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• Former Saints RB Muncie dead at 60

  May 14, 2013 2:39 PM

  METAIRIE - Chuck Muncie, a Pro Bowl running back with both the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers, has died at age 60. Muncie was the Saints first-round pick out of California in 1976. He played four-and-a-half seasons in New Orleans before being traded in 1980 to... more »

• 1 dead in shooting at Shreveport apartment complex

  May 8, 2013 8:58 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Shreveport police are investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex. The shooting was reported Tuesday night at Shreveport's Cooper Road Plaza Apartments. Authorities responded to reports of a fight at the complex about 45 minutes prior to the shooting, but found nothing and left the scene. Police returned... more »

• 1 dead, 44 injured in blast in Tanzania church

  May 5, 2013 11:04 AM

  ZANZIBAR, Tanzania - A woman died and 44 people were seriously wounded when a bomb exploded in a Roman Catholic church in northern Tanzania, a Tanzanian police official said Sunday. The woman died in hospital as a result of the bombing in the Arusha church just before Mass, which was... more »

• Community gathers for slain grandmother

  May 3, 2013 10:48 PM

  NEW ROADS- Family and friends of an elderly woman, beaten to death, joined each other in a somber memorial service. Beulah Morris, 91, was found dead in her home nearly two weeks ago. Authorities said her grandson murdered her, left her in a pool of her own blood, and... more »

• Grandson arrested in grandmother's beating death Play Video

  April 25, 2013 7:51 PM

  NEW ROADS - Sheriff's deputies arrested the grandson of a 91-year-old woman who was found beaten to death earlier this week. Sheriff "Bud" Torres said Brandon Battley, 24, killed Beulah Morris. He faces murder charges in the case. Morris was found dead in a pool of blood, covered... more »

• State Police respond to deadly wreck on I-10

  April 24, 2013 6:21 PM

  GROSSE TETE - State Police said a wreck which shut down a lane of traffic on I-10 East killed at least one person. Trooper Jared Sandifer confirmed the wreck at mile marker 144 was a fatality. He did not have any more information about what caused it. I-10... more »

• 91-year-old found dead in locked home Play Video

  April 24, 2013 6:17 PM

  NEW ROADS - Sheriff's deputies are trying to figure out why someone beat a 91-year-old woman to death in New Roads. Family members found Beulah Morris on the floor of her home yesterday. She was lying in a pool of blood, covered with a blanket. "It's so hard,... more »

• Police: One Boston suspect dead, other still at large

  April 19, 2013 4:35 AM

  WATERTOWN, Mass. - Police say one of two suspects in the shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another, who is believed to be tied to the Boston Marathon bombing. Shortly after the MIT officer was shot dead... more »

• Man dies, charges upgraded, after being attacked while sleeping

  April 12, 2013 10:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Charges have been upgraded against a man, accused of beating a man at a group home, after the victim died. A spokesperson with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Richard Ray Gore, 66, was beaten with a steel bar at the home on 11342 East... more »

• At least 2 dead in Texas charter bus wreck

  April 11, 2013 10:49 AM

  IRVING, Texas - State troopers say at least two are dead after a charter bus overturned along a North Texas highway. The crash happened Thursday just east of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Irving. Emergency workers are pulling passengers from emergency exits in the roof. Las Colinas Medical Center in... more »

• Police release name of dead shooting victim

  March 15, 2013 2:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released the name of the man who died after a shooting last night in Baton Rouge. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said Christopher Fountain, 29, died from injuries sustained in the shooting Thursday night. McKneely said two other people wounded in the shooting, ages 47 and... more »

• 3 dead in Louisiana helicopter crash

  March 15, 2013 2:09 PM

  CAMERON, La. - Three people died in a helicopter crash Friday in a remote area of southwestern Louisiana's Cameron Parish. Sheriff Ron Johnson said the crash was reported at 11:45 a.m. Friday. A pilot and two passengers were aboard the helicopter and all three died. The helicopter was owned by... more »

• BRPD: One of three people shot overnight dies

  March 15, 2013 10:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE - One of three people shot overnight in Baton Rouge died today, according to spokesperson Cpl. L'Jean McKneely. The shootings happened around 9:20 p.m. Thursday night, according to a news release from Lt. Don Kelly. He said three males were found wounded in two different vehicles at... more »

