Multiple dead, several injured in series of Mississippi homecoming shootings

(WTVA) - It’s been a violent and deadly weekend across Mississippi, with multiple people dead and others injured after several homecoming celebrations turned tragic. WTVA has updates on several of these incidents: Alcorn State University: A woman...

FBI Seeks Help Identifying Suspects in Leland, Mississippi, Mass Shooting That Left 6 Dead

FBI agents are seeking the public’s help identifying four people seen near a mass shooting in a Mississippi Delta town that left six killed and more than a dozen injured over the weekend. The FBI’s Jackson Field Office late Sunday released photos...

Evening Brief: Trump Urges Israel to Pursue Peace, FBI Seeks Mississippi Mass Shooting Suspects, World Leaders Back Gaza Ceasefire

Your SOFREP Evening Brief for Monday, October 13, 2025. Trump Urges Israel to Pursue Peace, Says ‘War Is Over’ in Knesset Address US President Donald Trump told Israeli lawmakers Monday that Israel had achieved all it could through war and should...

Five shootings leave nine dead across Mississippi in 24 hours

At least nine people are dead and more than a dozen injured after five separate shootings across Mississippi within 24 hours over the weekend. Most of the violence unfolded after high school football games Friday night. In Heidelberg, two people...

Triple Homecoming Shootings In Mississippi Leave 8 Dead

Three separate homecoming events in Mississippi recently took a turn for the worse. Shootings at the three events, which were held on the same night, claimed the lives of eight people, with more injured. Information has also since come out about...

AP News: FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta

FBI agents are seeking the public's help identifying four people seen near a mass shooting in a Mississippi Delta town that left six killed and more than a dozen injured over the weekend. The FBI's Jackson Field Office late Sunday released photos...

Healthcare: It’s worth fighting for

Bill Sims Contributing columnist Healthcare is the fulcrum issue of the government shutdown. Yet, ironically, healthcare doesn’t exhibit its essence in red or blue attire. Affordable and attainable healthcare is something we all want for ourselves...

Violence mars HBCU homecoming weekends in Mississippi and South Carolina; 2 women killed

Homecoming season at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is typically associated with celebration, but for two universities in Mississippi and one in South Carolina, the past two weekends’ reunions were marred by violence....

Honduras Night at St. Peter’s to support 40-year medical mission

Published 11:19 am Monday, October 13, 2025 By Davis Coen St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will host Honduras Night tonight from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall – a lively evening of food, games, and fellowship to raise funds for the Episcopal...

Senate Republicans face states' health care concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff

WASHINGTON — A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown standoff that entered its 13th day on Monday. The lawmakers...

Spicy instruction: MSU Extension Service provides church members with nutrition, healthy living education

Published 10:00 am Monday, October 13, 2025 BY LEAH BOWERS SPECIAL TO THE DAILY LEADER Sure, medicines are great for preventing and addressing health problems, but one Brookhaven resident is using a different approach — eating healthier. “A change...

Shootings across Mississippi kill at least 9, injure several others

AS WE LEARN MORE, WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON OUR 16 WAPT WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP. ACROSS THE STATE, THERE WERE 5 DIFFERENT SHOOTINGS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND. IN HEIDELBERG, TWO PEOPLE WERE CONFIRMED SHOT AND KILLED. AT LEAST ONE OTHER WAS...

Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly

LELAND, Miss. (AP) — High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least eight people dead and many more injured, authorities said. Six...

Are eggs on your plate damaging your heart health? Study claims higher consumption of eggs may lead to early death; here’s what you need to know

Eggs are often considered one of the healthiest foods in terms of nutrients, and they are a part of the staple diet for a large number of people worldwide because of their nutritional value. For instance, one whole egg contains an amazing range of...

Republicans face states’ healthcare concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff

A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown standoff that entered its 13th day on Monday. The lawmakers have not...

Senate Republicans face states' healthcare concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff

By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government...

New Helena Hospital Owner Makes Plan to Pay Off Old Bills

Helena Hospital Interim CEO Rex Jones believes the hospital will survive as it works through financial struggles. (Griffin Coop) HELENA-WEST HELENA — The Helena Hospital plans to restore MRI service soon. The mobile imaging service didn’t stop...

Mississippi HBCU Homecomings Marred By Shootings; Child Injured, Woman Killed

HBCUs have been grappling with rising incidences of gun violence during homecoming season. Two Mississippi HBCUs had their homecomings shaken up by shootouts, with one child left shot. Alcorn State and Jackson State University both had individual...

UPDATE: Multiple dead, several injured in series of Mississippi homecoming shootings

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - It’s been a violent and deadly weekend across Mississippi, with multiple people dead and others injured after several homecoming celebrations turned tragic. WTVA has updates on several of these incidents: Alcorn State...

Remembering Kay Mathews: A lifelong advocate for children and families in Northeast Mississippi

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Northeast Mississippi has lost a great humanitarian and a true pioneer in local healthcare. Kay Mathews, longtime leader of the Regional Rehabilitation Center (RRC) in Tupelo, passed away Saturday at the age of 82. Mathews...