Monday, May 21 2012 3:55 PM EDT2012-05-21 19:55:45 GMT
About 2:40 p.m. Sunday afternoon it was reported that a riot had begun at the Adams County Correctional Facility. Adams County Coroner James Lee has confirmed one fatality at the prison. Reports fromMore >>
A prison guard has died and several other employees have been injured during what is being called an "an inmate disturbance" at a southwest Mississippi prison.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 8:19 PM EDT2012-05-22 00:19:02 GMT
A Mississippi lawmaker is coming under fire for comments he made on his facebook page in regards to homosexuals. After President Obama came out in support of gay marriage, republican representative AndyMore >>
He's a state lawmaker and a Baptist preacher, but what's causing ears to perk up wasn't said at the state capitol or from the pulpit. Instead, it was on Facebook from representative Andy Gipson who some say is calling for homosexuals to be put to death.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 7:50 PM EDT2012-05-21 23:50:17 GMT
Following fatal riot, Adams County sheriff says they have "total control" of prison.More >>
Sheriff Chuck Mayfield says gang activity caused the unrest at the privately-run Adams County Correctional Center. A 24-year-old prison guard from Meadville was killed.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 11:16 AM EDT2012-05-21 15:16:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Leaning against a wall just to stand up, Beverly Dean talked about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen."I could hear the bullets like they wereMore >>
Beverly Dean talks about the moment she stood between her daughter and gang members trying to recruit the teen.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 10:10 AM EDT2012-05-21 14:10:07 GMT
(WMC-TV) – Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site. Heather Walker spoke with Action News 5 after she was temporarilyMore >>
Facebook is apologizing to the mother who was temporarily banned from posting photos to the popular social networking site.More >>
Friday, May 18 2012 7:17 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:17:11 GMT
(WMC-TV) - More than 1,000 Action News 5 Facebook fans are rallying around a mother who feels Facebook is discriminating against photos she posted on the social media network of her son. Grayson JamesMore >>
UPDATE: A Mid-South mother has been banned from Facebook for the photos she posted of her newborn son.
Monday, May 21 2012 5:06 PM EDT2012-05-21 21:06:35 GMT
(RNN) - A Cartersville, GA, man has become the third case of necrotizing fasciitis to make headlines in recent weeks, coming just weeks after a 24-year-old Georgia woman lost her foot and both handsMore >>
A Georgia man has become the third case of necrotizing fasciitis to make headlines in recent weeks, just as two women are being treated for the condition in southern hospitals.More >>
Sunday, May 20 2012 10:21 PM EDT2012-05-21 02:21:53 GMT
Jackson police arrested two bikers following Saturdays shooting at a motorcycle club event. J.P.D. Officer Colendula Green said three people were injured when gunfire erupted in the 600 block of WoodrowMore >>
Jackson police arrested two bikers following Saturdays shooting at a motorcycle club event.
Saturday, May 19 2012 3:51 PM EDT2012-05-19 19:51:17 GMT
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC (WYFF) After a woman stopped in a stranger's driveway and danced around with a cupholder from her car stuck in her hair, she was arrested when her 2-year-old child was found naked,More >>
After a woman stopped in a stranger's driveway and danced around with a cupholder from her car stuck in her hair, she was arrested when her 2-year-old child was found naked, curled in a fetal position behind the driver's seat in the car, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 10:45 AM EDT2012-05-22 14:45:10 GMT
FLORENCE, MS (WLBT) - It seemed like any other Monday at Florence Middle School. For Blaine McRaney, there was nothing ordinary about this Monday. Blaine is an 8th grader at Florence Middle School andMore >>
It seemed like any other Monday at Florence Middle School.More >>
Walt: With that, a cheerful Red Cross volunteer presents another flood victim more of the supplies they will need to keep themselves clean and to clean up the muck that coats where they once lived. And this is just one of the buckets and coolers and boxes of supplies handed out free at this Red Cross distribution site.
Walt: It is with the efficiency of a NASCAR pit crew that these volunteers dispense the items at their posts and move the recipient on down the line. Mops and brooms and disinfectant and rakes and shovels and a case of bottled water and a fan. The Red Cross is still here long after the disaster has ceased to be top story. The flood will be in the news just a short while, really. Then something else will take its place. But to the people affected by this, this will be their Top Story for the rest of their lives, affecting them from now on. The amount of time the Red Cross stays varies. But even when they leave, the Red Cross passes the people they have helped along to other organizations. Carlos Garcia-Velez is one of the volunteers in Mississippi helping out. He has been volunteering with the Red Cross since Hurricane Andrew.
Carlos Garcia-Velez: Other volunteer organizations partners come in and assist in the recovery process, in the long-term recovery process. And we partner with those individuals and those organizations so we can transfer or connect with them.
Walt: All of these supplies that these flood victims are being given free today would have cost hundreds of dollars if they had to have been bought at a store. And can the people who are getting them not have afforded them? Well. Probably many of them could have. Just like YOU or I could have. But our homes didn't just have several feet of water in them. And we aren't dealing with the expense of living away from home for weeks or months while spending MORE money trying to get our places livable again. So isn't it nice the Red Cross is there to help. And since we are the Red Cross with our donations, isn't it nice WE could be here to help our neighbors in a very appreciated way?
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