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• Fugitive arrested after responding to police department on Facebook

  July 17, 2021 7:15 PM

  TULSA - A woman was arrested after commenting on a police department's Facebook page about a warrant for her arrest. Tulsa Police Department posted their "Weekly Most Wanted" fugitive Wednesday that highlighted Lorraine Graves, a suspect in a murder case. Lorraine was wanted in connection to the murder... more »

• Man shot and killed while trying to buy car in Texas neighborhood

  June 14, 2021 2:22 PM

  HOUSTON - A Texas man was shot to death after he met up with two men who were supposed to sell him a car. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday afternoon Kelvin Shepard, 20, and his friend went to a Houston neighborhood to look at the vehicle. KTRK... more »

• Woman who went viral for using Gorilla Glue in hair goes to St. Bernard Parish hospital for treatment

  February 6, 2021 7:05 PM

  ST. BERNARD PARISH - A Louisiana resident went viral on social media after she posted a video explaining how she hasn't been able to do anything with her hair due to the fact that it's stuck to her head. She goes by the name, Tessica, on her Instagram. Three... more »

• BRCC set to hold Spring 2020 Virtual Graduation Ceremony

  May 14, 2020 2:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Community College will host a virtual commencement ceremony honoring its Spring 2020 graduates on Friday, May 29. The school will begin the virtual commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. All will be able to view the ceremony on the college’s Facebook page .... more »

• Facebook, Instagram experiencing outages Thanksgiving Day

  November 28, 2019 11:37 AM

  Users are reporting intermittent outages across both Facebook and Instagram Thursday morning. The parent company acknowledged on Twitter that both social media sites and apps were not loading properly for all users. We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing Facebook’s family of apps, including... more »

• Funeral arrangements set for legendary La. author Ernest Gaines Play Video

  November 5, 2019 2:14 PM

  OSCAR – Literary master and Louisianan Ernest Gaines has died, WBRZ learned Tuesday. Gaines, a Pointe Coupee Parish native, died in his sleep Tuesday morning. Gaines, whose A Lesson Before Dying was part of Oprah’s Book Club in 1997, was an acclaimed author. Colleagues of his at... more »

• The Advocate newspaper buys historic New Orleans newspaper

  May 2, 2019 4:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Owners of The Advocate, the Baton Rouge-based newspaper chain which covers all of the I-10 corridor in Louisiana, announced they purchased the historic Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans and its popular companion website, NOLA.com. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon. The Advocate owners John and... more »

• Teen reported missing after meeting man through social media found; man arrested

  July 12, 2017 1:15 PM

  UPDATE: The missing teen has been found and the 22-year-old man she met through social media has been arrested on charges of simple kidnapping. He was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison at 3:15 p.m. on July 12. ORIGINAL: NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police Department is asking... more »

• Boy sends apology note to police after 'testing' 911 system

  May 15, 2017 3:09 PM

  PORTLAND, Maine - A police department in Maine says a young boy has formally apologized after he "tested" the 911 system. A Facebook post shared by the South Portland Police Department says the boy returned home after school and decided to dial the number usually reserved for emergency calls.... more »

• Manhunt intensifies for Cleveland murder suspect Play Video

  April 16, 2017 6:13 PM

  CLEVELAND - Cleveland police say they are searching for a homicide suspect who shared a video of the fatal shooting of an elderly man on Facebook. Police say Steve Stephens shot 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr., a retiree who was out collecting aluminum cans, Sunday and shared a video of... more »

• State clerical error spawns Twitter rant over Governor's Italian trip Play Video

  January 13, 2017 4:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Members of the governor's public relations team took to Twitter to voice frustration over a WBRZ.com report highlighting the cost of a surprise trip to Italy Friday. The trip, first reported on WBRZ.com Thursday night, was announced just before 6:30 Thursday evening. The governor, state legislators... more »