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WBRZ News 2 Weather at 10pm - June 26, 2008 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:28:48 CDT
WBRZ News 2 weather forecast for June 26, 2008 at 10pm.

Investigators question unmarked vehicles Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:21:18 CDT
State investigators are questioning how your tax money is being spent with certain cars the state uses.

LSU hires new pitching coach Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:02:30 CDT
LSU baseball coach Paul Manieri is gathering some familiar faces to try and make another run to Omaha. New Tiger pitching coach David Grewe was introduced to the media on Thursday.

GPS devices track sex offenders Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:00:11 CDT
It's been one year since the Department of Corrections began fitting high risk sex offenders with GPS tracking devices. Offenders are fitted with anklets that work with a monitoring system in order to help parole officers know when and where the offender has been.

Drivers turn to locking gas caps Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:53:22 CDT
As gas prices continue to rise, some are looking to protect their gas tanks using locking gas caps. News 2's Michele Krumm explains why more people are locking things up.

Pay raise maneuvering continues Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:53:19 CDT
Your outrage over the Legislature's self-approved pay raises is causing more action. There are nearly two dozen lawmakers that have rejected their raise. Three of those have been added to the list within the last week after they were given special permission.

WBRZ weather forecast for June 26 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:12:02 CDT
More pop-up storms are expected during the day on Thursday and Friday. Chief Forecaster Pat Shingleton has your forecast.

LSU may cut ties with CATS Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:02:52 CDT
LSU may cut ties with the Capital Area Transit System. The university is looking into national companies to replace CATS after a 30-year relationship between the two.

Court ruling upholds second amendment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:57:40 CDT
In a five to four ruling, the Supreme Court struck down a ban on hand guns in the nation's capital on Thursday. A woman in Washington D.C. sued the District of Columbia because she said its ban on guns put her in danger.

New phase coming to Perkins Road Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:53:57 CDT
You may have to change your commute in Baton Rouge as the widening project on Perkins Road enters a new phase. The project started in January 2007, but beginning next month you'll see a new traffic pattern.

Hornets deal Arthur to Blazers

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Voting Starts in Zimbabwe Election Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:40:32 GMT
Zimbabwe's one-candidate presidential runoff has gotten off to a slow start. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dropped out of the election this week because of violence in the country. (June 27)

Raw Video: Torch Goes Through 'coal City' Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:04:30 GMT
The Olympic torch relay hit the streets of China's 'coal city' - Datong, on Friday. The second largest city of China's Shanxi Province, Datong paid tribute to its coal mining heritage.. (June 27)

Today in History for Friday, June 27th Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:20:34 GMT
Highlights of this day in history: U.S. air and naval forces ordered into the Korean War; John Dean testifies about the Nixon White House's 'enemies list'; Stonewall riots spark the modern gay rights movement; Actor Jack Lemmon dies. (June 27)

OJ Simpson Says Charges Should Be Dropped Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:04:25 GMT
OJ Simpson says if he were anybody else, he wouldn't be going to court to face charges related to an armed robbery in Las Vegas last September. He says the allegations are false and even the alleged victims don't want to see him in jail. (June 27)

Woman Turns Airplane Into Home Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:45:31 GMT
When Francie Rehwald moves into her new home, she'll be the only person on her block living inside of a house built from parts of an old Boeing 747 jet airliner. The AP's John Mone has the story about a "not so plane" home in Malibu. (June 26)

Church Offers Solace for Plant Shooting Victims Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:35:36 GMT
Families of the Mexican victims of the plant shooting in Kentucky are turning to the church for support as the struggle to cope with their loss amid a language barrier. (June 27)

Obama Helps Relieve Clinton Debt Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:27:54 GMT
Inside a closed door Washington meeting, Obama and Clinton spoke to the former first lady's backers, asking for their support. Obama told them that he'll need to have his former rival by his side during the campaign. (June 26)

Woman Gets Beverage Co. to Sponsor Wedding Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:58:13 GMT
A hairdresser who offered online bidders a chance to be in her wedding didn't attract a bridesmaid, but a national soft-drink company will get some inexpensive advertising for sponsoring the event. (June 26)

Autopsy: Minn. Hostage-taker Shot 7 Times Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:58:32 GMT
An autopsy has revealed the man who tried to hold several officials hostage during a county board meeting this week died of multiple gunshot wounds. Gordon Wheeler Sr. was shot seven times during a confrontation with responding officers. (June 26)

NY Millionaire Gets Prison for Enslaving Workers Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:46:37 GMT
A millionaire who inflicted years of abuse on two Indonesian housekeepers held as virtual slaves in her Long Island mansion received an 11-year prison sentence on Thursday. (June 26)

Raw Video: Car Falls Off Casino Parking Deck Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:58:19 GMT
A Las Vegas fire official says four teenagers escaped serious injury when their car plunged off the second floor of a casino parking structure. No one on the ground below was hurt. (June 26)

Waterfall Exhibit Washes Over New York Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:03:03 GMT
Four walls of water cascaded into the East River off Manhattan on Thursday in a public art spectacle that Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the 'most unexpected' waterfalls between North America and Africa. (June 26)

Supreme Court gun ruling welcomed in northeastern Louisiana Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:09:00 EST
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that offered the first interpretation of the Second Amendment in almost 70 years was seen as a victory for gun advocates.

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