JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Eight cases of swine flu have now been confirmed in Mississippi. Health officials say the new case was a child in Forrest County. Health officials said Friday that the child is recovering.
Through Friday, there have been four cases reported in Harrison County, two in Lamar County, one in Jackson County and one in Forrest County.
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We now know the identity of the boy who drowned in a pool Sunday in Gulfport.
More >>We now know the identity of the boy who drowned in a pool Sunday in Gulfport.
More >>Cedar Lake Road at the Tchoutacabouffa River in Biloxi is back open to traffic. The roadway closed Sunday afternoon around 4:30pm because of rising water.
More >>Cedar Lake Road at the Tchoutacabouffa River in Biloxi is back open to traffic. The roadway closed Sunday afternoon around 4:30pm because of rising water.
More >>According to the city, several homes were damaged, power lines downed, and trees knocked over.
More >>According to the city, several homes were damaged, power lines downed, and trees knocked over.
More >>Dr. Azad Kabir is ready to fight for his right to promote his business with an illuminated LED sign within Biloxi's historic district.
More >>Dr. Azad Kabir is ready to fight for his right to promote his business with an illuminated LED sign within Biloxi's historic district.
More >>On a windy day at the ballpark, the Montgomery Biscuits (6-11) smacked four home runs, three against LHP Wade Miley (L, 0-1), as they defeated the Biloxi Shuckers (10-7) 13-3 on Sunday afternoon.
More >>On a windy day at the ballpark, the Montgomery Biscuits (6-11) smacked four home runs, three against LHP Wade Miley (L, 0-1), as they defeated the Biloxi Shuckers (10-7) 13-3 on Sunday afternoon.
More >>Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William have two children, George and Charlotte.
More >>Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William have two children, George and Charlotte.
More >>Max became hero and protector for a sleepy little girl in a T-shirt on a cold night, far from home.
More >>Max became hero and protector for a sleepy little girl in a T-shirt on a cold night, far from home.
More >>Four people were killed and four others injured in a mass shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday. The suspect is still on the run.
More >>Four people were killed and four others injured in a mass shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday. The suspect is still on the run.
More >>Outraged parents say preschooler Abdul Dannoui cruelly had his mouth taped shut and regularly had his lunch thrown out by his own teachers.
More >>Outraged parents say preschooler Abdul Dannoui cruelly had his mouth taped shut and regularly had his lunch thrown out by his own teachers.
More >>A group of Franklinton basketball players is getting quite a bit of attention for taking a knee as a funeral procession passed by their pickup game Friday, April 20.
More >>A group of Franklinton basketball players is getting quite a bit of attention for taking a knee as a funeral procession passed by their pickup game Friday, April 20.
More >>Groves was a senior at Belmont, where she majored in social work, and her death left the school "shocked and devastated" its president said.
More >>Groves was a senior at Belmont, where she majored in social work, and her death left the school "shocked and devastated" its president said.
More >>Roger Baker had no friends or family to take him to see his wife. When his wife had fallen previously, he had waved strangers down in the street and paid them $10 to help pick her up.
More >>Roger Baker had no friends or family to take him to see his wife. When his wife had fallen previously, he had waved strangers down in the street and paid them $10 to help pick her up.
More >>On Sunday afternoon, law enforcement in Tazewell County, Illinois, held a press conference explaining their history with Reinking and his family.
More >>On Sunday afternoon, law enforcement in Tazewell County, Illinois, held a press conference explaining their history with Reinking and his family.
More >>A customer at the restaurant took the gun from the suspect, who then took off his coat and fled the area.
More >>A customer at the restaurant took the gun from the suspect, who then took off his coat and fled the area.
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