Another two robberies at Jefferson Parish convenience stores overnight
Related:Detectives investigating rash of convenience store robberies in Jefferson Parishadd to reading list WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV JEFFERSON, La. -- Two more armed...
View ArticleMan shot in foot in Algiers
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV ALGIERS, La. -- First responders transported a 20-year-old man to the hospital after a shooting Christmas Eve in Algiers. It happened in the 1400...
View ArticleBonfires set to light the way for Papa Noel
JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mark Anderson built a painstaking replica of the plantation home where he grew up just so he can burn it down. It's among 125 bonfires to be set...
View ArticleUN says mass grave of 34 found in South Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya -- U.N. investigators discovered a mass grave in a rebel-held city in South Sudan, the United Nations said Tuesday, as a possible opening occurred for negotiations to avert civil war in...
View ArticleBusiness booming for local stores on Christmas Eve
Thanh Truong / Eyewitness News Email: ttruong@wwltv.com | Twitter: @thanh412 METAIRIE, La. -- Despite slumping national retail sales figures, many local stores and stands at Lakeside Mall are...
View ArticleDuBos: Honoring Christmas in our hearts
In this week’s Commentary, Eyewitness News Political Analyst and Gambit columnist Clancy DuBos takes a break from politics … for his annual Christmas Commentary. Clancy DuBos / Eyewitness News...
View ArticleHealth care site put to the test as deadline nears
CHICAGO -- The government's retooled health care website was put to its biggest test yet as record numbers of Americans rushed to beat Tuesday's extended deadline for signing up for insurance. After a...
View Article$6,000 reward offered for information on dead black bear
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State wildlife officials are offering up to $6,000 for information leading to the conviction of whoever shot and killed a black bear in Concordia Parish. The state Department...
View ArticleCold-weather shelters open for Christmas Eve
NEW ORLEANS - On a chilly Christmas Eve, people lined up for a hot meal at the New Orleans Mission. Turkey, dressing, and all the fixings - more than 150 meals prepared and donated by Jonathan Thurman...
View ArticleCrews discover more cracks around Assumption Parish sinkhole
BAYOU CORNE, La. - Crews have discovered more cracks in the earth and limestone around the massive Assumption Parish sinkhole, once again stopping work at the site. Authorities say a series of...
View Article1 Tupelo officer dead, another critical
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The city of Tupelo has announced a candlelight vigil for fallen Tupelo police Sgt. Kevin Gale Stauffer. The vigil will start at 5 p.m. in Fairpark on Christmas Day. It will be...
View ArticleFamily takes Slidell Christmas display to a new level for a good cause
SLIDELL, La. - Heavy traffic backed up in a typically quiet Northshore neighborhood on Christmas Eve, thanks to one family's lights display. Hundreds of cars are passing through the Chamale Cove area...
View ArticleAstronauts complete rare Christmas Eve spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space station astronauts repaired a crippled cooling system during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, braving a "mini blizzard" of noxious ammonia as they popped in a new...
View ArticlePope on Christmas Eve lauds Jesus' 'humble' start
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis lauded Jesus' humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby as he celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff Tuesday in St. Peter's Basilica. "You are immense, and...
View ArticleNew Orleans artist plans to launch a theater on wheels: Nuestro Pueblo
A new year is approaching. I hope that 2014 will be a great year for everybody. While many may be celebrating the new year, others are busy preparing for performances and other enterprises. An artist...
View ArticleSeventh grader at Albert Cammon in St. Rose will attend leadership program:...
Taiyah Murphy, a seventh grader at Albert Cammon Middle School in St. Rose, has been selected to attend the Envision Experience leadership program this summer in Washington D.C. Murphy is the daughter...
View ArticleNew Orleans residents graduate from basic training: Armed Forces
Army Pvt. Trey Avery has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Avery is the son of Monica and stepson of Kevin Harrell of New Orleans. Army National Guard Pvt. Oliver...
View ArticleBelle Terre Civic Association in LaPlace announces Christmas decorating...
Belle Terre Civic Association in LaPlace recently announced the winners in its annual Christmas decorating contest. Todd and Toni Ruiz at 2141 Augusta Drive won first place. Wayne and Claudia Weber at...
View ArticleThe year in business: National retailers moving in, Riverwalk renovation...
New Orleans was a hot market for retail developments in 2013. Store openings, including national chains, were darlings for city leaders when chanting about a "New Orleans renaissance." Meanwhile, the...
View ArticleMan shot in finger in Algiers on Christmas Eve night
A man was shot in the finger on Tuesday night in the3900 block of Jennifer Street in Algiers, according to New Orleans police. The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. No otherinformation was available...
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