https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/dday-100th-birthday-celebrating-navy-veteran-jl-stevens 2026-02-19T13:18:55+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/stevenscover.jpg?id=65123038&width=1200 Assisted by West Texas VA Health Care System acting Medical Center Director, and Air Force Veteran, Robert Hoff (L) and Chief, Center for Development and Civic Engagement, and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, Moses Tijerina (R), U.S. Navy veteran and centenarian JL Stevens render honors as the National Anthem is performed at the opening ceremony celebrating Stevens’ 100th birthday. STEVENSCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/stevensinside.jpg?id=65123032&width=1200 Navy veteran and centenarian JL Stevens provides remarks to a gathering of more than 100 Big Spring and West Texas VA Health Care System staff following a ceremony marking his 100th birthday and his century of service. STEVENSINSIDE daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/swat-deployed-for-a-search-warrant-in-kenner-homicide 2022-04-13T17:43:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64201838&width=1200 image daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/northshore-man-who-tired-to-put-out-a-kitchen-fire-has-died 2026-01-16T11:58:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fire.jpg?id=64199125&width=1200 Fire daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/state/tanf-benefits-to-nearly-double 2021-12-19T03:26:37+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/money.jpg?id=64211421&width=1200 Money daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/saints/saints-hire-ex-chargers-head-coach-brandon-staley-as-new-dc 2025-02-21T19:11:10+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/brandon-staley.jpg?id=64201812&width=1200 Brandon Staley daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/commissary-home-delivery-program-expands-nationwide 2026-02-24T13:54:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/deliveryycover.jpg?id=65123028&width=1200 A Fort Knox Commissary worker shops for a CLICK2GO® doorstep delivery order at Fort Knox, Ky., Jan. 20, 2026. DELIVERYYCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/riding-high-the-militarys-last-mounted-color-guard 2026-02-18T17:03:27+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mountedcover.jpg?id=65123019&width=1200 Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard and Marine Corps Barracks Washington staff pose for a photo at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., May 20, 2024. MOUNTEDCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mountedcover.jpg?id=65123014&width=1200 The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard marches at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, Jan. 1, 2026. MOUNTEDCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mounted1.jpg?id=65123020&width=1200 A member of the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard shows off his riding skills at the Cheyenne Frontier Days festival in Cheyenne, Wyo., July 28, 2025. MOUNTED1 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mounted3.jpg?id=65123025&width=1200 Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard visit Alief Taylor High School in Houston, March 3, 2025. MOUNTED3 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/veterans-affairs-push-to-hire-career-transition-specialists 2026-02-04T16:11:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/hirecover.jpg?id=65123034&width=1200 The Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing to hire more than 300 vocational rehabilitation counselors and specialists nationnwide. HIRECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/carnival-valor-returns-as-coast-guard-continues-search 2022-02-17T19:45:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64211389&width=1200 image daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/nonprofit-awards-48000-in-scholarships-to-military-spouses 2026-02-04T16:10:19+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/hopecover.jpg?id=65123023&width=1200 Hope For The Warriors has awarded Military Spouse and Caregiver Scholarships twice a year since 2006. HOPECOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/lsu/garic-ed-orgeron-out-at-lsu-for-one-big-reason-he-didnt-know-how-to-say-no 2021-10-18T21:08:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ed-orgeron.jpg?id=64211385&width=1200 Ed Orgeron daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/national/lets-go-brandon-vehicle-may-show-up-at-nascar-races 2022-01-01T22:52:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/brandon-brown-driver-of-the-68-tradethechain-com-chevrolet-waves-to-fans-during-pre-race-ceremonies-prior-to-the-nascar-xfini.jpg?id=64211384&width=1200 Brandon Brown, driver of the #68 TradeTheChain.com Chevrolet, waves to fans during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 23, 2021 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Brandon Brown, driver of the #68 TradeTheChain.com Chevrolet, waves to fans during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 23, 2021 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/for-black-world-war-i-regiment-battle-was-on-two-fronts 2026-02-10T13:55:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/figherscover.jpg?id=65123013&width=1200 Lawrence McVey (middle), who served with the 369th, was honored with France’s Croix de Guerre after leading an attack that left him wounded. Thanks to the efforts of his granddaughter, Gina McVey (left), the medal now resides at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. FIGHERSCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fighterinside2.jpg?id=65123022&width=1200 Pictured are members of the 369th Infantry Regiment, dubbed the "Harlem Hellfighters" during World War I. FIGHTERINSIDE2 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fightersinside2.jpg?id=65123015&width=1200 Throngs of New Yorkers line Fifth Avenue to welcome home the soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment returning from World War I. But despite their valiant, patriotic service, members of the Black unit continued to face racism and discrimination at home. FIGHTERSINSIDE2 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/training-for-greece-dedicating-a-marathon-to-va 2026-02-06T14:51:04+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/marathoncover.jpg?id=65123008&width=1200 Air Force veteran Auston Duncan is training for the 43rd Athens Marathon, “The