August 2021

Tim Tebow’s comeback story ends with Jaguars cutting him

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow’s NFL comeback is seemingly over.

Reds hand Cubs 12th straight loss

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonathan India homered and drove in five runs, Wade Miley threw seven shutout innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago 14-5 on Monday night, handing the freefalling Cubs their 12th straight loss.

Basketball by Streetlight

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Some local residents got together for a bit of friendly competition recently on the basketball courts at Cutting Park. The group said they play in the evenings to beat the heat.

Chasing Tide: Alabama is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 again

(AP) — Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide.

Parish mulls flood prevention measures

The parish has experienced multiple flooding events in the past year that caused thousands of dollars in damage upon residential, commercial and agricultural properties.

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Rescuers and scrap metal scavengers dug into the floors of a collapsed hotel Monday in this quake-ravaged coastal town, where 15 bodies had already been extracted. Jean Moise Fortunè, whose brother, the hotel owner, was killed in the quake, believed there were more people trapped in the rubble.

Europe eyes arthritis drug for COVID-19 cases

AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency has started an accelerated review process to determine if a common arthritis drug might help people hospitalized with severe COVID-19, months after the drug was granted an emergency use authorization in the U.S.

US probing Autopilot problems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.

Giant steam locomotive sets Louisiana stops on 10-state tour

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive has several Louisiana whistle-stops and overnight stays in two cities as part of a 10-state tour.

Fred strengthens slightly as it heads to US coast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center said Fred regained its tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday just hours before Grace was demoted to a tropical depression. A new tropical depression also formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday night.