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Police rule Hattiesburg death investigation as suspected murder-suicide

Title: Police rule Hattiesburg death investigation as suspected murder-suicide
Runtime: 0:39
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Hattiesburg Police said, based on evidence gathered during the investigation, detectives were able to determine the incident that led to the deaths.

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Laurel Police Department promotes safety during Oak Park reunion weekend, America250

Title: Laurel Police Department promotes safety during Oak Park reunion weekend, America250
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: This weekend brings together alumni and descendants of the historic Oak Park High School.

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Patrick's Wednesday PM Forecast 7/1

Title: Patrick's Wednesday PM Forecast 7/1
Runtime: 3:08
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Patrick's Wednesday PM Forecast 7/1

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Laurel-Jones County Animal Rescue asks for donations to help keep animals cool

Title: Laurel-Jones County Animal Rescue asks for donations to help keep animals cool
Runtime: 1:57
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: The Laurel-Jones County Animal Rescue League is doing everything it can to keep pets as cool as possible as temperatures rise.

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USM opens forensics lab to assist local law enforcement with forensics evidence

Title: USM opens forensics lab to assist local law enforcement with forensics evidence
Runtime: 1:54
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: This new laboratory creates educational opportunities and resources for agencies in those rural communities.

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Former Jones Co. deputy chancery clerk arrested, accused of embezzling over $13K

Title: Former Jones Co. deputy chancery clerk arrested, accused of embezzling over $13K
Runtime: 0:29
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Christy Hodge is accused of altering official records to embezzle over $13,000.

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Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run in Jones County

Title: Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run in Jones County
Runtime: 0:44
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: The Jones County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run crash that fatally injured a pedestrian.

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WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Focus - 07/01/2026

Title: WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Focus - 07/01/2026
Runtime: 13:49
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Focus - 07/01/2026

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Hot and humid weather this afternoon

Title: Hot and humid weather this afternoon
Runtime: 3:08
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: A Heat Advisory will be in effect through 9 PM tonight.

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Hot and humid weather will continue

Title: Hot and humid weather will continue
Runtime: 3:01
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: A Heat Advisory will be in effect through 9 PM tonight.

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10pm Headlines 6/30

Title: 10pm Headlines 6/30
Runtime: 8:53
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: 10pm Headlines 6/30

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ADP Leadership Pinebelt launches program to help Hub City students facing laundry poverty

Title: ADP Leadership Pinebelt launches program to help Hub City students facing laundry poverty
Runtime: 1:52
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: A local leadership group is hoping to make a difference for Hattiesburg High School students, one load of laundry at a time.

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Trump approves $11M federal disaster declaration for Mississippi tornado damage

Title: Trump approves $11M federal disaster declaration for Mississippi tornado damage
Runtime: 0:36
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: In a social media post, President Donald Trump said he spoke with Gov. Tate Reeves and announced his approval for the declaration.

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Mississippi Highway Patrol increases holiday enforcement ahead of Fourth of July travel

Title: Mississippi Highway Patrol increases holiday enforcement ahead of Fourth of July travel
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: MHP is stepping up patrols and launching safety checkpoints statewide as thousands prepare to travel for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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Patrick's Tuesday PM Forecast 6/30

Title: Patrick's Tuesday PM Forecast 6/30
Runtime: 3:05
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Patrick's Tuesday PM Forecast 6/30

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6pm Headlines 6/30

Title: 6pm Headlines 6/30
Runtime: 11:14
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: 6pm Headlines 6/30

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USM, Army, Air Force ROTC programs create new pathway for cadets seeking nursing degrees

Title: USM, Army, Air Force ROTC programs create new pathway for cadets seeking nursing degrees
Runtime: 2:08
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Southern Miss and its Army and Air Force ROTC programs have partnered to create a new pathway for cadets to get nursing degrees at USM.

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Car strikes railroad crossing signal in Collins, knocking over onto tracks

Title: Car strikes railroad crossing signal in Collins, knocking over onto tracks
Runtime: 0:33
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: A Kia sedan collided with a railroad crossing signal in Collins, knocking it over.

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Heat advisory through Wednesday evening

Title: Heat advisory through Wednesday evening
Runtime: 3:14
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire Pine Belt from now through 9 pm Wednesday.

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SCRMC holds 'White Coat Ceremony' for new internal medicine residents

Title: SCRMC holds 'White Coat Ceremony' for new internal medicine residents
Runtime: 1:54
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Seven internal medicine residents were officially “coated” as a part of the hospital’s graduate medical education program.

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Former Prentiss city clerk arrested, accused of embezzling over $460K

Title: Former Prentiss city clerk arrested, accused of embezzling over $460K
Runtime: 0:33
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: State Auditor Shad White announced Jones' arrest after she was accused of embezzling public funds from the City of Prentiss during her time as city clerk.

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New capital sexual battery, stricter youth crime laws effective Wednesday

Title: New capital sexual battery, stricter youth crime laws effective Wednesday
Runtime: 2:18
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: ‘Effective July 1st’: It’s a phrase we’ve heard over and over. Now, that date is here.

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Laurel Salvation Army opens cooling center to help beat the heat

Title: Laurel Salvation Army opens cooling center to help beat the heat
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Hot temperatures are just becoming too much to bear for some folks across the Pine Belt.

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Hot and humid with a few thunderstorms this evening

Title: Hot and humid with a few thunderstorms this evening
Runtime: 3:23
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: A Heat Advisory remains in effect through 9 PM Wednesday.

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Jasper County family appeals parole of man convicted in 2001 armed robbery death

Title: Jasper County family appeals parole of man convicted in 2001 armed robbery death
Runtime: 2:48
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Marty Brady’s family met with District Attorney Chris Hennis after being told that a suspect involved in his death will soon be released from prison.

