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Search continues for teen who escaped custody; grandma ready to use shotgun to protect her home Play Video
December 30, 2022 4:46 PM
BATON ROUGE - The search continues Friday for a 15-year-old who managed to escape from a sheriff's deputy after he had been processed for a vehicle burglary. WBRZ was there Thursday night as law enforcement fanned out looking for him. Drones flew through the air as they tried to... more » -
State told grandmother she was too old to raise grandson; child was later raped in foster care Play Video
August 10, 2022 5:15 PM
BATON ROUGE- A grandmother told the WBRZ Investigative Unit the state told her she was too old to care for her grandson when she tried to get custody of him. Instead, the state placed the child in foster care. The foster parent was arrested last week for raping the 14-year-old.... more » -
105-year-old runner from Baton Rouge poised to set new record
October 26, 2021 3:13 PM
BATON ROUGE - Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins, the capital area's iconic 105-year-old runner, is set to make history on the track once again. Hawkins is scheduled to participate in the 100-meter race at the Louisiana Senior Games in Hammond. The event will make Hawkins the first U.S. athlete to set... more » -
Woman gets 5 years in death of malnourished grandmother
July 8, 2020 3:04 PM
BATON ROUGE - One of four family members charged in the death of an elderly woman found with bed sores and other signs neglect will not go to trial. Carlnessa Butler withdrew her not guilty plea to charges of manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of 77-year-old Barbara... more » -
62-year-old woman donates kidney for granddaughter's life-saving surgery
July 22, 2017 6:27 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A toddler got a second chance at life after her 62-year-old grandmother gave up her own kidney for the 2-year-old child's surgery. At 2 months old, Wryn Graydon was diagnosed with congenital nephrotic syndrome, a rare disorder that affects the kidneys. Wryn had both her kidneys... more »