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Louisiana Senate advances bill to ban using cell phones on public roads while driving
A bill that would prohibit the use of any form of a cellular device while driving on public roads has passed the Senate. According to SB98, using a cell phone while driving on any roadway in Louisiana would become illegal.
Gas explosion, firebomb attack reported in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Juarez, Mexico, are investigating an incendiary device attack on a money exchange house whose operators reportedly were threatened by criminals. Firefighters were called to a strip shopping center near the corner of Americas and Mejia just after midnight on Tuesday to put out the flames at the […]
NBA YoungBoy’s pretrial hearing scheduled for Utah prescription fraud ring allegations
Rapper NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, was arraigned Friday on allegations of leading a large-scale prescription fraud ring in Cache County. His pretrial release hearing has been set.
Weird history: A marble fireplace mantel from the White House is in Louisiana
In 1948, U.S. President Harry Truman renovated the White House for almost $6 million. The supports holding up the stairways were crumbling, a ceiling in the east room was sagging, and floors throughout the house were either drooping or, at the very least, shaking when you walked on them. A complete restoration was in order.
What to know as warmer weather brings lovebugs back to Louisiana
Louisiana is about to see more love bugs as the summer months approach. LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook said that lovebug larva are most common in wet areas with decaying plants. "They prefer humid, wet climates, yard debris, and will be present in mulch as well as flower beds," said Ashbrook.
8 dead in fight for control of migrant smuggling
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican officials say a fight for control of migrant smuggling might be behind the murder of eight men whose naked bodies were abandoned on the side of a busy highway leading to the U.S. border. Multiple motorists on the Chihuahua-Juarez Highway reported the bodies to police early Sunday 20 […]
Judge finds no probable cause to hold migrants in county jail on state riot charges
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A county court-at-law judge on Monday found no probable cause to continue holding 140 migrants at the El Paso County Jail on state riot charges. The charges stemmed from an April 12 mass illegal crossing from Mexico into the United States in which migrants cut or tore down razor […]
Deported veteran dies while waiting to return home to US
"We have many Vets around the world still waiting to come home to get medical treatment, to visit family, whatever the case may be," said Vivar. "Here in Tijuana alone there are 15 to 20 Veterans, I know for a fact we got at least five that if they don't get medical care soon, they might not be with us much longer."
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