are looking for three people who tried to steal wigs from a beauty supply store and then fought the two employees who confronted them.According to WTOP, the incident happened Friday at Esther's Beauty Salon in Silver Spring. Two employees, one of whom is 74 years old, tried to keep the three from leaving the business after they saw one of them snatch a wig from a mannequin and make a beeline for the door.Surveillance shows a brawl break out between the store employees and th
  
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• University of Louisiana System mourns loss of board member

  02-08-2018 14:02 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - The University of Louisiana System is mourning the loss of one of its board members.According to a statement, they are saddened by the passing of board member Johnny McFerren.McFerren was appointed to the Board of Supervisors for the Univerity of Louisiana System by Gov. John Bel Edwards last year, according to President and CEO Jim Henderson."His incredible experience as a lifetime public servant awarded him a unique voice that the rest of the board welcomed," said Hende
  
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• University of Louisiana System mourns death of board member

  02-08-2018 14:02 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - The University of Louisiana System is mourning the loss of one of its board members.According to a statement, they are saddened by the passing of board member Johnny McFerren.McFerren was appointed to the Board of Supervisors for the Univerity of Louisiana System by Gov. John Bel Edwards last year, according to President and CEO Jim Henderson."His incredible experience as a lifetime public servant awarded him a unique voice that the rest of the board welcomed," said Hende
  
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• Aquarium exhibit to bring people together with sharks

  02-08-2018 13:59 via WBRZ
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana aquarium is planning an exhibit aimed at increasing human interaction with sharks and stingrays.  The New Orleans Advocate reports that the visitors to the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans will be able to touch both groups of animals, including feeling the sandpaper-like texture of sharks' skin.  Construction is beginning this month on the $2.9 million "touchpool." It's scheduled to open in the summer of 2019.&
  
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• More child care aid in Louisiana this year, shrinking wait

  02-08-2018 13:48 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The waiting list for a Louisiana child care program used by low-income working families is being trimmed by about 4,500, after a one-time injection of federal dollars.The Child Care Assistance Program offers aid to low-income parents who are working or attending school.The Advocate reports that families newly eligible for the aid, which covers child care for children from birth to 4 years old, started getting digital or mailed notices Wednesday. Moves off the waitlist wi
  
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• Louisiana starts work to offer more services to mentally ill

  02-08-2018 13:47 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana is spending $13 million this budget year to start obeying terms of a federal legal settlement involving people with serious mental illnesses.  The five-year, court-monitored settlement with the U.S. Justice Department is aimed at resolving accusations the state illegally warehouses the mentally ill in nursing homes rather than helping them live in their communities.  Louisiana's health department has agreed to expand home- an
  
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• Massage parlor owner pleads guilty to human trafficking

  02-08-2018 13:31 via WBRZ
  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - The owner of massage parlors in Louisiana, Missouri, and other states has pleaded guilty to human trafficking, and his wife has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor money laundering.The Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office says women enticed from China were coerced into working at businesses including a Caddo Parish massage parlor.A news release Wednesday night said 35-year-old Linan Tian pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. His wife, Bing Bing Li,
  
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• Police: Man shoots fiancee while driving off interstate

  02-08-2018 13:27 via WBRZ
  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Louisiana man is accused of fatally shooting his fiancee while driving off of an interstate.Lake Charles police Lt. Kevin Kirkum says 46-year-old Michael Edwin Vice called 911 and was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old Lori Estelle Tanner.Kirkum is the police department spokesman. He says Tanner was shot as the vehicle left Interstate 210.Vice's bond was set at $1 million. It wasn't known whether he has an attorney who could be re
  
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• New York man accused of threatening La. Congressman Steve Scalise in voicemail

  02-08-2018 13:23 via WBRZ
  BUFFALO, N.Y. - Authorities have arrested a man for allegedly threatening two U.S. congressmen over voicemail, include Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise.Carlos Bayon, 63, was arrested and charged with interstate communication of a threat, according to WKBW. Authorities say, the Louisiana office of a United States Congressman received a threatening message on June 30.The voicemail reportedly said:Hey listen, this message is for you and the people that sent you there. You are taking ours, we
  
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• New York man accused of threatening La. congressman in voicemail

  02-08-2018 13:23 via WBRZ
  BUFFALO, N.Y. - Authorities have arrested a man for allegedly threatening two U.S. Congressmen over voicemail.Carlos Bayon, 63, was arrested and charged with interstate communication of a threat, according to WKBW. Authorities say, the Louisiana office of a United States Congressman received a threatening message on June 30.The voicemail reportedly said:Hey listen, this message is for you and the people that sent you there. You are taking ours, we are taking yours. Anytime, anywhere. We know wh
  
