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 >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -
A man who grew up in Ocean Springs is fighting for his life in North Carolina. Patrick Halstead nearly drowned at the National Whitewater Center in Charlotte Wednesday evening.
Halstead was working at the center when he went into the water to retrieve some missing keys and never resurfaced. Several employees started searching for Halstead. They found him floating and unconscious. His coworkers brought him to shore and performed CPR.
Medical crews arrived to assist, and they were able to get Halstead's pulse back before a medical helicopter flew him to the hospital.
Thursday, Jeff Wise, Director of the USNWC told WBTV Halstead is undergoing "cooling therapy" at Carolinas Medical Center. Doctors are lowering his body temperature for 72 hours to help with brain inflammation and damage that can happen as a result of a loss of oxygen.
Halstead's mom said on Facebook that the doctors were going to begin bringing his body back up to a normal temperature at 10 pm Thursday night.
His friends and family are posting updates on a Facebook page called "Praying for Patrick."
Halstead has worked for the USNWC for a little more than a month.
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Patrick Halstead is a 1993 graduate of Ocean Springs High School.
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