No one was injured in the blaze at 27 West Main St., according to officials.

Multiple area fire departments assisted Russel firefighters as they battled the blaze, Western Mass News, TV partner of MassLive / The Republican, reports.

Russell Fire Chief Michael Morrissey told 22 News that the residents and their pet dog managed to escape unharmed. The Red Cross was assisting the displaced residents.

Massachusetts State Police assigned to the State Fire Marshal's office were called to investigate.

A smaller field of Republican presidential candidates went head-to-head for the first time in 2016 Thursday evening, as they met in South Carolina for the party's sixth debate of the election cycle.

SPRINGFIELD ‒ A smaller field of Republican presidential candidates went head-to-head for the first time in 2016 Thursday evening, as they met in South Carolina for the party's sixth debate of the election cycle.

The top seven polling GOP White House hopefuls squared-off on a range of economic, domestic and foreign policy issues in the prime time debate sponsored by Fox Business Network. Similar to previous Republican presidential debates, lower polling candidates debated in an earlier forum.

With President Barack Obama having recently announced controversial executive actions in an effort to curb gun violence, the debate, moderated by FBN Managing Editor of Business News Neil Cavuto and FBN Global Markets Editor Maria Bartiromo, touched on firearms-related issues.

Hot button topics like immigration, terrorism and jobs continued to receive attention in the sixth GOP debate - particularly in the wake of Obama's final State of the Union address.

The event, broadcast from the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center, came just weeks before voters in New Hampshire and Iowa are set to head to the polls, giving candidates yet another chance to woo voters before they select who they believe should represent the party in November.

Here are five takeaways from the prime time debate:

Candidates continued taking aim at Obama's State of the Union remarks.

Republican presidential contenders continued to offer harsh critiques on the president's State of the Union assertions that the United State's economy is doing well and that the so-called Islamic State doesn't threaten the country's national existence.

Echoing criticism voiced following Obama's joint-congressional address, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted the president for failing to discuss the incident in which 10 Navy sailors were captured by Iran as part of his hour-long remarks.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, meanwhile, reasserted his characterization of the president's final State of the Union as "story time with Barack Obama."

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said despite the president's grandiose language, "the idea that somehow we're better off today than the day Barack Obama was inaugurated is totally in an alternative universe."

Cruz defended his citizenship, eligibility to run for president.

Responding to questions Republican front-runner Donald Trump's campaign has raised on whether the Texas senator is a "natural born citizen," Cruz contended that although he was born in Canada, because his parents were U.S. citizens he's a natural citizen.

Cruz, who argued that the legal issue is "quite straightforward," further accused Trump of only bringing the birth argument to the forefront due to his surge in polls.

"Back in September my friend Donald had his lawyers look at it and they found there was nothing to this 'birther 'issue," he said. "Since September, the Constitution hasn't changed, but the poll numbers have."

Trump acknowledged that his interest peaked as support for Cruz began to grow, but said he personally doesn't care about the issue.

"I don't care, I think I'll win fair and square...here's the thing, we're running and if I choose him as a vice presidential candidate and the Democrats sue and I can't take him along for the ride, I don't like that," the businessman said, drawing boos from the crowd.

Trump urged Cruz to get a declaratory judgment from the courts to end all questions on his eligibility.

The senator countered that as someone who's defended the Constitution before the U.S. Supreme Court, he "won't be taking legal advice from Donald Trump.

Trump said he hasn't heard any argument to make him rethink his call for a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the U.S.

Despite criticism the businessman received for his proposal to temporarily halt Muslims from entering the country, Trump stood by his support for such a move, saying the U.S. needs to "find out what's going on" before opening its doors to possible terrorists who may be posing as refugees.

"We have a serious problem and we can't be the stupid country anymore, we're laughed at all over the world," the GOP front-runner said.

Bush urged the businessman to reconsider his proposal, saying it would make it impossible for the U.S. to build the coalition necessary to take out ISIS.

Calling Trump's proposal "unhinged," he argued that the job of president requires leadership.

