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(Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.)

PUNXSUTAWNEY,Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil has forecasted an early spring from the largest and bestknown Groundhog Day celebration in the United States at an overcast Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania. The annual event was held shortly after sunrise on Friday. It's a tonguein- cheek ritual in which Phil’s handlers reveal whether the groundhog has seen his shadow. This year, they say the rodent did not see his shadow and that will usher in early springlike weather. They say when he does see his shadow, that presages six more weeks of winter. Phil predicts more winter far more often than he sees an early spring. A federal agency took a look at his record last year and put his accuracy rate at about 40%.

MERMENTAU — Residents of the village are about to reap the benefit of a grant awarded to replace old waterlines.

Local youth will have the opportunity to wake up the morning of Sunday, March 31 to their own private Easter egg hunt, thanks to a local band fundraiser.

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. Documents posted Friday by U.S. safety regulators say the recall will be done with an online software update. It covers the 2012 through 2023 Model S, the 2016 through 2023 Model X, the 2017 through 2023 Model 3, the 2019 through 2024 Model Y and the 2024 Cybertruck. The agency says in the documents that the brake, park and antilock brake warning lights have a smaller font size than required by federal safety standards. That can make critical safety information hard to read, increasing the risk of a crash.

With Mardi Gras season in full swing, the Jennings Police Department (JPD) shared several safety tips to keep in mind when attending events.

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) is accepting applications for membership from high school students who have an interest in representing the voices of young people around the state.