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Dry for now, but rain likely by the weekend

Updated: 17 minutes ago
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By Steve Caparotta
Look for plenty of sunshine again today, with highs in the low 90s.

News

New summer campaign launches amid record breaking opioid overdoses in EBR

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Perry Robinson
As of May 16, there have been 83 fatal overdoses and 532 non-fatal overdoses in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Community

Mayor Broome announces Summer of Hope initiative

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By WAFB Staff
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced the Summer of Hope initiative, an 8-week boots-on-the-ground activation led by Safe Hopeful Healthy Baton Rouge.

Crime

Young man dies after getting punched while trying to protect woman; second suspect arrested

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By WAFB Staff
A young man died after he was knocked unconscious while trying to protect a woman outside a club and now a second suspect has been arrested in connection with his death.

National

Red Cross registers hundreds of Ukrainian POWs from Mariupol

Updated: 26 minutes ago
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By The Associated Press
Ukrainian fighters who emerged from the ruined steelworks after being ordered by their military to abandon the last stronghold of resistance in the now-flattened port city face an uncertain fate.
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