"You have to lead, you can't make rash statements and expect the rest of world to respond," Bush said.

Candidates criticized Obama's recently announced executive actions to expand the number of firearms sales subject to background checks.

GOP White House contenders took issue with the president's recent announcement of a package of executive actions aimed at curbing what he's described as a scourge of gun violence.

Trump argued that the president resorted to taking executive action because he doesn't want to do things "the old fashioned way" by getting people together in Congress.

"It's not supposed to happen that way," he said, adding that politicians need to protect Americans' Second Amendment rights.

Bush also took issue with Obama's move, saying new rules don't need to be added - those on the books need to be enforced.

"The first impulse of Barack Obama...is to take rights away from everyday law-abiding citizens," he said.

Instead of focusing on restricting gun access, the former governor added, more attention should be paid to addressing serious mental health issues.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., meanwhile, argued that the Second Amendment "isn't an option" and cautioned that Obama would confiscate Americans' guns if he could.

"This president, every chance he has ever gotten, has tried to undermine the Second Amendment," he said.

Cruz raised similar concerns about not just Obama, but Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton confiscating guns if elected in November.

Trump said if elected president he wouldn't care about his real estate and hotel business.

When asked whether he would put his company and assets into a blind trust if sent to the White House, Trump pledged to disengage from his business affairs and focus solely on the country.

"If I become president I couldn't care less about my company - it's peanuts," he said. "I want to use that up here, whatever it be, to make America rich again and to make America great again. I have Ivanka and Eric and Don sitting there, run the company kids, have a good time. I'm going to do it for America."

Trump added that he "wouldn't ever be involved" in the company because he wouldn't care about anything but the country.

Springfield and state police took 20-year-old Ruben Torres into custody after allegedly finding him with a loaded .40-caliber gun near the corner of State and Oak streets on Wednesday afternoon.

SPRINGFIELD — City and state police arrested a Forest Park man Wednesday afternoon, after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun in the Mason Square section of Springfield.

C3 officers and troopers arrested 20-year-old Ruben Torres, a resident of 252 Commonwealth Ave., near the corner of State and Oak streets around 1:40 p.m.

Torress was "frantically reaching for (his) front waistband" as officers approached, Springfield police spokesman Sgt. John Delaney said. The officers took Torres into custody and seized a fully loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun, Delaney said.

Torres was charged with carrying a firearm, possession of a high-capacity magazine, and possession of ammunition. It was not immediately known if he has a lawyer.

MAP showing approximate location of Mason Square gun arrest:

Cedrik Bourgault-Morin, 21, was apprehended early Wednesday after he crossed the border from Quebec.

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A Canadian man has been arrested after authorities caught him pulling a sled carrying more than 180 pounds of prescription pills across the border into the United States, officials said Thursday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Cedrik Bourgault-Morin, 21, of Quebec was apprehended early Wednesday after he crossed the border from Quebec along a railroad line into North Troy, Vermont, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Bourgault-Morin was wearing white camouflage, but Border Patrol agents were alerted to his presence when he triggered a sensor, prosecutors said.

"One agent tracked footprints in the snow from the border, while two others positioned themselves south of the suspected smuggler," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release. "As Bourgault-Morin began to conceal the sled and its contents with snow, all three agents approached him, apprehended him, and seized the contents of the sled."

Agents found 300 vacuum-sealed bags of anti-anxiety Xanax pills in a duffel bag on the sled, prosecutors said. They say the pills had a street value of $1.6 million.

Bourgault-Morin was being held Thursday in a Vermont prison. If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years of imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

His attorney hasn't returned a call seeking comment.

First Norman L. Lafond III tangled with his mother, then he tangled with the police.

These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed any of them, click on the links below to read them now. One of the most viewed photo galleries was Dave Roback's images of the the Firefighters of 9/11 exhibit at the Museum of Springfield History, above.

