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Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents interviewed one of the three women who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct as Republicans and Democrats quarreled over whether the

Off limits: Report on state college abuse kept from public

Even as top Pennsylvania officials assail the Catholic Church over its cover-up of clergy sexual abuse, a state agency is refusing to release a report on allegations of sexual abuse

Two Koreas begin removing DMZ mines to ease military tensions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korean troops began removing some of the land mines planted at their heavily fortified border on Monday, Seoul officials said, in the

Quake survivors clamor to flee hard-hit Indonesian city

PALU, Indonesia (AP) — As officials began burying hundreds of dead in a mass grave Monday, thousands of survivors of a devastating earthquake and tsunami converged on the airport of

Whereabouts of almost 1,300 Mo. sex offenders unknown

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police don’t know the whereabouts of nearly 1,300 registered sex offenders in Missouri, including hundreds who fall into the most dangerous category, according to a state

Former CADA director sentenced

The former executive secretary of Jeff Davis Parish Communities Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) was recently sentenced to probation for misuse of funds that led to her arrest in 2016. Annette

$1M grant to help La. communities fight mosquitoes

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana is using a $1 million federal grant to help local communities start new mosquito control programs. The state health department received the one-time grant from the

TICKET TO RIDE

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The annual Jeff Davis Parish Fair returns to Jennings this week, bringing days filled with carnival games and rides, food and competitions. Activities are underway today through Saturday, with livestock

Suspect charged in Jennings convenience store robbery

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A suspect is currently in custody for robbing a convenience store in Jennings, after a case of mistaken identity allowed him to evade officers at the scene of the crime.

Water regulations suspended in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana has joined a group of states where a 2015 rule regulating which waterways are subject to federal jurisdiction won’t be enforced for the time being.

The rule is suspended in 28 states pending a redefinition of “Waters of the United States,” often abbreviated as WOTUS.

Louisiana is covered by an injunction that was granted by a district court in Texas earlier this month. The state will continue under rules set by the 1972 Clean Water Act until the new WOTUS definition can be written.