1 Baton Rouge Officer Fired, 1 Suspended In Fatal Shooting Of Alton Sterling
Officer Blane Salamoni shot Sterling six times during a struggle outside the Triple S Food Mart, where the 37-year-old black man was selling homemade CDs.
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Nephew Of Alton Sterling Condemns Baton Rouge Police Shootings
Terrance Carter spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday by telephone from his work. He said the family just wants things to be peaceful and said his uncle, Alton Sterling, would not want this.
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Alton Sterling's Son: 'All Police Aren't Bad'
Alton Sterling's teenage son is calling for calm as he talks publicly for the first time about his father's death at the hands of Baton Rouge police officers.
Trump: Protests Against Police Violence 'Might Be Just The Beginning For This Summer'
Trump is predicting that protests against police violence that followed last week's slaying of five police officers in Dallas "might be just the beginning for this summer."
Hundreds In New York City Protesting For Fourth Straight Day Fatal Police Shootings Of Black Men
Demonstrators protesting against the shootings of black men by police officers are using silence to make their point.
Obama Defends Black Lives Matter Movement
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Nationwide Protests Held To Decry Police Brutality
Police departments across the country continue to mourn the five officers killed in a deadly shooting in Dallas Thursday, as protesters across the country marched against police brutality Friday night.
Heightened Security In Dallas Following New Threat Against Law Enforcement
At least two Dallas Police Department buildings were blocked off Saturday evening, with numerous police vehicles and armed officers outside.
Local Protests Continue Following Dallas Police Shootings
Protests resumed in New York Friday evening, after the deaths of two black men at the hands of police in Minnesota and Louisiana.
Family Of Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge Man Killed By Police, Denounces Dallas Police Shootings
The mother of the son of a man killed by Louisiana police on Friday denounced the killings of five police officers in Dallas during a protest over police shootings, including the one in which Alton Sterling died in Baton Rouge.
GoFundMe For Alton Sterling's Children Surpasses $610,000 In 2 Days
The fund now has more than 20,000 contributors and counting. The overall goal was to raise $200,000 for the family.
Jay Z Responds To Police Violence With New Song 'Spiritual'
Jay Z has released an emotional new song in response to this week's fatal police shootings of two black men in Minnesota and Louisiana.
Beyonce To Police: 'Stop Killing Us'
Beyonce has a message for police: "Stop killing us."
Obama: Fatal Police Shootings Of Black Men 'Not Isolated Incidents,' Shows US Has A 'Serious Problem'
The fatal police shootings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota show the U.S. has a "serious problem," President Barack Obama said Thursday.
New York City Councilman Offers List Of What Black Men Should Avoid To Not Get Shot By Police
New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams sounded off on the recent police shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Falcon Heights, Minnesota, that left two black men dead.
Minnesota Governor Doubts Philando Castile Would Have Been Fatally Shot By Police If He Were White
The governor of Minnesota doesn't believe a black man fatally shot by police during a traffic stop would have been killed if he were white.
Minnesota Governor Asks For Federal Probe Of Deadly Police Shooting
The aftermath of the shooting was livestreamed in a widely shared Facebook video.
District Attorney: Police Shooting Of Alton Sterling 'Potentially A State Authorized Killing'
A Baton Rouge official believes the police shooting that took the life of 37-year-old Alton Sterling was justified.
A Look At Recent Police Shootings Involving Black Men
The shooting deaths of two black men within days by law enforcement officers are the latest in a spate of such cases that have made headlines nationwide in recent months.
Justice Department To Investigate Police Shooting Of Alton Sterling In Baton Rouge
Agency spokesman David Jacobs said Wednesday that the FBI's New Orleans Division and the U.S. attorney's office will participate in the investigation of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alton Sterling.
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First Alert Forecast: Yellow Alert Sunday as Ophelia's remnants soak our area
While what Ophelia delivers won't be as intense as what was seen on Saturday, it's enough to warrant a Yellow Alert for all of Sunday.
Ophelia downgraded to Tropical Depression
As Ophelia slowly moves north, effects will still be felt across our area through Sunday.
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First Alert Weather: Another nice day, before rain moves back in
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