1) Foul play not suspected as body found in downtown Amherst restaurant [Diane Lederman]

2) Which Massachusetts stores sold $1 million tickets in the Powerball drawing? [Gintautas Dumcius]

3) Springfield mother calls 911 to get son, 38, removed from couch, home [Jack Flynn]

4) Tractor-trailer driver who lost control on Mohawk Trail's infamous 'Hairpin Turn' escapes injury [George Graham]

5) Springfield cocaine dealer forfeits $58,000 found during search, as part of guilty plea [Buffy Spencer]

Longmeadow firefighters are working to put out a structure fire Thursday afternoon. Watch video

Longmeadow firefighters are working to put out a structure fire Thursday afternoon.

Members of the Longmeadow Fire Department were called around 3:30 p.m. to the intersection of Longmeadow Street and Farmlea Road to battle the blaze. The home, at 870 Longmeadow St., is located on the town's green, by Center School.

Longmeadow's Fire Chief John Dearborn says fire knocked down at 870 Longmeadow St. (Rte. 5). No injuries. (Conor Berry/The Republican)John Beattie | jbeattie@masslive.com 

A Longmeadow resident told MassLive at least four engines responded, including one from Enfield.

Route 5 traffic is being detoured as emergency responders work to put of the fire.

This is a breaking news article that will be updated as more information becomes available.

Longmeadow Historic House on fire. @wwlp pic.twitter.com/GhYoqiit62

-- Rob Thomas (@RTsocialk) January 14, 2016

The shutdown is part of ongoing work on the viaduct.

SPRINGFIELD - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced Friday it plans to close a single left lane of Interstate 91 rorth between Union Street and Exit 9 to Route 20 west and Route 20A east from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night beginning Sunday, Jan. 17 and ending Thursday, Jan. 21.

MassDOT is shutting down the lane to allow contractors to install barriers on I-91 North.

The fact that the highway has already been trimmed from three to two lanes in this area means that only one lane of traffic will be left open during these hours.

Motorists should expect delays, MassDOT said. However there will be no need for detours.

The lane closures, announced Thursday, will allow construction crews to perform required maintenance both north and south of the $183.3-million rehabilitation area through downtown Springfield.

For more information about the project, MassDOT asks people to visit visit the website at www.mass.gov/massdot/I91ViaductRehab. View progress photos on the project's Flickr Album. To report issues or concerns, or for questions related to construction, please email I91viaduct@state.ma.us or call (617) 454-1839.

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Multiple types of inclement winter weather may hit Western and Central Massachusetts this weekend.

SPRINGFIELD -- Multiple types of inclement winter weather may hit Western and Central Massachusetts this weekend.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcester Counties Friday afternoon, cautioning of freezing rain and snow that may hit Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday.

The advisory goes into effect Friday evening at 11 p.m. and will be lifted at noon on Saturday, when the temperature is expected to rise.

Rain is expected to hit Worcester and Boston after 11 p.m. on Friday, and around midnight in Springfield. Berkshire County may see sleet in the early hours of Saturday, before 3 a.m., then rain.

Rain and snow may hit Worcester before 11 a.m. on Saturday, noon in Western Massachusetts and 2 p.m. around Boston.

The low will be 30 degrees in Worcester Friday evening, 32 in Springfield and Pittsfield, 36 in Boston.

The high on Saturday will be 43 degrees in Boston, 38 in Springfield and 35 in Worcester and Pittsfield.

The most recent car breaks have taken place in the Allen Street area and in the side streets off Allen Street, police said, although they have occurred all over town.

HAMPDEN - The Hampden Police Department is reporting a round of motor vehicle breaks and a stolen motor vehicle.

Police are advising residents to lock their cars.

The cars which were broken into were left in their driveways unlocked, police said on their Facebook page.

The stolen vehicle had a spare key left in it. It was recovered a week later in Springfield.

According to police, the most recent breaks were in the Allen Street area and side streets off Allen Street.

Neighboring communities are experiencing the same thing, police said.

Residents are advised to lock their vehicles and to leave nothing of value in plain sight.