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Forrest County investigator remembered for lifetime of service after fatal crash

Title: Forrest County investigator remembered for lifetime of service after fatal crash
Runtime: 2:11
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: According to Sheriff Charlie Sims, her final day reflected the same compassion and selflessness that defined her career.

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Heritage Outdoors launches benefit raffle to support family of fallen Forrest County investigator

Title: Heritage Outdoors launches benefit raffle to support family of fallen Forrest County investigator
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: A local business is rallying behind the family of fallen Forrest County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Andretta English.

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10pm Headlines 6/29

Title: 10pm Headlines 6/29
Runtime: 11:14
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: 10pm Headlines 6/29

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Shady Grove Fire Rescue introduces new fire station - Full version

Title: Shady Grove Fire Rescue introduces new fire station - Full version
Runtime: 2:44
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: The department has been working to bring the fire station, which averages around $50,000, to life for more than two years.

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WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Focus - 06/29/2026

Title: WDAM 7 First Alert Weather Focus - 06/29/2026
Runtime: 10:06
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: The heat continues across the nation!

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Heat advisory until 9 PM Tuesday

Title: Heat advisory until 9 PM Tuesday
Runtime: 3:43
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Temperatures will feel like 108 to 110 degrees in the Pine Belt!

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Sheriff’s office hosts information session on scams affecting Covington County community

Title: Sheriff’s office hosts information session on scams affecting Covington County community
Runtime: 1:20
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Chief Deputy Ricky Lott said the county has seen a large number of scam cases over the past few months, with most of them targeting the elderly.

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Heat Advisory for much of the Pine Belt

Title: Heat Advisory for much of the Pine Belt
Runtime: 3:02
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: A Heat Advisory will remain in place for much of the area until 9 PM Tuesday.

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Mayoral Monday: Ellisville’s Lynn Buckhaults returns and provides updates on ongoing projects

Title: Mayoral Monday: Ellisville’s Lynn Buckhaults returns and provides updates on ongoing projects
Runtime: 11:24
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Mayoral Monday: Ellisville’s Lynn Buckhaults returns and provides updates on ongoing projects

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Family seeks answers after Columbia Academy grad ‘drank too much,’ died in Florida

Title: Family seeks answers after Columbia Academy grad ‘drank too much,’ died in Florida
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: A death investigation is underway in Bay County, Florida after a Columbia Academy graduate died days after his High School graduation.

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Death investigation underway after 2 people found dead in Hattiesburg home

Title: Death investigation underway after 2 people found dead in Hattiesburg home
Runtime: 0:40
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: The Hattiesburg Police Department is investigating after two people were found dead in a home on Monday morning.

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Motivational Moments: Walk by faith, not by sight

Title: Motivational Moments: Walk by faith, not by sight
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Motivational Moments: Walk by faith, not by sight

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Patrick's Monday PM Forecast 6/29

Title: Patrick's Monday PM Forecast 6/29
Runtime: 3:09
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Patrick's Monday PM Forecast 6/29

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6pm Headlines 6/29

Title: 6pm Headlines 6/29
Runtime: 11:56
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: 6pm Headlines 6/29

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$1M bond set for 89-year-old Marion County murder suspect

Title: $1M bond set for 89-year-old Marion County murder suspect
Runtime: 1:33
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Raymond Johnson has since bonded out of jail, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

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WDAM 7, Rouse's Market partner for Old Glory Giveaway in Hattiesburg

Title: WDAM 7, Rouse's Market partner for Old Glory Giveaway in Hattiesburg
Runtime: 1:43
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: WDAM 7 is getting into the America 250 spirit and is partnering with a local store to help you get ready for July 4th festivities.

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Lumberton church launching summer feeding program for kids

Title: Lumberton church launching summer feeding program for kids
Runtime: 0:46
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: The Lumberton Church is launching a summer feeding program Tuesday to address a need identified in the community.

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Overcrowding tests Pearl River County SPCA’s no-kill mission

Title: Overcrowding tests Pearl River County SPCA’s no-kill mission
Runtime: 2:22
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: According to animal welfare data compiled by Best Friends Animal Society, Mississippi has the highest animal shelter euthanasia rate in the nation, 18.3%.

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Rain chances will return this week

Title: Rain chances will return this week
Runtime: 3:09
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Rain chances will return this week

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Dixie Electric officials break down the causes behind large power outages

Title: Dixie Electric officials break down the causes behind large power outages
Runtime: 2:03
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Recently, Dixie Electric workers responded to a power outage that impacted more than 1,700 residents. It wasn’t due to your typical thunderstorm or tornado.

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10PM Headlines 6/28

Title: 10PM Headlines 6/28
Runtime: 11:07
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: 10PM Headlines 6/28

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Two injured after Hattiesburg shooting

Title: Two injured after Hattiesburg shooting
Runtime: 0:22
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: The Hattiesburg Police Department is investigating a shooting that injured two people early Sunday morning.

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Age gap persists between Mississippians, lawmakers

Title: Age gap persists between Mississippians, lawmakers
Runtime: 3:01
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Mississippi’s lawmakers are significantly older than the people they represent, with the Legislature’s median age standing at 57.

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‘We are here to assist them’: Wiggins church aids flood victims

Title: ‘We are here to assist them’: Wiggins church aids flood victims
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: A church in Wiggins is working to help those in need after recent flooding destroyed several homes, leaving many with nothing.

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More hot and humid weather is ahead

Title: More hot and humid weather is ahead
Runtime: 3:05
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: More hot and humid weather is ahead

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