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Inmate challenges Mississippi execution method

JACKSON – (AP) A federal appeals court has agreed to review a death row inmate's challenge to Mississippi's method of execution by lethal injection. Roger Thorson has appealed to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of […]

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Investigator: Oxford mother, daughter reported missing

A WTVA Report OXFORD – Authorities say an Oxford mother and her daughter are missing after a trip to D'Iberville last week. Lafayette County Sheriff's Department investigator Jarrett Bundren said a missing persons report was […]

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Feds want forfeiture of doctor's 73 guns

JACKSON – (AP) Authorities are seeking the forfeiture of 73 guns and nearly 60,000 rounds of ammunition from a Mississippi doctor charged with shooting at deputies after a domestic disturbance in February. Federal court records […]

Education

Fire death being investigated as suspicious

News Briefs From Across The State By Monica Land Body burned beyond recognition Authorities in Lucedale said they are still working to identify a person killed in a suspicious fire in George County last week. […]

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38 arrested in Jackson County drug roundup

A WLOX Report JACKSON COUNTY – A massive drug sweep targeted dozens of suspects across the coast early Wednesday morning. So far, 38 people have been arrested in Jackson County, and most were from Moss […]

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Riot at Detention Center leaves one area destroyed

Lewis: ‘The situation was contained early as we prepared to take over’ By Othor Cain Managing Editor In the early morning hours of Monday, July 30, during a routine security check, officials at the Hinds […]

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Family sues over shooting death of Starkville teen

From Media Reports WEST POINT – The owners of a West Point apartment complex said they are not responsible for the shooting death of a teenager on their property on New Year's Day. The lawsuit […]

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NAACP: Racial motivation behind Miss. hit-and-run?

JACKSON – (AP) The Mississippi NAACP on Tuesday called on state and federal authorities to investigate whether the hit-and-run killing of a black man was racially motivated. A white 17-year-old male has been charged with […]