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• New terror threat reportedly points to plot to surround Capitol, lawmaker says

  January 12, 2021 10:28 AM

  WASHINGTON - On Tuesday morning, Rep. Conor Lamb told reporters that members of Congress were briefed late Monday on a plot to surround the Capitol with thousands of pro-Trump extremists, as well as other new threats against lawmakers, CNN reports. Lamb, a Pennsylvania Democrat, told CNN, "They were talking... more »

• Local authorities reassure citizens following FBI's warning of possible national unrest Play Video

  January 12, 2021 6:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly prepares for a possible series of "armed protests" that may have been planned at all 50 state capitols and the US Capitol in Washington DC ahead of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 , local authorities in Louisiana are collaborating... more »

• Demonstrators disrupt church services across Poland to protest abortion ruling

  October 26, 2020 11:01 AM

  LODZ, Poland - After Polish officials announced a near-total ban on abortion in late October, protesters responded on Sunday by disrupting church services across the country, some dressing as characters from The Handmaid's Tale, a popular dystopian novel-turned-on-demand-series series by Margaret Atwood about a world that suppresses women , CNN... more »

• Two dead, one injured following overnight shooting in Kenosha

  August 26, 2020 9:57 AM

  KENOSHA, Wisconsin - Protests in Kenosha have been occurring since the police-involved shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake on Sunday (August 23) and as of Tuesday night, two people have been killed in the unrest and a third has been injured. According to CNN , the shooting happened amid the... more »

• Baton Rouge mayor meets with protesters, talks police training Play Video

  June 2, 2020 7:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Peaceful protests have led way to meaningful discussion, as protesters spoke with Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome in a private meeting Tuesday. "It was a very insightful and meaningful conversation that we had," Broome said. The group consisted of a handful of college students who organized... more »

• Area law enforcement trains for riots and large crowds Play Video

  January 17, 2017 9:09 PM

  GONZALES- Nearly two dozen law enforcement officers from around the state and region spent the day training in tactical gear for possible riots and large crowds. They want to make sure they are ready for any situation. Last year, we saw first hand just how tense things can get.... more »