• 1 killed, 1 injured in New Orleans shooting

  February 26, 2013 9:02 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- New Orleans police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and another injured. The shooting happened around 8:40 Monday night. Officer Garry Flot says detectives determined the shooting took place inside a house. Flot says a 46-year-old man died at the scene from multiple gunshot... more »

• Four dead in California shooting spree

  February 19, 2013 11:39 AM

  TUSTIN, Calif. - Authorities in California said four people are dead after a shooting spree through Orange City, including the shooter. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Tuesday the shootings began at 4:45 a.m. when deputies responding to a call found a female shot multiple times in a... more »

• Fire Chief: 1 dead in storm's aftermath in Ga.

  January 30, 2013 2:07 PM

  ADAIRSVILLE, Ga.- Authorities say the storm that has slammed a Georgia town has killed at least one person there. The massive storm system also has been blamed for the death of a man in Tennessee. He had been taking shelter in a shed when a tree toppled onto it, killing... more »

• 2 people found dead in Bossier City home

  January 28, 2013 5:26 PM

  BOSSIER CITY - Bossier City Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving an elderly couple. Bossier City spokesman Mark Natale says authorities responded to the home of the couple - both in their 80s - about 10 a.m. Monday after a relative stopped by and found the man and woman... more »

• 2 people found dead in Bossier City home

  January 28, 2013 2:06 PM

  BOSSIER CITY - Two people have been found dead inside a home in Bossier City. Bossier City spokesman Mark Natale says that an elderly couple lived in the home. Their identities have not been released. Authorities responded to the home about 10 a.m. Monday after a relative stopped at the... more »

• 1 American dead in Algerian standoff

  January 18, 2013 3:04 PM

  WASHINGTON- U.S. officials say one American has died in the hostage standoff at an Algerian gas complex. The officials say the deceased American is a Texas resident, Frederick Buttaccio. It is unclear how he died. The officials say Buttaccio's remains have been recovered and his family has been notified. The... more »

• Woman dies in Baton Rouge accident

  January 18, 2013 12:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge police say an elderly woman involved in an accident Thursday on Coursey Boulevard has died. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said in an email that 90-year-old Gladys Sonntag died Thursday evening at a local hospital. McKneely said Sonntag was attempting to make a left turn from Coursey... more »

• One critically injured in afternoon wreck

  January 17, 2013 2:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One person was critically injured in a multi-car pileup this afternoon in Baton Rouge, according to authorities. It happened at Coursey and American Way around 1:30 p.m. Witnesses said a handful of vehicles were involved, and one car had flipped onto its side. EMS said... more »

• State Police respond to deadly wreck

  January 15, 2013 12:22 PM

  GONZALES - State Police said one person died in a wreck this morning in Ascension Parish. It happened around noon at the intersection of La. 931 and Roddy Road north of Gonzales. Investigators said a truck heading west with two people inside didn't stop at the four-way stop,... more »

• Man wanted for murder cornered in Lafayette area

  January 11, 2013 10:18 PM

  LAFAYETTE- Local police and other law enforcement agencies believe they had a man wanted for murder in Baton Rouge, cornered in a field. Ruben Van Dyke is accused of killing Brannon Counts on Hollywood Street Thursday night. Authorities in the Lafayette area said Van Dyke crashed his car... more »

• Police identify victim in deadly shooting

  January 11, 2013 2:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released the name of a woman killed when someone shot at her apartment on La Margie street in Baton Rouge last night. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said Shaquanan Jones, 26, died around 9:30 p.m. last night. He said she'd been hit by... more »

• Suspect identified in deadly shooting, crash

  January 11, 2013 2:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police identified an Alexandria man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting last night in Baton Rouge. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said Ruben Van Dyke, 30, was wanted for his involvement in the death of Brannon Counts, 32. McKneely said Counts was shot in the parking... more »

• Police: man died after being shot in car, driving away

  January 10, 2013 9:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police said a man was shot in a parking lot and was able to drive about a block before he crashed and died. The victim's name was not released. The man was shot in a parking lot in the 5700 block of Hollywood Street, sped away, and... more »

• One killed in Baton Rouge shooting, crash

  January 10, 2013 6:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a deadly shooting and crash in Baton Rouge this evening. It happened near McCleland and Hollywood around 5 p.m. Authorities on the scene confirmed one person in a wrecked vehicle was dead. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the victim was shot in a... more »

