The Latest Breaking News from Jackson

Torrential downpours claimed the lives of more than 1,000 in Pakistan, where almost half a million people are in relief camps. A massive deluge crashed across Mississippi in the past week, leaving the roughly 150,000 residents of capital city Jackson without reliable access to clean drinking water. Cascades of rain…

Some 180,000 people in and near Mississippi's capital have not been able to use their tap water since Monday. It's the latest in a string of crises due to the city's aging water infrastructure.

The Jackson State football coach took to Instagram to discuss the impact on his team and how he plans to help his players.

US storm deaths include a 14-year-old electrocuted in Michigan and an 11-year-old swept into a drain in Arkansas.

In Jackson, officials are warning there is no “water to fight fires, to flush toilets, and to meet other critical needs.”

In Mississippi’s capital, emergency officials are going to distribute bottled water to residents, a local university is using temporary restrooms for students and people who do have water are boiling it to wash dishes

Flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in a water-treatment plant in Jackson, Miss. The city of 150,000 had already been under a boil-water notice for a month.

Weekend flooding has worsened Jackson's existing water crisis.

Residents in and around Mississippi's capital city were bracing for possible flooding as the Pearl River is expected to crest