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Click it or Ticket will be a multi-agency operation. Locally, the Mississippi Department of Transportation, Columbia Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Mississippi Highway Patrol will be participating. Photo by Mark Rogers
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Area law enforcement agencies are hoping for a safe summer driving season.
With summer’s first long holiday weekend just a week away, traffic safety enforcement will be stepped up locally as well a...
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Marion County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joey Herrington inspects the vehicle driven by Cornelius Lewis Tuesday night. Photo by Mark Rogers
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PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan reports its trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging import costs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.
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