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12-year-old dies after being hit by bulldozer near coast

Authorities say a 12-year-old boy has died after he was pinned between a truck bed and tailgate by ...

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Louisiana lawmakers support retirement benefits for agent who was shot

Louisiana’s wildlife and fisheries agency says an enforcement agent who was paralyzed in a shooting will get full ...

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Jury convicts New Orleans policewoman of malfeasance

A 50-year-old New Orleans policewoman has been convicted of malfeasance after being accused of threatening another woman over ...

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Texas man going to Mississippi prison tried to mask smell of 180 pounds of pot with laundry detergent

A Texas man will spend 10 years in prison for trafficking marijuana through Hancock County.

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Mississippi Supreme Court to decided if governor can make midyear budget cuts

The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that questions the governor's power to make midyear ...

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Mother and daughter found dead in central Mississippi home

Mississippi authorities are investigating the deaths of a mother and daughter whose bodies were found in their ...

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New Orleans hotel buying back ashtrays, flatware from past

A New Orleans hotel wants to buy back flatware, ashtrays, postcards and other items kept as memorabilia from ...

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Grand jurors decline to indict officers in shooting deaths

Grand jurors in Mississippi’s most populous county have declined to indict four officers involved in recent shooting deaths.

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Former Biloxi mayor dies at 79

The City of Biloxi’s longest serving mayor, A.J. Holloway, has died.

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Primary roundup: Democrats Baria, Sherman set for Senate runoff, GOP’s Guest, Hughes headed to 3rd District runoff

Two Mississippi Democrats will contend in a June 26 runoff for the nomination for a U.S. Senate seat, ...

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State Rep. Evans wins Democratic nomination for 3rd Congressional District

State Rep. Michael Ted Evans has won the Democratic nomination for the open third congressional seat.

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Sen. Wicker wins GOP nomination in Mississippi primary

Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi easily won a Republican primary Tuesday, months after being endorsed by President Donald ...

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Gulf Coast man gets over 24 years in prison for meth in FedEx package

Prosecutors say a man found with almost a kilogram of meth in Mississippi has been sentenced to more ...

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Louisiana sheriff: 4 escaped inmates captured, 3 deputies fired

Authorities say four inmates who escaped from a Louisiana jail have been captured, and three deputies have been ...

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Election day outside Mississippi: All eyes on Democrats’ fight for control in Congress, states

For years sidelined on the national political fringe, California has lurched to the center of the fight for ...

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Louisiana headed for deep cuts after tax deal collapses

Louisiana lawmakers failed to reach a tax deal by Monday’s deadline, cratering their second special session this year ...

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Miss America pageant eliminates swimsuit competition; won’t judge on looks

The Miss America pageant is dropping the swimsuit competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their ...

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Report: 110 Confederate monuments removed in US since 2015

It took generations to erect all the nation’s Confederate monuments, and a new report shows they’re being removed ...

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Virginia man downs 480 oysters to claim crown in New Orleans

A Virginia man has slurped down 40 dozen oysters to claim victory at this year's World Oyster Eating ...

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Police: Dallas woman kills husband for beating their cat

A 47-year-old Dallas woman is accused of killing her husband because she said he was beating their pet ...

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