New details released about missing teenager on Mississippi coast
According to WCBI's sister station, WXXV in Gulfport, a body was recovered this morning on Horn Island...
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Flags to be flown at half-staff across AL to honor 3 fire service members
Flags will be flown at half-staff across the state of Alabama to honor the lives of three fire service members. Governor Kay Ivey made the announcement today...
EasyJet agrees to $6.7 billion takeover bid from U.S. private equity firm Castlelake
According to CBS News, EasyJet has agreed to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Castlelake in a deal that values the U.K. budget airline at £5 billion ($6.7 billion)...
Nonprofits and brands are navigating the partisan air of the 250th in search of a unifying tone
Associated Press reports that the United States’ 250th birthday carries ambitions to galvanize Americans behind nationwide community-service drives and patriotic brand launches...
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, including many at Xbox in a ‘reset’ of its gaming division
Sources from AP say that Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business...
Trump says World Cup referee’s red card call was ‘horrible’ but insists he left outcome to FIFA
According to Associated Press, President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States’ star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup, but said he did not demand an outcome...
Tennessee man to spend 30 years in prison for transporting a minor across state lines
A Tennessee man will spend the next 30 years in prison for transporting a 14-year-old across state lines to engage in sex...
Inmate found unresponsive in his cell at Hinds County Detention Center
According to CBS affiliate WJTV news, Mielun Butler was found unresponsive on Friday in his cell...
MHP State Troopers release totals during holiday weekend
State Troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol were hard at work during the holiday weekend...
NTP Rangers and MHP Troopers to enforce "Speeding Catches up With You " campaign
Starting today, Natchez Trace Parkway Rangers and Mississippi Highway Patrol Troopers will be enforcing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Speeding Catches up With You " campaign...c
Search continues for a missing teenager on the coast of MS
18-year-old Nolan Wells was last seen on Horn Island, Saturday, July 4, according to our sister station, WXXV, in Gulfport...
MSU’s Hoover recognized with resolution by Mississippi legislators
According to an MSU press release, as Mississippi State prepares to seat its largest Master of Science in Nursing cohort yet with 52 incoming students, the Mississippi Legislature has recognized the university’s inaugural Senior Nurse Fellow, Kim Welch Hoover, for her more than 40 years of excellence in healthcare...
Watermelons, blueberries devastated by summer rain
Sources from an MSU press release say that, while some areas of Mississippi are still experiencing drought, recent double-digit rainfall in southern portions of the state devastated fruit and vegetable crops...
State Department of Health announces state's first case of West Nile Virus
Mosquito season is in full force in Mississippi, and the State Department of Health is announcing the state's first case of West Nile Virus...
U.S. helicopter goes down in Arabian Sea, crew member missing, Navy says
Sources from CBS News say that three members of a four-person MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter crew were rescued at sea after an "emergency water landing" in the Arabian Sea early Wednesday morning, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command...
Former CIA Director John Brennan sues Justice Dept., Trump officials over criminal probes
According to CBS News, former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Justice Department and top Trump administration officials Wednesday, seeking a court order to force the preservation of records in the ongoing federal investigations targeting him...
Mississippi Lottery Delivers Supersized July with Four New Scratch-Off Games
Sources from a press release say, as summer heats up across Mississippi, the Mississippi Lottery is bringing extra excitement to players this month with a supersized July scratch-off launch featuring four new games...
Marty, Linda Davidson gift aids MSU Riley Center operation, mission
According to an MSU press release, a new endowment from Marty and Linda Davidson of Meridian will ensure the continued growth of art, education, and community engagement at Mississippi State University’s Riley Center...
Fire rips through an Ohio motel, killing 3 who were trapped in a room
Sources from Associated Press say that a fire at a motel in Ohio trapped residents in a room, killing three people inside, a fire official said...
Children found in ‘deplorable’ Ohio home were part of same family
According to AP, the 16 children found living in “deplorable” conditions inside a small, dilapidated rural Ohio home are part of the same family, officials said Wednesday...
2 people hang banner about ‘the power of love’ on Empire State Building antenna
AP reports that two people got to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” at midday Tuesday, before starting to descend, embracing and taking selfies, news helicopter video showed...
Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and co-wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ dies at 74
Associated Press reports that Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” ″Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while dressed as the band’s helmeted and mustachioed police officer, has died. He was 74...
What to know about fireworks and the risk of wildfires this July 4th
Sources from AP say, with wildfires raging across the Western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks just as the nation gears up for one of its biggest Fourth of July celebrations in decades...