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After losing cell service and GPS function, Morgan accidentally traveled deep into a wooded area well off the main roadway and was unable to determine her location, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Adams County sheriff's deputies rescued a driver from a remote wooded area Saturday after she became disoriented.

The chase ended in Delta, Louisiana, where all three suspects got out and ran. The Madison Parish Sheriff’s Department took all three into custody.

The crash was one of several Oxford police said they have seen tied to inhalants. It helped accelerate change after WLBT investigated the growing abuse of nitrous oxide.

COVINGTON, La. (WLBT) - A true crime podcast produced by a Louisiana radio executive led to the arrests of four men in connection with a decades-old murder case.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson woman was found not guilty on Wednesday in connection with a 2021 homicide.

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A Rankin County teenager who escaped a juvenile detention center will be charged as an adult.

Published Jun. 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM CEST | Updated 14 minutes ago SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Rankin County SWAT is responding to an active shooter incident.

RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) - The Rankin County Sheriff's Office is investigating after one person was shot in the chest Friday evening.

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is calling the celebration “Seven Parks. Seven Themes, You Decide.” Employees said the events have been planned for the past year.