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  • EBRSO arrests woman in ice cream shop robbery

    March 12, 2013 2:50 PM

    Baton Rouge- A woman accused of robbing a Baton Rouge ice cream shop is now behind bars. Deputies arrested 21 year-old Hannah Pressley for robbing the Cold Stone Creamery on Corporate Blvd. on Monday. Witnesses say Pressley entered the business wearing a bandana on her face, and pulled... more »
  • Southern storms: Ice, threat of some snow

    January 15, 2013 2:50 PM

    JACKSON, Miss.- Storms crossing the Southeast iced up roads and bridges and caused numerous car accidents in northern Mississippi, while parts of Alabama faced a possibility of some snow. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said Tuesday that the stormy weather prompted several accidents after temperatures plunged and... more »
  • Former GOHSEP employee says millions wasted on ice Play Video

    December 6, 2012 5:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A former employee at the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says he was fired for pointing out taxpayer waste after Hurricane Isaac. Bruce Ellis says he was given additional duties before the storm hit. He says the state spent tens of millions of... more »
  • Woman pleads guilty in SS theft case

    December 3, 2012 4:50 PM

    SLIDELL - A woman accused of helping stuff the body of her roommate's dead father into an ice chest and stealing almost $34,000 of his Social Security checks has pleaded guilty. The Times-Picayune reports Heidi Todd, 45, pleaded guilty to unlawful disposal of human remains, mutilating or disinterring human remains... more »
  • Mercury has ice

    November 29, 2012 7:27 PM

    NASA says there is ice at Mercury's north pole and that a spacecraft confirmed the finding. The orbiting probe called Messenger found evidence of frozen water, although Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. The ice was found in a permanently shadowed region of the planet's north pole and... more »
  • Shell halts Chukchi Sea drilling

    September 10, 2012 3:41 PM

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Royal Dutch Shell has halted drilling in the Chukchi Sea one day after it began because of sea ice moving toward the company's drill ship off Alaska. Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith tells The Associated Press that drilling was stopped as a precautionary measure in accordance with... more »
  • Immigration officials arrest more than 3,100

    April 2, 2012 11:35 AM

    WASHINGTON- Federal officials say they arrested more than 3,100 immigrants convicted of serious crimes and fugitives in a six-day nationwide sweep. Officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say the sweep included every state and involved more than 1,900 of the agency's officers and agents. More than 1,000 of the... more »
  • Body found in ice chest identified

    March 19, 2012 4:59 PM

    SLIDELL - The St. Tammany Parish Coroner's office has identified the body recently found in an ice chest stored in a Slidell woman's home. The coroner said the body was that of 83-year-old Charles Fisher. No cause of death has been determined. DNA was used to identify Fisher's... more »
  • Ice bandits arrested after attack in Livingston Parish

    June 21, 2011 10:35 AM

    LIVINGSTON - Sheriff's deputies in Livingston Parish said two men confessed to beating an elderly man and stealing ice and cash from him. Chief Deputy Jason Ard said Cody Powell, 18, and Glenn Castle, 23, were arrested after investigators located a truck witnesses said was used in the crime.... more »
  • One arrested, merchandise seized at BR flea market

    March 17, 2011 5:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE - One man has been arrested and boxes of items seized as part of a counterfeit merchandise bust at a Baton Rouge flea market. News 2 was first on the scene as agents raided the #1 Outlet Flea Market on Florida Blvd. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, ICE,... more »
  • Budget cuts put specialized troopers on the streets during emergencies

    February 4, 2011 4:59 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The weather has state police working over-time, but a new use of troopers, current and retired, is preventing the extra work from costing extra. State Police say every trooper starts on the highways and by-ways of the state. And every trooper that may have moved up from there... more »
  • Coffee, movies, shelter priority during BR wintry weather

    February 3, 2011 10:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE - While DOTD and street crews have been working through the weather, News 2 found many people around town with other plans to get through this cold and ice. At one gas station in Baton Rouge, customers were in and out all day, but fuel hasn't been the... more »
  • LSU closes campus Friday due to weather

    February 3, 2011 4:07 PM

    Press Release from LSU: BATON ROUGE - With winter weather in the area creating hazardous travel conditions, LSU will be closed through Friday evening. All classes and events scheduled after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, and classes and events all day and evening on Friday, Feb. 4, have... more »
  • EBR Schools closed on Friday, Feb. 4

