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Two National Guardsmen Dead in Mississippi Helicopter Crash

Two soldiers died when their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter belonging to the Mississippi Army National Guard crashed Friday afternoon.

Two soldiers died when their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter belonging to the Mississippi Army National Guard crashed Friday afternoon.

Two soldiers died when their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter belonging to the Mississippi Army National Guard crashed Friday afternoon.

Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is calling on healthcare providers to halt the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, citing purported health risks labeled "misinformation" by federal officials.

National Guard activities in Mississippi have been moved indoors amid a recent heat wave that left one soldier dead and another in a hospital for more than one week, a Guard official said Monday.

The back-to-back incidents prompted a safety stand-down that is still in effect at Camp Shelby, prohibiting organized outdoor physical fitness training between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The back-to-back incidents prompted a safety stand-down that is still in effect at Camp Shelby, prohibiting organized outdoor physical fitness training between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

"There are risks anytime anyone serves in uniform," said a lieutenant colonel with the Mississippi National Guard

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Arts Association, Inc. recently added more painted trash can covers around the borough as part of a beautification effort started by the organization last year.