JAMESTOWN, Va. (AP) — On a recent afternoon, tour guide Justin Bates pointed to the spot where historic Jamestown’s legislature first convened in July 1619. He then gestured toward another
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Catholic school official said Monday that a suburban New Orleans school has rescinded its policy forbidding hair extensions. But it remains unclear whether a sixth-grader
BALTIMORE (AP) — The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Florida video game tournament had previously been hospitalized for mental illness, according to court records in his home state
WASHINGTON (AP) — Glowering in public and near-silent for two days, President Donald Trump relented under pressure by tersely recognizing Sen. John McCain’s “service to our country” and re-lowering the
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lane ranks as the second-biggest rainmaker from a tropical cyclone in the United States since 1950. Lane dumped 52.02 inches (132 centimeters) of rain on
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s declaration of victory Monday in reaching a preliminary deal with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement raised at least as many
CHICAGO (AP) — Investigators seeking the cause of Chicago’s deadliest fire in well over a decade were searching the porch area where the blaze started for evidence of fireworks, cigarettes
The latest unemployment figures show job growth in the parish is slightly down over last year. In Jeff Davis Parish (JDP), the unemployment rate for July was up by over
Nevada resident Sheryl Gibson (right), who was visiting relatives in Jennings, stopped by the Steamer Trunk Saturday for a book-signing by Texarkana fantasy fiction writer D.C. Gomez (left). Gomez’s latest
A rainbow was spotted over Lake Arthur by resident Lynn Bertrand, who decided to share the picture with Jennings Daily News readers. Submit your candid shots for possible publication by