Baker native Skipper Bennett spent 30 years flying commercial airlines and 3 years for corporate airlines until he retired 6 years ago.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two ...

A plane inbound to Washington D.C.’s Reagan Airport from Wichita with 64 people on board crashed with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. Local law enforcement confirmed that an aircraft ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - “Once it gets below that 30-40 percentile that’s when we want to start taking precautionary measures.” Following hours of freezing temperatures over the past 48 hours water ...

PLAQUEMINE, La. (WAFB) - Surveillance cameras were rolling at Iberville Elementary School in Plaquemine Monday when a parent was seen on video slapping the school principal so hard, it knocked her ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A grand jury has indicted Terryon Thomas, known on social media as “Mr. Prada,” on charges of first-degree murder, obstruction of justice, aggravated criminal damage ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A 15-year-old is facing multiple charges after he brought a gun on campus. The 15-year-old is being charged with illegal carrying of a firearm on school property ...

NAPOLEONVILLE, La. (WAFB) - The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a third suspect related to a child sex crime investigation. According to the sheriff’s office, Jerry Wiggins ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man wanted on domestic abuse-related charges. Authorities say Brandon Lee, 35, was arrested for ...

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of three men who allegedly used social media platforms to prey on children. According to Sheriff ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition in connection with a shooting in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night. First responders confirmed the shooting took ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The 15-year-old accused of stabbing another student at Livonia High School on Tuesday went before a judge this afternoon. In a closed hearing with immediate family only ...