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The Houma Police Department’s K9 Division was recently awarded for their performance at the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association Conference, held in Thibodaux on October 25–29, 2026. Houma’s K9 teams participated in skill competitions, with awards presented to the top performers. Handler Cullen Ezell and K9 Bram...

LAPLACE, La. (WAFB) - Josiah Jordan, a 13-year-old gymnast from LaPlace, is ranked as one of the top male gymnasts in his age group in Louisiana and the United States. Jordan said he has been doing gymnastics for seven years. “My brother and I were always on the trampoline, and...

BOUTTE, La. (WVUE) - A military wife and mother hoping to open a florist business in three weeks is now seeking the community’s help after a hit-and-run driver smashed through her storefront. The vehicle fled the scene and no arrest has been made since the crash Friday (Oct. 30)...

Alicia Lapoint was born premature and deaf, and her mother says she has spent 15 years fighting to get her the support she needs in school. That fight followed her into ninth grade at John Ehret High School in Marrero, where her mother, Lauren Fricano, says the campus did not always provide an interpreter and sometimes fell short on the resources Alicia needed to succeed.

District Judge David Boling found probable cause in Robert L. Carter’s case on Oct. 28 and set bond at $200,000 cash or surety, according to NEA Report’s account of first-appearance paperwork. Carter, 53, of Helena, is due back in court Dec. 16; Jonesboro Right Now also reported that he would be required to wear a GPS monitor if released.

CONWAY, Ark. (KATV) — A vehicle crashed into the Chili’s restaurant in Conway around 12:04 p.m. Saturday, sending four people to a local hospital, according to the Conway Police Department. Police said preliminary information indicates the driver accidentally drove into the building. The four individuals were transported to...

Witches, wizards, and Muggles are welcome at a Hartland home where a family’s love of Harry Potter is helping support neighbors in need.

A truck crashed into a mixed-use building in Menomonee Falls on Friday, displacing residents and forcing Pink Lemonade Salon & Spa to temporarily close. The salon was closed at the time of the crash, for which the owner said she was thankful.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to the hopsital after someone used pepper at Spirit Halloween on Nifong Boulevard in Columbia Saturday afternoon. An ABC 17 reporter saw emergency crews outside the store at 1:49 p.m. Store manager Mike Whitaker told ABC 17 News that someone sprayed a customer in line with pepper spray. The post One taken to hospital after pepper spray used at Spirit Halloween in Columbia appeared first on ABC17NEWS .

APPLETON (WLUK) -- A century after the death of world-famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, his connection to Appleton is being remembered. A celebration was held in downtown Appleton Saturday morning, marking 100 years since Houdini's death October 31, 1926. The event included a dedication of a Wisconsin Sate...