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• Killer tied woman to steering wheel, stabbed her to death on Facebook Live Play Video

  April 19, 2022 7:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman was found dead in the parking lot of an office building on Sherwood Forest Boulevard late Monday night, hours after she was tied up and repeatedly stabbed during an attack that was livestreamed on social media. Police discovered 34-year-old Janice David's body shortly before... 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 »

• Chrissy Teigen deletes Twitter account, citing its negative impact on her life

  March 25, 2021 9:51 AM

  One of social media's most trendsetting figures is following in the footsteps of other popular online figures by leaving Twitter. Chrissy Teigen has reportedly deleted her Twitter account, citing the social media platform's negative impact on her life as a reason. Teigen, a model and TV personality, had... more »

• Alec Baldwin, upset by online criticism of his wife, quits Twitter

  January 19, 2021 10:06 AM

  Actor, Alec Baldwin is reportedly parting ways with Twitter. He decided to quit the social media platform Monday, amid a wave of online criticism that targeted his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, for publicly referencing her Spanish heritage, which some people claim she is not being entirely truthful about, CNN reports.... more »

• Man allegedly tried to rob woman in Walmart parking lot, claimed it was a prank

  December 7, 2020 5:39 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A man arrested for an alleged robbery attempt outside a local Walmart claims it was just a prank gone wrong. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said Jonathan Ambeau, 23, of Baton Rouge was arrested for the crime Monday. Surveillance cameras outside the Port Allen... more »

• Twitter says its Thursday evening blip was due to tech issues, not hackers

  October 16, 2020 8:01 AM

  In recent months, critical organizations and big name companies have experienced technical difficulties due to attempts by hackers. So, when Twitter temporarily crashed on Thursday (Oct. 15) evening, many users wondered if the popular social media company had become the latest target of cyber criminals. Twitter quickly addressed the... more »

• David Duke, former KKK leader, permanently banned from Twitter

  July 31, 2020 10:49 AM

  Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has been banned from Twitter for breaking the social media platform's site’s rules forbidding hate speech. According to ABC News , the company said Friday that Duke's account “has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter rules on hateful conduct.”... more »

• President Trump suggests delaying 2020 presidential election

  July 30, 2020 10:02 AM

  President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday, to suggest delaying November's presidential election. According to CNN , some consider this an indication Mr. Trump will attempt to circumvent voting should election statistics show he's poised to lose. In his Thursday morning tweet, which was posted 96 days before... more »

• Twitter places restrictions on Donald Trump Jr.'s account

  July 28, 2020 10:38 AM

  Twitter has limited some functionality on Donald Trump Jr.'s account after he tweeted a video that violated the company's policies on COVID-19 misinformation. According to CNN , a Twitter spokesperson confirmed the company's decision, Tuesday. The spokesperson explained that some of the account's functionality will be limited for... more »

• BRAC political group calls for Connie Bernard to resign from EBR school board

  June 29, 2020 2:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A group associated with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber is the latest calling for Connie Bernard to resign from the East Baton Rouge School Board. The Board of Directors for FuturePAC, the political action committee associated with BRAC, released a statement Monday calling for Bernard to... more »

• BREC wants FBI probe of more than 50 Zoom-bombers involved in 'graphic' interruption of virtual meeting Play Video

  June 25, 2020 3:08 PM

  BREC's Board of Commissioners voted to request Connie Bernard's removal from the commission Thursday, but only after it was briefly waylaid by hijackers playing disturbing video and audio over the virtual meeting. The board was discussing a proposal to have Bernard replaced as the EBR school board's representative... more »

• K-pop fans unite to drown out racially insensitive tweets

  June 3, 2020 11:54 AM

  On Wednesday morning, the hashtag #WhiteLivesMatter was trending on Twitter. But if a user were to investigate the reason for the hashtag's spot among trending topics, they'd find that K-Pop fans were behind the majority of recent #WhiteLivesMatter tweets. When some users utilized the hashtag to promote opinions... more »

• Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, commits $1 billion towards virus relief work

  April 8, 2020 12:20 PM

  Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and the payment app called 'Square' announced plans to donate 28% of his wealth to virus relief efforts. Dorsey tweeted the news Tuesday, saying he will fork over $1 billion to help relieve the effects of novel coronavirus. I’m moving $1B... more »

• McDonald's customer asks for bagel with extra cream cheese, is given a 'McMonstrosity'

  February 27, 2020 9:17 AM

  Most fast-food customers have experienced first-world problem of asking for extra ketchup and getting 30 packets that they're not quite sure what to do with. But one McDonald's customer in Canada experienced this to the fifth degree when he ordered a bagel with extra cream cheese and got more... more »

• President sends tweet about La. governor's race

  October 1, 2019 10:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s political landscape found itself the topic of the president’s tweeting Tuesday as President Donald Trump typed his support for both republicans challenging the incumbent governor – either candidate will do, the president wrote, to force a runoff. The president pushed for voters to cast ballots... more »

• Fugitive arrested in Ascension Parish after taunting sheriff's office on Facebook

  October 2, 2017 3:26 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH - A man wanted for skipping on child support payments was tracked down in Ascension Parish after he tried to taunt law enforcement on social media. On Monday, the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of James Turner, a fugitive wanted on an outstanding bench warrant... 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 »

• Twitter no longer counts usernames in replies towards 140-character limit

  March 30, 2017 2:15 PM

  Twitter is giving users a little more space to reply to tweets. According to a report from CNN , Twitter usernames in replies no longer count toward the 140-character limit in tweets. The username or handle is the person's Twitter name after the @ sign. With the... more »

• Twitter to shut down Vine video sharing app

  October 27, 2016 12:52 PM

  Twitter announced Thursday that it will be discontinuing its popular mobile app that allows users to share short snippets of video. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Twitter said that Vine will be discontinued “in the coming months.” The social media giant said that the website will remain online... more »

• First Lady Donna Edwards joins Facebook and Twitter

  August 2, 2016 1:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Louisiana's First Lady Donna Edwards is now on social media. An official Facebook and Twitter account was launched on Tuesday for First Lady Edwards in order to better connect with Louisianians. The first lady's social platforms will include information about upcoming events and appearances, in... more »

• WATCH: End of school year mayhem overshadows Hammond High's graduation Play Video

  May 19, 2016 7:31 PM

  HAMMOND - Videos surfaced on twitter Thursday afternoon showing several female students fighting in the hallways of Hammond High Magnet School. School Board President Brett Duncan told News 2 he had seen the videos and was frustrated it would take away from the accomplishments of students graduation Thursday night. ... more »

• Twitter to stop counting 140 character limit for links and photos

  May 18, 2016 12:41 PM

  Twitter users will soon have more space to send out tweets. According to a report from Bloomberg , photos and links will no longer be counted in 140-character limit the social media platform requires. The change, according to the report, could arrive in the next few weeks. Twitter chose the... more »

• Data: People here tweet about crime more than just about everyone else

  April 7, 2016 5:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisianans Tweet about crime more than any other state but Nevada, researchers at an apartment finding website reported. ABODO.com, founded in 2012 to help people find apartments to rent, went through 18 months of data. Analysts looked for crime-related words - "assaulted," "violence against women," "killing,"... more »

• LSU WR Trey Quinn takes to Twitter to announce he's leaving Tigers

  February 16, 2016 3:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sophomore wide receiver Trey Quinn announced his decision to transfer from LSU to a different school on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. He took the opportunity to thank the university for the educational and athletic opportunities. The tweet reads as follows: pic.twitter.com/qO7DMDqsZg — Trey Quinn (@treyquinn8)... more »