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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 7:47 AM EST2012-02-22 12:47:16 GMT
    The escape of James Sanders on Jan. 26 has left many shocked, but at least one person is not surprised. The escapee's ex-girlfriend Jennifer says she spent several years in a toxic relationship with Sanders.  

  • Officers on horseback cleared Bourbon Street early Wednesday, declaring an end to Carnival 2012 in New Orleans as Mardi Gras revelers began to prepare for the beginning of Lent, the period of fasting and repentance before...

  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:38 AM EST2012-02-22 11:38:08 GMT
    According to Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts, Michael Gilman was charged with false imprisonment and first degree endangering the welfare of a minor after officers found the 11-year-old girl chained to her bed by her ankle. 

  • Police are investigating a Fat Tuesday shooting on the edge of the French Quarter.

  • Feb 21, 2012 09:58 PM CST2012-02-22 04:23:03 GMT
    A Caddo Parish commission clerk confirmed that the proposed pajama ban measure was dropped on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 8:06 PM EST2012-02-22 01:06:28 GMT
    On Jan. 26, James Sanders made his way out of jail, but documents released on Monday show detention workers made it easy for him. An internal investigation by the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office details the series of events that lead up to the escape.

  • A Baptist college in Louisiana is suing the federal government to block enforcement of a requirement that religious schools and hospitals provide free birth control in insurance for employees.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 9:47 PM EST2012-02-21 02:47:43 GMT
    Louisiana State Police say a Sulphur man was arrested twice Monday at 2:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Both times he was charged with DWI and child endangerment.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:48 AM EST2012-02-20 12:48:55 GMT
    (Source: CNN)
    It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, but there is one big change this year - police are enforcing a new curfew for teens.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:00 AM EST2012-02-20 10:00:30 GMT
    (Source: CNN/WGNO)
    Actor Will Ferrell took the reign Sunday as King of the Bacchus parade during Mardi Gras festivities, and he didn't disappoint.

  • Sunday, February 19 2012 10:21 AM EST2012-02-19 15:21:47 GMT
    The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a jailer for alleging punching an inmate at the parish prison.

  • Saturday, February 18 2012 11:28 PM EST2012-02-19 04:28:34 GMT
    An early morning traffic accident Saturday on Interstate 10 in eastern New Orleans left a 38-year-old woman dead and a man critically injured.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 11:49 AM EST2012-02-17 16:49:04 GMT
    (Source: CNN/KAIT)
    Valerie Borders forced her 10-year-old son to walk nearly five miles to school as punishment after his school suspended his bus privileges for the fifth time due to yelling.

  • Friday, February 17 2012 9:32 AM EST2012-02-17 14:32:58 GMT
    A five-mile stretch of the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana is closed following an oil spill Friday morning near LaPlace.

  • Seven people have been arrested following the discovery of a suspected methamphetamine laboratory in a Calcasieu Parish trailer home.

  • Three men have been arrested in connection with the killing of two exotic deer at a wildlife sanctuary in Tangipahoa Parish.

  • New Orleans police say a person was shot in the leg on St. Charles Avenue during a Carnival parade.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 5:51 PM EST2012-02-16 22:51:38 GMT
    The Mississippi Parole Board rejected 16 inmates' requests for freedom before they were given full pardons by Republican Haley Barbour during his final days as governor. That's according to a nonpartisan legislative watchdog group, which examined Barbour's pardons at the request of Democratic Rep. Cecil Brown.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 9:52 PM EST2012-02-16 02:52:22 GMT
    District Director for Center Point Energy Eric Barkley says only 60 of the 1100 homes in Haynesville are without gas service at this hour.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 9:35 PM EST2012-02-15 02:35:20 GMT
    As drought and legislation change the equine industry, horse owners across the country are faced with the problem of owning horses they are unable to feed.
    As drought and legislation change the equine industry, horse owners across the country are faced with the problem of owning horses they are unable to feed.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 8:18 PM EST2012-02-15 01:18:55 GMT
    Biloxi firefighters had to rescue two children from their burning home Tuesday after police say their mother left them home alone. The fire happened around noon at a home on Desoto Street, off of Porter Avenue.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:39 PM EST2012-02-15 00:39:04 GMT
    A tough day on the witness stand for a Calcasieu homicide detective. She was under intensive cross examination by the defense-- in the trial of Devin Badon. In this second week of the trial, the State

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:54 PM EST2012-02-14 23:54:56 GMT
    The Louisiana Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Bossier sheriff's office and the Caddo sheriff's office used new equipment to search for the body of 63-year-old Dan Stanley who was thrown from a fishing boat February 8th. 

