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Robby Scucchi

Robby Scucchi is the state's only certified director of volunteer services. He works at Methodist Specialty Care Center in Flowood, a long-term care facility for severely disabled young people.

Massive Explosions Rock Central Fla. Gas Plant

A series of explosions rocked a central Florida propane gas plant and sent "boom after boom after boom" through the neighborhood around it. Eight people were injured, with at least …

Time Warner Drops CBS, then Halts Decision

The fee dispute between Time Warner Cable and CBS Corp. took an odd turn when the cable giant announced it was turning off the broadcaster in three major cities, then …

Obama Joins New Israeli-Palestinian Peace Push

President Barack Obama brought senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to the White House on Tuesday to give a boost to his administration's third bid to relaunch stalled Middle East peace …

Scientists Collect Water Near Site of Blown Well

Scientists from several universities are working to learn whether a gas well that blew wild last week off the Louisiana coast has polluted the Gulf of Mexico.

Capitol Street Sees Progress

Drivers and pedestrians on Capitol Street are in for some headaches in the coming weeks due to construction, but they will also notice a change in the scenery.

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Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don't Know About the Agency's Internet Surveillance

Among the snooping revelations of recent weeks, there have been tantalizing bits of evidence that the NSA is tapping fiber-optic cables that carry nearly all international phone and Internet data.

Egypt Arrests More Islamists as EU Official Visits

Egyptian police detained two leaders of a Muslim Brotherhood-allied party in the latest in a wave of arrests of prominent Islamists following President Mohammed Morsi's ouster.

Officials: Indyk to Shepherd Mideast Peace Talks

Secretary of State John Kerry will appoint former U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk to shepherd Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that are to begin Monday evening in Washington, U.S. officials said …

10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

Halliburton Has Incentive to Cut Another Deal

Halliburton has resolved a Justice Department criminal probe of its role in the Gulf oil spill by agreeing to pay a $200,000 fine and admitting it destroyed evidence, but the …

Onslaught of Autism: A Mom's Crusade Could Help Unravel Scientific Mystery

Something a pregnant woman is exposed to may alter not just her children, but also her grandchildren—and possibly even subsequent generations.

It's the Weekend!

On Saturday, the Top of the Hops Beer Festival is from 4-8 p.m. at Jackson Convention Complex.

Defense to Give Closing in Manning-WikiLeaks Case

The defense gets the chance Friday to sum up its case in the court-martial of Bradley Manning, the Army private who sent hundreds of thousands of U.S. government documents to …

Snowden's Remaining Docs Unlikely to Tie U.S. Hands

It's the stuff of spy novels: The hunted-down protagonist wins in the end because he's got damaging documents squirreled away, a bargaining chip against the bureaucrats who want to silence …

Halliburton to Plead Guilty for Destroying Evidence

Halliburton has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in 2010 Gulf oil spill.

Beer to Stewpot's Rescue

This weekend, three beer-related organizations will help to raise money to keep two of Stewpot Community Services' vital ministries open.

Korean War Foes Gather in N. Korea to Remember War

Two decorated U.S. war veterans who survived one of the worst battles of the Korean War found themselves among former foes at a memorial ceremony Thursday as North Korean leader …

Unbowed, Foes of Spying Program Vow to Fight On

Opponents of the National Security Agency's collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records insist they will press ahead with their challenge to the massive surveillance program after a …

Israelis, Palestinians to U.S. Next Week for Talks

An Israeli and a Palestinian official say preliminary peace talks agreed to after a shuttle mission by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are to begin in Washington on Tuesday.