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MEMA says federal aid available for Christmas storm victims
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January 05, 2013, 11:48AM
A news release from the agency says the federal declaration covers Pearl River, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Lamar, Marion and Stone counties. Full story »
Biloxi-bound jet seized in legal dispute; 130 casino-bound passengers aboard
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January 08, 2013, 2:37PM
The 130 passengers were scheduled to travel from St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport on Monday to Gulfport, Miss., for a three-day and four-night trip at the Beau Rivage Casino. Full story »
Mississippi concealed weapons applications spike in 2012, particularly in December
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January 08, 2013, 2:06PM
The number of people applying in Mississippi for a concealed weapon permit more than doubled from 2008 to 2012, according to figures released by the Department of Public Safety. Full story »
Medical examiner to exhume body of lottery winner poisoned with cyanide
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January 08, 2013, 12:57PM
CHICAGO -- A Chicago medical examiner says he plans to exhume the body of a lottery winner poisoned with a lethal dose of cyanide. Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen Cina (SEE'-nuh) said Tuesday that paperwork is being prepared for a judge to approve and he hopes to exhume Urooj Khan's body in the next few weeks. Khan's death on... Full story »
Mississippi court records providing new details of fatal buttocks injection
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January 08, 2013, 12:45PM
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Court records say the Georgia woman who died after an illegal buttocks implant in Mississippi was told that the procedure would be performed by a medical professional, but authorities and testimony show that it was given by a floral and interior designer with no training or license. Two people have been charged in the death of... Full story »
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Mississippi lawmakers gavel to order the 2013 session (photos)
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January 08, 2013, 12:14PM
Two Senate seats are open because Democrats Bennie Turner of West Point and Alice Harden of Jackson died late last year. Full story »
Round Island Lighthouse walls going up, fundraising continues for inside work (updated)
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January 08, 2013, 12:05PM
The circa-1850s Round Island Lighthouse, plucked from the island and moved to the east end of the U.S. 90 high-rise bridge for restoration, will be complete and ready to greet visitors by summer. Full story »
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Mississippi's Myrlie Evers-Williams to give invocation at Obama's inauguration
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January 08, 2013, 10:07AM
Evers-Williams, the widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, is presently Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Alcorn State University in Lorman. Full story »
Mississippi lawmakers return to Capitol as 2013 session begins at noon
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January 08, 2013, 7:35AM
Mississippi lawmakers are launching their three-month session at noon Tuesday, and leaders say education will be a top issue. Full story »
Wet, humid and warmer weather returns to Coast Tuesday
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January 08, 2013, 5:55AM
PASCAGOULA -- As a high pressure system moves off to the east, the Coast will feel the effects of upper level disturbances throughout the week, resulting in increased temperatures, humdity and precipitation. Tuesday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain after noon, with cloudy conditions and a high near 64. Winds will be from the east at... Full story »
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Group of Mississippi business leaders joining push for charter schools
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January 07, 2013, 6:56PM
The group calls itself Better Education for Mississippi and is led by Bomgar Corp. Chairman Joel Bomgar, who leads a Ridgeland-based software company. Full story »
Second person charged in Mississippi case of fatal buttocks implant (updated)
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January 07, 2013, 5:52PM
The Mississippi attorney general's office said Monday that 39-year-old Natasha Stewart of Memphis, Tenn., was arrested Jan. 3. She will be returned to Mississippi. Full story »
Jackson County supervisors elect Mike Mangum as president
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January 07, 2013, 4:24PM
Leadership changed hands Monday at the Jackson County Board of Supervisors' first meeting of the year, as the board elected a new president and vice president. Full story »
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Texas mother, daughter sentenced in Gulfport bank robbery
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January 07, 2013, 4:19PM
GULFPORT -- A mother and daughter convicted of the armed robbery of a Gulfport bank were sentenced in federal court Monday. Evie Mearlene Herrin, 58, was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Her daughter, Amelia Darci Crew, 30, was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release,... Full story »
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Hancock, Harrison counties support creation of tourism group, Jackson County weighing decision
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January 07, 2013, 4:06PM
Hancock and Harrison County supervisors voted this morning to formally ask legislators to create a regional tourism marketing group on the Gulf Coast, but Jackson County leaders delayed action to get a few questions answered. Full story »
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Mississippi's Nathaniel Burkett to stand trial in March 2014 for Vegas cold-case slayings
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January 07, 2013, 3:54PM
From a wheelchair, Nathaniel Burkett agreed to the distant trial date after his lawyers and a prosecutor told Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Smith they'll need time to prepare for the death penalty trial relying on DNA evidence from 1978 and 1994. Full story »
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