Anyone who sees anything unusual should contact the Police Department.

Police said that since Christmas they have responded to reports of two stolen cars, a house break and approximately 40 car break-ins.

A Black Labrador Retriever mix named Myia is safe and sound after falling through a patch of ice in Billerica, Massachusetts

Talk about one lucky pup.

According to NECN, a black Labrador retriever mix named Myia is ok despite falling through a patch of ice Thursday morning while walking with her owner at a park in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Billerica Fire Department arrived at Vietnam Veterans Park and made the save in a matter of minutes -- Animal Control says the dog was in the water for less than 10 minutes. Check out the video here:

GREAT JOB!!! by Billerica Fire Dept rescuing a dog who fell through the ice at Vietnam Veterans Park!![?] [?]

-- Animal Control (@BillericaAC) January 14, 2016

All three major stock indexes — the Dow, the Nasdaq composite and the Standard & Poor's 500 — are now in what's known as a correction, or a drop of 10 percent or more from their recent peaks.

By ALEX VEIGA

NEW YORK - Never before has Wall Street gotten off to a worse start to a year.

The stock market capped the first two weeks of 2016 with a steep slide Friday that sent the Dow Jones industrial average down nearly 400 points.

All three major stock indexes -- the Dow, the Nasdaq composite and the Standard & Poor's 500 -- are now in what's known as a correction, or a drop of 10 percent or more from their recent peaks.

The market has been on a stomach-churning ride since the start of the year, wrenched up -- but mostly down -- because of alarm over a slowdown in China and the plunging price of oil to its lowest level in 12 years. Investors are already seeing damage to U.S. corporate profits, particularly at energy companies.

The Dow slid 390.97 points, or 2.4 percent, to 15,988.08. The average had been down more than 500 points early in the afternoon. The S&P 500 ended down 41.51 points, or 2.2 percent, at 1,880.33. The Nasdaq dropped 126.59 points, or 2.7 percent, to 4,488.42.

The Dow and S&P 500 have now fallen about 8 percent this year, while the Nasdaq is off about 10 percent.

"Oil is the root cause of today," said Dan Farley, regional investment strategist at the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank. "People are uncertain, and when they're uncertain they're scared."

Crude oil has dropped below $30 a barrel from a high of over $100 during the summer of 2014, eviscerating energy company profits. On Friday, Williams Cos. led a slide among oil, gas and mining companies, falling $2.19, or 12 percent, to $16.10.

Investors also got some discouraging economic news on Friday: The Federal Reserve said U.S. industrial production, which includes manufacturing, mining and utilities, dropped in December for the third month in a row. And another government report indicated U.S. retail sales dipped last month.

Many investors had welcomed the new year with fairly high hopes. They expected oil prices would stabilize. After a market correction in August, few forecast it would happen again so soon. And the Federal Reserve's move in December to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly 10 years signaled to many that the U.S. economy was healthy.

"The hope was global growth would stabilize, and early in 2016 here, that has been a disappointment, too," said David Chalupnik, head of equities at Nuveen Asset Management.

Despite the rough start to the year, Wall Street watchers are not ready to say the bull market is over.

"We don't believe we're going into a bear market," Chalupnik said. "The reason for that is the U.S. economy is sound."

Intel dropped 9.1 percent after the chipmaker posted its fourth-quarter results, noting its personal computer business continues to slump. The stock was the biggest decliner in the Dow. It fell $2.98 to $29.76.

Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.78, or 5.7 percent, to $29.42 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, fell $1.94, or 6.3 percent, to $28.94 a barrel in London.

Stocks opened higher in Europe but quickly fell. Germany's DAX lost 2.5 percent, while France's CAC 40 dropped 2.4 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1.9 percent.

In China, the Shanghai Composite Index slid 3.6 percent to its lowest close in 13 months. China's official Xinhua News Agency reported that new bank loans during the last month fell from a year earlier, another sign that the country's economic growth is slowing from the torrid pace of the past few years.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 1.5 percent. Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.5 percent and South Korea's Kospi 1.1 percent.

