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Hattiesburg police are searching for a suspect wanted for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
More >>Hattiesburg police are searching for a suspect wanted for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
More >>A Laurel family lost their home to a house fire early Monday morning.
More >>A Laurel family lost their home to a house fire early Monday morning.
More >>A meeting between a man and woman organized through social media ended up being a set up for an armed robbery Sunday night in Hattiesburg.
More >>A meeting between a man and woman organized through social media ended up being a set up for an armed robbery Sunday night in Hattiesburg.
More >>The Bulldogs practiced at Creighton Sunday morning. MSU will face UNC Monday at 6:00pm. The game will be televised on ESPN.
More >>The Bulldogs practiced at Creighton Sunday morning. MSU will face UNC Monday at 6:00pm. The game will be televised on ESPN.
More >>Retired Col. Gregory S. Michel is the new director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Gov. Phil Bryant announced the appointment Monday morning and said it's effective immediately.
More >>Retired Col. Gregory S. Michel is the new director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Gov. Phil Bryant announced the appointment Monday morning and said it's effective immediately.
More >>Shoulder pads and helmets, loud sidelines and, of course, tackling. Saturday had all the signs of a fall Friday night in the Pine Belt – the only difference was the all-female cast that took to San Antonio Field in Hattiesburg. It was the Mississippi Royalty, representing as the state’s first female football team in the Women’s Football Alliance. “Mississippi Royalty? We’re about head-knocking and highlight-making..."
More >>Shoulder pads and helmets, loud sidelines and, of course, tackling. Saturday had all the signs of a fall Friday night in the Pine Belt – the only difference was the all-female cast that took to San Antonio Field in Hattiesburg. It was the Mississippi Royalty, representing as the state’s first female football team in the Women’s Football Alliance. “Mississippi Royalty? We’re about head-knocking and highlight-making..."
More >>The Claiborne and Festival South teamed up with the Alzheimer's Association to host “A Salute To Fathers” celebration Sunday, June 17 at the Claiborne Retirement community in Hattiesburg.
More >>The Claiborne and Festival South teamed up with the Alzheimer's Association to host “A Salute To Fathers” celebration Sunday, June 17 at the Claiborne Retirement community in Hattiesburg.
More >>One person is dead following a crash Sunday evening in Forrest County.
More >>One person is dead following a crash Sunday evening in Forrest County.
More >>Festival South kicked off their Festival South Film Expo at The Grand Theater Sunday evening which will last until June 23rd.
More >>Festival South kicked off their Festival South Film Expo at The Grand Theater Sunday evening which will last until June 23rd.
More >>While we are seeing a pretty good amount of daily showers, but dryer days could be ahead.
More >>While we are seeing a pretty good amount of daily showers, but dryer days could be ahead.
More >>From now until Labor Day weekend, Blue Star Museums will offer active-duty military personnel and their families free admission. The initiative started in 2010 through the partnership of Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, the National Endowment for the Arts and museums across America. In a letter of support, First Lady Melania Trump offered praise to the nearly decade long program. "For the past few years, museums across our Nation have offered free admis...
More >>From now until Labor Day weekend, Blue Star Museums will offer active-duty military personnel and their families free admission. The initiative started in 2010 through the partnership of Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, the National Endowment for the Arts and museums across America. In a letter of support, First Lady Melania Trump offered praise to the nearly decade long program. "For the past few years, museums across our Nation have offered free admis...
More >>South 28th Avenue Baptist Church hosted a free basketball clinic to provide young boys with fundamental life skills Saturday.
More >>South 28th Avenue Baptist Church hosted a free basketball clinic to provide young boys with fundamental life skills Saturday.
More >>Nearly 2,000 children were separated from their families over a six-week period in April and May after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new "zero-tolerance" policy that refers all cases of illegal entry for criminal prosecution.
More >>Nearly 2,000 children were separated from their families over a six-week period in April and May after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new "zero-tolerance" policy that refers all cases of illegal entry for criminal prosecution.
More >>The World Health Organization says that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition, in a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing its young players.
More >>The World Health Organization says that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition, in a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing its young players.
More >>The Supreme Court is resolving partisan redistricting cases from Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party.
More >>The Supreme Court is resolving partisan redistricting cases from Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party.
More >>Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says the president might pardon his former campaign chairman and others ensnared in the Russia investigation once the special counsel's work ends.
More >>Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says the president might pardon his former campaign chairman and others ensnared in the Russia investigation once the special counsel's work ends.
More >>Disney and Pixar's "Incredibles 2" has broken the record for the best animated opening of all time and the biggest for a PG-rated film.
More >>Disney and Pixar's "Incredibles 2" has broken the record for the best animated opening of all time and the biggest for a PG-rated film.
More >>AT&T and Time Warner have completed their merger, one of the biggest media deals ever, just two days after a federal judge approved the combination over objections by the Trump Justice Department that it would hurt...
