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JPSO arrests man in connection with Monday night Harvey slaying
Casbon was shot in the chest Monday night just before midnight at 3832 Cimwood Drive in Harvey. He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 3:30 a.m. ...
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Police 2 additional arrests in UK hacking death
Police made two additional arrests Thursday as part of their investigation into the slaying of a soldier killed in Woolwich, London Metropolitan police said on the department's official Twitter ...
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Jefferson Hills pizza shop owner waives hearing
Pleasant Hills Magisterial District Judge Pat A. Capolupo ordered a formal arraignment for Bethany Verlich, 32, on June 11 at 11 a.m. at the Allegheny County courthouse in ...
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DOTD Enhanced monitoring along LA 70 near sinkhole
Texas Brine Co. contractors plug the final two breaches in a containment berm around the Assumption Parish sinkhole after heavy rain and high water punched through the incomplete earthen barrier late last ...
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No big winners in Wednesday Lotto Powerball drawings
The million-dollar questions have been answered. What are the Powerball numbers, and have any winning tickets been sold? Lottery officials released the winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot: 22, 10,13,14, 52, and the Powerball ...
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Winds: From the ENE at 3.0 MPH
Movie Review
The Ex
Jerks come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of mobility, as demonstrated in the new comedy The Ex, which has the gall to make its smarmy villain a wheelchair-bound creep. As played by Arrested Development's Jason Bateman with perfectly edged snarkiness that suggests a big F--- you beneat ... ...
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Police 19-year-old booked after sexual encounters with 14-year-old
After an investigation, deputies say they learned that Arceneaux and the girl met over a chat line about three weeks prior and met for sexual intercourse the day ...
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Thursday Exact Weather forecast
Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, and winds sent pieces of debris flying, hindering recovery efforts three days after the devastating tornado. The number of injured rose as authorities announced that 353 ...
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Jefferson County jobless rate drops in April
The unemployment rate in Jefferson County declined sharply to 7.5 percent in April from 8.4 percent in March. The unemployment rate in Jefferson County declined sharply to 7.5 percent in April, after an increase in March to 8.4 percent, the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training reported. Aprils unemployment rate was also lower than the 8.1 percent rate in April 2012. In a news release, the ...
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Louisiana test results up overall voucher schools flat
State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test ...
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Bills to hike college tuition appear dead for legislative session
Louisiana's Supreme Court rules that the funding method for a private school tuition voucher program pushed through the Legislature last year by Gov. Bobby Jindal is ...
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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
Hotel Review
Le Meridien Noumea, New Caledonia
This deluxe hotel is reputedly the finest in New Caledonia. The drive from Tontouta international airport is 45 minutes and ...
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