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• Convicted Pa. abortion doctor gets life in prison

  May 14, 2013 3:38 PM

  PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies who were born alive has agreed to give up his right to an appeal and will be spared a potential death sentence. Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the deaths of the babies who were... more »

• Weatherton given life sentence for kidnapping, rape

  December 18, 2012 5:32 PM

  GONZALES - An Ascension Parish judge handed down a life sentence today for a man convicted of kidnapping and rape who was featured on "America's Most Wanted". Bobby Weatherton acted as his own attorney in the sentencing phase of the trial. He was convicted in March of beating and... more »

• NYC man sentenced to life in subway terror plot

  November 16, 2012 2:51 PM

  NEW YORK - A Bosnia-born U.S. citizen has been sentenced to life behind bars for his role in a foiled suicide-bomb plot on New York City subways in 2008. Adis Medunjanin received the sentence Friday in federal court in Brooklyn. Prosecutors had accused Medunjanin and two high school classmates of... more »

• Katrina evacuee on Texas death row gets life term

  November 7, 2012 2:12 PM

  DALLAS- A Louisiana man's death sentence in Texas has been reduced to life in prison without parole in the killing of a woman who helped him when he relocated after Hurricane Katrina. Attorneys for 50-year-old Roosevelt Smith Jr. contended he's mentally impaired and ineligible for execution under Supreme Court guidelines.... more »

• Bell given life for killing former chief's brother-in-law Play Video

  October 12, 2012 5:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge sentenced Leandre Bell, the man convicted of killing the brother-in-law of Baton Rouge's former police chief, to life in prison today. A jury found Bell guilty this past June of killing Christopher Domingue, the brother-in-law of former Police Chief Jeff LeDuff, as well as... more »

• Bell given life for killing former chief's brother-in-law

  October 12, 2012 12:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge sentenced Leandre Bell, the man convicted of killing the brother-in-law of Baton Rouge's former police chief, to life in prison today. Bell, was convicted of two counts of murder and a host of other charges, including armed robbery. Leandre Bell was formally sentenced... more »

• Ex-prof gets life in prison for meeting rampage

  September 24, 2012 4:28 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A former university professor has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing three of her colleagues and wounding three others during a faculty meeting. The jury deliberated for about 20 minutes before convicting Amy Bishop on Monday. Amy Bishop, a former professor at the... more »

• Egypt's Mubarak on life support after heart stops

  June 19, 2012 5:47 PM

  CAIRO - A security official says Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak has been put on life support after his heart stopped as he arrived at a military hospital. The state news agency MENA said the 84-year-old Mubarak was "clinically dead" when he arrived at the hospital from prison. It said... more »

• Angola inmates perform "The Life of Jesus Christ" Play Video

  May 2, 2012 5:36 PM

  ANGOLA- Convicted murderers and armed robbers will portray the lives of Jesus and his disciples in the first ever American performance of "The Life of Jesus Christ," a play originally written by Peter Huntley. The inmates, alongside offenders from Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, worked more than a year... more »

• Trucko Stampley given life sentence Play Video

  April 19, 2012 10:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge sentenced Trucko Stampley, who was convicted in February of shooting and killing four Baton Rouge residents in their home, to four life sentences today. Stampley was found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder back on Feb. 3. He was accused of killing Marie... more »

• Man convicted of raping girl gets life term

  April 6, 2012 6:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 22-year-old Baton Rouge man convicted Feb. 1 of aggravated rape of an 11-year-old girl in 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison. After the sentencing, Leron Clark's attorney blasted East Baton Rouge Parish prosecutors for being uncompromising in the case. Clark was 20 years old... more »

• Caddo Parish train accident claims woman's life

  March 5, 2012 7:22 AM

  SHREVEPORT - The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office investigated a train accident that claimed a woman's life Sunday evening. Officials say the accident happened about 6:30 p.m. on a Union Pacific railroad track that crosses Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and runs behind subdivisions on the west side of Youree Drive... more »

• "Underwear Bomber" gets life in prison

  February 16, 2012 2:35 PM

  DETROIT - A Nigerian who tried to blow up an international flight near Detroit on behalf of al-Qaida has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. The mandatory punishment Thursday for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (OO'-mahr fah-ROOK' ahb-DOOL'-moo-TAH'-lahb) was never in doubt after he pleaded guilty in October. The 25-year-old... more »

