Thursday, May 23 2013 2:14 AM EDT2013-05-23 06:14:07 GMT
Two Caddo Parish deputies have just returned from Moore, OK, where they were helping local law enforcement in the days following the EF5 tornado that brought so much destruction on Monday. Sergeant JohnMore >>
Two Caddo Parish deputies have just returned from Moore, OK, where they were helping local law enforcement in the days following the EF5 tornado that brought so much destruction on Monday. Sergeant JohnMore >>
A Walmart shopper claims he was discriminated against during Black Friday hours because he's disabled. A Walmart spokeswoman says the stores take precautions to protect handicapped customers.
"Walmart in the past has always been a real friendly place, I worked for Walmart for several years," says Stephen Constable, who is visiting from Florida.
Constable walks with a limp and uses a cane, and sometimes a walker.
When he asked for a motorized cart at the Walmart on Airline Drive in Bossier City, Constable says he was denied by an assistant manager and given what he thought was a strange reason.
"He said we don't want handicapped people in the store tonight because they may get hurt."
We took Constable's complaint to Walmart headquarters in Arkansas, and they tell us they can't comment on Constable's specific allegation, but said, in general, that Walmart always works to accommodate disabled shoppers, regardless of if it's Black Friday.
Constable was not there for Black Friday deals and says he and his wife had just stopped in to the store to buy a few items. But they left after about 20 minutes of using a shopping cart for support.
"We found out that they had taken all of their motorized carts and put them in the back of the store, and I asked why did you do that and they said for your own safety," Constable says.
Kayla Whaling, a Walmart spokesperson at corporate headquarters, says the stores have individual crowd management plans for Black Friday. She wrote in an email, "On Black Friday, each store had a comprehensive crowd management plan tailored to their individual site. For example, for customers with disabilities, we may offer a wheelchair and associate to shop with them during their time in the store, rather than using a motorized wheelchair. We had very safe and successful Black Friday events at our stores across the county and heard overwhelmingly positive feedback from our customers."
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:20 AM EDT2013-05-23 05:20:50 GMT
All four lanes in both directions on W. 70th Street have reopened following a two-car crash that killed one driver in West Shreveport on Wednesday evening.More >>
All four lanes in both directions on W. 70th Street have reopened following a two-car crash that killed one driver in West Shreveport on Wednesday evening.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:23 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:23:38 GMT
A Charlotte mother is teaching her young son a lesson, by having him arrested, after he stole her Pop-Tarts, according to a police report. According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report, officersMore >>
A Charlotte mother is teaching her young son a lesson, by having him arrested, after he stole her Pop-Tarts, according to a police report.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:29:31 GMT
Those who have been to the Caddo Parish courthouse are familiar with the screening system to enter the building. Empty the pockets and walk through the scanner that alerts authorities to illegal contraband.More >>
Those who have been to the Caddo Parish courthouse are familiar with the screening system to enter the building. Empty the pockets and walk through the scanner that alerts authorities to illegal contraband.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:56:01 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the childrenMore >>
The last of the missing from Monday's massive tornado that tore through the town of Moore, OK, have been accounted for. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:14 AM EDT2013-05-23 06:14:07 GMT
Two Caddo Parish deputies have just returned from Moore, OK, where they were helping local law enforcement in the days following the EF5 tornado that brought so much destruction on Monday. Sergeant JohnMore >>
Two Caddo Parish deputies have just returned from Moore, OK, where they were helping local law enforcement in the days following the EF5 tornado that brought so much destruction on Monday. Sergeant JohnMore >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.ThanksMore >>
There's a happy ending to the story of the little dog who was found standing guard over a body after the EF-5 tornado that decimated her neighborhood in Moore, OK. Her owner is alive, and they have been reunited thanks to the viral photo. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:32:31 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a manMore >>
A man killed Wednesday during questioning by the FBI said he and Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev were accomplices in a 2011 slaying. More >>
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