More >>AT&T and Time Warner have completed their merger, one of the biggest media deals ever, just two days after a federal judge approved the combination over objections by the Trump Justice Department that it would hurt consumers.
More >>Some private investigators and genealogy experts want to use the same DNA-tracking system that identified the suspected Golden State Killer to solve decades-old murder and missing-person cases.
More >>Some private investigators and genealogy experts want to use the same DNA-tracking system that identified the suspected Golden State Killer to solve decades-old murder and missing-person cases.
More >>A couple in eastern Germany have got married in a swing dangling from a motorcycle atop a tightrope, 14 meters (46 feet) above the ground.
More >>A couple in eastern Germany have got married in a swing dangling from a motorcycle atop a tightrope, 14 meters (46 feet) above the ground.
More >>A strong earthquake shook the city of Osaka in western Japan, causing scattered damage including broken glass and partial building collapses.
More >>A strong earthquake shook the city of Osaka in western Japan, causing scattered damage including broken glass and partial building collapses.
More >>California officials, having concluded coffee drinking is not a risky pastime, are proposing a regulation that will essentially tell consumers of America's favorite beverage they can drink up without fear.
More >>California officials, having concluded coffee drinking is not a risky pastime, are proposing a regulation that will essentially tell consumers of America's favorite beverage they can drink up without fear.
More >>Pope Francis has denounced abortion as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children God gives them.
More >>Pope Francis has denounced abortion as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children God gives them.
More >>President Donald Trump announced on Monday he's directing the Pentagon to begin a sixth branch of the military - "space force."
More >>President Donald Trump announced on Monday he's directing the Pentagon to begin a sixth branch of the military - "space force."
More >>Actor Jason Momoa met with fans at the Denver Comic Con.
More >>Actor Jason Momoa met with fans at the Denver Comic Con.
More >>Video of the encounter, in which an ER doctor laughs at and belittles a 20-year-old patient, has been viewed more than 4 million times on Facebook.
More >>Video of the encounter, in which an ER doctor laughs at and belittles a 20-year-old patient, has been viewed more than 4 million times on Facebook.
More >>AMC Networks says that Chris Hardwick's talk show is on hold and he has withdrawn as moderator of AMC and BBC America's Comic-Con panels.
More >>AMC Networks says that Chris Hardwick's talk show is on hold and he has withdrawn as moderator of AMC and BBC America's Comic-Con panels.
More >>Hundreds of children are waiting away from their parents inside a Border Patrol holding facility in South Texas, with groups of 20 or more children to a single cage.
More >>Hundreds of children are waiting away from their parents inside a Border Patrol holding facility in South Texas, with groups of 20 or more children to a single cage.
More >>Police were trying to tell Lori Bruick that her husband took his own life but were having trouble finding her - until they went into the family home.
More >>Police were trying to tell Lori Bruick that her husband took his own life but were having trouble finding her - until they went into the family home.
More >>China fired back Saturday in a spiraling trade dispute with President Donald Trump by raising import duties on a $34 billion list of American goods including soybeans, electric cars and whiskey.
More >>China fired back Saturday in a spiraling trade dispute with President Donald Trump by raising import duties on a $34 billion list of American goods including soybeans, electric cars and whiskey.
More >>The mother of an epileptic boy at the center of a debate over medical marijuana in the UK is calling for an urgent meeting with ministers to discuss liberalizing British policy.
More >>The mother of an epileptic boy at the center of a debate over medical marijuana in the UK is calling for an urgent meeting with ministers to discuss liberalizing British policy.
More >>President Donald Trump has approved a plan to impose tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of Chinese goods.
More >>President Donald Trump has approved a plan to impose tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of Chinese goods.
More >>Prosecutors say the 31-year-old kicked the victim, broke his ribs and strangled him.
More >>Prosecutors say the 31-year-old kicked the victim, broke his ribs and strangled him.
More >>A White House adviser is distancing the Trump administration from responsibility for a jump in the number of migrant children being separated from their parents by authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border.
More >>A White House adviser is distancing the Trump administration from responsibility for a jump in the number of migrant children being separated from their parents by authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border.
More >>A suicide bomber has struck in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least 10 people in the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, security forces and civilians celebrating a...
More >>A suicide bomber has struck in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least 10 people in the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, security forces and civilians celebrating a holiday cease-fire.
More >>The former first lady called on “good people at all levels of government” to stop the practice.
More >>The former first lady called on “good people at all levels of government” to stop the practice.
More >>Moscow police would not comment on whether the crash would affect security measures for the World Cup, which is being held in 11 Russian cities over the next month.
More >>Moscow police would not comment on whether the crash would affect security measures for the World Cup, which is being held in 11 Russian cities over the next month.
