May 23, 2013 - 8:00am

LEAP scores increased alongside the difficulty of the test, pleasing parents of elementary and middle school students.

Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, hindering recovery efforts. And heavy winds were expected, bringing a slight possibility of an isolated twister.

Police have turned to social media to track down a statue that was stolen during Jazz Fest. They simply said “don’t laugh…” in the Facebook post and included a link to the information.

The eyes of the country will be upon Texas on Thursday.

After any disaster, people all across the country try to do everything they can to help those impacted.

A man fatally shot overnight by an FBI agent in Orlando was being investigated for a possible connection to the Boston bombings, a U.S. law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the Boston Marathon case told CNN.

A Houma resident has been arrested after stealing items off of a car while it was being serviced at a dealership on May 15.

A case of animal cruelty is being described as the worst ever seen by local animal rescuers, and life-changing for those who uncovered it.

Firefighters did their best to rescue several horses in a barn. Sadly, they were unsuccessful and nine died in the early morning blaze.