    February 3, 2011 1:39 PM

    Below is a statement from EBR Parish School System regarding classes being canceled on Friday, Feb. 4: "Due to the possibility of inclement winter weather in the Baton Rouge area overnight and into the morning hours, all schools and administrative offices in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System... more »
  • Icing on area roads, including I-10

    February 3, 2011 4:49 AM

    BATON ROUGE - According to Louisiana State Police, some roadways are freezing over. The following closures have been reported to us by LSP/DOTD: St Mary’s Parish: • US 90 remains closed from the Calumet Bridge to LA 83. Traffic is being routed from US 90 onto LA 182 in... more »
  • DOTD prepped for icy roads

    February 2, 2011 5:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The La. Department of Transportation and Development is geared up for icy roads. Crews loaded trucks full of sand and made sure equipment was working properly. While DOTD can't predict what the weather will bring, it's preparing for the worst. "Our top priority is always I-10,... more »
  • Close Encounter for Deep impact

    November 18, 2010 7:19 PM

    NASA says the Deep Impact spacecraft braved a cosmic ice storm during a flight past the comet Hartley 2 earlier this month. New findings show the comet was surrounded by chunks of ice ranging from the size of golf balls to basketballs. The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in... more »
  • Metairie man arrested after counterfeiting investigation

    August 4, 2010 12:58 PM

    A Metairie man is in jail after he was caught with hundreds of counterfeit money orders. State Police Troop B says investigators discovered a FedEx package containing 325 bogus money orders being sent to 54 year old Brian Kent. It was sent from Nigeria. U.S. Immigration and... more »
  • Traffic stop leads to international fugitive arrest

    May 12, 2010 9:14 AM

    A traffic stop in Livingston Parish led deputies to the arrest of an international fugitive. Deputies stopped a car that matched the description of a vehicle used in a burglary in Denham Springs. When deputies stopped Roman Nemethy, he allegedly produced an International Driver's License that he said he purchased... more »
  • Ferries stuck in ice

    March 4, 2010 8:44 PM

    Sweden says four passenger ferries carrying more than a thousand people are stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish Maritime Administration says they've been trapped for hours off the coast of Sweden but there are no plans to evacuate. Helicopters and military hovercraft are on stanby in case... more »
  • Bond refused for former alderman and teacher

    March 4, 2010 7:32 AM

    Update: Larry Caillier Jr. has been denied bond on child pornography charges. According to investigators, the charges stem from an interaction Caillier had with a student in which the two allegedly exchanged explicit texts and photos by cell phones. Former Opelousas alderman and Opelousas High School teacher Larry Caillier... more »
  • Bond hearing set for former Opelousas councilman

    March 2, 2010 8:08 AM

    Former Opelousas alderman and Opelousas High School teacher Larry Caillier Jr. was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on three separate charges involving child pornography. Caillier will appear before a federal judge Wednesday for a bond hearing. Caillier's attorney says he intends to plead not guilty. more »
  • Wind could be the real concern in snowy Northeast

    February 25, 2010 11:33 AM

    Forecasters say the worst of the latest snowstorm to hit the Northeast is yet to come. And it could be strong winds, rather than the foot or more of snow expected in some places, that wreaks the most havoc. Forecasters say that winds could reach 45 mph across a swath... more »
  • Grocery stores get rush before winter weather

    February 11, 2010 3:16 PM

    With winter weather on the way to the greater Baton Rouge area, people are hitting grocery stores to stock up on supplies for the next few days. Some people worry if the roads become icy or a significant amount of snow falls, they could be stuck in their homes.... more »
  • Boy saves brother after fall through ice in NJ

    February 1, 2010 9:35 AM

    Authorities in southern New Jersey say a 7-year-old boy helped save his 10-year-old brother, grabbing the older sibling after he fell through the ice and holding onto him until help arrived. Tristan Lavin kept ahold of Sage Lavin until police got there and pulled the boy from the frigid lagoon... more »
  • Some state offices to close early due to weather

    December 4, 2009 1:13 PM

    State government offices will close early in 13 parishes due to the threat of severe weather and icy road conditions. Offices in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes will close at 2 p.m. Offices in Acadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, Iberia, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion will... more »

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