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  • Armed men tied up employees during Verizon store robbery

    March 3, 2022 4:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A pair of Verizon employees were left tied up after armed men burst into the store and robbed the place. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the robbers went into the store along Millerville Road near I-12 just before 5 p.m. Tuesday. At least one of... more »
  • Trove of marijuana, meth, cocaine and phones confiscated at state prison; no criminal investigation underway Play Video

    November 18, 2021 1:02 PM

    ST. GABRIEL- A corrections officer making rounds at Elayn Hunt stumbled upon a trash bag behind the LCIW garment factory, according to an unusual occurrence report the WBRZ Investigative Unit obtained. That bag was stuffed with pounds of marijuana, crystal meth, prescription pills, cocaine and cell phones. Despite the... more »
  • AT&T investing millions to bury lines in south La. after Hurricane Ida outages

    October 20, 2021 1:50 PM

    AT&T announced Wednesday it is spending tens of millions of dollars to reinforce its fiber-optic network to better withstand severe weather. The company said the process will include burying its fiber-optic cables that were previously held up by utility poles in the hardest hit parts of Louisiana. The work... more »
  • BRPD searching for two unidentified thieves

    April 4, 2019 4:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Authorities are asking for help identifying two suspects accused of robbing an I Fast Wireless Tuesday night. Police say the suspects entered the phone store around 7:44 p.m. at 3328 North Foster Dr. They knocked down the glass display case, grabbed multiple cell phones and fled on... more »
  • Second Angola employee arrested for drug smuggling in less than a month

    May 27, 2017 4:13 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An employee at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola was arrested after she attempted to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the prison. According to the Louisiana Department of Corrections, investigators arrested 26-year-old Kaelyn Franklin, of Baton Rouge, after drugs were found on her person during... more »
  • La. safety officials: distracted driving 'dangerous epidemic'

    April 12, 2017 9:00 AM

    BATON ROUGE – State highway safety officials say distracted driving has become a “dangerous epidemic” in Louisiana. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and is reminding drivers to keep their eyes and attention on the road. "We all see it every... more »
  • Baker man arrested for robbing teenagers at gunpoint

    January 10, 2017 6:44 PM

    BAKER - A man was arrested Monday evening for a suspected armed robbery of a group of teenagers. A witness reported seeing a tall thin black male robbing three teenage boys with what appeared to be a handgun. Upon arrival, police found the victims who said they were robbed... more »
  • Samsung temporarily halts production of Galaxy Note 7 amid replacement phone concerns

    October 10, 2016 11:00 AM

    Samsung is temporarily halting its production of Galaxy Note 7 smart phones as fears spread that even replacement versions of the phone can burst into flames. Production of the phones has been temporarily suspended, according to the company. "We are temporarily adjusting the Galaxy Note7 production schedule in... more »

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