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Oyster fishermen sound alarm over Pearl River flood control project

Oyster fishermen are alarmed about a Mississippi flood control project they say could harm their industry, if it ...

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Catholic Diocese: Credible sexual misconduct allegations against two people

The Catholic Diocese of Jackson says it's giving law enforcement information about a deacon and a former Franciscan ...

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Suspect captured in north Mississippi highway shooting

SLAYDEN, Miss. (AP) — A gunman who fired into a mail truck and a car on a Mississippi ...

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Louisiana’s bald eagle population growing

After nearly dying out in the 1970s, Louisiana's bald eagle population is showing signs of a comeback.

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Mass shooting in New Orleans likely gang-related, NOPD says

Investigators believe the mass shooting on South Claiborne Avenue that left three people dead and seven more injured is gang-related, ...

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Caesars launching sports betting in Mississippi, New Jersey

Two Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment will start taking sports bets this week, and another two ...

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Mississippi woman killed when car plunges off river bridge on Gulf Coast

A Mississippi woman has been killed after her car plunged off an interstate bridge and into the Pascagoula ...

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3 dead, 7 wounded after gunmen in New Orleans fire on crowd

Two armed individuals walked up to a crowd gathered Saturday evening outside a strip mall in New Orleans ...

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Mississippi inmate once on FBI’s Most Wanted list dies

A Mississippi inmate once on the FBI's Most Wanted List has died in prison.

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East Mississippi advisor’s challenge brings national academic honor

One of Abby Jenkins’ first interactions as East Mississippi Community College’s new athletic academic advisor last year was ...

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Utica woman runs several stores after becoming pregnant as a teen

At 16 years old, Utica native Diane Liddell was pregnant.

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In one Louisiana town, no one wants to be police chief

A small Louisiana town is trying to figure out what to do after no one volunteered to run ...

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Drug-testing policy to be implemented at north Mississippi school

Officials say a drug-testing policy that will be implemented at a northern Mississippi school is aimed at keeping ...

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Brookhaven school district borrows money to balance budget

A school district in Mississippi is borrowing money to make up for a shortfall in local tax collections.

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Mississippi military shipbuilding firm to hire hundreds

A shipbuilding firm in Mississippi is hiring hundreds of skilled workers after it was awarded several contracts for ...

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Jackson Zoo workers get pay cuts as revenue keeps falling

Workers at the Jackson Zoo will see deep pay cuts amid declining revenue.

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Meridian police officer fired after man shocked by stun gun

A Mississippi police department has fired an officer after video shows him repeatedly grabbing the neck of a ...

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Ruling OKs removal of another Confederate icon in Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — More than a year after four monuments to the Confederate era were removed from ...

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Southaven police officer won’t be charged for fatal shooting at wrong address

A Mississippi prosecutor said Wednesday that a police officer who shot and killed an armed man after ...

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Mississippi prison system: Short staffing may be affecting public safety

The Mississippi Department of Corrections says it's continuing to investigate how a convicted murderer escaped from a prison ...

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