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March 14, 2016

Water ebbing in north Louisiana, rising at Mississippi line

As floodwaters began receding Monday in northwest Louisiana, emergency officials along Louisiana's southeastern border with Mississippi were watching the rise of the Pearl River amid widespread flooding that has damaged thousands of homes.

March 13, 2016

Louisiana, Mississippi: Thousands of homes damaged in floods

Widespread flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi has damaged thousands of homes and the risk of more flooding played out Sunday as rain-filled rivers rose over banks.

March 13, 2016

6 dead in widespread flooding across South as area braces for tornadoes

Heavy downpours in the South have caused severe flooding, submerging roads and cars, washing out bridges and forcing residents to flee homes.

March 12, 2016

Unusually widespread flooding across Louisiana, Mississippi

As the Leaf River rose north of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 26-year-old Rebecca Bruce and her fiancé grabbed what they could and left the shed where they live.

March 12, 2016

Suspect in shooting that injured police officer surrenders

A man wanted in connection with a shooting that injured a Jackson police officer has surrendered.

March 11, 2016

The Latest: Documents: Fiancee was planner of trip to Syria

The Latest on a young Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to a terrorism-related charge after authorities said he and his fiancée tried to go to Syria to join the Islamic State (all times local): 2:40 p.m.

March 11, 2016

Mississippi man accused of trying to join ISIS with fiancee pleads guilty

A young Mississippi man pleaded guilty Friday to a terrorism-related charge, months after authorities said he and his fiancee thought about using their honeymoon as ruse to go to Syria to join the Islamic State.

March 11, 2016

Ole Miss adding plaque with context for Confederate statue

A Confederate soldier statue that has stood for generations in a prominent spot on the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus will soon be accompanied by a plaque giving it historical context.

March 11, 2016

Miss. homeowner kills escaped murder suspect after week-long manhunt

A capital murder suspect who busted out of a jail in Mississippi last week tied up a family at a home in Vicksburg Thursday morning before the homeowner broke loose and killed the intruder, investigators revealed.

March 10, 2016

The Latest: Dead intruder ID'd as escaped murder suspect

The Latest on a murder suspect who was killed during a home invasion in Mississippi (all times local): 11 a.m.