• Nigerian underwear bomber faces life sentence

  February 16, 2012 4:22 AM

  DETROIT - The government expects at least five passengers will speak in court at the sentencing of a Nigerian man who admits trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas 2009. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison Thursday, four months after pleading guilty in... more »

• Shreveport man gets life for infant's death

  February 14, 2012 7:08 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A 22-year-old Shreveport man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his infant son. Grady Thornton was convicted last week of second-degree murder for the killing of his 3-month-old son, Terrell. Thornton was sentenced Monday after state District Judge Scott Crichton denied a defense... more »

• BR teen says guns becoming a way of life Play Video

  February 7, 2012 5:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge teenager says many people he knows have started carrying guns for personal security, in an area that has seen three deadly shootings in recent days. Joseph Reed, 17, says if young people feel threatened, the guns start coming out. Adding to the problems,... more »

• Driver strikes pole, suffers life-threatening injuries

  January 27, 2012 5:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man is listed in critical condition this morning after his vehicle struck a utility pole. Police responded to the accident late Thursday night in the 600 block of N. 19th St. Fire crews had to remove the driver from the wrecked vehicle. He... more »

• Cage given life in prison for 2009 murders

  December 14, 2011 10:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Percy Cage, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, her unborn child and her brother back in 2009, received a life sentence today in Baton Rouge district court. Cage was indicted two months after the shootings at a home on Syble Drive. Investigators said he had... more »

• Suspected serial killer given life in prison

  December 14, 2011 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge formally sentenced suspected serial killer Jeffery Lee Guillory to life in prison today for strangling Renee Newman in 2002. Prosecutors linked Guillory to the case using DNA found under Newman's fingernails. He was convicted of second-degree murder in the case, which carries a... more »

• NASA finds planet that's just about right for life

  December 5, 2011 12:30 PM

  WASHINGTON - NASA has found a new planet outside our solar system that's eerily similar to Earth in key aspects. Scientists say the temperature on the surface of the planet is about a comfy 72 degrees. Its star could almost be a twin of our sun. It... more »

• Deadly crash claims life of Napoleonville man

  April 1, 2011 3:05 PM

  A deadly car crash in Terrebonne Parish has claimed the life of a Napoleonville man. It happened just after 11 p.m. Thursday on LA 24 in Terrebonne Parish. Authorities say 23 year-old Jonathan Durocher was driving northbound, when he ran off the road, hit a fence, an unoccupied... more »

• Life sentence handed down in Ark. doctor bombing

  March 2, 2011 3:24 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announces a life sentence was handed down for the explosives crime that severely injured an Arkansas doctor. Earlier this week, former Arkansas doctor Randeep Mann was sentenced in the U.S. Eastern... more »

• Pierre Part man gets life for mother's death

  February 10, 2011 11:58 AM

  NAPOLEONVILLE - A 35-year-old Pierre Part man has been sentenced to life in prison for beating his mother to death in 2008. The Advocate reports that state District Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo sentenced Charles Gaspard on Tuesday. An Assumption Parish jury found Gaspard guilty of second-degree murder on Aug. 6 in... more »

• Oklahoma passes Louisiana in anti-abortion rankings

  January 20, 2011 11:04 AM

  OKLAHOMA CITY - A national anti-abortion group has given Oklahoma a No. 1 ranking after lawmakers passed more than a half-dozen bills last year restricting abortion in the state. The Washington, D.C.-based Americans United for Life on Thursday placed Oklahoma at the top of its 2011 "Life List." Oklahoma ranked... more »

• Kennedy given life sentence in cold case

  January 12, 2011 11:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Vernon Kennedy has been sentenced to life in prison 25 years after he killed a woman in her Baton Rouge home. The sentence was handed down today in district court. Kennedy was convicted Dec. 3 for raping and beating 19-year-old Tina Marie Kristynik to death in 1985.... more »

• Chiefs want smoke alarms in every Louisiana home

  December 6, 2010 3:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE – News 2 is working with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, Kidde and Home Depot to put smoke alarms in every home in Louisiana. Fire chiefs from all over the state kicked off “Operation Save A Life” today in Baton Rouge, encouraging everyone to take advantage of the... more »

• Pope urges respect for embryos

  November 27, 2010 1:16 PM

  VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has called for politicians and other world leaders to show more respect for human life at its earliest stages by saying embryos are dynamic, autonomous individuals. Benedict made the comments during a vespers service Saturday to mark the beginning of Advent. This year, the... more »