• Second dead horse found this week Play Video

  January 9, 2013 4:37 PM

  BAKER - East Baton Rouge Animal Control is investigating the second horse found dumped since Monday in the parish. The horse was found on Heck Young Road in Baker on Tuesday. The day before, Metro Airport police found a dead horse on their property off Blount Road near Plank... more »

• Malnourished horse found dead at airport Play Video

  January 7, 2013 12:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities found a dead horse tied to a concrete barrier near the Baton Rouge Metro Airport this morning, and are searching for its owner. Hilton Cole, the parish animal control director, said the malnourished horse was tied to the barrier with a tow strap. They believe... more »

• Woman stumbles, falls on subway tracks, dies

  January 1, 2013 1:06 PM

  NEW YORK - New York City police say a young woman stumbling around on a Manhattan subway platform not far from Times Square fell onto the tracks and was killed by a train. The accident happened at around 5 a.m. on New Year's Day at the No. 2 line station... more »

• 1 killed, 3 hurt in head-on crash

  December 20, 2012 2:18 PM

  AMITE- A Ponchatoula woman died in a head-on collision west of Amite in Tangipahoa Parish, state police say. Trooper Nicholas Manale tells The Advocate that Carly Cutrer, 25, was traveling west on Louisiana Highway 16 about a mile west of Interstate 55 around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, when her car... more »

• Conn. gunman may have had personality disorder

  December 14, 2012 6:54 PM

  NEWTOWN, Conn. - Police aren't saying what may have motivated a man to open fire inside two classrooms at a Connecticut elementary school today, but a law enforcement official who has been briefed on the investigation says the gunman was believed to suffer from a personality disorder. Twenty-six people, including... more »

• Conn. school shooting suspect was son of teacher

  December 14, 2012 5:44 PM

  NEWTOWN, Conn. - The man suspected of gunning down more than two dozen people in a small town in Connecticut is the son of a teacher at the elementary school where the killings occurred, and his mother is presumed to be among the dead. Police say Adam Lanza apparently drove... more »

• Police: 27 killed at Conn. school, 1 other dead

  December 14, 2012 2:58 PM

  NEWTOWN, Conn. - Police say 27 people were killed in the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, including the gunman, and one person died at another scene. The dead at the school include 20 children. The gunman opened fire Friday morning inside a school where his mother worked. He blasted... more »

• Driver identified in deadly loose trailer crash

  December 7, 2012 10:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- State Police released the name of the driver, killed in a crash on I-10 Friday. David Hammer, 64, died when a loose trailer careened across the Interstate and into his lane. Hammer slammed head-on into the trailer. The crash happened just West of the East Baton... more »

• I-10 reopens after fatal wreck, traffic still heavy

  December 7, 2012 6:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Traffic officials reopened I-10 in both directions just before 7 p.m., after a fatal wreck earlier today closed it for several hours. It happened at mile marker 169 between the Highland Road exit and La. 73 at Prairieville. One person died after a trailer came loose... more »

• 2 killed in East Baton Rouge Parish crash

  December 7, 2012 10:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating an accident that killed two men and injured a third. The accident happened around 1:05 a.m. Friday on Carey Road. Deputies say a car ran off the road and flipped over. Twenty-seven-year-old Christopher McCoy, of Greenwell Springs, and 26-year-old... more »

• 3 dead after attack at Wyo. community college

  November 30, 2012 11:38 AM

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Casper police chief says three people are dead after an attack at a Wyoming community college. Authorities said in a press conference that the suspect used a sharp-edged weapon, killed two people and committed suicide. One of those killed was a faculty member. Authorities aren't identifying... more »

• Man found dead inside car in NO neighborhood

  November 22, 2012 2:32 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans' homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man, whose body was found in the driver's seat of a car. Police say the victim, whose name has not been released, was discovered just before 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say he had been shot... more »

• Louisiana black bear hit, killed along US 90

  November 12, 2012 4:02 PM

  PATTERSON - A young female Louisiana black bear has been found dead along U.S. 90. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents say she probably was hit by a vehicle early Monday as she tried to cross the highway. Black bears are federally protected as a threatened species The Daily... more »

