Nearly two months after CRF Frozen Foods set off a massive recall of vegetables thought to be contaminated with listeria and linked to at least two deaths and eight illnesses, a second frozen vegetable supplier — National Frozen Food Corp. — has initiated a separate recall over listeria concerns, and many of the recalled products are from the nation’s largest retailers.

A spokeswoman for the Mining Safety and Health Administration says workers are searching for the bodies of two men who were buried in mud and slush at a gravel pit in southern Mississippi.

Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry it’ll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for products they may have bought as far back as 2014.

A father and his two children were killed Wednesday when their pickup collided with an Amtrak passenger train in Flora.
Madison County Coroner Alex Breeland said the 35-year-old man and his two children, ages 7 and 1, died instantly of blunt force trauma.

Nine of ten businesses experienced at least one hacking incident in the past year, according to a survey of business risk managers released today by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re.

A fully engulfed house fire back in January has now been determined an arson and fraud case. The residence belonging to Samuel Taylor and Justin Taylor was heavily damaged in the blaze. Jones County Sheriff’s Fire Investigator Scott Gable investigated the scene where he determined the residence was barely furnished before the fire.

CRF Frozen Foods is expanding a recall of frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables over possible listeria contamination. The recall includes some 358 products sold under 42 brand names, including items like kale, potatoes, blueberries, strawberries, broccoli and various vegetable medleys, among others.

Medical errors, including wrong diagnoses, botched surgeries and medication mistakes, are the third leading cause of death in the United States, a new study suggests.

Under pressure from U.S. regulators, Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp (7312.T) is expected to announce as early as Wednesday that it is recalling 35 million to 40 million additional inflators in U.S. vehicles, three sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.

A new group in Mississippi trying to reduce metal theft from agriculture operations in that state and in neighboring Louisiana and Arkansas. Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says his office is creating a Mississippi Delta Agricultural Theft Task Force.

There was scant warning for a "tropical-style storm system" that spawned heavy rain and strong winds Thursday, resulting in flooded homes and waterways across much of South Mississippi.