• Demond Cook sentenced to life in prison

  November 2, 2010 3:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Demond Cook, the convicted felon who escaped custody and was re-captured after a 12-hour manhunt on Oct. 19, was given a life sentence today in Baton Rouge district court. The District Attorney's Office said Cook stipulated to prosecutor's argument that he was an habitual offender, and... more »

• Authorities say Cook overpowered guards, escaped restraints

  October 19, 2010 10:35 AM

  Authorities say a man about to be sentenced to life in prison was able to overpower a deputy and get out his restraints before escaping into downtown Baton Rouge. Demond Cook was being taken to court in Baton Rouge by Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s deputies when he made his escape this... more »

• Man saves woman stuck inside burning car

  October 13, 2010 6:43 PM

  A rescue tools salesman is being hailed as a hero after police said he used his own merchandise to cut a woman free from her burning car this morning. Sorrento Police Chief Earl Theriot said 21-year-old Laura Hall drove off the road and hit a tree near the Sorrento... more »

• Times Square attempted bomber gets life sentence

  October 5, 2010 10:19 AM

  The Pakistani immigrant who tried to set off a car bomb in Times Square was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, a mandatory penalty that left him defiant as ever. The judge who sentenced him determined to send a message to anyone who might want to follow in his... more »

• Schriever man faces life in prison for child rape

  September 30, 2010 7:21 AM

  A Schriever man was convicted of sexually abusing a child, and now he faces life in prison. Kim Crochet was found guilty of aggravated rape following a two-day trial in state district court in Houma. He was accused of repeatedly having sex with a girl when she was between... more »

• Man gets life in Baton Rouge casino shooting

  August 13, 2010 6:30 AM

  A 38-year-old Donaldsonville man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2006 shooting death of his girlfriend in a Belle of Baton Rouge Casino parking lot. Patrick Wilson apologized to the family of Evindra Simon shortly before he was sentenced but said the shooting was accidental. An East... more »

• Houston man faces possible life sentence

  July 22, 2010 6:07 AM

  A 54-year-old Houston man faces a possible life prison sentence after being convicted in Shreveport on a federal charge of conspiring to distribute cocaine. Kenneth Clark was found guilty late Tuesday. Authorities say he served as a courier who moved kilo-sized quantities of cocaine to Louisiana. Much of the cocaine... more »

• Man's rape, molestation convictions reversed

  June 10, 2010 9:29 AM

  The conviction of a Springhill man serving a life sentence plus 25 years for raping and molesting two young family members has been reversed. The appeals court agreed with Donny D. Carper's complaint about the prosecution's failure to allow him to confront his accusers face-to-face. He also contended trial judge... more »

• Man gets life for deadly child abuse

  May 28, 2010 7:37 AM

  Jeffery Paul Denby will spend the rest of his life in prison for the death of 18-month-old John Thomas Anthony Brewer. Denby was convicted of first-degree murder last week. Denby told investigators that he spanked the boy after the child turned over a bassinet that held his 3-month-old daughter. Denby... more »

• Relay for Life postponed due to weather

  April 23, 2010 2:04 PM

  The possibility of severe weather has postponed the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life at LSU tomorrow. It will now be held Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m. at the Old Front 9 on the LSU Campus. Team members will be allowed to start setting up at Noon.... more »

• Drug trafficker gets life in prison

  March 17, 2010 7:22 AM

  A Jeanerette man, who was a member of a major drug trafficking ring that transported drugs from Texas to Louisiana and other Southern states, has been sentenced to life in federal prison. Kenneth Gary Washington was convicted in October 2009 of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine and marijuana, money... more »

• Fire claims life of woman in Washington Parish

  February 3, 2010 2:11 PM

  A 43 year-old woman from Washington Parish is dead, after an overnight fire at her home. It happened just before midnight in the 400 block of Old River Road in Bogalusa. Firefighters say the home was already engulfed in flames when they arrived. Melissa Perry was found dead in... more »

• Gonzales man gets life in slaying

  November 18, 2009 6:21 AM

  A state judge has sentenced an Ascension Parish man to serve a mandatory life prison sentence for his role in a drug-related slaying nearly two years ago. Twenty-eight-year-old Arthur Nicholas III of Gonzales was convicted in September on a charge of second-degree murder in the December 2007 fatal shooting of... more »