In other energy trading, wholesale gasoline fell 5 cents to close at $1.02 a gallon, heating oil fell 5 cents to close at 93 cents a gallon, and natural gas fell 4 cents to close at $2.10 per one thousand cubic feet.

Precious and industrial metals futures closed mixed. Gold rose $17.10 to $1,090.70 an ounce, silver gained 15 cents to $13.90 an ounce and copper fell 3 cents to $1.94 a pound.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.03 percent from 2.09 percent late Thursday. The euro rose to $1.0911 from $1.0862, while the dollar fell to 117.05 yen.

Gus & Paul's Bakery & Deli in Springfield's East Forest Park neighborhood closed on New Year's Eve 2013 after nearly six decades in business. Watch video

SPRINGFIELD -- The former Gus & Paul's Bakery & Deli building at 1209 Sumner Ave., may be in the process of being sold, said Evan Plotkin, president of real estate brokerage NAI Plotkin here in Springfield.

An offer was made on the property during the auction conducted Dec. 1 by Aaron Posnik Co. of Springfield, Plotkin said. But the deal was not completed at the auction and both parties are still negotiating.

Plotkin said he couldn't disclose more details, except to say that this happens sometimes when real estate goes up on the auction block.

Posnik Co. said this week it sold all the fixtures, bakery equipment, furnishings, etc.

Gus & Paul's, long an icon of the East Forest Park neighborhood well known for its bread and cakes, closed on New Year's Eve in 2013.

In 2012, business owner Gordon R. Weissman wrote an appeal to the community saying business fell off and he was then in danger of having to close. At the time, Weissman said he was losing business to supermarket bakeries and consumers who sought one-stop convenience over quality.

Business picked up after his appeal became public. But it wasn't enough and Weissman was forced to close the family business.

Weissman later went to New York City to bake for Russ & Daughters Cafe, a spinoff eatery from the flagship Russ & Daughters, the famous Jewish specialty shop in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Brothers Paul and Gus Weissman started Gus & Paul's in 1958 after migrating to Springfield from the Bronx.

In Springfield, real estate records list Gloria A. Weissman, widow of Paul Weissman and mother of the Weissman brothers who ran Gus & Paul's in recent decades, as the owner of the building.

Those same city records say the building and land is assessed at $341,900.

NAI Plotkin lists the building and property for sale for $325,000.

It is a 5,200-square-foot single-story building on a 7,870-square-foot lot on one of Springfield busiest streets.

The funds support student and family fire prevention and senior fire prevention and safety. The senior fire prevention program was created three years ago with the support of the state Legislature.

SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Angelo J. Puppolo Jr., D-Springfield, announced that Gov. Charlie Baker and Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Daniel Bennett have awarded a $10,937 fire safety grant to the city of Springfield for the Student Awareness of Fire Education program and $3,515 to the city for the Senior S.A.F.E. program for a total of $14,452.

"I am pleased that Springfield will be able to continue these life-saving programs through the continued support of Gov. Baker, the EOPSS and the Legislature," Puppolo said.

The S.A.F.E. program provides students with firsthand knowledge of the dangers associated with fire and age-appropriate information on preventing and surviving fires that occur. Through a school-based program, S.A.F.E. effects a change in the behavior and the safety of the community at large by providing students with the knowledge base to recognize the dangers of fire.

Senior S.A.F.E. was created three years ago with the support of the Legislature to offer funds to local communities in support of senior fire prevention training and is aimed at educating seniors, the most vulnerable of populations at risk of fire-related deaths, on fire prevention, general home safety and how to be better prepared in the event of a fire.

A man was stabbed in the stomach following an altercation at Granby Auto Wash in Granby, Conn., police said. Police said they two men knew each other. A suspect was in custody after police put out a description of the suspect.

GRANBY, Conn. - A stabbing at a Connecticut car wash sent a man to the hospital.

