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  • Science camp experiment sends 3 to hospital

    June 17, 2013 4:21 PM

    COVINGTON - Two boys and a teacher were injured when a science camp experiment went wrong. Elaine Simmons, an official at St. Scholastica Academy, says 911 was called after two boys and the teacher were injured. At St. Tammany Parish Hospital, spokeswoman Melissa Hodgson says both boys were sent to... more »
  • BR native passing on secrets of perfect test scores Play Video

    May 7, 2013 4:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge native Craig Gehring made perfect scores on the ACT and SAT. Now he's helping a new generation of students facing the same tests. Gehrig created a series of test prep books and camps passing along good test-taking tips and techniques for students preparing for... more »
  • Workouts for parents from Baby Boot Camp Play Video

    January 23, 2013 5:15 PM

    BATON ROUGE - We got a fitness lesson today from the women of Baby Boot Camp of Baton Rouge. Owner Mauree Brooksher and her client, Margo Mathews stopped in and demonstrated some STROLLFIT exercises. STROLLFIT is an hour class that incorporates a warm up, cardio strength training, core... more »
  • Crews resume moving explosives

    December 5, 2012 10:27 AM

    DOYLINE, La. - Authorities have resumed moving millions of pounds of explosives they say were improperly stored at a munitions recycling facility in north Louisiana. State Police spokeswoman Julie Lewis said Wednesday the materials are being moved to a safe location at the Camp Minden industrial site in Webster Parish.... more »
  • Town evacuates as authorities relocate explosives

    December 3, 2012 7:34 AM

    SHREVEPORT - Authorities have resumed the transfer of an estimated 6 million pounds of improperly stored explosive material at a northwest Louisiana industrial site. State police say the movement of the explosive "M6" propellant began again at daybreak Monday at Camp Minden in rural Webster Parish after being suspended before... more »
  • 'Twilight' fans fill downtown LA ahead of premiere

    November 9, 2012 4:04 PM

    LOS ANGELES - More than 1,500 "Twilight" fans are spending the weekend camping out in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate the release of the final film in the vampire-romance series. Tents filled the street in front of Staples Center and sprawled across L.A. Live plaza Friday, many decorated with homemade... more »
  • Hornets sign 3 players for camp

    October 1, 2012 3:04 PM

    WESTWEGO - The New Orleans Hornets have signed free agents Solomon Alabi, Dominique Morrison and Chris Wright in advance of Tuesday's opening of training camp. Alabi is a 7-foot-1 center who appeared in 14 games last season with Toronto, averaging 2.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 8.7 minutes. He... more »
  • LSU Tigers continue camp in full pads

    August 6, 2012 8:58 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The top-ranked LSU Tigers will don full pads for the first time this fall camp, and the action should be as intense as ever. Coach Les Miles' squad will workout in the morning before several players meet with the media. WBRZ Sports 2 will focus... more »
  • 49ers excited about explosive new offensive

    July 30, 2012 10:26 AM

    SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco 49ers loaded up on explosive new weapons for offensive coordinator Greg Roman during the offseason. He's already having a blast deciding how to use them. The 49ers put on full pads Sunday for the first time in training camp, and everywhere Roman looked,... more »
  • LSU coach Johnny Jones hosts Tiger Cub Camp

    June 26, 2012 8:44 AM

    BATON ROUGE - LSU head basketball coach Johnny Jones continues his 2012 Basketball Camps this morning at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and the new basketball practice facility. The purpose of the Tiger Cub Camp is to introduce future Tigers to the most basic fundamentals of the game of basketball... more »
  • LDWF summer camp spots still available

    May 23, 2012 11:12 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) still haS available spots open for both of their Summer Day Camps this summer for children 12 to 16 years old at the Waddill Outdoor Education Center in Baton Rouge. The camps will be held from June 25-29... more »
  • Troops fire into refugee camp

    April 9, 2012 6:15 PM

    WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is expressing outrage that Syrian troops have fired into a refugee camp in neighboring Turkey. At least six people were wounded. The cross-border attack happened one day ahead of a deadline for Syrian forces to withdraw from cities. The U.S. says the Syrian government appears... more »
  • 2 suspects held in camp burglaries