Authentic,” which follows the historic route from Marathon to Athens. MARATHONCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/marathoncover.jpg?id=65123002&width=1200 Air Force Veteran Auston Duncan (right)) won gold in rugby as part of Team Air Force during the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Orlando, Florida. MARATHONCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/va-terminates-west-los-angeles-vamc-leases-and-license 2026-02-11T13:29:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/leasescoverr.jpg?id=65123007&width=1200 The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated two leases and a revocable license at its West Los Angeles Medical Center. LEASESCOVERR daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/gov-edwards-seeks-usd3b-grant-to-help-laura-delta-recovery 2021-01-27T14:28:24+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64211382&width=1200 image daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/lsu/lsu-at-florida-to-be-postponed-due-to-covid-19-report-says 2020-10-14T18:43:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/university-of-florida-gators-fans-sit-amid-cutouts-of-fans-before-the-start-of-a-game-against-south-carolina-at-ben-hill-griffin.jpg?id=64211391&width=1200 University of Florida Gators fans sit amid cutouts of fans before the start of a game against South Carolina at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on Saturday. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/women-veterans/american-heart-month-what-women-veterans-should-know 2026-02-10T13:53:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/heartcover.jpg?id=65122998&width=1200 Heart disease and stroke affect women of all ages and remains the leading causes of death for women in the United States. HEARTCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/former-new-orleans-911-commission-director-found-guilty 2025-09-27T01:10:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/former-new-orleans-911-commission-director-convicted-on-all-counts.jpg?id=64199422&width=1200 Former New Orleans 911 commission director convicted on all counts daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/new-record-for-customer-satisfaction-in-va-memorial-services 2026-02-09T14:37:30+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ncacover.jpg?id=65122999&width=1200 VA’s National Cemetery Administration has earned the highest customer satisfaction score ever achieved by any public or private organization measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. NCACOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/lsu/booty-it-would-be-fun-to-see-lane-kiffin-take-lsu-job 2021-10-20T14:29:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ole-miss-head-coach-lane-kiffin.jpg?id=63412761&width=1200 Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/bill-to-cut-passport-fees-for-honored-veterans 2026-02-12T13:29:14+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-bill-was-recently-reintroduced-to-eliminate-passport-book-fees-for-purple-heart-and-medal-of-honor-recipients.jpg?id=65123000&width=1200 A bill was recently reintroduced to eliminate passport book fees for Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipients. daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/national/fbi-director-comeys-son-in-law-resigns-after-indictment 2025-09-26T23:59:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64006797&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/author-james-comey-former-fbi-director-speaks-at-the-barnes-noble-upper-west-side-on-may-19-2025-in-new-york-city-comey-sa.jpg?id=63931842&width=1200 Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Comey sat with Esposito to discuss his career and new book "FDR DRIVE," the third of a series of fictional crime novels featuring attorney Nora Carleton. daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/weather/scattered-showers-heat-and-humidity-return 2021-10-20T11:34:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64211387&width=1200 image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64211380&width=1200 image daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/2022-brings-lower-income-tax-rates-for-louisiana-workers 2022-01-01T23:00:01+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/taxes.jpg?id=64211379&width=1200 taxes daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/groves-back-in-louisiana-booked-into-angola 2025-10-11T13:41:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/groves.jpg?id=64199410&width=1200 Groves daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/vetcare/army-national-guard-veterans-journey-with-paws 2026-02-11T13:28:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/pipiacover.jpg?id=65122996&width=1200 Tara Pipia, a veteran of the Army National Guard, discovered the PAWS pilot program at VA Palo Alto. PIPIACOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/nopd-investigates-bayou-st-john-homicide 2025-09-27T16:22:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/nopd-investigates-bayou-st-john-homicide.jpg?id=64199409&width=1200 NOPD investigates Bayou St. John homicide daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/naval-aviator-moh-recipient-inducted-into-hall-of-heroes 2026-02-26T12:04:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/herocover.jpg?id=65122991&width=1200 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts Medal of Honor recipient, retired Navy Capt. Royce William's Hall of Heroes induction ceremony at the Pentagon, Feb. 25, 2026. HEROCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/heroinside.jpg?id=65123004&width=1200 Navy Capt. Royce Williams is pictured during his Hall of Heroes induction ceremony at the Pentagon, Feb. 25, 2026. HEROINSIDE daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/smokable-marijuana-now-available-as-medical-marijuana 2022-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/pot.jpg?id=64211373&width=1200 pot daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/trump-awards-two-medals-of-honor-during-state-of-the-union 2026-02-25T18:38:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sotucover.jpg?id=65123001&width=1200 Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover receives the Congressional Medal of Honor during U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. SOTUCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/saints/3-things-saints-patriots-can-chase-young-change-the-game 2025-10-12T02:42:44+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chase-young.jpg?id=64199397&width=1200 