CRIME & SAFETY

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Attempted auto burglary early Thursday morning leads to a deadly shooting. HPD said that about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to report of a shooting in the 800 block of North 28th Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a deceased male with a gunshot wound. HPD...

A Mississippi police department has reported a man was shot and killed while allegedly attempting to steal a car. The Hattiesburg Police Department released a statement that the department responded to a shooting in the 800 Block of North 28th Avenue Thursday about 3:30 a.m. “When officers arrived, they found...

NEW AUGUSTA, Miss. (WDAM) - The Perry County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in an investigation regarding county equipment vandalized and damaged recently. According to the PCSO Facebook page, two pieces of equipment parked near Cross Roads Church in the southern part of the county...

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (WDAM) - Videoed interviews were seen Wednesday by a District Eighth Circuit Court jury in the murder trial of Brandon Lee Gardner and Brooke Taylor Stringer. Gardner and Stringer are charged with capital murder in the 2019 death of 6-month-old Roselee Stringer. The alleged incident occurred in Jones...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - An unoccupied home was destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning in Lamar County. According to Northeast Lamar Fire & Rescue, officials received a report of a fully involved structure fire around 2:40 a.m. Northeast Lamar was assisted by the Central Lamar Volunteer Fire Department...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Alyssa Long, the 18-year-old reported missing early Sunday morning, is back with her family. “I hit my knees, and I hugged her as tight as I could,” said Felisha Long, Alyssa’s mother. “She cried. I cried. It was the best feeling I’ve had in a long time.”

Main Street Columbia director speaks about Experience Columbia's release from contract with city. Main Street Columbia director speaks about Experience Columbia's release from contract with city. Discovery Days at 6th Street Museum District. Updated: 14 hours ago. |. The 6th Street Museum District is hosting a series of free events...

HATTIESBURG Miss. (WDAM) - A fire was reported at the Holiday Inn on U.S. Highway 49 after Lightning struck the building Monday evening. According to the City of Hattiesburg, the fire department responded to the fire at approximately 5 p.m. Firefighters immediately worked to evacuate the building and to contain...

Every week starting in June, the Laurel Rogers Museum of Art will have free family art, reading events with the library and drop-in drawings. The Laurel Police Department made a cocaine bust worth $23,000 on Friday. Missing Lamar Co. teen found safe. Updated: 5 hours ago. |. Alyssa Long, the...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Felisha Long is driven to tears as the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies continue the search for her daughter, Alyssa. “I don’t know where she’s at, but I just want her to come home,” said Felisha. “If anybody has her, just please bring her home. I just want my baby home.”

A red 2016 Chevy Corvette Stingray was stolen near Ellisville, Mississippi on the night of May 19 and law enforcement is asking for the public’s help finding it. According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, the sports car has a Mississippi NASCAR #3 tag P413, although we doubt the thieves have left that on.

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – A driver was injured and had to be extracted from a vehicle after a pickup truck crashed in Jones County. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 4 on Highway 184. Officials with the Jones County Fire Council said firefighters found the pickup truck on its side when […]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – Hattiesburg police arrested a suspect after a man was shot and killed. Police said the shooting happened around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 3 in the 2300 block of West 7th Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a deceased man with a gunshot wound. Another man was later […]

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - Two people were taken for medical attention after an incident at Enterprise Transportation Company in Petal Friday afternoon. According to Petal Assistant Fire Chief Marion Sims, the call came in as a reported explosion, but he said after an initial investigation, “it was determined to be a flash from the ignition of the release from a tank.”

When Jones County Sheriff’s Department deputies raided an apartment between 1 and 2 a.m. Tuesday, they found a mother and her children. The alleged drug dealer for which they were searching lived next door. Chief Deputy Mitch Sumrall told WDAM TV that narcotics deputies raided the wrong apartment but...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A storefront in Hattiesburg has taken some damage after a vehicle ran into it on Friday. According to the Hattiesburg Police Department, officers responded to a crash into a storefront in the 6300 block of U.S. Highway 49, at Discount Tobacco & Beer. When officers arrived,...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A Jones County woman is behind bars after a cross-county police chase. The Jones County Sheriff’s Department reported the incident occurred on Thursday, June 1, when Deputy Matt Bailey attempted to stop a motorcyclist on MS-589 near Ellisville. The motorcyclist, 34-year-old Heather Rowell of...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A man was shot and died early Saturday morning in Hattiesburg in what police are describing as a domestic dispute. Forrest County Deputy Coroner Lisa Klem identified the deceased as Najee Hawkins, 26, Hattiesburg. Klem said the body will be sent to the state Crime Lab...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) -Powers Fire & Rescue Volunteer Department had a busy agenda last month. Powers’ firefighters and emergency medical responders answered 49 incidents in the month of May alone. The department responded to everything from emergency medical calls and fire alarms to vehicle crashes and hazardous conditions....

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