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For the second time in a week, a Jackson police officer has shot a burglary suspect, officials said.

"I heard about ten to 15 rounds go off." After hearing those gunshots, Jimmil Covington quickly urged her family to take cover inside their home.

Tickets are selling fast for this weekenda TMs Mississippi Black Rodeo, organizers said.

A 3-week-old child is hospitalized in Jackson after suffering broken bones and a fractured skull, the Warren County Sheriff said.

Seizing on President Barack Obama's call for a partnership between America and Islam, some of the nation's prominent Muslim leaders will meet in Jackson for a conference they said will begin a dialogue of mutual respect and reconciliation.

Officials have released the identities of two young men killed Wednesday night in a one-car accident in west Jackson.

JACKSON, Miss. a ' A Tennessee man was airlifted to a Memphis hospital Wednesday after crashing his small aerobatic airplane in north Mississippi.

Two apartment complexes cleaned up their act after 16 WAPT received calls about mounds of trash.

This week marked a new beginning for Mary McDaniels, 23, and her year-old daughter, Demaria Sanders.

Dewayne Collier doesn't even remember the shooting that almost took his life one year ago this day.

Michael Jackson fans around the world and in Jackson paid tribute to the King of Pop on Tuesday.

The late Michael Jackson stole the spotlight at Monday night's 34th Annual Jackson Music Awards.

Lee Co. traffic watch The Lee County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit provides important information in continuing efforts to increase traffic safety awareness and education.

The Jackson City Council today unanimously approved a $1.47 million contract with Superior Asphalt Inc.

After a change of attorneys and a refiling of briefs, Mississippi death row inmate Howard Dean Goodin will argue before state's highest court that he is mentally disabled and should not be put to death.

The Jackson Chamber of Commerce has a free party planned on July 2. Titled 'Red, White & Jackson,' the two-part event will feature live music, food, arts and crafts and more.

A 31-year-old Jackson man is in the Rankin County Jail charged in an ongoing methamphetamine trafficking investigation that netted 53 other suspects on federal and state charges and 50 pounds of Mexican "Ice" worth more than $1.5 million.

For over 25 years, the primary focus of my professional career has been food. In my personal life, food has played a major role, falling just behind faith, family, and friends.

Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head _ a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape.

The Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement is searching the state database that tracks doctors who prescribe controlled substances.