Josh Carter
Digital Content Manager
Jackson, MS
He is a graduate of Mississippi College with a major in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism. At Mississippi College, Josh served as Assistant Editor of his college paper, The Collegian.
In 1977, some 20 men saw something above a cotton field near Flora, Mississippi. The mystery surrounding that night still lives today.
For some, kratom has been a miracle drug, helping them escape their addictions. For others, kratom became their addiction.
In an interview with WLBT News, McDaniel discussed his popularity on social media and why he thinks he’s considered so controversial.
20 years after the murder of his mother and step-father, Zeno Mangum is fighting the release of their killer: his own step-brother.
At the age of 61, Tom Bradshaw became a father for the first time after his daughter went on a years-long mission to find him.
In September 2022, Katie Baunach’s life was allegedly taken at the hands of her ex-husband, Ian Baunach, who is a bodybuilder and former Marine.
Carolyn McKinney is now raising her grandchildren in Mississippi after her daughter, Katie Baunach, was allegedly killed by her ex-husband in Florida.
Pro football Hall of Fame player Deion Sanders is selling his Mississippi home.
The home is described as a “Farmhouse Oasis.”
The death penalty is seen as the ultimate punishment. Yet for some victim’s families, it yields a high cost.
Officers with the Jackson Police Department found a charred arm on the road and more of the body later in a wooded area behind a nearby abandoned home.
Victim's body found behind abandoned home on Terry Road.
Coach Prime has instituted a rule for his players following a popular rapper’s shooting death in Houston.
Authorities in Mississippi say a man pretending to be a cop recently startled several workers at an ice cream shop.
A reverend in Sumrall, Mississippi, refused to baptize an infant after initially agreeing to it. One reason he refused: the parents were living together "in sin."
Authorities said Inscoe became a suspect in Sistrunk’s killing after being stopped by an officer while she was driving a vehicle that belonged to the victim.
Honda Collier said the decision was a desperate yet necessary decision for both her safety and the safety of her grandson.
How could a grandmother do that? She says it was for the safety of both her and her grandson.
Gov. Reeves said it is not “easy or fair” for those in the city to deal with this burden.
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the water crisis in the City of Jackson, and the White House “stand[s] ready” to assist.
Reeves wasn’t sure how long the state would be assisting the city, but officials said it could be for several months.
“Yellow 410" is the longest female alligator ever captured in Mississippi and could be anywhere from 75-100 years old.
On August 4, a jury found Fox guilty of culpable negligence manslaughter.
The release of the footage comes after a video of the incident went viral, with the family claiming “violent behavior” on the trooper’s part.
A resident of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, has been named as a defendant in a $300 million, multi-country “textbook pyramid and Ponzi scheme.”
In a statement to NBC News, Airbnb said “properties that formerly housed the enslaved” have no place on the rental company.
The first case was reported in the state on July 25.
The crash is being investigated by the Highway Patrol and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
According to a press release, it will be located off Interstate 55 in Ridgeland, northeast of the Renaissance at Colony Park.
The Unborn Child Support Act would allow a court to award child support payments while the child is still in the womb and, retroactively, up to the point of conception.
On Tuesday, June 28, the “difficult decision” was made to suspend the search for Davis, according to the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office.
The announcement came Sunday night at the BET Awards as Sean “Diddy” Combs accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award.
On Wednesday, Massachusetts reported a rare case of monkeypox in a man who recently traveled to Canada. The case is the first in the U.S. this year.
Mississippi has a new blue catfish state record.
Three people are under arrest after an 18-year-old girl’s body was found dumped on the side of the road last month in Mississippi.
Three people are in police custody and charged with capital murder after allegedly shooting, kidnapping and raping a teenage girl, leaving her dead.
One company is willing to pay you over $700 for your first 8 plasma donations. But their tactics have been subject to scrutiny.
Her visit comes nearly a year after First Lady Jill Biden visited Jackson in order to promote the coronavirus vaccine.
Prince, Cher, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Elton John and... Beyoncé!
Bare-knuckle fighting is exactly what it sounds like. It's only legal in a few states, Mississippi being one of them. This is what it's like inside the ring.
A Brandon man who received two life sentences in 2021 for crimes committed against two children and their grandmother has died.
The District Attorney of Jefferson Davis County says that a child’s innocence was lost after they were allegedly kidnapped and raped repeatedly by two men last week.
Terrance Freeman swears that this actually happened.
Gov. Tate Reeves has joined four other governors in asking that their state’s National Guard members be exempt from a federal coronavirus vaccine mandate.
A former presidential candidate and the country of Russia are criticizing Senator Roger Wicker for threats he lobbed during recent interviews.
Since the beginning of 2020, over $40 million in unclaimed property has been returned to Mississippians.
Cox waived his attorney-client privilege shortly before his execution.
Another record was also broken in June of 2021, which became the deadliest month in Jackson history with 17.
According to the poll's results, Joe Biden has a negative approval rating in all but 6 states.