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 12:17 PM EST2012-02-14 17:17:46 GMT
    Sunday night Hattiesburg police arrested Marcus Hudson, 37, for assaulting three police officers.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 7:00 AM EST2012-02-14 12:00:13 GMT
    A Shreveport man was reportedly pistol-whipped at his home early Tuesday morning.

  • Monday, February 13 2012 8:17 PM EST2012-02-14 01:17:55 GMT
    A 24-year-old Jackson man has been charged with fraudulent use of a credit card in Rankin County. 

  • Monday, February 13 2012 8:14 PM EST2012-02-14 01:14:25 GMT
    Courtesy: Calcasieu Parish Sheri's Office
    Ricky Martinez was charged with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine after a traffic stop around La. 3059 and Yvonne Street in Lake Charles.  

  • Monday, February 13 2012 8:02 PM EST2012-02-14 01:02:27 GMT
    Jennings Police Department say three suspects have been charged with felony desecration of graves.

  • Monday, February 13 2012 6:36 PM EST2012-02-13 23:36:17 GMT
    An Arkansas man is facing charges in Mississippi after police say he shot a casino slot machine after complaining that it took his money.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 4:28 PM EST2012-02-10 21:28:33 GMT
    One suspect is dead, another is hospitalized and a third is on the loose after a Memphis police officer opened fire Friday morning.

  • Monday, February 6 2012 2:29 PM EST2012-02-06 19:29:17 GMT
    Country singer Randy Travis was arrested Monday morning in Denton County.
    Country singer Randy Travis was arrested Monday morning in Denton County.

  • Thursday, February 2 2012 11:19 AM EST2012-02-02 16:19:08 GMT
    Courtesy: Family
    Authorities have increased their presence in Welsh following a night of violent crime that left one man injured, another dead and house burned down. The family of the deceased talked to 7 News about the crime they say should have never happened.

  • Tuesday, January 31 2012 11:15 AM EST2012-01-31 16:15:57 GMT
    The search for pardoned inmate Joseph Ozment has ended. Two investigators with the Attorney General's Office served Ozment Sunday night at a Laramie, Wyoming, hotel, where he was staying under an assumed name.

  • Monday, January 30 2012 7:00 PM EST2012-01-31 00:00:52 GMT
    Bond is set at $1.6 million for a Dequincy man arrested in the rape, beating and robbery of a 94-year-old woman.

  • Tuesday, January 24 2012 5:11 PM EST2012-01-24 22:11:55 GMT

    The national spotlight continues to shine on Mississippi and the Hinds County Courthouse where pardoned convicts were ordered to appear and prove that they met constitutional requirements.

  • Sunday, January 22 2012 4:53 PM EST2012-01-22 21:53:04 GMT
    An armed robbery suspect shot to death in Biloxi by police was a person of interest in a Louisiana murder. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove identified the man as Carl Wise, 56, of Scottsdale, AZ.  Hargrove said Wise died in surgery from a gunshot wound to the chest.

  • Tuesday, January 17 2012 12:23 AM EST2012-01-17 05:23:22 GMT
    Meet Winkelhimer the Painting Squirrel. Rescued squirrel mimics artist who saved her life. Watch the video [CLICK HERE] painting abstract works of art that have been auctioned.

  • Thursday, January 12 2012 10:03 AM EST2012-01-12 15:03:21 GMT
    More outrage over the pardons of more than 200 inmates by former Governor Haley Barbour. Late Wednesday evening a Hinds County Circuit Court judge granted a request from State Attorney General Jim Hood, who filed an injunction to keep the convicts behind bars.

