HATTIESBURG, Miss. —
An apartment fire in Hattiesburg claimed the life of a 59-year-old woman.
Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict said Rosalyn Packer was pronounced dead at the scene of the Thursday morning fire. Autopsy results were pending but Benedict said smoke inhalation was the likely cause of death.
The fire was confined to one apartment in a four-unit building. Firefighters said it appeared to have started on the stove but the cause was under investigation.
Missing person
Authorities are searching for a missing 20 year-old autistic male.
A sport utility truck has plowed into the children's play area of a McDonald's restaurant outside of Jackson, Miss., injuring five people.
An 18-year-old student at the Clinton district's Alternative School has been charged in one of the three bomb threats that have been phoned in to Clinton High since last Friday.
A 24-year-old Lowndes County man has been sentenced to eight years for the death of his friend in a fatal accident more than two years ago.
A 36-year-old Purvis man has been charged with murder and first-degree arson following a fatal house fire Monday night.
A Picayune police officer is on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting of two men at a local service station.
A Memphis, Tenn., man faces up to 30 years in prison after his conviction in DeSoto County of assaulting a Southaven police officer.
Relatives of a slain Mississippi mayoral candidate are renewing their push for a federal investigation.
Scott County authorities say the death of a 3-year-old girl has been ruled a homicide and a woman is charged with capital murder.
A Mississippi inmate sat Monday in a state prison holding cell at Parchman, awaiting word on his plea for the governor or the state Supreme Court to stop his execution scheduled this week.
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