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Danette Colbert, 48, was already charged with theft and using the credit card of Adan Manzano, 27, an anchor and reporter for Telemundo in Kansas City. He was in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl. The manner of Manzano’s death is still undetermined, but he had a high level of alcohol and Xanax in his system, the Jefferson Parish coroner said.

WWNO.org is taking a look back at the news stories that grabbed our readers' attention this year. Check out our top 10 most-read articles.

Condolences from New Orleans political and civic leaders poured in on Wednesday following the death of a former First Lady of New Orleans, Sybil Haydel Morial.

None of it was possible just two years ago at this New Orleans East location.

While a majority of Louisiana residents are confident in the elections in the state, trust in local news organizations has plummeted, according to a new survey.

WWNO’s local news will take another big step forward on May 1 when Patrick Madden joins the station as Regional News Director. Madden comes to New Orleans…

After 37 years of service to WWNO, Operations Director Ron Curtis has retired, on Friday February 22. Over the years, Ron has served as announcer,…

In conjunction with today’s expansion of its radio news programs, WWNO is announcing the creation of a community news-gathering collaboration that will…