Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 06:01:07 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
At least 51 have died in a storm the National Weather Service described as large and violent.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:22 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:22:16 GMT
A 2nd grade teacher in St. Martin has been busy planning a benefit for a Vancleave girl who's battling brain cancer. Stella Clegg has never met Natalie Hightower, but she's determined to help.More >>
A 2nd grade teacher in St. Martin has been busy planning a benefit for a Vancleave girl who's battling brain cancer. Stella Clegg has never met Natalie Hightower, but she's determined to help.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:18 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:18:48 GMT
Harrison County may soon have a new policy for granting tax exemption" to business and industry.More >>
Harrison County supervisors have had some lively debates in recent months over the issue of granting tax exemptions to business and industry. But the county may soon have a new policy and procedure which would make the process of allowing such tax breaks a bit more objective. Development Commission Director Bill Hessell told supervisors he's drafting a new policy that will include a points system for companies to earn tax exemptions.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:42 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:42:47 GMT
The Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is heading back to Gulfport with more than 100 small breed dogs rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Tylertown Monday. The HSSM assisted the Humane SocietyMore >>
The Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is heading back to Gulfport with more than 100 small breed dogs rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Tylertown Monday.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:48 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:48:39 GMT
A Wiggins man, who police say robbed the Wells Fargo Bank in Biloxi earlier this month, is now behind bars in Texas.More >>
A Wiggins man, who police say robbed the Wells Fargo Bank in Biloxi earlier this month, is now behind bars in Texas. Authorities there say Brett Maurice Disiere was apprehended after committing a bank robbery in Conroe, Texas.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:12 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:12:12 GMT
WLOX News has learned the MS Public Service Commission has been asking for timelines pertaining to cost overruns at Mississippi Power's Kemper County plant since last summer.More >>
Nobody will say if Ed Day's retirement is based on cost overruns at Mississippi Power's Kemper County plant. However, WLOX News has learned the MS Public Service Commission has been asking for timelines pertaining to cost overruns at the plant since last summer. And those timelines didn't appear until last week, after Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz says he contacted Mississippi Power's parent company, the Southern Company.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:22 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:22:22 GMT
NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppyMore >>
Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains are mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.More >>
Warm and muggy southerly flow is well established across south Mississippi. We will start seeing a few afternoon thunderstorms for the next few days. Chances for thunderstorms will increase by mid week as a weak cold front moves south.More >>
Nobody will say if Ed Day's retirement is based on cost overruns at Mississippi Power's Kemper County plant. However, WLOX News has learned the MS Public Service Commission has been asking for timelines pertaining to cost overruns at the plant since last summer.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:41 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:41:59 GMT
Four suspects were jailed after Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said a burglary took place at a home at the 15000 block of Sara Lane in Saucier on Sunday. Once deputies arrived to the home theyMore >>
Four suspects were jailed after Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said a burglary took place at a home at the 15000 block of Sara Lane in Saucier on Sunday.More >>
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.More >>
As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether police should have waited for...More >>
The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.More >>
Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 5:51 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:51:37 GMT
Jackson County's Board of Supervisors on Monday appointed three representatives to the new tri-county tourism board: Rich Westfall, Carla Todd and Richard Chenoweth.More >>
Jackson County's Board of Supervisors on Monday appointed three representatives to the new tri-county tourism board: Rich Westfall, Carla Todd and Richard Chenoweth.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:58 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:58:33 GMT
For Trooper First Class Kervin Stewart, law enforcement, specifically the highway patrol, has always been a passion. "I just enjoy being a trooper. I like the freedom and the ability to interact withMore >>
For Trooper First Class Kervin Stewart, law enforcement, specifically the highway patrol, has always been a passion.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:34 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:34:02 GMT
The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting.More >>
The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state's 2011 state elections because the Legislature did not immediately use the 2010 census to draw new district lines in 2011.More >>
The White House says White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was first informed about an audit of the IRS' inappropriate targeting of conservative groups on April 24 and that she notified senior staff, including...More >>
The White House says White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was first informed about an audit of the IRS' inappropriate targeting of conservative groups on April 24 and that she notified senior staff, including Denis...More >>
