Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:15:57 GMT
Part of the coast is being invaded this week by termites. Millions swarmed across Harrison County Wednesday night. Several WLOX viewers called our newsroom to tell us about it. One person called whileMore >>
Part of the coast is being invaded this week by termites. Millions swarmed across Harrison County Wednesday night.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:25 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:25:10 GMT
The search is on in north Picayune for two fugitive brothers wanted out of Tennessee. Jessy and Jeffrey Marchbanks were last seen leaving a mobile home on Pea Ridge Road in Picayune.More >>
Two fugitive brothers wanted out of Tennessee were captured around 6:30 Thursday morning according to Pearl River Sheriff's Department. According to Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison, Jessy and Jeffrey Marchbanks were caught at the corner of Ozona Richardson Road and Richardson Road just after sunrise. That's the same general area authorities had searched Wednesday and early Thursday morning.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:11 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:11:14 GMT
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.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 >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:50 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:50:07 GMT
It's been one year since the coast's newest casino began operations in east Biloxi. Margaritaville executives now say a hotel will be part of the location's future.More >>
It's been one year since the coast's newest casino began operations in east Biloxi. Margaritaville opened with much fanfare, but problems soon arose. Executives are now working hard to put the past behind them and move forward. Included in that is the first public acknowledgement that a hotel will be part of that future.More >>
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -
Domestic violence in Mississippi was front and center in Jackson Friday. A Purple for Peace event shed light on the deadly consequences of this crime.
The Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence organization serves as an advocate for battered women to help all victims of domestic violence. A special event was held Friday in Jackson to build awareness of family violence prevention efforts. But it also served to honor those who have been lost and those who instrumental in the movement.
The Executive Director of the National Resource Center for Domestic Violence Anne Menard said Friday more work is needed. "This is a complex issue. It can only be addressed if we work together. People from law enforcement to domestic violence programs, the community, faith community work in whatever ways we can to increase our understanding of domestic violence and to move on, that is what's going to make a difference."
Mississippi ranks 2nd highest in the nation for domestic violence. And 9th in the country for the number of women murdered by men. Advocates say most of those murdered were by killed by someone they knew.
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