A new study ranks Mississippi as having the second-weakest gun laws in the US. Mississippi has a gun death rate of 29.4 deaths per 100,000 people, significantly higher than the national average. The ...

Excessive drinking” includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, drinking while pregnant, and underage drinking, according to the ...

Two men were arrested during a crime prevention operation in storm-damaged areas of Jefferson Davis County. Bailey Martin, ...

A 32-year-old Laurel man saw bond set at $25,000 on a felony drug charge Wednesday afternoon during his first appearance ...

A man wanted by Baton Rouge police in connection with the disappearance of his stepfather was arrested in Mississippi over the weekend after his brother tipped off investigators. Ian Anthony ...

Rounding out the five states with the lowest excessive drinking rates were Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama, and West Virginia. The interactive map below ... Humphreys County, Mississippi, was close ...

An investigation determined an altercation at Wallace Middle School earlier in March was motivated by religion/ethnicity, meeting the legal definition of a hate crime, according to Waterbury Police.

The suspect is a member of the MS-13 gang. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, MS-13, also known as Mara Salvatrucha 13, is a well-organized gang heavily involved in lucrative illegal ...

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“She just looked lost, like she was looking for somebody,” said Bounds, who lives in Laurel, Mississippi. “She didn’t know where to go or what to do.” It was a rainy day, Bounds ...