Rhonda Hardin
Morning Assistant News Director
Longtime journalist Rhonda Kitchens is the morning assistant news director and co-anchor of 7 News Sunrise.
Rhonda oversees the morning newscasts on both KPLC and FOX29.
Kitchens previously served as news content manager/assistant news director at KBMT in Beaumont; for three years as executive producer, reporter and anchor at FOX29; and worked for seven years as anchor and investigative reporter at KPLC.
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|By Rhonda Hardin
It might look harmless, but one bite from this little bug could change your whole life.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 7:06 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Last week the high school held an open house to show students, parents, and former staff just what the new facility had in store.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 9:19 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
A new study suggests that over-the-counter pain medication may be causing your pain to stick around longer.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Even when you cover up, you’re not out of reach of these blood-sucking pests.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:09 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
“Even though there’s hundreds of treatments available, the vast majority are either unproven or ineffective."
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
The FDA estimates that only 3% of online pharmacies are in compliance with U.S. pharmacy laws and standards.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 7:51 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Researchers found those who played video games for more than one hour increased their IQ by about two and a half points.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:56 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Almost one in one-hundred babies is born with a heart defect each year in the United States.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 10:33 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Volunteers with Cameron LNG worked to line the drive of the Hackberry Cemetery with trees.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 5:48 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
One trucking company owner says it may be time to put the brakes on his business.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 6:44 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
And over the last year, things have started looking up once again in Hackberry
Updated: Jun. 21, 2018 at 7:01 PM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office says, around five Thursday morning 32-year-old Blake A. Russell was found hanging in a mop closet at the Calcasieu Sheriff's Prison. Russell had been incarcerated since July 2017 after being charged with the 2nd degree murder in the 2009 murder of Sierra Bouzigard. Bouzigard's body was found by a bicyclist on November 23, 2009. Authorities say she died from blunt-force trauma to the head and that her body had likely not been ther...
Updated: May. 9, 2018 at 10:45 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Lake Charles police are searching for a driver who crashed into a telephone pole then fled the scene. It happened on Ryan street, near OB's, shortly before 3:30 Wednesday morning. Police say when they arrived on the scene the driver, believed to be a male, was nowhere to be found. No word on any injuries he may have received in the crash.
Updated: May. 3, 2018 at 8:41 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a house fire that resulted in a 1-year-old receiving 2nd degree burns to her head, arms and legs.
Updated: May. 1, 2018 at 7:06 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
The Louisiana House has agreed to $300 million in spending plans for unbudgeted cash remaining from the last two budget years. More than one-quarter would pay down money owed to health providers that care for Medicaid patients. Other dollars would pay off legal judgments against the state and lessen retirement debt. Nearly $31 million would flow to Louisiana's "rainy day" fund. About $80 million would be split among...
Updated: Feb. 23, 2018 at 8:21 AM CST
|By Rhonda Hardin
Southeastern Louisiana University says two people have suffered non-life threatening injuries after gunshots were fired on campus. In a Friday morning tweet, the school says there's no current threat to campus and university police are investigating the incident. No other details were immediately available.