• BRPD: Teen shot in May dies from injuries

  November 9, 2012 10:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a teen girl shot and paralyzed back in May died from her injuries this week. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said Mary Johnson, 16, of Baker died on Nov. 7. She'd been shot in the back of the neck while walking down... more »

• Police: Calif. shooting suspect 'methodical'

  November 6, 2012 3:28 PM

  FRESNO, Calif. - Police say a parolee who killed two people and wounded two others at a chicken processing plant in California moved methodically between three of the victims, putting a handgun against their head or neck and opening fire. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said the victims did not... more »

• Arrest made after body found in trunk

  November 2, 2012 11:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police told News 2 today they've arrested one person in connection with a man found dead in the trunk of a car Thursday morning. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said police arrested Damarcos Gross, 19, today in suspicion of accessory to first-degree murder, accessory to arson and theft.... more »

• Sandy's death toll climbs

  October 30, 2012 12:29 PM

  NEW YORK - The number of dead from the superstorm that struck the Northeast has climbed to 34 -- with many of the victims killed by falling trees. At least 7.4 million people are without power. Lower Manhattan was among the hardest-hit areas after the storm sent a nearly 14-foot... more »

• 2 dead in shootout with police

  October 24, 2012 11:17 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Two people are dead in an apparent domestic dispute that began in north Shreveport and ended in Caddo Parish after a police chase and shootout. Officials tell The Times the initial call, which came in at 8:28 a.m. Wednesday, reported a man who was threatening a woman with... more »

• Livingston SO: Pregnant woman stabbed, fetus dead

  October 23, 2012 2:37 PM

  WALKER - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says a 28-year-old pregnant woman has been stabbed in the abdomen and her baby cut out of her. Sheriff's spokeswoman Lori Steele says the woman survived the attacked Tuesday, but the baby died. Steele did not immediately provide information on how pregnant the... more »

• Charges dropped against daycare owner in child's death

  October 15, 2012 12:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge dismissed charges today against the owner of Wanda's Daycare over the 2009 death of D'Myion McElveen, a child who had been left in a van parked outside the daycare for several hours. Prosecutors asked that the charges be dropped, saying it would have been... more »

• Former NFL player and actor Alex Karras dead at 77

  October 10, 2012 12:20 PM

  DETROIT - He was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, but to many people, Alex Karras will always be the cowboy who punched a horse in "Blazing Saddles" or the lovable dad from the sitcom "Webster." Karras died today at his home in Los Angeles.... more »

• Coroner confirms man found dead in pool drowned

  October 8, 2012 4:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man found dead in a Baton Rouge pool slipped and drowned, according to the coroner's office. BRPD and EMS were called to reports of a possible drowning in the 7000 block of Victoria Gardens Court, and found the man dead in a pool. Coroners... more »

• Crews retrieve dead dolphin from Mississippi River

  October 3, 2012 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Crews retrieved a dolphin today found dead in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge earlier this week. Members of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office Marine Search and Rescue team helped the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries retrieve the mammal from waters near the... more »

• Dolphin found dead near Baton Rouge bridge

  October 2, 2012 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Wildlife officials said they will attempt to retrieve a dead dolphin discovered in the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge this week. A spokesperson for the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said the dolphin was reported yesterday near the Old Mississippi River Bridge, but they couldn't... more »

• Llama slips, hits woman who later died

  September 27, 2012 7:46 PM

  A woman in Ohio was struck by a pet llama that was trying to greet her and she died. Florence Lanahan apparently had a heart attack as she was taken to a hospital. The llama named Baby Doll slipped on wet grass while running to greet Lanahan and knocked her... more »

• Shooting near Gardere leaves man dead

  September 22, 2012 9:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE- East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputies are on the scene of a shooting that left one man dead. It happened in the 8000 block of Stern Avenue just after 8:30 this evening. Sheriff's Deputies say anyone with information should call 389-5000. more »

• Police investigating death near Tigerland

  September 14, 2012 10:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police confirmed they're investigating a man found dead on Alvin Dark this morning. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the man was found dead near a residence at 4915 Alvin Dark. He could not confirm if the man had been murdered. Reporter Michael Shingleton is on the... more »

• Multi-car crash near Kenner leaves 2 dead

  September 14, 2012 7:21 AM

  KENNER - State police have closed Interstate 10 westbound near the Bonnet Carre Spillway as they investigate a fatal accident. Trooper Melissa Matey says two people died in the three-vehicle accident. Traffic is being diverted Friday to Interstate 310 South. Additional details about the crash were not... more »

