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By Joe Luna
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Wednesday, December 26 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - For more than a year now U.S. Highway 190 travelers through Mandeville have been subject to flashing break-lights, long delays and harsh driving conditions. But now fears of the prolonged project inconvenience are finally coming to an end. |
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By Angela M. Latino-Geier (Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West)
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Friday, December 21 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - Habitat for Humanity’s Cars for Homes vehicle donation program is accepting used cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, and RVs to help the HFH St. Tammany West affiliate build homes in partnership with families in need of decent, affordable shelter. |
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By Joe Luna
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Friday, December 21 2007 |
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COVINGTON, La. - For the Covington Police department, December 7, 2007 is a date that now lives in infamy. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Thursday, December 20 2007 |
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SLIDELL, La. - Police believe two men they now have behind bars are responsible for more than 100 home burglaries in four parishes across the metro area. |
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By Joe Luna
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Thursday, December 20 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - If you are looking to roast some chestnuts on an open fire from your living room fireplace this Christmas, just make sure when you light it up, it won’t blow it up. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Wednesday, December 19 2007 |
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BATON ROUGE, La. - Legislators approved a one-point-six million dollar loan to the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office today. The money will be used to help pay off the federal discrimination judgement looming over the office and keep operations afloat. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Tuesday, December 18 2007 |
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COVINGTON, La. - Neighbors found a three year old girl wandering the streets alone this morning, wearing only her pajamas. Both of the parents are now in jail, charged with child desertion. |
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By Joe Luna
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Tuesday, December 18 2007 |
COVINGTON, La. - Police are still searching for a second suspect who was involved in the armed robbery at N. Polk St. and West 31st Ave. Thursday night, with very little to go on.
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Monday, December 17 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - Thieves trashed a Mandeville church over the weekend ruining Christmas decorations and stealing music equipment. |
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By Joe Luna
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Friday, December 14 2007 |
MANDEVILLE, La. - Copal Street traffic congestion will soon come to an end now that the Causeway Commission has announced plans to fund a reconstruction project of the roadway near the North Causeway Approach.
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By Joe Luna
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Wednesday, December 12 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - Over two years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast, Mandeville is finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel for FEMA trailers within city limits. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, December 12 2007 )
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Tuesday, December 11 2007 |
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BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Recovery Authority is handing over half a billion dollars to help with infrastructure needs in areas hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, December 12 2007 )
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By Joe Luna
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Tuesday, December 11 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - Fighting fires and containing hazardous materials occupied Mandeville’s Fire District Four most of the afternoon Saturday. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, December 11 2007 )
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Monday, December 10 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - Another student is under arrest for terrorizing after making threats to blow up Fontainebleau High School. In the very latest part of the investigation, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s detectives are trying to figure out who put a plastic gun inside a trash can at the school. |
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By Joe Luna
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Monday, December 10 2007 |
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COVINGTON, La. - Beware of icy conditions heading into Fire District 12’s Northpark station Saturday as the district will be kicking off its eighth annual Christmas at the Firehouse Celebration with 20 tons of snow. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Sunday, December 09 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE La. - Violent threats and bomb scares are running rampant through St. Tammany schools this week, and now four students are behind bars and facing criminal charges. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, December 09 2007 )
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By Joe Luna
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Wednesday, December 05 2007 |
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COVINGTON, La. - As St. Tammany’s population continues to expand and equipment shortages continue to rise, fire fighting needs have grown in Covington. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Wednesday, December 05 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - Fifty million dollars will soon go to North Shore road improvements. The Louisiana Department of Transportation is using surplus money to fund thirteen projects in four parishes. |
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By Joe Luna
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Monday, December 03 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - An unknown party broke into a Florida Street business Saturday night in Mandeville and made off with an undetermined amount of money. |
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By Joe Luna
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Monday, December 03 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La - A new monthly self-defense seminar for adult men and women and hosted by Fire District 12 will kick-off Saturday. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC26 News)
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Friday, November 30 2007 |
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AMITE, La. - A former friend spoke out against accused child molester Austin “Trey” Bernard today at the trial involving the former youth minister from the Hosanna Church. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, February 23 2008 )
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By Joe Luna
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Friday, November 30 2007 |
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COVINGTON, La. - Four more alleged drug dealers have been taken off the streets this month by the Covington Street Crimes Division. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, November 29 2007 )
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Friday, November 30 2007 |
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AMITE, La. - Thursday was full of confessions in the Hosanna Church trial. Austin “Trey” Bernard is accused of three counts of aggravated rape of children. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, November 30 2007 )
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By Joe Luna
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Thursday, November 29 2007 |
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GOODBEE, La. - A new antenna tower is coming to Goodbee with the promise of dramatically improving communications since Fire Protection District 13 and Verizon Wireless signed an agreement for the new construction near the Highway 1085 station. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, November 28 2007 )
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