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TODAY AT A GLANCE

Today is the 353rd day of 2024 and the 88th day of autumn.

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Suspects in drive-by killing, campus gunmaking plead not guilty

Three teens charged in the spring driveby shooting of Haleei Newton, as well as a Louisiana Tech student allegedly caught 3Dprinting a gun part on campus with neo-Nazi materials in his possession, each pleaded not guilty in local court proceedings last week.

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Ruston Regional Specialty Hospital closing

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Master P to GSU graduates: Pursue the future with purpose

Start anew and forge forward to change the future was the message presented to new Grambling State University graduates by rap music and business mogul Dr. Percy “Master P” Miller Friday morning during commencement exercises inside the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

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Citizens address stray animal crisis

Leaders of a group concerned about a stray animal crisis in Ruston and Lincoln Parish say they are guardedly hopeful the issue will get some official attention after talking Saturday with Mayor Ronny Walker and three members of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury.

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Heartbreak in the Dome

Ruston High brothers Aidan (left) and Jayden Anding embrace after losing in the state championship game to Central of Baton Rouge Saturday evening in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The older of the two, Aidan Anding gives encouragement to his sibling after playing the final game of his star-studded career. He will be at LSU next season.

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Telling the story of Louisiana Tech

President Henderson talks recruitment, enrollment trends

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Suspects indicted in spring drive-by killing

A local grand jury has indicted three Lincoln Parish teenagers on murder and attempted murder charges in connection with the drive-by shooting on I-20 that killed 19-year-old Haleei Newton in May.