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• 2-year-old fatally mauled by pit bulls inside home

  02-08-2018 13:18 via WBRZ
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old boy was attacked and killed by pit bulls inside a home.The attack occurred early Wednesday evening in a two-story row house in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section.Police say responding officers could see the child being attacked through the front door and fired shots at the dogs, killing one animal and wounding two others.Three other people were in the house at the time but weren’t injured.Police say there were five
  
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• Ohio St. to keep reporters away amid Meyer probe

  02-08-2018 13:09 via WBRZ
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State plans to keep reporters away from its football team while it investigates coach Urban Meyer's handling of a longtime assistant accused of domestic violence.  The university canceled a media availability set for the opening of preseason practice on Friday.  Ohio State had planned to allow the media to watch and record the first part of practice on Friday and then interview selected players and coaches afterward. But that change
  
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• Brookstone closing all of its mall locations

  02-08-2018 12:37 via WBRZ
  Brookstone, the ubiquitous seller of cool but largely unneeded things, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection again and will close the 101 of its stores that are located in malls.Malls have suffered for years due to far-reaching shifts in the way that Americans shop for just about everything, which has diminished foot traffic at Brookstone. On Thursday, CEO Piau Phang Foo called the situation in malls "extremely challenging," and thanked employees who had staffed stores in those locatio
  
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• Starbucks, two restaurants, grocery store among new tenants in LSU's shopping district

  02-08-2018 09:46 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - Frutta Bowls, Starbucks, and Private Stock apparel boutique are three new retailers coming to a shopping area near LSU.The Nicholson Gateway Development Project is under construction on a 28-acre site between West Chimes Street and Skip Bertman Drive, according to a release. The three tenants join anchor retailer Matherne’s Market and fast food restaurant Wendy’s in the roughly 50,000-square-foot retail component of Nicholson Gateway.The entire project
  
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• Weekend viral video launches BRPD investigation and social media warning

  02-08-2018 08:42 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police Department has a social media post that has been shared thousands of times, about a social media video that launched a weekend investigation.On 2une In, Thursday morning, News2's Johnston Von Springer interviewed a BRPD detective charged with getting to the bottom of the investigation, where no charges resulted from the inquiry.The Baton Rouge Police Department is warning social media users to be more cautious of pictures and videos posted to sites like Facebook
  
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• Former Gonzales city worker arrested on theft charges

  02-08-2018 08:08 via WBRZ
  GONZALES - Ascension Sheriff's Office arrested a former public works employee for theft charges this week for using a fuel card belonging to the City of Gonzales for personal use.
  Charges on the card exceed $2,200 and date back to May of 2017.
  Jermoin Harrell has at $2,500 dollar bond, which was posted Monday morning.According to investigators, the 28-year-old used the card to fill up at gas stations in Ascension Parish.Harrell was fired from the Gonzales Public Works Department October 2017, f
  
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• Woman accused of stealing package from neighbor's doorstep

  02-08-2018 08:06 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a woman who is accused of stealing her neighbor's Amazon package.The theft was reported in the 13000 block of King Henry Drive. According to the arrest report, Danell Deen took the UPS package the doorstep and brought it to her house.While being placed in the EBRSO unit, Deen kicked a responding deputy in the face.At the scene, a second victim spoke with authorities and advised that Deen had passed through her carport and stole a chair for her backyard. 
  
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• Pope Francis changes Catholic Church death penalty teaching, says it is always 'inadmissible'

  02-08-2018 07:45 via WBRZ
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church teaching about the death penalty, saying in a new policy published Thursday that it is always "inadmissible" because it "attacks" the inherent dignity of all humans.The Vatican said Francis had approved a change to the Catechism of the Catholic Church — the compilation of official Catholic teaching. Previously, the catechism said the church didn't exclude recourse to capital punishment "if this is the only possible
  
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• Elderly woman, dog escape Paige Street house fire

  02-08-2018 07:04 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews are responding to an early morning house fire.The fire was reported around 7 a.m. in the 5400 block of Paige Street in Baton Rouge. An elderly woman and her dog were home at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.At the scene, WBRZ learned the fire started in a back bedroom of the home. The rest of the structure received smoke damage.The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.Details are limited. Check back for updates.BRFD wo
  
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• Louisiana to see some 'Obamacare' premiums decrease

