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An aggressive form of cancer has spread and doctors estimate that LSU’s live tiger mascot, Mike VI, will no longer undergo treatment. 

Gov. Nikki Haley is set to update state residents on the status of the state of emergency and mandatory evacuations along the coast of South Carolina placed Tuesday afternoon ahead of Hurricane Matthew. 

A railroad in Columbus is now closed after a man drove onto the tracks near Phenix City on Wednesday around midnight. According to Columbus police, the vehicle was stolen from Oct. 3 and police are not sure

As 400 volunteers gathered in search of missing 3-year-old Dyton Logalbo on Sunday, a tiny aircraft helped organize the search efforts.

A 6-year-old boy who died after a teen gunman opened fire at a South Carolina elementary school will be remembered Wednesday as a superhero.

Several cities are providing sandbags as Hurricane Matthew continues its trek north. 

As of Wednesday morning, Major Hurricane Matthew is a category three with sustained winds of 125 MPH. 

Hurricane Matthew continues as a Category 4 storm as it looks to follow a track to hit the Florida east coast on a route towards the Lowcountry.  

The National Hurricane Center says the Category 4 storm is predicted to plow through the Bahamas before paralleling Florida’s Atlantic coast Thursday evening.

An East Texas man who pleaded guilty to killing a neighbor couple during a shooting rampage 13 years ago appeared headed for an execution Wednesday that he wanted.