  • Wednesday, January 11 2012 11:58 AM EST2012-01-11 16:58:59 GMT
    The man police were looking for in connection with last week's murders of two women was arrested after a traffic stop in Lake Charles Monday evening.  Mark Thibodeaux was disguised as a woman when police arrested him around 7 o'clock along with his mother and sister. 

  • Wednesday, January 11 2012 12:17 AM EST2012-01-11 05:17:38 GMT

    State democratic legislators say news of now former Governor Haley Barbour's pardons is sending shock waves across the state and nation.

  • Tuesday, January 10 2012 12:03 PM EST2012-01-10 17:03:20 GMT
    The parents of a Florida A&M University drum major killed in a hazing incident plans to sue the university and the bus company that was driving the band to a football game in an effort to get official information about their son's death.

  • Sunday, January 8 2012 5:30 PM EST2012-01-08 22:30:50 GMT
    A motorhome wreck on I-59, just north of mile marker 69, killed one person and injured 10 others around 4:30pm Saturday.

  • Wednesday, January 4 2012 11:12 AM EST2012-01-04 16:12:55 GMT
    For almost two years a Nacogdoches man has lived with the fact that he scalded his son, who was two years old at the time, with near-boiling water. Anthony Watts finally admitted his guilt today. Now he's asking a district judge, not a jury, to determine his punishment. He faces as much as life in prison.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 9:16 PM EST2012-01-04 02:16:09 GMT
    The Gulf Coast Claims Facility has frozen all payments for oil spill losses effective last Friday, December 30, 2011, until they can get clarification on a federal court order.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 8:01 PM EST2012-01-04 01:01:43 GMT
        A single gunshot from Sheriff Mike Byrd in Jackson County has stopped a suspected criminal in his tracks.  The suspect dubbed the Handsome Guy bandit is a suspected bank robber in North Texas.  Though it's unknown why the criminal made his way to South Mississippi, it took the heroic efforts of the sheriff to bring him to justice. Patrice Clark has the story.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 7:47 PM EST2012-01-04 00:47:28 GMT
    Photo: CHERIE WARD/The Mississippi Press


    The Tyler man that FBI agents are calling the "Handsome Guy" bandit was captured Tuesday when a Mississippi sheriff shot out his tire.
    The Tyler man that FBI agents are calling the "Handsome Guy" bandit was captured Tuesday when a Mississippi sheriff shot out his tire.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 7:18 PM EST2012-01-04 00:18:57 GMT
    State fire investigators are still pursuing the exact cause of a fireworks warehouse fire Saturday that forced the evacuations of dozens of nearby residents. No injuries were reported.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 4:46 PM EST2012-01-03 21:46:41 GMT
    A Lufkin man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy after they watched porn together while he masturbated, accepting a 15-year prison sentence.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 4:00 PM EST2012-01-03 21:00:11 GMT
    A teenager is in custody for stabbing her grandmother in DeSoto County Monday and now prosecutors are trying to decide if she'll be charged as an adult.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 3:01 PM EST2012-01-03 20:01:39 GMT
    A Texas man wanted for the attempted capital murder of a police officer and more than a dozen bank robberies was captured Tuesday in Jackson County. Sheriff Mike Byrd shot out one of the suspect's tires as he headed west on Interstate 10.

  • Monday, January 2 2012 11:49 PM EST2012-01-03 04:49:20 GMT

    More than a dozen puppies were found abandoned in a dumpster last week in Jackson. Now CARA is on a mission to prosecute the person responsible and prevent them from doing it again.

  • Sunday, January 1 2012 10:41 PM EST2012-01-02 03:41:26 GMT
    A Lake Charles bicyclist has passed away due to injuries he sustained after colliding with a pick-up truck on Country Club Road. Lake Charles Police Deputy Chief Mark Kraus said Carry Tinnes died from his injuries in a Lafayette hospital.

  • Thursday, December 29 2011 5:00 AM EST2011-12-29 10:00:57 GMT
    With an idea as small as a marshmallow creme pie, a city councilman in Alabama has given a critical boost to his city's economy and changed the way local governments do business.