The stick and ball sports have their All-Star games but, it is usually more of a social event instead of a hard fought competition. NASCAR's version places the past season's best teams against each otherMore >>
The stick-and-ball sports have their All-Star games but they are usually more a social event than a hard-fought competition. NASCAR's version places the past season's best teams against each other with the winner leaving with at least a million dollars in their pocket.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:43 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:43:14 GMT
A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Mississippi casino of serving a gambler so many free drinks that he died.More >>
A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Mississippi casino of serving a gambler so many free drinks that he died. The $75 million lawsuit against IP Casino Resort and Spa in Biloxi was filed in federal court in Gulfport in 2012.More >>
With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.More >>
In a story May 19 about a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer shot in a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the officer's last name. He is Officer...More >>
New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought...More >>
New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability...More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:19 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:19:41 GMT
On Saturday, the George County Sheriff's Department arrested a man wanted for failure to pay thousands in child support. According to George County Sheriff Dean Howell, James Decker III, 32, of GeorgeMore >>
On Saturday, the George County Sheriff's Department arrested a man wanted for failure to pay thousands in child support.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:10:55 GMT
Mississippi Power has a new leader. The company's board of directors elected G. Edison Holland president and CEO, and the change is effective immediately. Holland is replacing Ed Day who's retiring.More >>
Mississippi Power has a new leader. The company's board of directors elected G. Edison Holland president and CEO, and the change is effective immediately. Holland is replacing Ed Day who plans to retire.More >>
The Supreme Court is taking a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open meetings in an upstate New York town.More >>
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:57 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:57:46 GMT
Police say a train derailed near a crossing south of Highway 90 on Industrial Road in east Pascagoula this morning. According to Pascagoula Police Lt. James DeShannon Massey, motorists are asked to avoidMore >>
Police say a train derailed near a crossing south of Highway 90 on Industrial Road in east Pascagoula this morning.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:54 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:54:08 GMT
With 160 full time military and civilian employees, the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport has an annual economic impact of $65 million. It's one of only four CRTC's in the nation. But what isMore >>
Enhancing war abilities. In essence, that's what the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport is all about. Located at the Air National Guard Base off Hewes Avenue, military men and women about to deploy across the globe do large scale training exercises there to get ready for war. Meggan Gray got an inside look.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's...More >>
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.More >>
After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr...More >>
A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale in a charity auction.More >>
A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale at a charity auction.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:04 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:04:19 GMT
It is the end of an era for one Biloxi elementary school. A long-time PE teacher is retiring at the end of the month. And when he leaves, so will a popular tradition he started three decades ago.More >>
It is the end of an era for one Biloxi elementary school. A long-time PE teacher is retiring at the end of the month. And when he leaves, so will a popular tradition he started at the school three decades ago. Thousands of students consider him the "coolest" teacher around.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:24 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:24:40 GMT
Monday afternoon Clinton High School was evacuated for the second school day in a row due to a bomb threat. According to the Sandi Beason with the Clinton Public School District, the high school receivedMore >>
Thursday Clinton police arrested a Clinton Alternative School student in connection with several recent bomb threats to Clinton High School, and this isn't the first time he's made the news.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 12:34 PM EDT2013-05-17 16:34:42 GMT
Teaching methods, re-evaluating test complexity, catering learning styles—What can lawmakers do to avoid a high rate of failure regarding state mandated testing? Dr. Dave Daves serves as Chair of theMore >>
Teaching methods, re-evaluating test complexity, catering learning styles—What can lawmakers do to avoid a high rate of failure regarding state mandated testing? Dr. Dave Daves serves as Chair of theMore >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 3:34 PM EDT2013-05-16 19:34:04 GMT
Jackson Prep has gotten its hands on one of those 3D printers you've been hearing about. The proper name for the machine is the MakerBot Replicatie 2x. Benjamin Wilkinson, a 9th grader at the school,More >>
Jackson Prep has gotten its hands on one of those 3D printers you've been hearing about. The proper name for the machine is the MakerBot Replicator 2x.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 11:07 PM EDT2013-05-16 03:07:13 GMT
It is a profession that doesn't always get the respect it deserves. But one Biloxi teacher has shown that substitute teachers can contribute so much to enrich the lives of young people.More >>
