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Police Jefferson Co. women caught stealing 15 handguns from Carroll Co. home
Jefferson County women were arrested after officials said they were caught in the act of burglarizing a home near Carrollton and stealing more than a dozen handguns.Stephanie M. Carter, 36, of Wintersville, and Kelly L. Downen Nation, 27, of Steubenville, were arrested on Monday.According to a news release from Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams, the women were arrested around 2 p.m. near the ...
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Thibodaux police Drunk man takes keys flips girlfriend’s car
Police say they located Jackson in the 100 block of Tiger Drive after he flipped his girlfriend's vehicle several times in a ditch on La. Hwy. 3266 in a one-car ...
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$3500 reward in fatal poisoning of 2 bald eagles in Thibodaux
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are offering $3,500 for information leading to the conviction of whoever killed the national ...
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JPSO Boy 13 kills relative 5 with ‘WWE-style wrestling moves’
Homicide Detective Matt Vasquez says he learned the victim was home alone with her 13-year-old relative who performed "WWE-style wrestling moves" on her the morning of the ...
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Gleason accepts Atlanta radio hosts apology We have all made mistakes
Former Saints Safety Steve Gleason walks off the field with quarterback Drew Brees during the third game of the 2011 season against the Houston Texans at the ...
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Chrysler relents agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps
Chrysler Group reversed course and agreed to a recall of 2.7 million Jeeps Tuesday, giving in to the government's request in the final hours before a ...
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Live coverage LSU vs. North Carolina
During the course of the 2013 college baseball season, an eventual matchup between LSU and North Carolina seemed destined for the College World ...
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UPDATE 3-Major natgas pipeline explodes in Louisiana area evacuated
Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:21pm EDT * Part of Florida Gas Transmission line shut after explosion * Fifty-five residents evacuated * Florida gas prices up, in line with other regions By Edward McAllister and Eileen Houlihan June 18 (Reuters) - A major natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday in Washington Parish, Louisiana, destroying a mobile home and causing an evacuation of the area but no injuries ...
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Surveillance stopped NYSE bomb plot
Bomb plots targeting the New York Stock Exchange and the city's subway were among more than 50 worldwide thwarted by top-secret surveillance programs since the 2011 al Qaeda attacks on the United States, authorities said on ...
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Sheriff Ex-employee steals $200 from Subway to support ‘MoJo’ habit
Bomb plots targeting the New York Stock Exchange and the city's subway were among more than 50 worldwide thwarted by top-secret surveillance programs since the 2011 al Qaeda attacks on the United States, authorities said on Tuesday. Gen. Keith ...
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- Police Jefferson Co. women caught stealing 15 handguns from Carroll Co. home
- Thibodaux police Drunk man takes keys flips girlfriend’s car
- $3500 reward in fatal poisoning of 2 bald eagles in Thibodaux
- JPSO Boy 13 kills relative 5 with ‘WWE-style wrestling moves’
- Gleason accepts Atlanta radio hosts apology We have all made mistakes