  • Wednesday, December 28 2011 10:45 AM EST2011-12-28 15:45:03 GMT
    The mother of 16-year-old Derica Patterson regrets her decision to let her son and daughter attend a party the night her daughter was killed in a drive-by shooting. As for the two men wanted in the shooting, the mother has harsh words for them.

  • Wednesday, December 28 2011 9:47 AM EST2011-12-28 14:47:25 GMT
    Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove has confirmed to WLOX.com that "alcohol played a major factor" in the train-car collision that killed Brian Little. Hargrove would not say just how much alcohol was found in the 29-year-old Mobile, Alabama man's system. But he said the preliminary findings from a toxicology report clearly indicated Little should not have been behind the wheel of his car. 

  • Wednesday, December 28 2011 9:20 AM EST2011-12-28 14:20:55 GMT
    Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove has confirmed to WLOX.com that "alcohol played a major factor" in the train-car collision that killed Brian Little.  Hargrove would not say just how much alcohol was found in the 29-year-old Mobile, Alabama man's system.  But he said the preliminary findings from a toxicology report clearly indicated Little should not have been behind the wheel of his car. 

  • Tuesday, December 27 2011 9:17 PM EST2011-12-28 02:17:55 GMT
    The Gulf Coast Seafood & Tourism Bash is billed by the Allstate Sugar Bowl Committee as a two-week celebration being held as New Orleans hosts the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 3 and the BCS championship on Jan. 9. The events bring thousands of visitors to the area and draw millions of television viewers.

  • Tuesday, December 27 2011 8:36 PM EST2011-12-28 01:36:03 GMT
    The Marshall County Sheriff's Office has issued arrest warrants for a drive-by shooting on Christmas Day that killed a 16-year-old Sheffield High School student.

  • Tuesday, December 27 2011 6:34 PM EST2011-12-27 23:34:22 GMT
    A tree fell on a home and car on the 600 block of Lafayette street in Hattiesburg Tuesday.

  • Monday, December 26 2011 10:47 PM EST2011-12-27 03:47:35 GMT
    For eight months, Patty Bullion has made it her full time job to reunite victims of the April Southeastern tornado outbreak with their memories.

    Now that many of the victims have moved on from that day, she says it's time for her to move on, too.

  • Monday, December 26 2011 3:06 PM EST2011-12-26 20:06:34 GMT
    A chicken transport overturned Monday morning on I-59 in South Hattiesburg spilling its cargo.

  • Monday, December 26 2011 1:01 AM EST2011-12-26 06:01:24 GMT
    A heart warming story of love unfolded Christmas Day. A young couple renewed their vows in a surprise proposal and wedding beneath a billboard on County Line Road.

  • Friday, December 23 2011 11:56 AM EST2011-12-23 16:56:11 GMT
    People across the country lined up and, in some cases, fought for a chance at the newest pair of Air Jordan shoes Friday morning.

  • Thursday, December 22 2011 1:25 PM EST2011-12-22 18:25:21 GMT
    Officials have arrested 52-year-old Darlene Sias in connection with husband's murder.

  • Tuesday, December 20 2011 6:35 PM EST2011-12-20 23:35:27 GMT
    A father stationed in Kuwait comes home for the holidays a little early. But in order to surprise his three teenage children in Ocean Springs, Staff Sergeant Rod Styer and his wife, April, had to come up with a believable lie.

  • Tuesday, December 20 2011 5:02 PM EST2011-12-20 22:02:24 GMT
    There has been confirmed wind damage to the roof of Dequincy Memorial Hospital. No injuries have been reported, and they are evacuating patients just as a precaution.

  • Tuesday, December 20 2011 12:08 PM EST2011-12-20 17:08:27 GMT
    A Polar Express train collided with a car in Wolfforth near Dowden Road and Main Monday at about 5 p.m.

  • Monday, December 19 2011 2:48 PM EST2011-12-19 19:48:58 GMT
    A Memphis man is in jail tonight after he was charged with aggravated statutory rape after a mom allegedly discovered him in bed with her 15-year-son.

