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A school bus was hit by a dump truck in West Baton Rouge Parish on Thursday morning.

BATON ROUGE - A young girl needs your help!. Cate Hargett, 11, is at risk of developing a rare form of cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has discovered that Hargett has developed a significant TP53 mutation. The mutation allows cancer cells to multiply and means Hargett urgently requires a bone marrow transplant before malignancy develops.

One person was killed and nine others were injured after two groups argued and opened fire in the Mall of Louisiana food court Thursday. The mall is closed.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Police are responding to reports of a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana. Officials confirmed that multiple people have been shot. The shooting is believed to have happened near the food court. Paramedics have been called to the scene. They are setting up a triage...

Trying to find your Amazon package? Just look up. Amazon Prime Air, the company’s drone delivery program, is set to take flight in Baton Rouge by mid-summer. Prime Air representatives presented the drone in an event downtown Wednesday at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Center for Free Enterprise.

BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge Police officer's quick thinking helped save a baby's life inside an AT&T store at Towne Center at Cedar Lodge. On Saturday, April 18, Cpl. Jermaine Javius was visiting his mom, Sandrea Jenkins, at her workplace when he noticed something. "I was actually leaving extra...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Keep the umbrella handy the next several days with a few rounds of scattered storms possible into the weekend. The forecast for Thursday calls for partly to mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 80s. There is a 40% chance of showers/storms, mainly in the afternoon.

With Parish Attorney Greg Rome retiring last week, the East Baton Rouge Metro Council must now decide who will be the next top lawyer in local government. Council Administrator Ashley Beck is currently handling the administrative responsibilities for the office, and several council members say no action has been taken to appoint an interim.

BATON ROUGE — Women recently released from prison got a chance to connect with support services at an event held by Operation Restoration. The Second Chance Pop Up Event took place at New Ark Baptist Church. It offered help with legal cases, SNAP and Medicaid applications and utility assistance.

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police say they have not forgotten about hundreds of unsolved murder cases dating back decades. The department's Cold Case Division is working through piles of cases, many from the 1970s through the early 2000s. Newer cases are stored digitally. "Just for the last 20 years,...