• Police: 3 dead after shooting near Texas A&M

  August 13, 2012 3:17 PM

  Collge Station, Texas - Police say the gunman has died after a shooting that killed a law enforcement officer and another civilian near the Texas A&M University campus. Bryan Police Department spokesman Jon Agnew says two other law enforcement officers and another woman also were injured in the Monday shooting... more »

• FBI: Sikh temple shootings motive still unknown

  August 8, 2012 1:11 PM

  MILWAUKEE - The FBI says the motive behind the shootings at a Sikh temple that left six worshippers dead remains unknown but authorities still haven't identified anyone other than the gunman as being responsible. FBI Special Agent in Charge Teresa Carlson also told a Wednesday news conference that investigators determined... more »

• Prosecutors seek death penalty in kidnap case

  August 2, 2012 9:41 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. - Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man who was declared dead in Mississippi in 1994 and surfaced years later as a suspect in the deaths of his Las Vegas girlfriend and her daughter. Thomas Steven Sanders is charged in U.S. District Court in Alexandria,... more »

• One dead in fiery Baton Rouge car crash

  August 2, 2012 7:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said one person was found dead inside a car in north Baton Rouge this morning after it wrecked. A Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said officers were sent out to the 800 block of Convention Street after the crash was reported around 5:47 a.m. today. ... more »

• Body found near Baton Rouge park

  July 23, 2012 11:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said foul play isn't suspected after a person was found dead in a Baton Rouge park this morning. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said the body was found in an area of the City Park near Dalrymple and I-10. According to investigators, the victim appears to... more »

• Suspect in movie shootings identified, 12 dead

  July 20, 2012 8:22 AM

  AURORA, Colo. - A gunman in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theater during a midnight showing of the Batman movie on Friday, hurled a gas canister and then opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in... more »

• La. man dead after arrest in aided-suicide case

  July 19, 2012 11:40 AM

  BAYOU BLUE - A Bayou Blue man charged with helping his wife commit suicide has been found dead in Houma with what Terrebonne Parish deputies say appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Courier reports that 69-year-old Charles Joseph Fanguy was found by deputies in the yard of a... more »

• Two found dead in apartment in Baton Rouge

  July 10, 2012 8:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a man and woman were found shot to death in their Baton Rouge apartment this morning. A police spokesperson said neighbors found the couple dead at apartments on 1716 N. Harco Drive. Family members identified the victims as Joshua Moore and Colamecia McQuirter.... more »

• 3 dead, 24 rescued after yacht capsizes off NY

  July 5, 2012 6:57 AM

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. - Police say three bodies have been pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized on the Fourth of July, and 24 others were rescued. Nassau County Deputy Inspector Kenneth Lack says the three were recovered from the water near Oyster Bay... more »

• Military: 4 crewman dead in C-130 air tanker crash

  July 3, 2012 2:14 PM

  DENVER - The military says four crew members have died in the crash of an Air Force tanker plane that was fighting a fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The North Carolina Air National Guard said Tuesday the other two crew members were injured. The dead are Lt.... more »

• Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86

  July 3, 2012 10:13 AM

  MANTEO, N.C. - Andy Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, has died. He was 86. Dare County Sheriff Doug Doughtie says in statement Griffith died Tuesday at about 7 a.m. He says the family will release further information. His... more »

• One dead, two cases confirmed in La. E Coli outbreak

  June 8, 2012 10:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - One person is dead in Louisiana and two more cases have been confirmed to be part of an E-Coli outbreak in the South. In other states, 12 more people have recently became ill from E-Coli. Find out how many other people could be exposed, and... more »

• 2 dead, child injured after multiple shooting

  June 8, 2012 6:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE -Sheriff's deputies are on the scene of a multiple shooting this morning that left two people dead and a child injured. It happened at a home on Magazine Drive, just off of S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. Few details are known at this time, but officials have... more »

• I-55 crash leaves two dead

  June 1, 2012 7:23 AM

  TANGIPAHOA - Two people are dead this morning following a single vehicle crash Thursday night. It happened around 7 p.m. along Interstate 55, south of the LA 442 exit. State troopers say the driver was traveling southbound on I-55 when the vehicle suddenly drifted off the roadway into... more »