  • Friday, December 9 2011 9:15 AM EST2011-12-09 14:15:11 GMT
    After a search, deputies found meth, paraphernalia, a one-pot meth lab and a bag of trash with a used one-pot inside.
    After a search, deputies found meth, paraphernalia, a one-pot meth lab and a bag of trash with a used one-pot inside.

  • Friday, December 9 2011 12:01 AM EST2011-12-09 05:01:22 GMT
    LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV)- We have all heard the saying a deer in headlights, but how about a deer in an apartment? Yes, an apartment.
    LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV)- We have all heard the saying a deer in headlights, but how about a deer in an apartment? Yes, an apartment.

  • Wednesday, December 7 2011 7:01 PM EST2011-12-08 00:01:40 GMT
    Jeffrey R. Rodriguez was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

  • Saturday, December 3 2011 8:06 PM EST2011-12-04 01:06:22 GMT
    The Tigers defeated the Bulldogs in the SEC Championship 42-10, sending the purple and gold to the BCS Championship in New Orleans on Monday, January 9, 2012.

  • Thursday, December 1 2011 7:12 PM EST2011-12-02 00:12:07 GMT
    Another dead dolphin was found Thursday, this one in Pascagoula. IMMS is waiting to find out its condition in order to determine whether to retrieve the body.

  • BREAKING NEWS

    Thursday, December 1 2011 6:28 PM EST2011-12-01 23:28:04 GMT
    A Houston-area high school coach was found dead just after officials began investigating an improper relationship he might have had with an underage girl, according to a TV station.

  • Thursday, December 1 2011 12:59 PM EST2011-12-01 17:59:00 GMT
    Former Mississippi Governor Bill Waller died Wednesday following an illness. Waller, who was 85, was Governor from 1972-1976.

  • Wednesday, November 30 2011 6:52 PM EST2011-11-30 23:52:07 GMT
    A Westlake woman shoots a 31-point buck while hunting on her family's property. 

  • Wednesday, November 30 2011 11:35 AM EST2011-11-30 16:35:43 GMT
    After spending the weekend in captivity, three roosters were released back into downtown Ocean Springs Monday. Even though the birds have become a popular attraction, there are concerns they could bring more trouble than tourists to downtown.

  • Wednesday, November 30 2011 9:08 AM EST2011-11-30 14:08:28 GMT
    A Madison family said the city is being a Scrooge when it comes to their holiday celebrations. The Cheeks spent two days putting up Christmas decorations at their home in the Traceland North subdivision. Now they're being told some of them must go.

  • Sunday, November 27 2011 3:24 PM EST2011-11-27 20:24:22 GMT
    Two more dead dolphins were found washed ashore Sunday. A female under a year old was found in Gulfport. The second, a male also under a year old, was found in Pass Christian, according to the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS).

  • Wednesday, November 23 2011 3:38 PM EST2011-11-23 20:38:09 GMT
    Lonnie Truitt was arrested for molestation of a juvenile and booked into the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center.

  • Monday, November 21 2011 8:01 PM EST2011-11-22 01:01:16 GMT
    It is hard to believe but in the Cameron Police Jury Race for District One there was a tie vote. It looks like it will send the candidates to another runoff election in December. Those involved will

  • Monday, November 21 2011 5:54 PM EST2011-11-21 22:54:43 GMT
    Hazardous-materials team was on site to mop up the approximately 220 barrels that spilled. The vandalism is under investigation.

     

  • Friday, November 18 2011 4:16 PM EST2011-11-18 21:16:59 GMT
    Police are investigating a kidnapping from a gas station in the 3200 block of Hickory Hill, authorities said. Officials tell Action News 5 an unknown subject took a vehicle, a 2000 Chevrolet Ventura van, at the gas station while two children were inside.

  • Wednesday, November 16 2011 10:39 PM EST2011-11-17 03:39:05 GMT
    Crews are responding to a hazardous materials situation at the CITGO refinery in Westlake.

  • Wednesday, November 16 2011 11:50 AM EST2011-11-16 16:50:08 GMT
    A woman pulling through a McDonald's drive-thru around noon on Tuesday was informed her car was in flames and later assaulted a police officer at the scene.

