July 5, 2017 Mississippi considers firing squad as method of execution Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use of lethal injection drugs.
July 5, 2017 Deadly Mississippi bus-train wreck puts railroad crossing under scrutiny The site of a train-tour bus crash that killed four people in Mississippi has a troubling history of accidents, including two this year, local and federal officials said Wednesday.
July 5, 2017 4 dead mourned in Mississippi after tornado rips through area Cynthia Holland has to repair her liquor store. William Carey University has to find a place to hold classes. Michelle Kirk has to allay her 11-year-old daughter's anxieties while living in a damaged house.
July 5, 2017 After severe drought, Deep South to get much-needed rain in some areas After weeks of punishing drought, the Deep South will get some much-needed precipitation in at least some areas this week, according to weather officials.
July 5, 2017 Mississippi may become fourth state to revamp execution method Mississippi lawmakers want to bring back the firing squad, electric chair and the gas chamber as execution methods, a step three other states have taken recently but for a different reason.
July 5, 2017 Mississippi school district moves forward with desegregation plan A Mississippi school district is moving forward with a plan to desegregate its schools, 62 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
July 5, 2017 Georgia expands state of emergency after tornadoes; 20 dead across Southeast Georgia ramped up its state of emergency Monday as crews organizing the cleanup from the weekend's deadly storms begged for additional aid.
July 5, 2017 'I didn't expect this': Homeowners cope with damage after deadly storms strike Southeast Five people were killed Monday night as a powerful storm system swept across the Southern states, leaving a trail of destruction, officials said.
July 5, 2017 At least 2 dead, more than 1,000 rescued from Gulf Coast flooding deemed 'historic' More rain Saturday was expected to swamp already soggy ground across Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast where at least two people died and dozens had to be rescued from waist-high water surrounding their homes.
July 5, 2017 Federal judge blocks part of Mississippi LGBT marriage law A federal judge ruled Monday that Mississippi clerks cannot cite religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
