Chokwe Antar Lumumba, who previously called the charges against him a form of “political prosecution,” lost his bid to win ...

A Jackson man pled guilty in federal court on July 15, 2026, to stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

A federal judge for the third time delayed the trial of Stephen Spencer Pittman, who is facing charges for setting fire to a ...

Former Jackson firefighter Audric Simmons was convicted July 16 for statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl.

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has pleaded guilty to bribery charges in federal court, ending a long legal chapter ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – A Georgia man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in a pharmacy burglary and possession of stolen firearms. According to documents, Brian Garland, 35, and his ...

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Editor’s Note: This story contains discussions of child exploitation that may be disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. If ...

How does it happen in the middle of the day, especially when it sounds like staff did some kind of intervention (the day ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A man from the Coast is one of three inmates who have died at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility since Sunday. The family of Justin Knotts, 41, of Jackson County, ...

A man was found guilty in connection to a fatal dispute over $4.00 in Jackson. According to Hinds County District Attorney ...

THAT’S RIGHT. D.A. JODY OWENS HAS SPENT MONTHS FIGHTING THESE CHARGES. HE CLAIMED THAT FBI AGENTS GOT HIM DRUNK AND ENTRAPPED HIM IN THIS CONSPIRACY. HE ASKED THE JUDGE HE HAD BEEN ASKING THE JUDGE TO ...