A deadly tornado ripped apart a small church in southern Mississippi over the weekend, but it's not the first run-in with nature for this historic house of worship.

At least three people have died as severe thunderstorms batter the Southeast and East Coast on Sunday after deadly tornado-spawning storms tore through Texas and Mississippi, ripping off roofs and flattening homes.

A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and

The collision between the two ships, which took place on Sunday around 7 p.m., sank the tugboat, the Patrick J. Studdert, and sent its five crew members overboard. All crew were quickly rescued and received emergency medical care. The Coast Guard did not provide any additional information about their conditions on Tuesday.

A tanker and a tugboat collided in the Mississippi River near the Hale Boggs Bridge in Luling on Sunday, Dec. 29.

A tugboat sank in the Mississippi River near the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge in Luling, Louisiana, on Sunday. The vessel collided with a tanker. The tugboat's five crew members were safely rescued.

Entergy reported more than 35,000 customers were without power in Mississippi Sunday morning, after severe weather ripped through the state Saturday evening.

A Mississippi teen was killed, and two others were injured, when a tree fell on a home during severe weather in the state on Saturday, Dec. 28.

The National Weather Service confirms 22 tornadoes swept across Mississippi on Saturday, Dec. 28. 2 people died, damage was reported in 18 counties

Johnny Morris and Hailey Cole were taken into custody Monday in Pearl River County, Mississippi for their alleged connection to a homicide investigation in Colorado.

Two people of interest related to a Colorado missing person case have been taken into custody in Mississippi as the search for Stephen Walker continues Monday morning.

Mississippi State is back in the AP Top 25. The No. 19 Bulldogs (11-1) jumped into the rankings last week as they were preparing to face Bethune-Cookman on Monday night