Top Jackson Area Local News Stories
Source: WAPT.com - Local New
Tennessee Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Bruce Levy is facing drug charges after his arrest Tuesday in Madison County, according to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:12:48 CDT
Police say an off-duty Hinds County Sheriff's Department reserve deputy was involved in a shootout with a girl following an attempted robbery at a south Jackson restaurant.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:58:19 CDT
Deuce, the two-legged dog may not have made it without Mississippi Animal Rescue League employee Michael Mason.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:01:43 CDT
About 70,000 people are expected to attend SaturdayÂ’s MalÂ’s St. PaddyÂ’s Parade in downtown Jackson.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:06:52 CDT
The Vicksburg Police Department and Warren County Sheriff's Office are looking for an escaped inmate.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:37:18 CDT
Gov. Haley Barbour cuts another $41 million from the state budget.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:11:14 CDT
A federal judge will hear arguments from lawyers representing Constance McMillen, a lesbian student fighting to take her girlfriend to the Itawamba Agricultural High School prom.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:09:06 CDT
The Mississippi Department of Corrections will end the practice of keeping male HIV-positive inmates in segregated units.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:12:23 CDT
A DeSoto County school crossing guard is free on bond after being charged with two counts of sexual battery only days after being arrested and posting bond on drug charges.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:30:12 CDT
A New Orleans woman who lost her home during Hurricane Katrina is making a real estate upgrade.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:21:22 CDT
A judge declines to allow a man who tried to bargain his way out of jail by telling investigators he knew of a plot against President Barack Obama to withdraw his guilty plea.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:15:11 CDT
Jonean Crowle, the director of the South Mississippi Animal Rescue Team and Refuge, is facing misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:02:16 CDT
Michael Mitchell and Christina McMillen are accused of running a scam by impersonating city water employees in Gulfport and other areas.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:42:00 CDT
A new law prevents telemarketers from disguising their numbers in a practice called “spoofing.”
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:12:47 CDT
A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals goes on the road to Mississippi College School of Law, where they will hear an appeal from Carlos F. Jackson, who was convicted in connection with a 2007 sexual assault and burglary in Pike County.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:58:27 CDT
Erik Hollie is sentenced to death after pleading guilty last week in the murder of a Wesson pawn shop owner.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:41:08 CDT
An outspoken leader during the local struggle for the integration of public schools has died.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:01:59 CDT
Mississippi State defeats Jackson State 81-67 in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:19:24 CDT
A man was taken to the hospital overnight after his car hit a pole.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:18:08 CDT