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• 2012 in Review: "Most Viewed" Stories of the Year Play Video

  December 28, 2012 8:17 PM

  2012 is coming to a close, and often times the new year is not only a time to look forward, but to reflect back on the year that's passed. And Acadiana has had quite the year. When looking at the top ten stories of the year, we can go... more »

• Most boat ramps open on Red River

  April 20, 2012 9:39 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - The Red River Waterway Commission has opened all boat ramps to the public with the exception of the ramp in North Caddo parish. That ramp will be open by Friday. As water levels continue to fall to normal stages, the commission says additional cleaning and repairs... more »

• Acadiana Fugitive on America's Most Wanted

  December 16, 2011 6:06 PM

  A fugitive from Acadiana is getting national attention on "America's Most Wanted." The show set up in St. Landry Parish to re-enact crimes and a stand off scene with 39-year-old Kenneth Crouch. Crouch is still on the run, and authorities are hoping the television publicity will help lead to an... more »

• Jennifer Lopez Named People's Most Beautiful Woman

  April 13, 2011 12:01 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - People magazine is naming Jennifer Lopez the World's Most Beautiful Woman. The singer, actress and "American Idol" judge tops the magazine's annual list of "the World's Most Beautiful" in a special double issue. Lopez is joined on this honor roll by such lovelies as Halle Berry,... more »

• Both LA Senators on List Acknowledging Most Corrupt Member of Congress

  October 13, 2010 3:15 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A watchdog group - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington - has released it's annual list dubbed the "Most Corrupt Members of Congress." Both Louisiana senators are on it. Democrat Mary Landrieu made the list for accepting $30,000 in campaign contributions in 2001 from employees... more »

• Most of the Miners are out

  October 13, 2010 12:49 PM

  SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) - More than half of Chile's trapped miners are now up and out of their half-mile-deep dungeon. No. 17 came up into the desert sun more than 13 hours after the rescue capsule dubbed "Phoenix" extracted the first miner. He is Omar Reygadas, a 56-year-old... more »

• Hurricane Watch Issued For Most Of The North Carolina Coast

  August 31, 2010 5:07 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - A hurricane watch has been issued for most of the North Carolina coast ahead of Hurricane Earl. Earl is a Category 4 storm with winds near 135 mph (215 kph). It's about 1,000 miles (1,605 km) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. A hurricane watch is in effect... more »

• Jeanerette Man on Local Most Wanted Lists Arrested

  August 18, 2010 4:07 PM

  JEANERETTE - A convicted sex offender appearing on local most wanted lists for almost nine months was arrested Tuesday morning after a team of deputies with the Jeanerette Marshal's Office and the Jeanerette Police Department found the suspect hiding under a house on Trappey Street, Jeanerette City Marshal Fernest Martin... more »

• Scientists Say Most Of The Oil Still There

  August 16, 2010 6:55 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Georgia scientists say their analysis shows that most of that BP oil the government said was gone from the Gulf of Mexico is still there. The scientists say as much as 80 percent of the oil still lurks under the surface. The Georgia team said it is... more »

• Heaviest and Most Valuable Gold Coin Ever Found in Israel

  August 11, 2010 1:12 PM

  JERUSALEM (AP) - Archaeologists say they have uncovered the heaviest and most valuable gold coin ever found in Israel. The 2,200-year-old coin weighs an ounce (28 grams) and was found at the Tel Kedesh site near the Lebanon border on June 22, according to Wednesday's statement from the antiquities authority.... more »

• New Orleans judge to handle most Gulf spill suits

  August 10, 2010 9:15 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge in New Orleans was picked Tuesday to preside over more than 300 lawsuits filed against BP PLC and other companies over the Gulf oil spill, in a move that should please many of the plaintiffs' lawyers and their clients. The U.S. Judicial Panel... more »

• Most Dangerous Terrorist Threat to the United States

  August 5, 2010 12:45 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says al-Qaida's core membership in Pakistan along with affiliates in Africa and Yemen pose the most dangerous terrorist threat to the United States and its interests abroad. In its annual report on global terrorism, the State Department says that although al-Qaida suffered some setbacks... more »

• LA OKs Most State Waters for Recreational Fishing

  July 14, 2010 8:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After hearing that every oyster, fish, shrimp and crab taken in Louisiana waters has tested safe to eat, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has voted to open most state waters to recreational fishing. Heavily oiled areas and those where booming operations or cleanup is... more »

• Nation's Most Contaminated Nuclear Site Has Number of Weaknesses

  June 2, 2010 8:58 PM

  RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) - An Energy Department review has concluded that a program for protecting workers from a toxic metal at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site has a number of weaknesses and could have been implemented more quickly. However, the review released Wednesday also found the beryllium program is... more »

• Jamaal Diggs: Abbeville's Most Wanted Criminal Arrested In Virginia

  February 25, 2010 5:24 PM

  Lafayette, LA - The Abbeville Police Department and US Marshals are pleased to announce the arrest of Jamaal Diggs. Diggs was Wanted by the Abbeville Police Department for Second Degree Murder and Louisiana Probation and Parole for Probation Violation. It is alleged that Diggs killed D'Jacquaney Mitchel in broad daylight... more »

• TexasS Prison escapee added to U.S. Marshals 15 most wanted list

  December 6, 2009 7:01 PM

  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Marshals have added to their "15 Most Wanted " list of fugitives a man serving three life sentences who escaped custody during his transport from Huntsville, Texas, to Stiles, Texas. During the escape, Arcade Joseph Comeaux, Jr. allegedly produced a weapon and fired upon two... more »

• WANTED Ferdinand Nickels

  November 3, 2009 7:41 PM

  Vermilion sheriff's deputies are looking for Ferdinand Nickles. He is accused of shooting and burning 20 year old Ernest Guidry in September. Since then he's been on the run. Nickels is now wanted state wide. He is described as being 5'7, 140lbs. Nickels is from Abbeville and is wanted on... more »