COLUMBIA, Miss. — A mother who was found guilty of refusing to cooperate with law enforcement officials seeking her son has been sentenced to one year of house arrest.
The Hattiesburg American reports 53-year-old Nilia Victoria Jeanfreau of Columbia could have received up to five years in prison, but 15th District
She was convicted July 24 by a Marion County jury of hindering prosecution of her son.
Law enforcement had been looking for Jean Pierre Jeanfreau after
Is it really possible to not know you're pregnant until the birth?
Trish Staine had just finished running 10 miles while training for a half-marathon when she started going into labor. The mother of three said she hadn't gained any weight or felt any fetal movement in the months before and had no idea she was pregnant. Is it possible for a woman not to know she's pregnant before she starts giving birth?
State photo-ID databases become troves for police
The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver's-license fraud but that increasingly are used by police to identify suspects, accomplices and even innocent bystanders in a wide range of criminal investigations.
VIDEO: Amphibious bus filled with tourists sinks
In Liverpool, England, a "duck bus" -- which is supposed to be amphibious -- sank while full of tourists.
A Picayune woman has been charged with arson for setting fire to her own home.
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A small passenger plane crashed through a hangar at the Chino, Calif. airport after the pilot apparently lost control during an engine test.
VIDEO: Husband accidentally sells wife's wedding ring at garage sale
A husband who accidentally sold his wife's wedding ring at a garage sale is hoping the person who bought will bring it back.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a Vancleave resident told police her 16-year-old daughter came home and told her the man had allegedly touched her inappropriately.
Linda Gale Reed will be arraigned Friday before Copiah County Circuit Judge Lamar Pickard on three counts of embezzlement.
What would your grocery store look like without bees?
One of every three bites of food comes from plants pollinated by honeybees and other pollinators. Major declines in bee populations threaten the availability of many ingredients.
VIDEO: NASA Releases incredible images of tornadoes on the sun
Space weather can have a surprising impact here on Earth.
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