Three Baton Rouge Officers Killed In Shooting; Suspect Dead
A deadly shooting in already-tense Baton Rouge killed three police officers and wounded three more early Sunday morning.
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A deadly shooting in already-tense Baton Rouge killed three police officers and wounded three more early Sunday morning.
Police say they've arrested three suspects accused of stealing several handguns as part of an alleged plot to harm police officers in the Baton Rouge area.
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Police on Saturday thanked the many people providing tips about John Russell Houser as they work to reconstruct his movements before he killed two people, wounded nine and then killed himself.
Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft told reporters that nine people in total were wounded in the shooting.
Prosecutors say Taurean Jackson was sentenced last week to 22 1/2 years for conspiring to bring a Dallas-area girl to the New Orleans area for prostitution, and for obstructing a federal investigation.
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Feels-like temperatures will be as hot as 107° on Monday.
The Garland Police Department said the shooting happened in the area of Broadway Boulevard and Colonel Drive.
The National Hurricane Center posted a hurricane warning for western Hawaii's Kauai County as Hurricane Lowell moved toward the area as a Category 3 storm.
Five people were killed and five others were injured when a plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport and crashed.
Feels-like temperatures will be as hot as 107° on Monday.
The Garland Police Department said the shooting happened in the area of Broadway Boulevard and Colonel Drive.
The wildfire, which has torn through Palo Pinto and Jack counties, has forced evacuations, closed roads and disrupted schools.
The National Hurricane Center posted a hurricane warning for western Hawaii's Kauai County as Hurricane Lowell moved toward the area as a Category 3 storm.
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Under SB 1049, school districts must allow students to leave campus during the school day for religious instruction.
SB 1049 compels school districts to allow students to leave campus for religious instruction during the school day.
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