(AP) — Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct.
CROWLEY — A Crowley man was sentenced last week for the murder of his wife in 2018 in a case that led to increased protection for domestic violence victims statewide.
Independent Richard McNabb announces his plans to run for Jeff Davis Parish School Board member for District 10 this fall in the Open Congressional Primary Election scheduled for Nov. 8.
ROANOKE — A local representative of an agricultural company revealed some of the world issues creating fears associated with planning rice planting for this season in the parish at a Jennings Rotary Club meeting, recently.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent announced Wednesday.
MONACO (AP) — A Russian shot putter who reached the 2012 Olympic final was banned Thursday based on 10-year-old evidence of state-backed doping that had long been hidden in a Moscow laboratory database.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas on Wednesday put to death a man who fatally stabbed a suburban Dallas real estate agent more than 16 years ago, the second execution this year in what has been the nation’s busiest death penalty state.