Emily Wagster Pettus

Flames and smoke billow from a home in west Jackson, Miss., Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, 2012, after authorities say a small plane carrying three people crashed into the residence shortly after 5 p.m. (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Joe Ellis)

Pilots flying to safety meeting killed in plane crash

Last updated Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 10:26am

JACKSON, Miss. — Three pilots flying together to a federal safety conference died when their single-engine plane faltered in midair and crashed into a house that went up in flames.

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Shane Brown, a 43-year-old nondenominational Christian minister from Brandon, Miss., said he and his wife are not fans of Mitt Romney but they're resigned that he will probably win the nomination prior to a rally in Jackson for Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Thursday, March 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Romney facing skepticism in Republican South

Last updated Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 6:26pm

JACKSON, Miss. -- Mitt Romney faces a tough sell in the Deep South. With Mississippi and Alabama primaries coming up next Tuesday, there's concern that he's too slick, not really a conservative. In a region where the evangelical vote is important, some are skeptical about his Mormon faith.

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(The Associated Press) Family and friends search through the debris for any intact items that belonged inside a Yazoo City, Miss., bar called "Wendys on the Hill," Saturday.

Survivors assess damage from storms that killed 12

Emily Wagster Pettus, Shelia Byrd   The Associated Press
Last updated Monday, April 26, 2010 - 9:28pm

YAZOO CITY, Miss. -- Some Mississippi residents cracked jokes Monday to keep from crying while they looked for salvageable items among the rubble left by severe storms that killed 12 people over the weekend.

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