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A large fuel spill that has shut down 100 miles of the Mississippi River for four days has had a limited impact on wildlife so far, but officials are worried about fragile wetlands downstream.

One suspect is under arrest after a tip to the FBI about a bank robbery and carjacking in Anniston.

Blame it on the traffic. Or the number of new immigrants. Or the allure of the beach. Whatever the reason, Miami has secured the bottom spot - No. 50 among major U.S. cities - in new rankings of the percentage of adults who volunteer.

Monroe County Sheriff Andy Hood says a 31-year-old woman survived a jump of more than 100 feet from a bridge on Mississippi 278 into the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, on Friday.

Panama City police say they have caught a volunteer firefighter who allegedly pretended to be an officer.

Kayakers and boaters are planning a "sit-in" in Crystal River to remind boaters of the presence of manatees in Kings Bay over the summer.

The U.S. Justice Department has sued the city of Marion, Ala., accusing city officials of breaking a federal law by not reinstating a police dispatcher who returned from six months of basic training for the Alabama National Guard.

Mississippi students didn't score as high as officials had wanted on new and rigorous curriculum tests, but Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds said raising standards is an important step in preparing the state's young people to compete in the global workforce.

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e mother of a missing 2-year-old Orlando girl argued with her mother and said she didn't know the whereabouts of her child in a telephone call from jail released Friday.