Mississippi National Guardsmen deploying to US-Mexico border
A send-off ceremony will be conducted for the soldiers Friday at the Tupelo Army Aviation Support Facility.
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Pursuit leads to arrest after ‘undercover’ fleeing suspect found
The suspect reportedly exited from Highway 45 onto South Green then headed down Green Tee Road.
OCH hosts Baby Boomer health fair
Tuesday’s health fair was part of the National Hospital Week celebration.
Teacher Appreciation Week
We stopped by Houston Middle School today and talked to a teacher finishing up his last year in education.
Summer Weather Sticks Around
WED/THU: Isolated showers and storms possible in the afternoon Wednesday and Thursday. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with highs in the upper 80s. Overnight lows in the low to mid 60s. FRI/SAT: Sunny and hot, with highs in the low 90s. The silver lining here is that dewpoints look to remain low, in the low to mid 60s, so heat index does not appear…
Twins born on “Star Wars Day” named after characters
May the force be with you, Rowan Luke and Kai Leia — or should we say “May the 4th be with you!”
Does posting calorie counts change what we order?
Starting this week, calorie counts are required to be posted at restaurants and fast-food outlets with more than 20 locations. It’s all part of a labeling requirement included in the Affordable Care Act that was passed in 2010, with the goal of encouraging people to make healthier food choices. Some large chains started putting calorie information on their menus at that…
Suspected Lyric shooter arrested in Shelby County, TN
Only one person was injured, not from any bullets, but from broken glass.
Family says intruder shot Mississippi teen to death in bed
Leflore County Coroner Debra Sanders says the victim was shot at least twice. An autopsy is pending.
Trump announces decision to “withdraw” from Iran nuclear deal
President Trump announced Tuesday his much-anticipated decision to “withdraw” from the Iran nuclear deal, in keeping with a longtime campaign promise. The president claimed there is Israeli intelligence proving Iran is not in compliance with the agreement, and said he fears the 2015 deal will allow the Iranian regime to amass nuclear weapons. “In just a short period of time,…
Iran slams Trump decision to exit nuclear deal as world reacts
Last Updated May 8, 2018 3:41 PM EDT Despite lobbying from European allies, President Trump moved forward Tuesday with his campaign promise to pull out of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran. He made the announcement from the White House, where he denounced the deal as “defective at its core.” Mr. Trump said the 2015 agreement that included Germany, France…
Columbus nightclub to curb hours following nearby shooting
Club Elevation operators will now close the business one hour earlier, at midnight.
Baby hit by softball treated for fractured skull
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A 7-week-old baby is being treated for skull fractures and brain bleeds after she was hit in the head by a softball while watching her father play in northeastern Iowa. Authorities say the overthrown softball struck McKenna Hovenga and her mom, Kassy, as they watched the game Wednesday in Shell Rock, some 95 miles northeast of Des…
Tuskegee names first permanent female president
Charlotte Morris has served as Tuskegee’s president on an interim basis, but McNair is the first woman to hold the job on a permanent basis.
Ivey: Alabama ‘stronger’ than it was a year ago
Ivey dismissed it as a “publicity stunt.” She said if he, “has a problem with my age, he ought to come out and just plum say it.”
Trump: Pompeo on his way to North Korea ahead of summit with Kim Jong Un
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during press conference in Amman, Jordan, April 30, 2018. Getty U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on his way to North Korea to prepare for the summit with the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump announced Tuesday. Mr. Trump has said the date and location for the meeting has been set but…
Trump announces US withdrawal from Iran deal
The president says he made the decision after consulting with U.S. allies.
Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton pulls out of U.S. senate race
“I will continue to work hard for my hometown to ensure a better quality of life for all citizens.”
Police department’s “PoPo” prank sparks backlash
Scrolling through the department’s Facebook shows they often post jokes and memes on their page.
Video shows lava swallowing car as volcano leaves path of destruction
Lava flowing from the Kilauea volcano has consumed telephone poles, trees and homes and destroyed at least 35 buildings since it started erupting late last week. A cameraman captured video of the destruction over the weekend, showing how it even swallowed a car. In the video, lava creeps slowly across a roadway toward a white Ford Mustang. The flow eventually reaches…
Mom and 2 children die after car hits alligator on I-95
Amber Stanley and her two children, Autumn and Jack WJAX-TV BOWMAN, S.C. — A mother and her two young children have died after their car hit an alligator on Interstate 95 in South Carolina, authorities said. Orangeburg County Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle said 24-year-old Amber Stanley, her 4-year-old son Jack and 2-year-old daughter Autumn all died from burns after…
Schools ditch analog clocks as teens “cannot tell time”
Some schools in the U.K. are replacing analog clocks because teens don’t know how to read them. Getty What has two hands and a face but no arms and legs? A clock, of course! Some kids won’t understand that joke because the only clocks they know how to use have digital numbers. A teachers union in the U.K. says not…
Victim identified in fatal Lowndes County crash
The 75-year-old Aliceville man hit a tree and was ejected from his 2004 Ford Thunderbird.
Police search Mich. woods for remains of 4 to 6 long-missing girls
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Police are digging in woods northeast of Detroit near where the body of a 13-year-old girl who went missing in 1986 was found more than a decade ago. The Macomb Daily newspaper reports that authorities are digging Tuesday morning in a wooded area of Macomb Township in the hopes of finding the remains of four to six…