Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:13 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:13:35 GMT
One person is in critical condition and another behind bars after a shooting in Moss Point. According to Police Chief Keith Davis, a man from Pascagoula was shot twice in the upper torso around 9:30pmMore >>
One person is in critical condition and another behind bars after a shooting in Moss Point. According to Police Chief Keith Davis, a man from Pascagoula was shot twice in the upper torso area around 9:30 Monday night. Investigators say it happened on Church Street near the Hall Street intersection in a car.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:50 AM EDT2013-06-18 10:50:04 GMT
A Gulfport man's front yard turned into a movie set Monday, as a film crew for "Category 5" took over.More >>
Fred Bradley, 77, never imagined his home of nearly 50 years would end up being the set of a movie much less having actor Burt Reynolds play in a scene at his house.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:37 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:37:31 GMT
Some Jackson County supervisors don't want to see people carrying guns in parks and other public areas, despite a new gun law in the state.More >>
Some Jackson County supervisors don't want to see people carrying guns in parks and other public areas despite a new gun law in the state. As WLOX has reported, starting July 1st Mississippians will be able to openly carry a gun and other weapons with or without a permit. Some Jackson county leaders want to create a local ordinance to keep weapons in check.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:44 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:44:16 GMT
A fuel tank spewed gallons of gas into a street in D'Iberville Tuesday morning. D'Iberville officials said the truck was about to refuel the Shell station on Automall Parkway and Suzanne Drive when...More >>
A fuel tank spewed gallons of gas into a street in D'Iberville Tuesday morning. D'Iberville officials said the truck was about to refuel the Shell station on Automall Parkway and Suzanne Drive when the truck driver popped the tank and gas started spilling out.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:10:44 GMT
WWL-TV reports there has been a possible explosion in Washington Parish early Tuesday morning. The station stated on its website officials are on their way to the town of Isabel to investigate. According toMore >>
There was a gas line explosion early Tuesday morning, according to Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal. The gas fire is out, but trees in the area are still burning. More >>
The video of Austrian Felix Baumgartner jumping from a balloon capsule 23 miles above earth was one of those water cooler moments. Everyone was talking about how someone could survive falling thorough space at more than 800 miles per hour. This massive undertaking was not sponsored by government funds, but by private dollars.
With the retirement of the space shuttle program it had seemed Americans had lost interest exploring space. But it appears at least the private sector is still much connected to exploring the heavens.
Baumgartner risked his own life to prove that man himself could break the speed of sound. In his free fall thorough space he broke a previous height record set some fifty years ago.
On a less thrilling but still historical note, a private company working with NASA has successfully launched a spacecraft to the International Space Station to deliver supplies.
If these two events are any indication we will see more and more private enterprise involved in space exploration. This does not mean the end of NASA or our local test facility, but just a different role as space becomes more of a commercial venture.
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