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Updated: 27 minutes ago
|By Jeff Morrow
The entire WAFB viewing area remains under a Tornado Watch until 11 p.m. This watch could get extended, depending on the exact timing of our second round of storms.
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Updated: 2 hours ago
|By MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED, SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Rescue workers are racing to pull survivors from the rubble in cities and towns across a wide area.
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Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Lester Duhé
The meeting will take place at 7:00 pm in the Live Oak High School Cafeteria.
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Updated: 2 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
Damar Hamlin made a brief appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week to receive the NFLPA’s Alan Page Community Award.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Bruce Katz
Bruce: Severe weather threat through tonight a a strong line of storms moves in starting by 9pm
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Chris Rosato
In honor of Black History Month, here’s a closer look into what some Louisiana political leaders say are the state’s biggest political issues facing the Black community.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Lester Duhé and Raley Pellittieri
New images and videos obtained by WAFB from Saturday, February 5 in Albany, give a glimpse of a tense domestic incident where a man allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend, set their camper on fire, and shot and killed their four dogs.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Alece Courville
A woman was allegedly forced out of her car at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon by a pair of robbers looking to steal her car.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Breanne Bizette
East Baton Rouge leaders look at some actions they can take to mitigate before the I-10 widening lane restrictions begin.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Cali Hubbard
A few big talker items are being introduced and voted on at the East Baton Rouge Metro Council meeting Wednesday, Feb. 8.
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Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Liz Koh
Of the fraud losses reported by consumers across America in 2021, more than $2.3 billion of those were from imposter scams.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
The Gonzales Police Department (GPD) along with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) arrested three suspects on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in connection to a months-long drug bust.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
Traffic homicide detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating a deadly overnight crash that claimed the life of a 28-year-old man.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By KWCH Staff and Andrew McMunn
A 12-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan battling a nervous system disorder in Kansas will have his dreams fulfilled this weekend.
Updated: 6 hours ago
|By Caresse Jackman
It’s a new twist on an old scam: cybercriminals tricking people looking for love. But now instead of fake profiles, they’re using fake faces! Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman examines how con artists are using hi tech tricks to run off with your money.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Debra Worley
A recall has been issued for about 4.9 million units of Fabuloso Multi-Purpose Cleaners for containing Pseudomonas species bacteria – environmental organisms found in soil and water.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Rian Chatman
The family fun event Wild Day at the Rowe with the Baton Rouge Zoo returns for the first time since 2019.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By CNN Newsource
Researchers at the Boston University CTE Center analyzed the brains of 376 deceased NFL players.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
The FEMA aid will fund debris removal in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
You can save a lot of water and energy just by limiting your shower time to about 5 minutes.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Bria Gremillion
All of the fun begins at 2 p.m.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Marsha Lewis and Correa
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Lester Duhé
The Baton Rouge dentist that seemingly disappeared out of nowhere last week is finally back at work after several WAFB reports.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Lester Duhé
A Baton Rouge dentist has seemingly disappeared, leaving patients wondering where he is and wanting their money back.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Lester Duhé
Even more people are coming forward saying they want their money back after WAFB’s story first aired Thursday night, February 3, about a dentist that has seemingly disappeared in Baton Rouge.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
The EBRSO Homicide Division, along with the Louisiana U.S. Marshal’s Service Task Force, arrested three men in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 7, for allegedly murdering a man during a drug deal in Baton Rouge.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 8:04 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé and Raley Pellittieri
A man is behind bars in Livingston Parish after he allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend, killed her dogs with a shotgun, and burned down their camper.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:48 PM CST
|By CNN Newsource staff
Astronomers say they've determined Jupiter has the most moons in solar system.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:34 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The Ascension Parish School Board on Tuesday, Feb. 7, approved the process and timeline for hiring a new superintendent.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:41 PM CST
|By Breanne Bizette
One of the incidents was ruled a homicide.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:30 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said the investigation is ongoing.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:28 PM CST
|By Chris Rosato
The man accused of killing his school-teacher wife and then fleeing the country with their daughter is finally on trial.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:18 PM CST
|By Alece Courville
Sections of a 54-ton quilt sit on Southern University’s campus, hailed as the largest community arts project in the world.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé
According to police, two armed people walked up to a woman and then stole her Hyundai Sonata.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 3:58 PM CST
|By WAFB staff
Many Louisiana lawmakers are already proposing legislation around the issue.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 3:51 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
According to deputies, the family of Robert ‘Ben’ Wand, 33, hasn’t seen or heard from him since Friday, Feb. 3.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 3:31 PM CST
|By Chris Rosato
On Thursday, Feb. 2 both bills stood the test before the Senate Finance Committee, leaving them with one more hurdle to get through.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 2:49 PM CST
|By Perry Robinson
A horse collapsed and died on Southern University’s campus on Monday, Feb. 6. East Baton Rouge Animal Control was called to the scene to investigate.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 2:33 PM CST
|By The Associated Press
The prize grew larger and larger until it stood as the ninth-largest in U.S. history.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 2:21 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
A man was arrested in the theft of a dozen squirrel monkeys from Zoosiana last month, KLFY reports.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 1:35 PM CST
|By WAFB staff
The French Settlement Water Company is asking residents in the Springfield area to temporarily boil their water before using it.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 12:31 PM CST
|By WAFB Staff
According to Southern University, Antoine Richardson will participate in the 3rd Annual EA Sports Madden NFL 23 x HBCU Tournament.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 12:02 PM CST
|By Patrick Deaville
The FBI is currently enrolling for its 2023 Future Law Enforcement Youth Academy (FLEYA).
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 10:03 AM CST
|By FOX 8 Staff
Court records show that Brad McKee was arrested around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 by Hammond police. He’s currently in custody at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 9:44 AM CST
|By Jesse Brooks
A school bus painted in graffiti with the message “sex trafficking awareness” painted on it crashed onto the grounds of St. Scholastica Academy in Covington Tuesday (Feb. 7) morning, according to police.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:51 AM CST
|By FOX19 Digital Staff and Amber Jayanth
The name of the new program is called "Do Good" grants.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:41 AM CST
|By Cali Hubbard
Heart disease and stroke can affect a woman at any age.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:34 AM CST
|By Bria Gremillion
Louisiana has the fourth largest HIV diagnosis rates in the country.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:08 AM CST
|By Cyndy McGrath, Kirk Manson and Roque Correa
The federal government has almost seven billion dollars earmarked for cancer research in this year’s budget.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:40 AM CST
|By WAFB Staff
The team competed during the weekend of Saturday, Feb. 4, and Sunday, Feb. 5.