Man found death from gunshot wound in burned home
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson police tell WAPT TV (http://bit.ly/VexmY5 ) a man found inside a burning home was shot and killed.
Firefighters pulled a body out of the burning house Sunday afternoon.
Police say they have not been able to identify the victim.
Fire investigators have also ruled the fire as arson.
Chief investigator Gregory Travis says
...Ferriday man killed in traffic accident
FERRIDAY, La. (AP) - A Ferriday man died over the weekend when he lost control of his pickup and hit a tree.
State police tell The Natchez Democrat (http://bit.ly/TAkiN4 ) 61-year-old Fred W. McClung Jr. was driving on U.S. Highway 84 near La. Highway 566 in Concordia Parish Saturday night when he drove off the right side of the roadway and
...4 in running for Rankin Co. House seat
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - Rankin County voters on Jan. 8 will choose a new state representative for the seat vacated by Republican Rep. Kevin McGee over ethics violations, choosing from a slate of 3 Republicans and an independent.
The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/S1o8Se ) Republicans Scot Allen, Bradley Lum and Brent Powell and
...Columbia man pleads guilty in BP case
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A Columbia man has pleaded guilty to one count of his indictment, charging him with filing false claims for Deepwater Horizon oil spill relief funding.
The Hattiesburg American reports Jermaine Ball is charged with a separate felony for each of the $5,000 checks he received under what prosecutors claim were false
...Man dies in Hattiesburg mobile home fire
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Hattiesburg authorities are still investigating a mobile home fire that claimed the life of a man.
Deputy Forrest County Coroner Jonathan Nobles tells The Hattiesburg American (http://hatne.ws/WaxqGM ) the victim's name has not been released.
Nobles says while the victim sustained burns, the cause of death was likely smoke
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