Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Next month marks eight years since Kenneth Knight Sr. last saw his son Kenny Keon Knight. The young father was found dead in the parking lot of Avalon Park Apartments on West County Line Road on March 14, 2018. He was 25. When Knight thinks of...

NATCHEZ — Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Jackson Police Department on Thursday in executing a bench warrant and search warrant tied to a homicide investigation. The warrants were served shortly after 10 a.m. at the Kenny Graves Apartments on Ingram Circle in Adams County,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are searching for two men who tried to steal AT&T copper cable wiring. The incident occurred in the area of 100 Woody Drive around 8:00 a.m. on February 11, 2026. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said the theft was interrupted by citizens in the...

CLINTON, Miss. (WLBT) - A 12-year-old was taken into custody after the juvenile allegedly made online threats towards two Clinton schools. According to the Clinton School District, on Wednesday evening, administrators at Clinton Junior High School and Sumner Hill were made aware of two social media posts that may...

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — Authorities finally recovered a body seen floating down a river in Jackson. A fisherman first saw the body at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday on the Pearl River. Law enforcement later confirmed a similar sighting shortly before noon, and search crews used drones and boats...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – That’s how Miranda Vaughn describes what her organization does for prisoners. Vaughn is the Program Assistant for “Big House Books”, a nonprofit that provides free books to people behind bars. “That is one thing that makes us unique, that it is not...

JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing 77-year-old man. Police identified the missing person as Earl Levon McGee, who is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall and about 150 pounds. According to investigators, McGee was last seen around 1:30...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jackson, Mississippi – Isolated severe storms could produce 60 mph wind gusts and possible tornadoes along I-55 Saturday night into early Sunday morning. According to the National Weather Service in...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A man indicted last month in connection with setting the largest synagogue in the state on fire is facing two additional federal charges. This week, a federal grand jury indicted Spencer Pittman on charges of damage to religious property and use of fire to commit any felony.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson man has been arrested for arson. According to the Jackson Fire Department, Donte Taylor is charged in connection with setting a fire in the 4000 block of John F. Kennedy Boulevard. The fire occurred on January 20. Taylor appeared in Jackson Municipal Court on...