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City of Eupora names interim police chief
21+ hour, 33+ min ago (76+ words) WTVA Credit: Scott Davidson / CC BY 2. 0 | License Link | Image Source EUPORA, Miss. (WTVA) - The city of Eupora named its new interim police chief. Bryant Bell will lead the Eupora Police Department for now. He brings 10-years of law enforcement experience…...
Inmate escapes Rankin County Juvenile Detention Center, deputies searching
1+ week, 1+ day ago (134+ words) RANKIN CO. , Miss. (WLBT) - The Rankin County Sheriff's Office is currently searching for an inmate who escaped from the Rankin County Juvenile Detention Center Thursday afternoon at approximately 3: 30 p. m. According to Sheriff Bryan Bailey, the inmate is a 14-year-old white male…...
2 Baldwyn men arrested after burglary call in Prentiss County
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (208+ words) BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) " Two Baldwyn men were arrested Friday after deputies responded to a reported burglary in progress at a home on County Road 5075. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched around 9: 34 a. m. after a woman reported seeing…...
First Responders: Tupelo police launch Operation Safe Summer
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (55+ words) WTVA The Tupelo Police Department is launching Operation Safe Summer, focusing on curfew enforcement, community engagement and increased patrols to ensure public safety during the summer months. Watch WTVA 9 News This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape…...
Juvenile arrested after splat gun shooting in Tupelo
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (66+ words) TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) " Tupelo police made an arrest following a splat gun shooting. Splat guns are toys that fire small gel pellets, similar to a less-messy paintball. The crime happened on Thursday afternoon near the food court entrance at The…...
Mother, child shot Monday afternoon in Columbus
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (27+ words) WTVA A Memorial Day shooting in Columbus injured a mother and her 18-month-old child. Watch WTVA 9 News...
Starkville police are investigating a shooting on Reed Road, 1 in custody
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (26+ words) WTVA Starkville police are investigating a shooting, 1 in custody Watch WTVA 9 News...
Secret Service says officers fatally shot a person who fired at them near White House | News | wtva. com
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (657+ words) A US Secret Service agent stands guard holding his weapon after alleged gunshots were heard nearby, at the White House in Washington D. C. on Saturday, May 23. (CNN) " Secret Service officers shot and killed a person who the agency said approached a…...
Louisville man going to prison for trafficking fentanyl in mail
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (51+ words) Louisville man sentence for trafficking fentanyl WTVA A Louisville man recieved almost five years in prison for trafficking fentanyl in the mail. Louisville man going to prison for trafficking fentanyl in mail A Louisville man received almost five years in…...
Louisville man going to prison for trafficking fentanyl in mail | News | wtva. com
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (97+ words) ABERDEEN, Miss. (WTVA) " A Louisville man received almost five years in prison for trafficking fentanyl in the mail. A judge sentenced Medford Eiland, 39, to 51 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release. The crime happened in March 2022. That's…...