Lawmakers refused to increase an infamous prison’s funding. Then, chaos erupted Understaffed, underfunded and plagued by gang violence, inmates in Mississippi’s Parchman prison have been living in ...

A man accused of murdering a woman in North Carolina was taken into custody after leading a high-speed chase in Mississippi. WDAM in Hattiesburg reported that Freddy Renteria, 25, was transported to ...

A 36-year-old Mississippi truck driver was killed in a crash in Alabama. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports that JoColby M. Holder, 36, of Hattiesburg, was killed in a wreck on Alabama 21, 15 ...

Mississippi writer and New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles died Friday morning at the age of 65 after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. His passing marks ...

The owners of a Mississippi auto parts store reportedly held four burglary suspects at gunpoint until police officers could arrive and made the arrests. Jackson police were called on Wednesday to an ...

For the fifth time in two years, thieves broke into a Mississippi pharmacy. Police in Aberdeen report that two masked individuals broke into Currie’s Family Care Pharmacy on Mississippi Highway 314.

One Mississippi company showed grit, determination and, most importantly, dedication when it refused to let a devastating tornado shut one of its mills down. Hood Industries announced Thursday its ...

A woman is in custody after authorities say she falsely reported a carjacking near Brandon. According to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a call on Highway 18 near Mohr ...

A new solar farm in the state has the potential to create 200 construction jobs and bring millions of dollars in revenue for one rural Mississippi county and its school system, officials say. WTVA in ...

A 25-year-old woman was killed, and another passenger was seriously injured in a wreck after their vehicle ran off a Mississippi highway and overturned several times. According to officials, a 2013 ...

A Mississippi town of less than 1,000 people has experienced four homicides in just one month — a statistic that has residents and authorities shocked and concerned. In the month of May, Woodville, a ...

A former Mississippi high school teacher was sentenced Thursday after being convicted of sexual battery charges involving a student. Amber Turnage was sentenced to 15 years with five years suspended ...