Friday, May 24 2013 7:26 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:26:15 GMT
Several Jackson County neighbors are extra cautious of their surroundings these days after some unusual sightings in their neighborhoods. A big black bear has been spotted this week roaming around theMore >>
Several Jackson County neighbors are extra cautious of their surroundings these days after some unusual sightings in their neighborhoods. A big black bear has been spotted this week roaming around the St. Martin community. Those close encounters have some neighbors a bit nervous.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 >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:00:14 GMT
(RNN) - An active six months is predicted for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center has called it an "extremely active"More >>
An active six months is predicted for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season.More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:00:14 GMT
(KTXL/CNN) - A California man scarfed down more than 11 pounds of apple pie ... and somehow lived to tell the tale. Jamie "The Bear" McDonald consumed two giant apple pies in an attempt to break two worldMore >>
Eleven pounds of pie in 10 minutes? No sweat. More >>
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) -
Some Gulfport firefighters took advantage of the Super Bowl excitement to help one of their own on Sunday.
They held a crawfish and shrimp boil for a fellow firefighter whose mother lost her home to a fire in Louisiana in December. About two weeks after that, his father went into the hospital for a double bypass surgery.
Organizers cooked shrimp and crawfish and sold them in meals that included potatoes, corn and beer at Three Brothers Lounge on East RailRoad Street in Gulfport. Those meals went for $10 each.
"We're just trying to help somebody locally. Help somebody's family that we actually see being affected by it. It's a good cause. We're trying to help firemen. You know we're in a budget crunch and we're trying to raise money to help them anyway we can," Trey Ramage said.
Ramage helped cooked the shrimp and crawfish meals. He said their goal was to sell 150 meals.
"So we're just raising a little bit of money for them to help cushion the blow," Ramage added. "Help them get their property cleared off. That way the city doesn't do it and charge them an arm and a leg for it."
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