  • Wednesday, November 16 2011 10:57 AM EST2011-11-16 15:57:29 GMT
    A legal battle between Gulf Coast Claims Fund Administrator Ken Feinberg and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood will play out in state court. In February, Hood issued a subpoena to the GCCF and Feinberg for paperwork on the oil spill claims process.

  • Tuesday, November 15 2011 8:15 PM EST2011-11-16 01:15:35 GMT
    Testimony has begun in the Albert 'Batman' Donelson robbery and aggravated assault case. 

  • Saturday, November 12 2011 11:32 PM EST2011-11-13 04:32:33 GMT
    The yacht at the lakefront marina will soon turn into a dinner cruise, but some people are curious to see what the big boat is doing in the Lake Charles.

  • Monday, November 7 2011 10:38 PM EST2011-11-08 03:38:45 GMT
    How do you feel about all the technology available today? Things like Twitter, Facebook and smart phones? The experts say it is a generational thing, but we decided to do our own research.

  • Monday, November 7 2011 5:15 PM EST2011-11-07 22:15:58 GMT
    An unidentified person crashed their car into the side of the Jackson Beauty Salon in 700 block of Hall Avenue near the Hattiesburg Police Department.

  • Monday, November 7 2011 4:06 PM EST2011-11-07 21:06:39 GMT
    A Hinds County school bus, carrying students to a special program, crashed into a tree injuring the driver.

  • Sunday, November 6 2011 4:25 PM EST2011-11-06 21:25:47 GMT
    The LHSAA Football Playoff Brackets were announced Sunday at 1 p.m. for classes 1A-5A. A total of 44 Sportsline teams made the playoffs.

  • Tuesday, November 1 2011 11:03 PM EDT2011-11-02 03:03:45 GMT
    The City of Biloxi is ready to move past Hurricane Katrina. In the next two weeks, the city will start contacting the owners of storm damaged properties in an move to get rid of the eyesores.

  • Tuesday, November 1 2011 7:47 PM EDT2011-11-01 23:47:59 GMT
    Father of 15-year-old Hannah Pauley said bullying was what caused his daughter to commit suicide.

  • Tuesday, November 1 2011 3:03 PM EDT2011-11-01 19:03:22 GMT
    A Gautier man is fighting for his life after authorities say he was shot by his father. The incident happened around 2 p.m. on Knowlcrest Drive in Escatawpa. As Patrice Clark reports, the shooting has left a lot of neighbors in shock.

  • Thursday, October 27 2011 11:45 PM EDT2011-10-28 03:45:37 GMT
    A Shelby County art teacher has been charged with assault more than a month after a student claimed she struck him during class.

  • Thursday, October 27 2011 5:11 PM EDT2011-10-27 21:11:00 GMT
    A conference for high school students is underway this morning at the Lake Charles Civic Center aimed at suicide prevention among young people.

  • Thursday, October 27 2011 4:49 PM EDT2011-10-27 20:49:07 GMT
    Parents of three Mississippi teenagers are demanding answers after the teens were strip searched for trespassing.

  • Wednesday, October 26 2011 11:58 PM EDT2011-10-27 03:58:06 GMT
    A two week manhunt for a Louisiana fugitive ended in the woods in Pike county Wednesday. The multi-agency two state search apprehended Kaunda Magee near Osyka in the Progress Community.

  • Wednesday, October 26 2011 5:22 PM EDT2011-10-26 21:22:08 GMT
    One person was killed Wednesday morning in an accident at the Agricenter in Memphis. According to investigators, Sharon Bailey, 72, was killed when she was struck by a truck at the Agricenter's RV park.

  • Wednesday, October 26 2011 10:28 AM EDT2011-10-26 14:28:38 GMT
    A 3-year-old German Shepard named Debo trapped a teen on Monday who allegedly burglarized a car, stealing a gun and cigarettes.

  • Tuesday, October 25 2011 7:53 PM EDT2011-10-25 23:53:06 GMT
    Manpower and air support is being reinforced tonight as a manhunt continues for an armed and dangerous man in Pike County. The fugitive is accused of rape and kidnapping and four counts of attempted murder of a police officer. 

