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Last adult to be sentenced in Mississippi racial assaults

By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The last of 10 young white adults who repeatedly assaulted black people in Mississippi’s capital city is set for sentencing Friday. U.S. District Judge Henry T. […]

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Couple accused of breaking into homes of family and friends

PELAHATCHIE, Miss. (AP) – Police say two people are accused of a crime spree in Rankin County and are still on the run. Multiple news sources report authorities have been searching for 23-year-old Leigh Ann […]

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Names released in Pontotoc County slayings

ECRU, Miss. (AP) – Authorities have released the names of the two people found dead after an incident that led investigators to a home in the Shady Grove community outside Ecru on Sunday morning. Pontotoc […]

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High school student severely beaten in fight on campus

NEWTON, Miss. (AP) – Police are looking for additional information after a Newton High School student was severely beaten in a fight on campus. WTOK-TV (http://bit.ly/1Etojue ) reports the injured teen was taken to a hospital, […]

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Riots in Baltimore raise questions about police response

By TOM FOREMAN Jr. and AMANDA LEE MYERS BALTIMORE (AP) — National Guard troops fanned out through the city, shield-bearing police officers blocked the streets and firefighters doused still-simmering blazes early Tuesday as a growing area of Baltimore […]

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Woman accused of shoplifting, stabbing at Target

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi woman has been charged with shoplifting at a Target, then stabbing an employee for trying to stop her. WLOX-TV (http://bit.ly/1Idv5a4 ) reports Darnise Ladner was charged Sunday afternoon after police […]