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Chase through multiple parishes ends in Cameron
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (187+ words) CAMERON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - Multiple law enforcement agencies chased a vehicle through Southwest Louisiana this morning. The chase went through Beauregard and Calcasieu and ended in Cameron Parish. CAMERON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - Multiple law enforcement agencies chased a vehicle through…...
Hometown Heroes: Dancing into Mardi Gras with the 12th Night Revelers
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (356+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For this week's Hometown Heroes, I met with the 12th Night Revelers, who are currently gearing up for Mardi Gras. But the job of delivering smiles to SWLA is a year-round assignment. For over 30 years, the 12th Night…...
No public sign of a response to Savannah Guthrie’s message to her mother’s kidnapper
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (858+ words) We are ready to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated," Savannah Guthrie said while reading from a prepared statement. We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that…...
Nancy Guthrie’s blood was found on her porch, DNA testing confirms
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (240+ words) TUCSON, Ariz. (Gray News/AP) " Investigators said Nancy Guthrie's blood was found on her porch after she was kidnapped from her Arizona home days ago. DNA tests showed blood found on the porch of Guthrie's home matched Guthrie. Pima County…...
Imposters trying to profit off Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance will be prosecuted, FBI says
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (227+ words) (Gray Media) " At least one person has been arrested in connection to an imposter ransom demand in connection with the suspected kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie. At least three media organizations have reported receiving purported ransom notes that they handed over…...
Lake Charles native appointed President of California State University
12+ hour ago (137+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Loren J. Blanchard was appointed by the California State University Board of Trustees as president of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). CSU Trustee Christopher Steinhauser, who chaired the president search committee expresses his faith in the…...
Molo Middle to dismiss early due to water issue
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (181+ words) Molo Middle School will dismiss students at 12:30 p.m. today due to a water issue. Students will be served lunch before dismissal, school board officials said. The school will follow normal dismissal ... LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Molo Middle School will dismiss students…...
Pipeline explosion location identified near Johnson Bayou
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (253+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The location of a pipeline explosion that occurred yesterday near Johnson Bayou has been identified as a Delfin Midstream-owned natural gas pipeline just south of Highway 82 in Cameron Parish. The pipeline that exploded is a 42-inch…...
1 dead, 7 hurt in four-vehicle crash on La. 14, Lake Charles police say
20+ hour, 31+ min ago (174+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - One person is dead and several are hurt after Tuesday night's four-vehicle crash on La. 14 near Fairview Elementary. The crash claimed the life of 34-year-old Kaylee Luce of Lake Charles, according to Sgt. Brad Puckett of…...
Allen Parish residents push back on upcoming bridge closures near Ouiska Chitto Creek
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (481+ words) MITTIE, La. (KPLC) - Residents in Allen Parish are concerned that emergency services and business traffic will be limited when construction begins on three bridges west of Ouiska Chitto Creek next month. Howard Maddox, the owner of Ouiska Chitto Canoe rental,…...