  • Tuesday, October 25 2011 2:42 PM EDT2011-10-25 18:42:22 GMT
    State Police Sgt James Anderson confirms that Troop D is helping the Evangeline Parish Sheriff in the search for an alleged bank robber.

  • Tuesday, October 25 2011 11:47 AM EDT2011-10-25 15:47:00 GMT
    An Ocean Springs man and his girlfriend have been arrested and charged with stealing two large sauce pots from The Shed BBQ restaurant. Ocean Springs Police say Nicholas Russell Duvernay, 35, and Kimberly Ann Boynton, 46, are each charged with one count of grand larceny.

  • Tuesday, October 25 2011 11:16 AM EDT2011-10-25 15:16:58 GMT
    Moss Bluff residents are talking about seeing an increase of damage to their home landscapes due to feral hog activity. These feral hogs are tearing up backyards and causing thousands of dollars in damages. Landowners

  • Monday, October 24 2011 6:26 PM EDT2011-10-24 22:26:08 GMT
    It began eight days ago in Texas, and will end Tuesday in Pensacola, Florida. Monday, the march to honor fallen Air Force Special Operations warriors who have lost their lives in the war on terror made its way across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

  • Monday, October 24 2011 4:25 PM EDT2011-10-24 20:25:57 GMT
    CPSO received a complaint regarding Christopher S. Mace, 38, Sulphur, having inappropriate sexual contact with a 15-year-old on numerous occasions over the last 5 months.

  • Monday, October 24 2011 3:43 PM EDT2011-10-24 19:43:03 GMT
    Biloxi police have made an arrest in the 1978 murder of 15-year-old Sherri Taylor. Investigators tell WLOX News that they have arrested the victim's father, William Taylor, and charged him with statutory rape.

  • Monday, October 24 2011 10:24 AM EDT2011-10-24 14:24:12 GMT
    The Forrest County Sheriff's Department arrested 35 people Sunday morning in a gambling raid.

  • Friday, October 21 2011 10:44 AM EDT2011-10-21 14:44:00 GMT
    A political icon came home this evening, if only for a brief moment. Former senate majority leader Trent Lott, from Pascagoula, was participating in a celebrity roast. Before that event, he had an extended conversation with Doug Walker.

  • Thursday, October 20 2011 11:36 PM EDT2011-10-21 03:36:58 GMT
    Big Las Vegas casino resort developers form a working relationship for Mojito Pointe Casino Resort, which will be built in Calcasieu Parish.

  • Thursday, October 20 2011 1:38 PM EDT2011-10-20 17:38:40 GMT
    A judge has upped the bond for William Paul Morgan, the man who allegedly kidnapped his estranged, pregnant wife last week.

  • Thursday, October 20 2011 1:35 PM EDT2011-10-20 17:35:24 GMT
    It was a horrible ordeal for a pregnant woman kidnapped by her estranged husband on Friday-- but now Loren Morgan is talking and the 36 year old considers herself lucky to be alive after being kidnapped

  • Tuesday, October 18 2011 11:15 PM EDT2011-10-19 03:15:38 GMT
    She was indicted twice and spent about a year in jail-- but now diamond Jenkins is out and charges are dismissed. And a local defense attorney says she never should have been charged in the first place.

  • Many of the gruesome details involving a Rankin County execution style murder were unveiled during a preliminary court hearing Tuesday morning.

  • Tuesday, October 18 2011 2:48 PM EDT2011-10-18 18:48:23 GMT
    Officers from Troop J of the Mississippi Highway Patrol in Hattiesburg were out in force Tuesday morning looking for drivers who were passing stopped school busses. Two motorists

  • Tuesday, October 18 2011 11:23 AM EDT2011-10-18 15:23:26 GMT
    Two of Mississippi's biggest banks have imposed new fees to make up lost revenue under new regulations.

  • Tuesday, October 18 2011 10:58 AM EDT2011-10-18 14:58:07 GMT
    Shrimpers voiced concerns at this morning's Commission on Marine Resources meeting.

  • Monday, October 17 2011 10:45 PM EDT2011-10-18 02:45:58 GMT
    The mother of a Jackson man arrested this weekend on dope charges is crying foul.