Granby police said an altercation occurred between two males in the mid 20s Friday around 3:55 p.m. at Granby Auto Wash at 116 Salmon Brook Street.

One of the men, who knew each other, was stabbed in the abdomen, police said.

Police broadcast a description of the suspect's vehicle to area Police Departments.

Bloomfield police stopped the suspect at Blue Hills and Elizabeth Avenues in Bloomfield.

Police said the man was taken into custody without incident.

Police said they were in the process of charging the suspect.

The victim, whose injuries were thought to be non life-threatening, was being treated at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford.

The restitution order, issued by Judge George O'Toole Jr., is seen as largely symbolic because Tsarnaev is in federal prison and has no ability to pay.

By DENISE LAVOIE

BOSTON -- A federal judge on Friday rejected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's bid for a new trial and ordered him to pay victims of the deadly attack more than $101 million in restitution.

The restitution order, issued by Judge George O'Toole Jr., is seen as largely symbolic because Tsarnaev is in federal prison and has no ability to pay.

Tsarnaev, 22, was convicted and sentenced last year to death in the 2013 attack. Two pressure cooker bombs placed near the marathon finish line by Tsarnaev and his brother killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

Tsarnaev also was convicted of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer days later. During the sentencing hearing Tsarnaev admitted that he and his brother committed the bombings, and he apologized to the victims.

His brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died days after the bombing following a gunbattle with police.

The judge, in his order denying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev a new trial, noted that he and a federal appeals court had previously rejected arguments from Tsarnaev's lawyers that he could not receive a fair trial in Boston, where many people knew the victims or had connections to the marathon. The defense also cited intense and continuing local news coverage of the victims and the anniversary of the bombings.

But the judge said the victims, the trial and other marathon-related events also were covered widely by national and international news organizations.

"There is no reason to think -- and certainly no specific evidence -- that this extensive coverage would have been any different in kind or degree if the trial had been conducted elsewhere," he wrote in his order. "This was not a crime that was unknown outside of Boston."

The judge also rejected Tsarnaev's renewed challenge to the constitutionality of the federal death penalty. Tsarnaev's lawyers cited a dissenting opinion in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year by Justice Stephen Breyer and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who said they think it's "highly likely" the death penalty is unconstitutional. But the judge in Tsarnaev's case said that whatever the merits of the dissent, the majority opinion was the binding precedent.

In that ruling, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold the use of midazolam, a sedative that was used in several problematic executions.

Liz Norden, the mother of two men who each lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, said she was pleased the judge denied Tsarnaev's request for a new trial.

"I personally think he did get a fair trial," she said. "He said he did it. He admitted to it. I don't know why they would even consider that what he got was not deserving."

Norden said even though it's obvious Tsarnaev won't be able to pay the restitution ordered by the judge, the order is meaningful.

"I don't think you could ever put a price tag on what any of the victims went through, but to know that the judge took a step and did that, it means something to me," she said.

The 'robo call' bomb threats were received at Bourne High School and Arlington Catholic High School. Similar threats were received Friday in Maryland.

Massachusetts state police responded to "robo call" bomb threats made to high schools in the eastern part of the state on Friday.

The "robo call" bomb threats were received at Bourne High School and Arlington Catholic High School.

Massachusetts state police coordinated with Quincy police who responded to high schools who received additional threats. Boston police responded to a similar incident, Jennifer Mieth, public information officer for the state fire marshal's office, said.

No explosive devices were found in any school, Mieth said.

She said Chelsea High School had a separate bomb threat which does not seem to be related.

The investigation into the source of the threats is ongoing, as similar threats were experienced in Maryland Friday as well, Mieth said.

She said law enforcement takes every threat seriously until it can be ascertained that there is no actual risk.

Massachusetts General Law has severe penalties for making a hoax bomb threat in the state including imprisonment and/or a fine of not more than $10,000.

Northeastern Poultry Congress is held this weekend at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

WEST SPRINGFIELD - Clucking sounds can be heard just past the entrance gates to the Eastern States Exposition as the Northeastern Poultry Congress comes the Mallory Complex on Friday, Jan. 15 and Saturday, Jan. 16 in West Springfield.

