Before he committed a hate crime, the 19-year-old arsonist had been life-expectancy maxxing and testosterone optimizing.

The line that formed Wednesday in downtown Gulfport to buy Loblolly Bakery king cakes soon will become a line to be the first ...

A new business is expected to open in 2027 after major renovation to an historic building on the west side of Downtown Jackson.

There was little warning that Stephen Spencer Pittman, who police arrested for arson, was poised to strike Jackson’s lone synagogue.

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Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, who allegedly set fire to Beth Israel Congregation synagogue in North Jackson, pleaded not ...

The man accused of setting fire to a Mississippi synagogue has pleaded not guilty to a federal arson charge. Stephen Spencer ...

Nearly 60 years after the Beth Israel Congregation was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, an arson fire forced Jewish people in Jackson, Mississippi to relive the horror of that attack.

Almost 60 years ago, a hate group bombed Beth Israel Congregation. Decades later, a new attack has the congregation ...

Thalia Mara’s reopening comes just one day before former Vice President Kamala Harris stops at the venue as part of her book ...

Four finalists have been selected in the search for the next chief of the Jackson Police Department. The candidates were chosen from a pool of 32 applicants and include a mix of internal and external ...

Homicides in Jackson, Mississippi, dropped to 75 in 2025, the lowest number since 2017. The 2025 total marks a 32% decrease from the 111 homicides recorded in 2024. This is the first time in five ...