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McComb man faces 27 counts of child abuse
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a McComb man is charged with 27 counts of felony child abuse…
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Lawmakers divided on state flag issue
JACKSON — In Mississippi, the last state to display the Confederate battle emblem on its flag, some…
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Jackson residents can purchase property for $10 to $250
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson councilmen have passed an order that would allow people to purchase blighted properties…
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Wildfire at national wildlife refuge 90 percent contained
MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) — Federal officials say a wildfire that began near a Mississippi nature preserve and…
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Opening statements to begin in trial of ex-BP rig supervisor
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal prosecutors and lawyers for a Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor are ready to tell…
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Weather Service: four tornadoes struck state
JACKSON — The National Weather Service confirms that four tornadoes touched down in Mississippi as severe weather…
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Fire burns 4,400 acres of wildlife refuge, Alabama marshland
GRAND BAY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials say they’re planning to resume air operations…
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Another man accused of bribing Epps over prison contracts
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Another man has been charged with bribing former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps, authorities…
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Police: Another arrest after Mississippi parade shooting
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve arrested a Gulfport woman in connection with a shooting after…
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US OK’s first factory in Cuba since revolution
HAVANA (AP) — The Obama administration has approved the first U.S. factory in Cuba in more than half…