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12/22/2025

🎸 Southern rock is rolling into 2026! The Marshall Tucker Band joins the Countdown right here on FOX48 WNTZ. Their sound spans rock, country, jazz, and blues and has racked up over 1 billion streams!

So, whether you're a longtime fan or discovering them for the first time, be sure to tune in and belt out every chorus as we make our way to midnight. How to watch: https://www.cenlanow.com/features/nyecoasttocoast/the-marshall-tucker-band-brings-southern-rock-classics-to-coast-to-coast-countdown-to-2026/

12/22/2025

Bari Weiss faces blowback for spiking '60 Minutes' segment: What to know

Bari Weiss, CBS’s new editor in chief, is facing widespread blowback across the media for a decision to pull a “60 Minutes” segment she argues was not ready for pub…

12/22/2025

38 Special to rock Coast to Coast Countdown to 2026

38 Special is set to ring in the New Year as part of Nexstar’s Coast-to-Coast Countdown to 2026, reminding viewers why their music has lasted for generations.

12/22/2025

Alexandria police search for suspect in critical bike hit-and-run

ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) – Alexandria police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck a bicyclist and fled the scene Friday evening on MacArthur Drive. According to the Alexandria …

12/22/2025

Texarkana police investigating weekend shooting incidents

Two separate shooting incidents occurred in Texarkana, Texas, resulting in a 61-year-old man being shot in his apartment and a 43-year-old man being shot in the neck outside a home, with the latter…

12/22/2025

Defense package includes funding for Barksdale housing, childcare, modernization

On Wednesday, the senator’s office issued a statement announcing the package that includes “key Louisiana priorities” that Cassidy worked alongside colleagues to fund.

12/22/2025

Crocs ‘Cozzzy’ Slippers are up to 45% off (and make great gifts)

Enjoy the comfort of Crocs with a luxe winter twist because now is the time to buy!

12/22/2025

Paragon Casino gives $3,000 to CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Foundation

MARKSVILLE, La. (WNTZ) – Paragon Casino Resort donated $3,000 to the CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Foundation, aimed at enhancing breast cancer screening, treatment and education throughout ce…

12/22/2025

'Home Alone 2' nailed holiday travel chaos, but flight rules make movie's plot less plausible today

In an age of federal airport security checkpoints and digitized air travel, the fictional character played by Macaulay Culkin almost certainly wouldn’t have gotten onto a commercial airliner …

12/22/2025

WATCH: Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video

“Kablooey!” That’s the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared by t…

12/22/2025

Boys at her school shared deepfake nudes of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled

The teasing was relentless. N**e images of a 13-year-old girl and her friends, generated by artificial intelligence, were circulating on social media and had become the talk of a Louisiana middle s…

12/22/2025

'Avatar: Fire and Ash' launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting J…