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Here's When to See July's Spectacular Buck Moon, Along With Mars and Venus

Technology · Alexandria

Here's When to See July's Spectacular Buck Moon, Along With Mars and Venus

90% Center coverage: 10 sources

July's full moon, also known as the Thunder Moon, will fill the sky on July 10.See the Story

Friend of George Wendt remembers the "Cheers" star

Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria

Friend of George Wendt remembers the "Cheers" star

Coverage: 2 sources

BROUSSARD, La. (KLFY) -- "Norm!!!" As the audiences would say anytime George Wendt's character made his entrance on Cheers. As Robert Voitier said, that same energy was felt when George Wendt entered his life. "I do remember him being and just exactly like the character he played character he played in "Cheers". I mean, he was everybody's friend, loved by all." Voitier said. Voitier and Wendt met through mutual friends at the University of Notre…See the Story

Fewer visitors expected in Baja over July 4th holiday

Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria

Fewer visitors expected in Baja over July 4th holiday

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Tourism officials are expecting fewer visitors throughout northern Baja California during the 4th of July holiday weekend, blaming long border waits and security concerns among tourists. The U.S. Independence Day holiday is traditionally one of the busiest travel seasons in Baja with most visitors coming from Southern California. Hotel reservations are down by 20 percent when compared to last year, according to Artur…Read Article

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Advances Domestic REE Supply Chain with RapidSX(TM) Technology

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) has reached a pivotal moment in the development of a domestic rare earth element (REE) supply chain with the groundbreaking of its Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (SMC) in Alexandria. This facility, the company’s first commercial REE refining operation, is designed to utilize Ucore’s proprietary RapidSX(TM) technology, promising a more efficient and environmentally friendly method for separat…Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria See the Story

"Harvey Rabbit and Friends Show" stops in Ruston; Who are the faces behind the puppets?

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

RUSTON, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- Mr. Tim and Mrs. Laura may look like your average people, but they've touched the hearts of children in Louisiana since 1986 in their own educational school programs. They've also been familiar faces at libraries as guest performers for the Summer Reading Program since 1991. Little did they know, attending the International Ventriloquist Convention in 1985 would be where the "Harvey Rabbit and Friends Show" was born. T…Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria Read Article

Law Enforcement Teams Up for Special Olympics Fundraiser!

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

(ALEXANDRIA,La.) - Law enforcement agencies from Alexandria, Grant Parish, and Rapides Parish recently joined forces at Texas Roadhouse in Alexandria, Louisiana, for a heartwarming “Tip-A-Cop” and “Cover The Cruiser” fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Louisiana. Officers from the Alexandria Parole and…Olympics · Alexandria Read Article

Louisiana police: Marksville officers shoot man in struggle

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Open the article to view the coverage from WNTZ FOX 48Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria See the Story

Lsu Alexandria earns 10-year accreditation reaffirmation

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ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSUA) has received reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), ensuring the institution’s good standing for the next decade, the university announced this week. The reaffirmation underscores LSUA’s commitment to academic excellence, resource management, and student success, positioning the university a…Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria Read Article

Glaciers in Mexico melting away, extinction feared

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Yes, glaciers do exist in Mexico, at least for now, according to Hugo Delgado Granados, Volcanologist with UNAM university in Mexico City. Delgado Granados fears the last three glaciers in Mexico will likely melt completely within five years due to climate change. He says temperatures in the Mexico City valley have gone up by an average 2.14 degrees in recent years affecting the snow pack and ice in the mountains tha…Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria Read Article

Avoyelles Parish man arrested with illegal narcotics in vehicle

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Open the article to view the coverage from WNTZ FOX 48Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria Read Article

Seatbelt saves driver's life in Highway 121 head-on collision

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RAPIDES PARISH, La. (WNTZ) – Louisiana State Police Troop E is investigating two separate fatal crashes that occurred Tuesday morning in LaSalle and Rapides parishes, claiming the lives of two individuals. The first crash occurred at approximately 5:08 a.m. on Louisiana Highway 127 near Coon Tank Battery Road in LaSalle Parish. According to authorities, 86-year-old William Graham of Jena was driving a 2002 Infiniti northbound when, for reasons s…Alexandria, Louisiana · Alexandria Read Article

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