    February 15, 2012 7:25 AM

    ST. MARTINVILLE - Investigators with the St. Martin and Iberville Parish sheriff's offices have arrested two men in 13 camp burglaries in the Atchafalaya Basin. Authorities arrested 45-year-old Tracey Lee Burgess of Gross Tete and 23-year-old Steven Paul Thibodeaux of Plaquemine on 13 counts of criminal trespass, 13 counts of... more »
  • Mayor tells Occupy N.O. protesters to break camp

    December 2, 2011 6:04 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Mitch Landrieu has ordered Occupy New Orleans protesters to remove tents and other gear from the park across from City Hall. The protesters, loosely affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, have been in Duncan Plaza for 58 days. Landrieu the protesters were being... more »
  • At Occupy New Orleans, some planning ahead

    November 30, 2011 4:24 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - The loss of some of the biggest Occupy encampments isn't the end of the movement, say Occupy New Orleans residents. They already have ideas about what they'll do if police oust them from Duncan Plaza. Mayor Mitch Landrieu has said that at some time they'll have... more »
  • Va. Tech lifts campus alert after report of gunman

    August 4, 2011 1:59 PM

    BLACKSBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech officials have lifted a campus-wide alert that was issued after three children attending a summer camp reported a man holding what looked like a gun near a dining hall. An email from the university Thursday afternoon says "the university community may resume normal campus... more »
  • National Guard helping with security in evacuation areas

    May 16, 2011 2:44 PM

    BUTTE LAROSE - National Guard members are helping to provide security in St. Martin Parish while people work to secure their belongings. Guard members and sheriff's deputies are working together to prevent looting or vandalism in areas where voluntary evacuations have been ordered, and to keep them off levees... more »
  • Pierre Part keeping an eye on spillway

    May 5, 2011 9:57 PM

    PIERRE PART- In Pierre Part, people are already taking precautions. "It rises pretty quickly when it starts, you know, then when people are in trouble and their homes are only a couple inches from going under water, there's really nothing you can do," said Kenneth St. Germain. St.... more »
  • EBR School system promises changes after News 2 report

    January 27, 2011 11:22 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge School System has promised to change the way pre-kindergarten registration is done, after hundreds of parents braved the cold Thursday morning to ensure their child has a school to go to next fall. After waiting for hours in sub-freezing temperatures, many parents... more »
  • 18 Oreg. football players hospitalized after camp

    August 22, 2010 10:12 AM

    Eighteen Oregon high school football players have been hospitalized after they experienced painful swelling in their arms during a fall camp. Three of the McMinnville High School athletes required surgery this week. They were experiencing "compartment syndrome," which led to triceps swelling and pain. Authorities say the cause is not... more »
  • Marcus Thornton camp begins

    June 30, 2010 12:16 PM

    Marcus Thornton's basketball camp began Wednesday at Baton Rouge Community College. The camp will run each day through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The former LSU star's camp will highlight skill development, such as dribbling and shooting, and daily games and contests. Participants in the day... more »
  • Terrebonne's "Gator Man" dead at 76

    March 5, 2010 8:40 AM

    Terrebonne Parish's nuisance-alligator hunter, Easton DeHart also known as "Gator Man", has died after suffering serious burns in a hunting accident. DeHart died early Wednesday at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. DeHart was burned after he and two friends set fires to route rabbits out of the brush in... more »
  • Terrebonne 'Gator Man' seriously burned

    February 23, 2010 11:04 AM

    Terrebonne Parish's nuisance-alligator hunter, Easton DeHart, is reported in critical condition at a Baton Rouge burn unit. His daughter, Mona Samanie, says the 77-year-old outdoorsman got trapped within the fireline Thursday while setting fire to marshland near his hunting camp to flush rabbits out of thick grass. Hunting companions took... more »
  • Sex offenders told to move

    September 29, 2009 8:29 PM

    Nine homeless sex offenders were kicked out a make-shift camp behind a suburban Atlanta office park and probation officers are trying to line up new housing for them. Authorities ordered the men to leave last night after the Associated Press reported details of the camp. The offenders said they were... more »
  • Hornets to hold training camp in Lafayette

    September 16, 2009 2:16 PM

    Basketball fans in Lafayette will soon have an NBA team coming their way. The New Orleans Hornets officially announced their plans to hold training camp on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It will be held from September 29 through October 4 at the university's Leon... more »

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