• 1 dead in WBR gas station shooting, brother of murder suspect arrested

  May 27, 2012 11:02 AM

  PORT ALLEN - Another violent incident at a Port Allen gas station has left one person dead. It happened just before midnight Saturday at the Racetrac on La. 1, near the scene of a deadly shooting two weeks ago that left a Brusly High School student dead. According... more »

• Three arrested in McLelland Dr. shooting

  May 18, 2012 5:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested three people in connection with a deadly shooting in north Baton Rouge. Cpl. L'Jean Mckneely said detectives arrested Carzel Robertson, 21, Jerrid Davis, 17, and Keymah Hills, 17, in connection with the shooting yesterday on McClelland Drive. Mckneely said Robertson and another man... more »

• Motorcyclist killed in wreck on Florida Blvd.

  May 14, 2012 1:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police confirmed the death of a motorcyclist Monday after his vehicle crashed into the side of an SUV on Florida Boulevard. Police say the motorcycist was heading westbound in the 12400 block of Floria Boulevard when an SUV heading easbound turned, creating a collision... more »

• Mom, daughter found dead; 2 sisters still missing

  May 8, 2012 6:55 AM

  GUNTOWN, Miss. - The search for two Tennessee girls is intensifying after their mother and older sister were found dead at their alleged kidnapper's house in north Mississippi. The FBI says the bodies of Jo Ann Bain and her 14-year-old daughter, Adrienne Bain, were found behind Adam Mayes' house near... more »

• Woman killed in hit and run accident

  May 6, 2012 9:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a hit and run accident early this morning that left one person dead. Uniform patrol officers were called to the 4200 block of Mohican Prescott shortly after 2:30am. The body of an unidentified woman was laying in the roadway, and a witness... more »

• 1 dead, others injured in single vehicle crash

  May 2, 2012 2:04 AM

  LIVINGSTON - At least one person is dead this morning after a single car accident in Walker. It happened just after midnight Wednesday. Officials say several people were ejected from the vehicle after it crashed along Walker South Road. The car reportedly rolled before landing in someone's... more »

• One dead after shooting with U.S. Marshals Play Video

  April 30, 2012 2:13 PM

  ZACHARY - Sheriff's deputies tell News 2 one person died in this morning's shooting involving U. S. Marshals serving a warrant outside of Zachary. Col. Lawrence McLeary said Gary Seale died as a result of injuries sustained in the shooting at his home on Milldale Road. Marshals went... more »

• 1 dead in north Miss. meth lab explosion

  April 27, 2012 7:52 AM

  BURNSVILLE, Miss. - One man has died from injuries suffered in what Tishomingo County authorities are saying was an explosion in a methamphetamine lab located in a trailer near Burnsville in north Mississippi. Chief Deputy Mike Kemp says the trailer was parked next to an abandoned home. Kemp says firefighters... more »

• One person dead after late-night shooting

  April 23, 2012 6:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead Sunday night. It happened in the 1700 block of America St., just after 9 p.m. Authorities say they found the victim in the back seat of an SUV with a gunshot wound to... more »

• High speed chase, robbery suspects killed

  April 20, 2012 5:40 PM

  GRETNA - Two robbery suspects are dead following a high speed chase and shootout with police. Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say the men were suspects in an armed robbery of a Gretna convenience store around 3 a.m. Friday. As police arrived at the scene, deputies say a car was... more »

• Dick Clark dead at 82; Pat Shingleton recalls meeting TV legend Play Video

  April 18, 2012 2:49 PM

  LOS ANGELES - A man who became known as the nation's "oldest teenager" during a television career of more than 60 years has died. Dick Clark was 82. A spokesman says he had a heart attack this morning at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., where he had gone yesterday... more »

• Baby found dead in Zachary identified, mother charged Play Video

  April 10, 2012 11:46 AM

  ZACHARY- Deputies have identified a baby found dead in a ditch in Zachary. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office reports that the body of 2-month-old Javion Brown Tuesday in a ditch across from the home where the baby lived, in the 1200 block of East Mount Pleasant in Zachary.... more »

• 5 dead in Oakland university shooting

  April 2, 2012 2:45 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. - A suspect has been detained in a shooting attack at an Oakland Christian university that sources said has killed at least five people. Law enforcement sources close to the investigation told The Associated Press that at least five people have died after the Monday morning shooting at... more »