KLFY.com Articles: February 17, 2021

February 17
Sanitation workers are given a life-saving award for rescuing kidnapped 10-year-old Teenage duo faces over 225 counts of burglary and attempted burglary in Louisiana Louisiana governor seeks emergency declaration from President Biden for severe winter weather Town of Duson to shut off water at 10 p.m. Wednesday 2021 LSU Baseball TV/Online schedule eeleased City of Crowley non-essential offices closed Thursday Stimulus check: Why you may want to file your taxes immediately Postal services disrupted across Louisiana after winter storm Lafayette apartment fire ruled accidental State offices closed in 36 parishes Thursday in Louisiana Bill would create commission to study reparations for descendants of slaves Opelousas mayor is urging residents to conserve water to help ease strain on water system LPD: Looters break into closed Acadiana Mall, steal over 1k in merchandise from mall kiosks LPSO is asking for the public’s help in search for three runaway teens Heating system causes condo fire in Lafayette US lawmakers look toward broadband expansion to answer pandemic problems Louisiana Department of Health confirms two additional winter storm-related deaths SLEMCO, Entergy: Customers asked to conserve electricity between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. tonight 8 hurt in shooting near Philadelphia transit station Recall Alert: Presto electric smoker poses shock hazard Acadiana Boys and Girls clubs closed Thursday except Grandberry Club, which will be opened White House says Biden supports study of slavery reparations DOTD update on weather-related road closures Vincent Jackson suffered from chronic alcoholism and concussions, family told deputies Carports collapse under weight of ice, snow LSU Softball Explodes in run-rule over North Dakota, 19-3 Some Caddo residents could be out of water for days after supply lines freeze UPDATE: DOTD reopens Interstate 10 between Lafayette and Baton Rouge One dead after shots fired in Abbeville Tuesday afternoon Cleco: 20,000 without power due to freezing rain and ice Meet Your Neighbor: Matthew James Financial Group on preparing for your retirement Meet Your Neighbor: Beware of unexpected unemployment scams Texas mayor resigns after telling residents desperate for power and heat “only the strong will survive” Millions remain without power as Texas expects more blackouts Magnolia Plantation Water System customers in Vermilion Parish asked to check for damaged pipes ‘Unsmiling political hack’: Trump statement ripping Sen. Mitch McConnell signals divide in DC Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh dies at 70 Third stimulus checks: With the impeachment trial over, when could $1,400 payments be approved? Evangeline Parish Water District 1 issues boil advisory for portions of Pine Prairie UPDATE: Port Barre-area water system under boil advisory; Some areas face service cut off due to low water pressure How will we know we’ve vaccinated ‘enough’ people to stop COVID spread? Hospital using Cecilia Civic Center as COVID-19 vaccination clinic Feb. 18 Newsfeed Now: Doctor says flu vaccine could protect kids from COVID-19 effects; Sanitation worker saves child from being crushed Girl receives new kidney from her pre-K teacher Biden administration to invest $1.6 billion to expand testing in schools, genomic sequencing Lawtell residents asked to turn off their taps to keep water tower from running dry Acadia Parish deputies looking for suspects in Sept. 5, 2020 shooting in Estherwood COVID brings new traditions for Ash Wednesday Queen Elizabeth’s husband, 99-year-old Prince Philip, admitted to hospital Lack of water forces Texas firefighters to watch house burn Road closures around Acadiana due to icy conditions Crumbling former Trump casino to be imploded Wednesday Tennessee girl ‘doing well’ after brother died rescuing her from frozen pond, pastor says ‘Game of Thrones’ stars Harington, Leslie welcome baby boy Chimp, monkeys, lemurs freeze at primate sanctuary amid Texas power outage 20 dead in winter storm as second cross-country system moves in Historic Black colleges to get $650,000 to preserve campuses Rain Ends & A Slow Warming Trend Over the Next Few Days…