It is a profession that doesn't always get the respect it deserves. But one Biloxi teacher has shown that substitute teachers can contribute so much to enrich the lives of young people. On Wednesday, he was named the National Substitute Teacher of the Year.More >>
Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 36-year-old Greenville man sought in the death of a woman whose body was found last month inside a burned house.More >>
Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 36-year-old Greenville man sought in the death of a woman whose body was found last month inside a burned house.More >>
A Korean man is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday after pleading guilty to transporting women who were in the country illegally from New York to Mississippi for prostitution.More >>
A Korean man is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday after pleading guilty to transporting women who were in the country illegally from New York to Mississippi for prostitution.More >>
State and federal authorities are offering a $3,000 reward for information about whoever shot and killed a whooping crane along the Red River in northwest Louisiana.More >>
State and federal authorities are offering a $3,000 reward for information about whoever shot and killed a whooping crane along the Red River in northwest Louisiana.More >>
A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil leaking in 2010 from the...More >>
A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil leaking in 2010 from the company's...More >>
As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away. I had photographed about a dozen tornados in my decade in Oklahoma and if I didn't get into my car before the funnel cloud swept...More >>
As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away. I had photographed about a dozen tornados in my decade in Oklahoma and if I didn't get into my car before the funnel cloud swept through,...More >>
The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.More >>
Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.More >>
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had...More >>
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly...More >>
Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspectMore >>
Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn't solve the...More >>
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...More >>
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed...More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 06:01:07 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
At least 51 have died in a storm the National Weather Service described as large and violent.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:22 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:22:22 GMT
NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppyMore >>
Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains are mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:42 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:42:47 GMT
The Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is heading back to Gulfport with more than 100 small breed dogs rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Tylertown Monday. The HSSM assisted the Humane SocietyMore >>
The Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is heading back to Gulfport with more than 100 small breed dogs rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Tylertown Monday.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:24:04 GMT
MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of severalMore >>
A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:35 PM EDT2013-05-20 03:35:23 GMT
COLUMBUS, MS (AP) - Authorities have resumed the search for two young brothers who were passengers in an all-terrain vehicle that overturned in a Mississippi creek. Columbus Fire Chief Kenneth MooreMore >>
Authorities have recovered the body of a 6-year-old boy who apparently drowned after an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek, while the search for his brother continued.
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and people are beginning to make plans. Travelocity has compiled a list of places that have already become hot spots for booking.More >>
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and people are beginning to make plans. Travelocity has compiled a list of places that have already become hot spots for booking.More >>
The U.S. may have one of the largest economies in the world, but that doesn't mean some cities don't face poverty. According to the website therichest.org, 10 cities face poverty more than any other in the nation.More >>
The U.S. may have one of the largest economies in the world, but that doesn't mean some cities don't face poverty. According to the website therichest.org, the following 10 cities rank the poorest in the country.More >>
WLOX LawCallTM is a live, weekly, thirty-minute call-in show featuring a different legal topic and your legal questions. We take your calls LIVE every Saturday at 10:30pm.More >>
WLOX LawCallTM is a live, weekly, thirty-minute call-in show featuring a different legal topic and your legal questions. We take your calls LIVE every Saturday at 10:30pm. Call us at (228) 896-0713 or 1-800-349-0713 during the show.More >>
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Every weekday at 11:30 on WLOX-TV, Shop South Mississippi highlights businesses along the Gulf Coast and South Mississippi in a very informative, yet casual approach. Click here to find out more.More >>
Every weekday at 11:30 on WLOX-TV, Shop South Mississippi highlights businesses along the Gulf Coast and South Mississippi in a very informative, yet casual approach. Click here to find out more.More >>
Bounce South Mississippi is a new TV network for African Americans featuring hit movies, TV series, sports, documentaries, inspirational faith-based programs & more. Watch Bounce on channel 13.3 or Cable One channel 456.More >>
Bounce South Mississippi is the first African American broadcast network, featuring a programming mix of hit movies and series, live sports, documentaries, specials, inspirational faith-based programs and more. Watch Bounce TV 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on channel 13.3 or Cable One channel 456.More >>
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