Sports

Las Vegas spoils Mo’ne’s night, beats Philly 8-1

By JOHN KEKIS SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Mo’ne Davis didn’t have her best stuff when she and her Philadelphia teammates needed it most, and Las Vegas took advantage. Dallan Cave and Brennan Holligan hit two-run […]

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Digging out: Extreme cold grips snowy Northeast

By RODRIQUE NGOWI and MICHELLE R. SMITH The Associated Press Homeowners and motorists dug out across the white-blanketed Northeast on Friday as extreme cold ushered in by the storm threatened fingers and toes but kept the snow powdery […]

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Philadelphia man convicted in DUI deaths of 6, including five children

OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) — A Philadelphia man will serve 75 years in prison after being convicted of six counts of DUI/manslaughter in the deaths of his five children and an adult family friend last year.

Prosecutors said Duane John Sr., 34, was sentenced Wednesday by Circuit Judge Marcus Gordon to 15 years on each count to run consecutively for a total 90 years. Fifteen years were suspended leaving 75 to serve… […]

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3-year-old dies after being left in car

PHILADELPHIA – (AP) Philadelphia police said a 3-year-old child died Monday of heat exposure after being left in a car. Police Chief Richard Sistrunk said autopsy results came in Tuesday and the child’s death was […]

Business

Choctaw Transit: Driving Opportunity

Special to The Mississippi Link JACKSON – Whether it’s getting a commuter to work, an elderly resident to a doctor’s visit, or a young child to the Boys and Girls Club, Choctaw Transit has been […]