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Downtown Hattiesburg shooting: 2 dead, 3 injured

A shooting on West Fifth Street left two people dead and three injured. The double homicide brings the city s total to three for the year. ....

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Mississippi plane crash victims gave much to communities, families


Dr. Louis Provenza was a Shreveport native who practiced in Slidell before moving to Texas.
Anna Calhoun was a star volleyball player while in high school in her native Tuscaloosa.
Harper Provenza and her mother were inseparable, family says.
A beloved assistant pastor. A highly praised neurosurgeon. A biology student and talented volleyball player. A 2-year-old girl who was a blessing to everyone around her.
These are the four people who were killed May 4 when an airplane flown by 67-year-old Dr. Louis Provenza crashed into the home of 55-year-old Gerry Standley. Also on board the plane were 23-year-old Anna Calhoun and her daughter, Harper Provenza. ....

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Student hurt in crash involving 2 school buses in Petal


Student hurt in crash involving 2 school buses in Petal
Damage from accident to one of the school buses. (Source: WDAM)
By Will Polston | May 3, 2021 at 5:13 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 5:13 PM
PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - A Petal student was injured Monday after two school buses collided on Old Highway 42.
Around 3 p.m., Petal police responded to the call near Moore Funeral Home.
According to reports, a vehicle pulled out in front of the first bus, prompting the driver to slam on the brakes. The second bus, behind the first one, was not able to stop in time, causing the two buses to collide. ....

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Two men arrested on grand larceny charges in Forrest Co.


Two men arrested on grand larceny charges in Forrest Co.
Steven Freeman, 30, (left) and Kelsey Herrin Jr, 50, (right) are facing charges of grand larceny after stealing items around the Forrest County area. (Source: Forrest County Sheriff s Office)
By Renaldo Hopkins | May 2, 2021 at 9:03 PM CDT - Updated May 2 at 9:05 PM
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Authorities in Forrest County managed to arrest two men on felony charges after being caught stealing items from a citizen’s property Sunday.
According to the Forrest County Sheriff’s Office, just before noon, a citizen who lives on Luther Carter Road looked at his home security cameras recording evidence of two men stealing items from his property and leaving in a white pickup truck pulling a utility trailer. ....

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