More >>A tornado tore through Petal Wednesday.
More >>A tornado tore through Petal Wednesday.
More >>Click here for photos from the Game of the Week.
More >>Click here for photos from the Game of the Week.
More >>Video of the encounter, in which an ER doctor laughs at and belittles a 20-year-old patient, has been viewed more than 4 million times on Facebook.
More >>Video of the encounter, in which an ER doctor laughs at and belittles a 20-year-old patient, has been viewed more than 4 million times on Facebook.
More >>President Donald Trump announced on Monday he's directing the Pentagon to begin a sixth branch of the military - "space force."
More >>President Donald Trump announced on Monday he's directing the Pentagon to begin a sixth branch of the military - "space force."
More >>A 20-year-old man is facing felony charges after police say he drove to Alabama and picked up five underage girls in foster care.
More >>A 20-year-old man is facing felony charges after police say he drove to Alabama and picked up five underage girls in foster care.
More >>An insurance company claims the parents were negligent for not monitoring their children.
More >>An insurance company claims the parents were negligent for not monitoring their children.
More >>Police were trying to tell Lori Bruick that her husband took his own life but were having trouble finding her - until they went into the family home.
More >>Police were trying to tell Lori Bruick that her husband took his own life but were having trouble finding her - until they went into the family home.
More >>Click here to see the latest info from WDAM about the 2016 hurricane season.
More >>Remember heroes from the Civil Rights movement in the 'Trail of Hope,' a video series dedicated to telling the stories of activists who took part in demonstrations and fought for equality.
More >>Remember heroes from the Civil Rights movement in the 'Trail of Hope,' a video series dedicated to telling the stories of activists who took part in demonstrations and fought for equality.
More >>Click on these feel-good stories that will uplift, warm your heart, are cute, sweet or just something that makes you smile.
More >>Click on these feel-good stories that will uplift, warm your heart, are cute, sweet or just something that makes you smile.
More >>Click here to learn more about WDAM's News and Weather apps for Apple or Android devices.
More >>Click here to learn more about WDAM's News and Weather apps for Apple or Android devices.
More >>WDAM LawCallTM is hosted by the Mississippi personal injury law firm of Reeves & Mestayer, WDAM LawCall is a live legal call-in show featuring guest attorneys from across the state. Reeves & Mestayer, PLLC focuses on personal injury law including tractor trailer, car wreck and general injury. The firm has a special emphasis on Jones Act cases. Now viewers in Hattiesburg & the Pine Belt can watch Law Call on WDAM ABC. Pine Belt viewers c...
More >>WDAM LawCallTM is hosted by the Mississippi personal injury law firm of Reeves & Mestayer, WDAM LawCall is a live legal call-in show featuring guest attorneys from across the state. Reeves & Mestayer, PLLC focuses on personal injury law including tractor trailer, car wreck and general injury. The firm has a special emphasis on Jones Act cases. Now viewers in Hattiesburg & the Pine Belt can watch Law Call on WDAM ABC. Pine Belt viewers c...
More >>Holding leaders accountable, giving you the answers to the questions you want asked.
More >>Holding leaders accountable, giving you the answers to the questions you want asked.
More >>Hattiesburg police are searching for a suspect wanted for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
More >>Hattiesburg police are searching for a suspect wanted for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
More >>A Laurel family lost their home to a house fire early Monday morning.
More >>A Laurel family lost their home to a house fire early Monday morning.
More >>On Saturday morning, Ole Miss' third corpse flower bloomed in the Thad Cochran Research Center.
More >>On Saturday morning, Ole Miss' third corpse flower bloomed in the Thad Cochran Research Center.
More >>An injured Great Blue Heron was spotted on the beach Sunday evening, and animal experts are keeping a close eye on his condition.
More >>An injured Great Blue Heron was spotted on the beach Sunday evening, and animal experts are keeping a close eye on his condition.
More >>A meeting between a man and woman organized through social media ended up being a set up for an armed robbery Sunday night in Hattiesburg.
More >>A meeting between a man and woman organized through social media ended up being a set up for an armed robbery Sunday night in Hattiesburg.
More >>A raccoon that scaled more than 20 stories of a high-rise office building in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, has made it to the roof.
More >>A raccoon that scaled more than 20 stories of a high-rise office building in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, has made it to the roof.
More >>The World Health Organization says that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition, in a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing its young players.
More >>The World Health Organization says that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition, in a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing its young players.
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Health professionals say it is a "significant health problem" and we've experienced it in the Pine Belt, teen suicide. Statistics show suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens and Mississippi. After a recent tragedy in Lamar County, we sat down with Superintendent Tess Smith. "You know, just immediately my heart goes into my throat because there is always that fear did a child hurt themselves, did anyone hurt themselves? But especially one of ...
