Tupelo Moves Closer To Finalizing Public Transit Program
If city leaders set aside the money it could take several months or longer before all of the details are worked out , and the pilot program begins.
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Panel touched by gun violence talks about gun control
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Why one gun owner turned away from the NRA
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Florida students head to state capital to fight for gun reform
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North Koreans backed out of Pence meeting at Olympics, U.S. says
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen depart from Joint Base Andrews, Feb. 5, 2018, as they headed to South Korea. Reuters North Korean officials “walked away from a meeting” with Vice President Mike Pence at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, according to the vice president’s chief of staff. Pence, who noticeably kept his distance from North…
White House defends response to Russian meddling amid Mueller probe
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, President Trump tweeted that he’s been “much tougher on Russia” than his predecessor. His chief spokesperson picked up the theme during the White House press briefing Tuesday afternoon. “He has been tougher on Russia in the first year than Obama was on eight years combined,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. I have been much…
Panel impacted by gun violence debates the future of gun control laws
In the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, that claimed the life of 17 people, CBS News’ Bianna Golodryga sat down with a group of people all touched by gun violence. Most of the people she talked to own guns, and have different viewpoints on the role of assault weapons. Toby Clark escaped the Las Vegas shooting CBS News…
Florida students head to state capitol to fight for gun control
EN ROUTE TO TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Six days after the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, 100 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School boarded buses, taking their fight for gun reform to the state’s capital 450 miles away. Some students are writing a list of demands, including a ban on military grade weapons and universal background checks. Their passion is…
Why one gun owner decided to leave the NRA
NEW YORK — The latest poll from Quinnipiac University shows two thirds of Americans now support stricter gun laws, including half of gun owners. That’s the highest level of support ever measured. A hunter since he was a kid, and a Marine for 20 years, Joe Plenzler was a proud member of the National Rifle Association (NRA). That’s until he saw…
Corinth Woman Arrested On Armed Robbery, Burglary Charges
All charges stem from a home invasion/robbery from early January on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Clooneys donate 6-figure sum to student gun reform march
Last Updated Feb 20, 2018 6:04 PM EST Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal on Tuesday pledged $500,000 to help fund a student march on Washington, giving a huge boost to what is considered an unprecedented youth mobilization against gun violence. The “March for Our Lives” is scheduled to take place on March 24, with…
Jasmine Murray Sings In West Point
Murray was Miss Mississippi 2014 and was a finalist on Season 8 of “American Idol.”
Trump directs bump stock ban regulations
Last Updated Feb 20, 2018 5:18 PM EST President Trump on Tuesday said he has directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to draft regulations that would ban any devices that would turn legal, semi-automatic firearms into automatic weapons, after studying the issue of bump stocks in light of the Las Vegas shooting in October. The president made the remarks from the White…
Computing Firm Opens Mississippi Factory, Plans To Hire 600
Synnex Corp. said that it has shifted its distribution center from Olive Branch to nearby Southaven, opening a new Olive Branch Factory.
Florida lawmakers won't consider assault rifle ban
PARKLAND, Fla. — Less than a week after 17 people were fatally shot at a Florida high school, the Florida House has voted down a motion to take up a bill that would ban assault rifles, effectively killing the measure for this session. The motion failed by a 36-71 vote on Tuesday. As the House opened its session, Democratic Rep….
Alabama Bill Proposes To Arm Teachers After Florida Shooting
Republican Governor Kay Ivey, a former teacher, said educators have their hands full and would consider another way to provide protection.
Behind closed doors of an elusive cult
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Boil Water Notice Issued For Parts Of Webster County
The notice runs from now until next Wednesday.
Athletes from tropical countries turn up the heat at the Winter Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — When the bobsleds started racing down the track, a couple of names stood out: Brazil, Nigeria, Jamaica. Not exactly places you associate with a frozen sheet of ice. “I was like, I don’t know, a black guy on ice. I don’t know if that’s something for me,” said Akwasi Frimpong, who is from Ghana. He…
Bond Set In Brooksville Shooting Investigation
Elvis Shields, 49, was shot last week on Meadowbrook Drive in Brooksville.
Police Search For Kidnapping, Rape Suspect
If you know anything, you’re urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-773-TIPS (8477.)
Seventh-grade student shoots self at Ohio school
Last Updated Feb 20, 2018 1:43 PM EST JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Authorities said a seventh-grade student shot and injured himself inside the restroom of an Ohio middle school Tuesday, sending the school into lockdown. Police have not said if the shooting was intentional but said the student was carrying a “distractionary device” in his backpack. Police said no other…
Mom stabbed to death by homeless man she tried to help, family says
Jeanna Leslie Leslie Family via CBS Denver DENVER, Colo. — A mother of four was stabbed to death in her downtown Denver loft by a man she was trying to help, according to a family member, reports CBS Denver. Jeanna Leslie, 49, had moved to Denver in November to be close to her two teenage children after their recent move…
Teen accused of filming suicide competent for murder trial
PROVO, Utah — A Utah man accused of encouraging a high school friend to hang herself and filming the act has been found mentally competent to stand trial on murder charges. The Daily Herald newspaper in Provo reports the judge’s decision came Tuesday in the case of 18-year-old Tyerell Przybycien. Tyerell Przybycien at his preliminary hearing in Provo, Utah, Aug. 23, 2017. Scott…