Various breeds of poultry are exhibited and judged for ribbons and prizes beginning Saturday at 9 a.m. Admission to the event is free to the public.

The event continues Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kimberly Naquin, 26, a teacher at Destrehan High School in St. Charles Parish, was booked Thursday night with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between a teacher and student

A teacher in Louisiana is accused of having sex at her home and in a classroom with a student, the third time recently a female teacher in the same school system has been arrested on similar charges.

Kimberly Naquin, 26, a teacher at Destrehan High School in St. Charles Parish, was booked Thursday night on charges of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between a teacher and student, NOLA.com reported.

A relative of the female student informed deputies early in the day about a sexual relationship between the student and Naquin, sheriff's deputies said.

Police said the alleged incidents occurred in the classroom and in the suspect's home in Destrehan, just west of New Orleans.

"After talking with family members, deputies traveled to Lafayette where Naquin was attending a conference and asked her to return to St. Charles Parish," Capt. Pat Yoes said, according to The Associated Press. "She was questioned, arrested and booked into the parish jail."

Naquin also was charged Friday with 10 counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile in Kenner, Louisiana. Authorities said Naquin lived in Kenner when the relationship began and later moved to Destrehan.

Naquin began having sex with the 16-year-old girl in September 2014, continuing through August, police said. Naquin's bond was set at $75,000.

According to NOLA.com, Naquin was suspended without pay, and school system administrators are conducting an internal investigation, said Stevie Crovetto, a school system spokeswoman.

Naquin's father is St. Charles Parish School Board President Dennis Naquin, and her mother teaches at Destrehan's Harry Hurst Middle School.

What's with Destrehan High? 3 teacher-student sex cases in 2 years

Her arrest comes 15 months after two other Destrehan High teachers were accused of having sex with a 16-year-old male student.

One of the teachers, Shelley Dufresne, pleaded guilty to one charge of obscenity involving the youth in Montz, where she lives. A judge sentenced her to a deferred three-year prison term, three years of probation and a $1,000 fine.

Dufresne and the other teacher, Rachel Respess, pleaded not guilty to charges involving group sex with the same teen at Respess' apartment in Kenner.

The charges again Naquin, if true, showed she continued a sexual relationship with her student 10 months after Dufresne and Respess were arrested in October 2014.

 

NOLA.com contributed to this report.

NORTH ADAMS— North Adams police arrested a 49-year-old local man, charging him with unarmed robbery following a Monday night theft at an area convenience store. The Berkshire Eagle reported that police searched the home of Jay Deeley Friday and found clothing that matched that worn by the suspect shown in a video surveillance tape of the robbery at the...

Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.com 

The Berkshire Eagle reported that police searched the home of Jay Deeley Friday and found clothing that matched that worn by the suspect shown in a video surveillance tape of the robbery at the Xtra Mart at 232 Ashland St. Witnesses also describe the suspect for police.

Officer said the perpetrator entered the store and asked the clerk to make change for a $100 bill. As the clerk took the cash from the register drawer, the suspect grabbed the money and fled.

Deeley was arrested and ordered held in lieu of $3,000 cash bail pending arraignment in District Court Monday.

GRANBY, CT— A Bloomfield man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a man at a Granby car wash Friday afternoon. That victim is listed in serious condition at a Hartford hospital. The Hartford Courant reported that Granby police said two men in their 20s knew each other when they began to fight at the Granby Auto Wash on Salmon...

Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.com 

The Hartford Courant reported that Granby police said two men in their 20s knew each other when they began to fight at the Granby Auto Wash on Salmon Brook Street. One of the two pulled a knife, stabbed the other in the abdomen, then fled the scene.

The wounded man was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford where he is currently listed in serious but stable condition.

The unidentified suspect's vehicle was located in the Blue Hills Avenue area of Bloomfield later Friday afternoon and he was taken into custody.