Chase Young daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/saints/saints-final-minicamp-takeaways-whos-left-in-the-te-room 2024-06-13T21:42:56+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65161332&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dallin-holker.jpg?id=64201802&width=1200 Dallin Holker daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/national/watch-man-survives-10-story-fall-after-bungee-cord-breaks 2023-03-25T01:19:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bungee-jumper.jpg?id=63586618&width=1200 Bungee jumper daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/how-one-army-veteran-built-authentically-american 2026-02-16T16:01:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/authenticcover.jpg?id=65122990&width=1200 Army veteran Dean Wegner launched Authentically American in 2017. AUTHENTICCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/heres-your-chance-to-learn-how-to-share-a-veterans-story 2026-02-18T14:04:10+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/workshopcover.jpg?id=65122989&width=1200 The Library of Congress Veterans History Project will host a no-cost resource fair and workshop fair on Feb.28 to help community members can learn how to plan oral history interviews that could be archived at the Library. WORKSHOPCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/live-election-tracker-new-orleans-and-southeast-louisiana 2025-10-12T04:48:37+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/louisiana-election-2025.png?id=64199390&width=1200 Louisiana Election 2025 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/new-orleans-city-hall.jpg?id=64199396&width=1200 New Orleans City Hall daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/tunnels-to-towers-welcomes-navy-veteran-home 2026-02-19T13:21:04+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/hurleycover.jpg?id=65122993&width=1200 Navy veteran Paul Hurley, right, was presented with a mortgage-free, specially adapted smart home by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation on Feb. 18, 2026. HURLEYCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/hurleyinside.jpg?id=65122984&width=1200 The outside of Navy veteran Paul Hurley's home in Warrenton, Virginia. HURLEYINSIDE daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/military-working-dogs-get-new-home-at-joint-base-charleston 2026-02-25T16:30:15+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kennelcover.jpg?id=65122968&width=1200 Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Titus, military working dog kennel master assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron, smiles as he conducts a biting exercise at the newly renovated kennel facility at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Feb. 9, 2025. KENNELCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kennelinside.jpg?id=65122978&width=1200 Air Force Senior Airman Ethan Mclain, a military working dog handler assigned to the 628th Security Forces, remotely opens a built-in compartment at the new dog kennel facility at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Feb. 18, 2026. KENNELINSIDE daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/moreno-the-harder-work-begins 2025-10-12T03:23:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/moreno-the-harder-work-begins.jpg?id=64199400&width=1200 Moreno: 'The harder work begins' daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/vetcare/va-ups-expenditure-cap-for-veterans-with-complex-conditions 2026-02-03T15:22:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/capcover.jpg?id=65122981&width=1200 VA has increased the expenditure cap for in-home and community-based services for veterans with certain complex medical conditions. CAPCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/scoot-condemning-ivf-is-for-religious-whacks 2024-06-13T20:03:59+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/religious-nut.jpg?id=64201801&width=1200 Religious nut daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/fire-damages-roof-at-faubourg-brewery 2023-03-25T13:40:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fire-damages-roof-at-faubourg-brewery.jpg?id=64211355&width=1200 Fire damages roof at Faubourg Brewery daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/new-veterans-affairs-outpatient-clinic-coming-to-texas 2026-02-20T16:44:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-new-va-outpatient-clinic-will-be-opening-in-copperas-cove-texas.jpg?id=65122982&width=1200 A new VA outpatient clinic will be opening in Copperas Cove, Texas. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/alaska-bill-introduced-for-veterans-facing-incarceration 2026-02-25T19:41:19+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/the-veterans-justice-act-bill-would-focus-on-early-intervention-for-veterans-facing-criminal-justice-charges-and-rehabilitative.jpg?id=65122979&width=1200 The Veterans Justice Act bill would focus on early intervention for veterans facing criminal justice charges and rehabilitative sentencing. daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/usd46-million-project-breaks-ground-in-st-tammany 2024-06-05T16:52:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/head-shot.jpg?id=64201799&width=1200 head shot daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/concert-sales-setting-records-at-smoothie-king-center 2023-03-25T01:20:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/concert-sales-setting-records-at-smoothie-king-center.jpg?id=64211347&width=1200 Concert sales setting records at Smoothie King Center daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/saints/frustration-saints-loss-to-patriots-shows-familiar-story 2025-10-13T06:19:24+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/new-orleans-saints.jpg?id=64199384&width=1200 New Orleans Saints daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/lsu/lsus-defense-plans-to-react-instead-of-thinking-too-much 2024-08-30T11:12:49+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lsu-tigers-linebacker-harold-perkins-jr-sacks-wisconsin-badgers-quarterback-tanner-mordecai.jpg?id=64203845&width=1200 LSU Tigers linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. sacks Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Tanner Mordecai daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/three-sunday-homicides-in-new-orleans 2023-01-31T05:23:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crime.jpg?id=64211353&width=1200 Crime daily