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February 16, 2017

3 workers arrested in package thefts from UPS center

Police say three workers have been arrested on embezzlement charges in the theft of commercial packages from a United Parcel Services center in south Mississippi.

February 13, 2017

4th Jackson shooting victim dies; no arrest

Police in Mississippi say a fourth person has died after a holdup and gunfight last week in a Jackson apartment.

February 10, 2017

The Latest: NWS confirms 3 tornadoes hit south Louisiana

The Latest on severe weather in the Deep South (all times local): 12:00 p.m.

February 10, 2017

3 killed in robbery attempt in Mississippi's capital city

Police say three people have been shot to death and one has been wounded during an attempted robbery in Mississippi's capital city.

February 9, 2017

Men in cat scalding case ordered to work in animal shelter

Two Mississippi men have been sentenced to jail and ordered to work in an animal shelter for taking part in the videotaped scalding of a cat.

February 7, 2017

Tornado warnings issued in Louisiana and Mississippi

Powerful thunderstorms were lighting up radar monitors and prompting multiple tornado warnings from Louisiana to Alabama as severe storms brought hail, high winds and possible twisters to the New Orleans area.

February 6, 2017

4 men killed in shooting in Yazoo City

Authorities in Mississippi say four people have been shot and killed in a shooting after an argument at a nightclub in Yazoo City.

February 4, 2017

S Carolina's 1st openly gay lawmaker from deep-red district

South Carolina's first openly gay legislator hails from the unlikeliest of places: an ultra-conservative part of the state that is home to the Christian fundamentalist school Bob Jones University.

January 27, 2017

No prison time for father who pleads in baby's hot car death

A Mississippi father has pleaded guilty in the hot car death of his baby daughter, but he won't go to prison.

January 26, 2017

2 Mississippi deputies wounded in shootout; suspect dead

A Mississippi sheriff says two deputies are expected to recover after they were wounded and a robbery suspect was killed during a shootout.