Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:20 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:20:48 GMT
Two WLOX viewers sent in pictures of this waterspout spotted Wednesday morning in the Mississippi Sound. According to Doppler Radar Imagery, the waterspout was offshore near Long Beach and Pass ChristianMore >>
Two WLOX viewers sent in a pictures of this waterspout spotted Wednesday morning in the Mississippi Sound.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 >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:56:54 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the childrenMore >>
Six people are still unaccounted for in Moore, OK. Ten children, which includes two infants, were killed by the EF-5 tornado, according to the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:52 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:52:38 GMT
On Wednesday, Moss Point Police Chief Keith Davis announced he is reopening a 2006 cold case involving a double homicide. More >>
On Wednesday, Moss Point Police Chief Keith Davis announced he is reopening a 2006 cold case involving a double homicide. The victims, Brandon Taylor, 24, and Gary Riley, 26, were found shot to death in a Chevy Tahoe.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:13:11 GMT
A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted back.More >>
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime. More >>
PEARL, MS (WLOX) -
Damage assessments are concluding in counties hit by severe thunderstorms and tornadoes Tuesday.
Mississippi is under a State of Emergency, declared by Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday. This allows state resources to be used throughout the impacted areas to assist local governments in responding to this disaster.
Twelve counties have reported damages to the State Emergency Operations Center in Pearl. The damages are as follows:
Amite: Three homes destroyed, five homes major damage and two homes minor damage.
Forrest: Four homes destroyed and two homes minor damage. One injury.
George: At least two homes damaged.
Greene: Damage to two homes and one public building.
Hinds: One home destroyed two injuries.
Jones: One home with major damage and eight homes with minor damage.
Lawrence: Eleven homes destroyed, four homes major damage and 18 homes minor damage. Seven businesses destroyed and one with minor damage. Seven injuries.
Monroe: Localized flooding.
Pearl River: Twenty-seven homes and three apartments destroyed, six homes with major damage and twenty homes minor damage. One public building with major damage. 10 injuries.
Perry: Two homes destroyed, two homes with major damage and 10 homes with minor damage. One business with major damage.
Stone: Seven homes destroyed, five homes with major damage and four homes with minor damage.
Wilkinson: Two homes destroyed, four with major damage and 18 homes with minor damage. One business destroyed, one business with major damage and one business with minor damage. One public building with major damage and one road with minor damage. Two injuries.
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