  02-08-2018 06:37 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Many Louisianans with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's individual exchange are set to see premiums drop.  The Advocate of Baton Rouge reports premiums are expected to drop by an average of 6.9 percent next year. The Louisiana Department of Insurance revealed expected rates Wednesday that show declines ranging from 4 percent to more than 15 percent.  The decline comes after years of rate hikes for the more than 100,000
  
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• One killed in New Orleans morning shooting

  02-08-2018 06:05 via WBRZ
  NEW ORLEANS - One man is dead and a suspect has been arrested after an early morning shooting in the New Orleans.NOPD responded to a shooting shortly after 3 a.m. in the French Quarter, WWL-TV reports. Authorities say a man was transported to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries.The suspect was arrested at the scene.NOPD investigating homicide following shooting near Bienville and Decatur. All that’s left of scene as of right now is a bit of crime tape. The
  
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• LSU AG researches Nevada marijuana

  01-08-2018 21:58 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE - There is a perfectly legal stash of marijuana inside an LSU Ag facility near the main campus. It was transported from Nevada for research in Louisiana."It's tiny little pieces of plant tissue that if you didn't know what it was you wouldn't know what it was," said research associate professor Ted Gauthier.The research focuses on growing and storing the plant in a controlled environment. It's a step in LSU's therapeutic marijuana program.Investment company GB Sciences provided the
  
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• One person dead in Stringer Bridge Road crash

  01-08-2018 21:10 via WBRZ
  ST. AMANT - State Police say one person has died in a three-vehicle wreck in Ascension Parish Wednesday evening.Police say the collision happened at the crossing of Stringer Bridge Road and Beco Road.No further reports of other injuries were released.LSP is currently investigating.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man, 18, accused of pushing boy off water slide

  01-08-2018 19:48 via WBRZ
  APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) - Police have arrested an 18-year-old man accused of pushing an 8-year-old boy off a slide at a suburban Minneapolis water park.Authorities say the boy fell 31 feet to the ground Tuesday. Police say he was conscious and breathing when officers arrived, and is hospitalized in stable condition.The incident happened at the Apple Valley Aquatic Center. Police say the man and the boy did not know each other and were waiting in line to ride down the water slide when the man a
  
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• District attorneys critical of state prison plan argue freed inmates are breaking laws again

  01-08-2018 18:09 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE- According to statistics that were revealed during the annual District Attorney's Conference this summer, nearly one in four inmates who have been released under Governor John Bel Edwards' criminal justice reform package have reoffended since their release last year.Last month, the number was at 22 percent according to District Attorney Hillar Moore, who said local district attorneys are tracking the numbers. Of those back in jail, at least five are accused of committing murder.
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• Cemetery hoping for a life line after dead utility buries business

  01-08-2018 17:53 via WBRZ
  PLAQUEMINE - A cemetery has been without AT&T service for a month and says it's been detrimental to business.Grace Memorial Park Cemetery has been operating in Plaquemine for 165 years. Jacob Wilbert says the family-run business has been steady, until about a month ago when the phone lines went dead and the internet stopped working."We came in and tried to pick up the phone to call and it was dead," said Wilbert. "People depend on us to take care of them in a timely fashion and were unable
  
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• Ohio State's Urban Meyer put on leave, investigation opened

  01-08-2018 17:49 via WBRZ
  Ohio State has placed coach Urban Meyer on paid administrative leave while it investigates claims that his wife knew about allegations of abuse against an assistant coach years before he was fired last week.  Courtney Smith gave an interview to Stadium and provided text messages to former ESPN reporter Brett McMurphy between her and Shelley Meyer in 2015 and with the wives of other Buckeyes coaches. Courtney Smith also provided threatening texts she claims came from her ex-hus
  
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• Florida man makes beer run with gator in hand

  01-08-2018 17:36 via WBRZ
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man made a beer run into a Florida convenience store carrying a live alligator with its mouth taped shut.Video posted by television station WTLV shows the unidentified man walking into the Jacksonville store holding the gator with his right hand.He walks with the gator toward the counter, asking, “Ya’ll aint out of beer are you?”He then sees someone in the back of the store and says, “Is he taking the last bit of beer
  
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• Livingston Parish Fire District improvements benefit first responders, tax payers

  01-08-2018 17:33 via WBRZ
  WALKER - Impressive improvements are happening at a fire station in Livingston Parish. Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 4 in Walker now has more full-time staff, equipment, and work space.This is a change for the station that was dependent on it’s unpaid firefighters.“We're the largest volunteer fire department, area-wise, in the state,” said District 4 board chairman Robert Dugas. "But with the population growth that we've had, we've had less volunteers
  
