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AVONDALE, La. (WVUE/Gray News) - A tornado tore through part of Avondale, injuring two people and leaving one woman pinned to her sofa after debris from her trailer collapsed on top of her. The tornado was reported around 5 a.m. Thursday, with most of the damage along a portion of...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department has named a suspect in a car burglary case that police say led to $500 in fraudulent purchases. It’s a case that we first reported in a previous Wheel of Justice report. According to police, the crime happened on...

AVONDALE, La (WVUE) - Members of United Way and Rebuilding Together New Orleans cleared debris on George Street on Friday (June 19) as residents recovered from an EF-1 tornado that tore through the neighborhood. The tornado displaced at least four residents on George Street. Rolonna Hills said she was inside...

Charles Amos, 53, said when he was convicted of second-degree murder and given a life sentence in 1995, he didn’t think he would amount to much, but he wanted to change. ​He began educating himself by reading. Then, in 1999, heard about the Louisiana New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary program at the Louisiana Sta

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police are asking for the public’s help finding a 46-year-old woman who left her home early Friday morning and has not been seen since. Emily Weston, also known as Emily Vernon, was last seen at approximately 4 a.m. June 19. Police said Weston’s family is concerned for her safety.

Helen Hill and her husband, Paul Gailiunas, had a pet pig named Rosie who became a beloved part of their quirky New Orleans neighborhood. No matter where they lived — even in Canada, where Paul grew up — New Orleans and its culture kept calling Helen Hill and her husband, Paul Gailiunas, back. The couple, both vegetari

Under a blistering sun on Friday, Congo Square pulsed with a mood of celebration and defiance. New Orleans’ seventh annual Juneteenth Festival drew hundreds of people with rows of food and artisan vendors, a second-line parade and performances by local musicians. As they gathered to celebrate the freeing of...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After a stormy Thursday thanks to the remnants of Arthur we’ve seen a major change for Friday. The moisture left behind by the flooding rains is fueling an incredibly humid air mass. Step outside this afternoon and the air hits you like a wall. A powerful ridge of high pressure locked over the cent

Bruno’s Tavern on Maple Street has been practically an extension of college life for generations of students at nearby Tulane and Loyola universities, with a history going back more than 90 years. More recently, though, Bruno’s was on the rocks. Its future looked uncertain because of foreclosure proceedings and...

The Chuckster pledged to donate $1 million to St. Mary’s High School in New Orleans.