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  • Police sent to Chris Brown home in latest 911 hoax

    January 22, 2013 3:55 AM

    LOS ANGELES - Police have responded to Chris Brown's home after they received a call about a domestic violence situation that turned out to be false. The Los Angeles Times reports police were contacted shortly before 5 p.m. Monday about a domestic violence incident. When police arrived, members of Brown's... more »
  • Man accused of threatening public officials

    December 20, 2012 12:30 PM

    NEWARK, N.J. - Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man made threatening phone calls to public officials including Louisiana's governor and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachman. Authorities have charged 27-year-old Ronnie McMillian of Hawthorne, N.J., with two counts of transmitting threats to injure another through interstate commerce. Prosecutors allege McMillian regularly... more »
  • Sorrento's mayor missing in action Play Video

    July 16, 2012 5:59 PM

    SORRENTO - Mayor Wilson Longanecker, Jr., who won his seat by one vote, has not stepped foot in his office for 145 days. His extended leave began in February when he took a medical absence citing a foot surgery, but since then hasn't returned any phone calls, text messages... more »
  • Romney calls Santorum an 'economic lightweight'

    February 28, 2012 7:11 AM

    NOVI, Mich. - Mitt Romney is calling Republican rival Rick Santorum "an economic lightweight" as the candidates make last-minute pitches to voters in today's Michigan and Arizona presidential primaries. Romney says voters recognize that November's election will "come down to a race about the economy," and says Santorum is not... more »
  • La. Rep. wants political calls added to "Do Not Call" list

    February 22, 2012 4:27 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - State Rep. Cameron Henry announced Wednesday his legislation to amend the Telephone Solicitation Relief Act of 2001, better known as the "Do Not Call" listing of telephone subscribers who want to avoid telephone solicitations, to include political calls or robocalls. The legislation, House Bill 151, has... more »
  • Jindal calls for resignation of union leader

    February 3, 2012 3:24 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has called on the executive director of the Louisiana Association of Educators to resign. At issue is a dispute between Jindal and the education union over the governor's bid to allow children in poor-performing schools to attend private schools with state tax dollars. Jindal... more »
  • Shooting suspect calls police, turns himself in Play Video

    January 23, 2012 12:07 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police say a man who shot another man on Monday in Baton Rouge, called police after the incident to turn himself in for questioning. Police arrested arrested 67-year-old Keith Landon and charged him with attempted second degree murder. It happened just before noon in the... more »
  • Obama telephones thanks to service members abroad

    November 24, 2011 3:19 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S.service members stationed abroad to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and praise their military service. Obama made the calls Thursday morning from the Oval Office to two members each from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy who... more »
  • NTSB: Duck boat calls unanswered before collision

    September 10, 2010 2:05 PM

    An idled tour boat and nearby vessels repeatedly called the tugboat guiding the barge that hit and sank it, killing two Hungarian students, that's according to a preliminary federal report. The National Transportation Safety Board said the Ride the Ducks boat's radio calls went unanswered moments before the collision... more »
  • Sheriff: Random cell phones got nude pictures

    June 17, 2010 8:03 AM

    A 23-year-old Shreveport man has been accused of sending naked pictures of himself to random cell phone numbers. Marcus Miles of Shreveport was given a summons on a charge of telephone communications harassment. Deputies say Miles allegedly used a relative's phone to make 57 calls over three hours. Deputies got... more »
  • Cell phone use blocked by little black box

    April 19, 2010 5:00 PM

    A little black box can disable your cell phone while your vehicle is in motion. Baton Rouge company obdEdge is behind new technology called 'cell control'. It plugs into your steering column and uses your vehicle's computer to operate. Through a web-based program, you determine what's allowed and what's... more »

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