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911 calls describe harrowing scene after theater shooting

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The urgent call went out across a police radio only minutes after gunfire…

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November retrial date expected for former BP engineer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys are eyeing a November retrial date for Kurt Mix, the former BP engineer…

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Women command of South Mississippi Seabee, Air Force bases

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — For the first time, the Seabee base in Gulfport and Keesler Air Force Base…

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Charges: Lambert mayor committed sexual acts with children

LAMBERT, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of a 1,600-resident Quitman County town has been indicted on charges that…

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Laurel police arrest man in kidnapping, rape case

LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — Laurel police have arrested a 35-year-old man accused of kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at knife-point…

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Ingalls is largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — Huntington Ingalls Industries has given its first tour of its Shipyard of the Future,…

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Annual tour of Leflore County to be held Saturday

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — The 2015 Bikes, Blues & Bayous is shaping up to be the event’s largest…

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Attorney general seeks execution date for death row inmate

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi wants to execute Richard Gerald Jordan, the longest serving inmate…

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Mississippi murderer’s lawsuit stalling execution

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is being held up over a…

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Couple combines imagination, ingenuity for unique pieces

HOUSTON, Miss. (AP) — It’s hard to walk through Robbie and Sid Dendy’s yard without getting distracted. Just…