More >>Health professionals say it is a "significant health problem" and we've experienced it in the Pine Belt, teen suicide. Statistics show suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens and Mississippi. After a recent tragedy in Lamar County, we sat down with Superintendent Tess Smith. "You know, just immediately my heart goes into my throat because there is always that fear did a child hurt themselves, did anyone hurt themselves? But especially one of ...
More >>With school safety a hot topic around the country, some parents are turning to bulletproof backpacks to send their students to class with extra protection. The backpacks can be pricey, so with the help of the Jones County Sheriff's Department, we put the backpacks to the test. WDAM 7 purchased a Guard Dog Security Pro Shield Bulletproof Backpack off Amazon for $119.00 in the days following the mass shooting at the Florida High School last month. In a quick ...
More >>With school safety a hot topic around the country, some parents are turning to bulletproof backpacks to send their students to class with extra protection. The backpacks can be pricey, so with the help of the Jones County Sheriff's Department, we put the backpacks to the test. WDAM 7 purchased a Guard Dog Security Pro Shield Bulletproof Backpack off Amazon for $119.00 in the days following the mass shooting at the Florida High School last month. In a quick ...
More >>Nationally, 28% of students in grades 6–12 have experienced bullying. Over 70% of young people and staff have seen bullying in their schools. "Bullying is an issue that has been for many, many generations and it's sad," said Wayne Folkes, Assistant Superintendent for the Lamar County School District. "It can be a social aspect of it, it can be a verbal or it can be a physical." The term bullying can be used frequently, but it's important ...
More >>Nationally, 28% of students in grades 6–12 have experienced bullying. Over 70% of young people and staff have seen bullying in their schools. "Bullying is an issue that has been for many, many generations and it's sad," said Wayne Folkes, Assistant Superintendent for the Lamar County School District. "It can be a social aspect of it, it can be a verbal or it can be a physical." The term bullying can be used frequently, but it's important ...
More >>There were an estimated 1,515,096 burglaries at homes across the country last year. According to the FBI, 23,354 of those were in Mississippi.
More >>There were an estimated 1,515,096 burglaries at homes across the country last year. According to the FBI, 23,354 of those were in Mississippi.
More >>Restaurants, bars and businesses in an area of downtown Hattiesburg are getting ready for the new "To-Go Cup" ordinance to take effect next week.
More >>Restaurants, bars and businesses in an area of downtown Hattiesburg are getting ready for the new "To-Go Cup" ordinance to take effect next week.
More >>Do you have a trailer sitting in your front lawn or maybe at your business? You may think those expensive locks will keep your belongings safe from thieves, but local law enforcement say to think again.
More >>Do you have a trailer sitting in your front lawn or maybe at your business? You may think those expensive locks will keep your belongings safe from thieves, but local law enforcement say to think again.
More >>Big brother, or an investigative tool? Tens of thousands of automated license plate readers are snapping photos of plates right now across the country. The technology is also here in the Pine Belt and across Mississippi.
More >>Big brother, or an investigative tool? Tens of thousands of automated license plate readers are snapping photos of plates right now across the country. The technology is also here in the Pine Belt and across Mississippi.
More >>Innocent until proven guilty, but for thousands of pretrial detainees currently in county jails across Mississippi, it can seem the other way around. "In our constitution, we're not guilty until proven guilty or they plead guilty," said circuit judge "Pretrial detention is a problem set across the state of Mississippi," it's not a new problem, defendants sitting in jails waiting for their cases to make it through the court system. a list of pi...
More >>Innocent until proven guilty, but for thousands of pretrial detainees currently in county jails across Mississippi, it can seem the other way around. "In our constitution, we're not guilty until proven guilty or they plead guilty," said circuit judge "Pretrial detention is a problem set across the state of Mississippi," it's not a new problem, defendants sitting in jails waiting for their cases to make it through the court system. a list of pi...
More >>Last year, Mississippi received a "B" rating on human trafficking from the prevention group Shared Hope International. That rating is an upgrade from the “D” rating the state was given in 2011.
More >>Last year, Mississippi received a "B" rating on human trafficking from the prevention group Shared Hope International. That rating is an upgrade from the “D” rating the state was given in 2011.
More >>The October 2017 Las Vegas shooting remains the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. 58 people were killed. Only a month later, another shooting, 26 killed by a gunman inside a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The latest shooting happened on Valentine's Day. 17 people dead in Parkland, Florida. Those shootings are just scratching the surface of the acts the FBI defines as mass shootings, four or more shot at once.
More >>The October 2017 Las Vegas shooting remains the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. 58 people were killed. Only a month later, another shooting, 26 killed by a gunman inside a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The latest shooting happened on Valentine's Day. 17 people dead in Parkland, Florida. Those shootings are just scratching the surface of the acts the FBI defines as mass shootings, four or more shot at once.
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