Top Jackson Area Local News Stories
Source: WAPT.com - Local New
A WAPT News crew spots a Jackson Police Department vehicle that is parked in a handicapped space.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:10:47 CDT
Constance McMillen, a lesbian student who is fighting to take her girlfriend to the prom in Itawamba County, will share her story on "Ellen" Friday at 11 a.m. on 16 WAPT.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:18 CDT
Keifer’s will be featured in an upcoming episode of the Food Network’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.”
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:50:44 CDT
A Pennsylvania man says he has a gut feeling that an underwater snapshot his wife took off the coast of Aruba reveals the remains of Natalee Holloway.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:55:44 CDT
Damien Harris, 18, dies in a house fire in Columbus.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:49:07 CDT
The stateÂ’s budget shortfall forces the Mississippi Department of Human Services to furlough employees one day next month.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:21:49 CDT
The stateÂ’s second case this year of West Nile virus is reported in Winston County, state health officials say.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:02:43 CDT
The Vicksburg Police Department and Warren County Sheriff's Office are looking for an escaped inmate.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:51:27 CDT
Attorney General Jim Hood says he will appeal a federal judge's order overturning the convictions of a north Mississippi couple who were sent to prison for embezzlement.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:19:43 CDT
Family members say a Picayune, Miss., soldier has died while visiting friends in Mandeville, La.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:11:08 CDT
Tennessee Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Bruce Levy is facing drug charges after his arrest Tuesday in Madison County, according to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:21:33 CDT
A $60,000 state grant will allow restoration of the Scranton Museum, a 1970s shrimp boat damaged by Hurricane Georges in 1998.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:11:30 CDT
Sal, a Bengal tiger at Buffalo Park and Zoo in Tupelo, has been euthanized after lengthy illness.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:02:27 CDT
If Google wants to bring the Internet to everyone in a community, the city of Oxford would like to roll out the welcome mat for them.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:52:24 CDT
Officials say a former Hancock Bank branch operations manager conspired with other employees to embezzle more than $2 million.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:46:04 CDT
Ole Miss defeats Troy 84-65 to advance to the NIT second round.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:34:21 CDT
MDOT says new weight limit signs will be posted on bridges across the state Thursday.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:21:11 CDT