Saturday, May 18 2013 11:59 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:59:26 GMT
A man was shot in the leg Saturday night inside of BREC's Hooper Road Park, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. The injury is not considered life-threatening. The victim told investigatorsMore >>
A man was shot in the leg Saturday night inside of BREC's Hooper Road Park, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. The injury is not considered life-threatening. More >>
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials...More >>
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:39 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:39:50 GMT
A 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother in the shoulder Saturday afternoon, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. The injury is not life-threatening. The accidentMore >>
A 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother in the shoulder Saturday afternoon.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:41 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:41:51 GMT
The director of the East Baton Rouge Companion Animal Alliance admits her city-parish shelter messed up big time Friday."We take full responsibility," Beth Brewster, CAA director "CAA takes full responsibilityMore >>
The director of the East Baton Rouge Companion Animal Alliance admits her city-parish shelter messed up big time Friday.More >>
At the corner of Plank Rd. and Scenic Highway sits a Chevron gas station. It's off I-110 near Memorial Stadium. Around 10 p.m.Sunday, a family stopped here to get gas. "Upon our arrival, we located threeMore >>
A man said he, his wife and his daughter were all punched because they were in the "wrong neighborhood" when they stopped to get gas at night. More >>
BUTLER COUNTY, OH (FOX19) -
The Butler County Children Services levy is up for renewal on Tuesday. It's a five-year levy that helps fund the agency responsible for investigating alleged neglect or abuse and placing children in a safe environment. It costs $61.25 a year for the owner of a $100,000 home.
"This would have a devastating impact on our ability to keep kids safe so continued voter support of this is imperative," agency director Jerome Kearns told FOX19.
The levy alone generates roughly $15 million a year for the agency, but if they lose that money, the agency director says they expect to lose $11 million in federal funds which require a local match. To prevent that from happening, agency supporters are trying to educate the public about the levy renewal in hopes Butler County residents will come through again for the agency.
Kearns says the total revenue projected for next year sits around 26 million.
Because it is a renewal levy, residents will pay the same they have been paying if passed unless the value of their home changes.
Residents living in Butler County who are interested in learning how much each proposed levy would cost their family can enter their property information in at the Butler County Auditor's website.