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• Sports betting begins in Mississippi

  01-08-2018 17:10 via WBRZ
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Legalized sports betting is now available in Mississippi.  Mississippi became the fourth state in the nation Wednesday to offer sports wagering. The others are Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey.  The first bets in Mississippi were simultaneously taken at noon at Beau Rivage on the Gulf Coast and at its sister property, Gold Strike, in Tunica.  News outlets report former NFL players Willis McGahee and Robert Royal were in B
  
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• Report: Father detains naked accused child molester at gunpoint in park

  01-08-2018 16:34 via WBRZ
  NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. - A father says he pulled his firearm to protect his family after he spotted a naked man roaming around a city park.The father told WSB-TV that he was at Trailblazer Park with his two children, his wife, mother and grandmother when he spotted the nude stranger."I asked him, 'Would you please leave the scene you're causing trouble. You don't even have on any clothes,'" Tae Lovelace said.Lovelace said the man left the park at around 5:30 Tuesday afternoon, but then he came back
  
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• WANTED: Man seen burglarizing cars in Villa Del Ray area

  01-08-2018 16:12 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE- Police are looking for a man seen burglarizing unlocked cars in a Baton Rouge neighborhood.According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the man was spotted in the Villa Del Ray area around 1:30 a.m. July 23. Police say it's unclear how much was stolen from these vehicles, but anyone with information is asked to call authorities at 389-3824.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Tunica-Biloxi tribe raising minimum wage at Paragon Casino

  01-08-2018 15:57 via WBRZ
  MARKSVILLE - The Tunica-Biloxi Council says it's raising the minimum wage at Paragon Casino and its other enterprises by 17 percent.The raise effects all non-tip employees in tribal enterprises and the Paragon resort from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour, going into effect August 6.Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Chairman Marshall Pierite says raising the wage was very important to them stating, "We recognize the value of all of our employees,” said Pierite.The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe recei
  
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• 16 New Orleans museums free to others' members in August

  01-08-2018 15:49 via WBRZ
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It's Museum Month in New Orleans. There are more than 45 museums in the city, and 16 of them are opening their doors free to each others' members during August.  They range from small museums such as the New Canal Lighthouse and the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum to the New Orleans Museum of Art and the National World War II Museum.  Their individual annual membership fees range from $30 to $125 for one person, with two-person or family member
  
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• I-10 closed in New Orleans after toddler, two others hurt in shooting near exit ramp

  01-08-2018 14:53 via WBRZ
  NEW ORLEANS - Parts of I-10 have been shut down in the New Orleans area after a reported triple shooting Wednesday afternoon.According to New Orleans Police, shots were fired near the I-10 West exit ramp near the Morrison Road exit. Three people have reportedly been shot.#NOPD is investigating a shooting incident at the I-10 West exit at Morrison Road. Initial reports show three victims suffering apparent gunshot wounds. I-10 West has been closed at the Crowder exit as part of this investigatio
  
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• A week after WBRZ report, state releases details on elusive teen who escaped juvie

  01-08-2018 14:35 via WBRZ
  BATON ROUGE – State authorities released information about a juvenile who escaped custody days after a WBRZ report highlighted the juvenile had been eluding law enforcement for a while.State Police said Wednesday, Darreon Wilson, 16, escaped from the East Baton Rouge Detention Center on July 23. Days after his escape, a person believed to be Wilson sparked a massive manhunt in a neighborhood along Airline Highway. On July 26, WBRZ.com reported police had surrounded a house and closed
  
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• Six arrested in Tangipahoa Parish identity theft ring

  01-08-2018 14:24 via WBRZ
  TANGIPAHOA PARISH - Six people are in custody for stealing credit cards and racking up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.On May 8, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office began investigating over 45 cases of identity theft. According to officials, the suspects allegedly used credit card information taken from receipts in trash cans outside of loan businesses in the Hammond area.The sheriff's office says investigators were able to track backe
  
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• Six arrested in Tangipahoa identity theft ring

  01-08-2018 14:24 via WBRZ
  TANGIPAHOA PARISH - Six people are in custody for stealing credit cards and racking up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.On May 8, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office began investigating over 45 cases of identity theft. According to officials, the suspects allegedly used credit card information taken from receipts in trash cans outside of loan businesses in the Hammond area.The sheriff's office says investigators were able to track backe
  
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