Updated: 11:03 AM Tragedies often cause psychological and emotional distress for children, but how can a child get help?

Updated: 10:58 AM Arrangements have been finalized for the funeral of a 15-year-old student who died this week at Northeast Lauderdale High School.

Updated: 10:54 AM Meridian police detectives responded to separate reports of a shooting and an attempted robbery on Wednesday.

Updated: 4:52 PM Recalls have been announced regarding electric routers and snowthrowers, as well as repair to gas ranges and circular saws.

Updated: 9:49 AM Competition for business has prompted a local retailer to launch a new price-lowering campaign.

Updated: 9:51 AM Livingston police made a drug bust Tuesday night that could be the largest ever in the town.

Updated: 9:54 AM Students returned to Northeast High School Wednesday and tried to cope with the tragic death of a classmate.

Updated: 9:57 AM Mississippi's educational system ranks among the lowest in the nation. But state superintendent of education Dr. Henry Johnson says the solution is to hold everyone involved accountable.

Updated: 10:06 PM Meridian Community College received a cash award from a corporate supporter of education.

Updated: 10:09 PM With the war still underway, a local church is doing its part to support troops abroad.

Updated: 1:12 PM Here is a list of U.S. troops who have died, been held captive or reported missing.

Updated: 12:36 PM A Northeast Lauderdale High School student who shot himself at school Tuesday has died.

Updated: 9:57 AM Weems Mental Health is building a new facility to treat children and youth in the Lauderdale County area.

Updated: 10:00 AM An auditing firm hired to track Meridian's financial condition presented its findings to the city council Tuesday.

Updated: 10:09 AM Three people charged in connection with an alleged theft ring in Clarke County made their initial appearances in court Monday.

Updated: 7:19 PM It appears that the war with Iraq is not hampering military recruitment efforts in Meridian.

Updated: 4:27 PM A grand jury will hear evidence this week in more than 300 criminal cases.

Posted: 4:24 PM Mississippi's unemployment rate rose to 7-percent, but some local counties fared better and worse.

Updated: 7:31 PM Members of the 186th Air Refueling Wing flew out Monday to join counterparts from around the nation in the War on Terror.

Updated: 10:40 AM The war in Iraq likely occupies the thoughts of all of us to some degree, including children.

Updated: 10:39 AM Lt. Gov. Any Tuck was the guest of Lauderdale County's Republican Women on Thursday.

Updated: 5:53 PM The Mississippi Forestry Commission conducted controlled burns at Bonita Lakes Park Friday to help suppress wildfire activity.

Updated: 6:57 PM Two of three people arrested by the Clarke County Sheriff's Department face attempted murder charges, related to an ongoing burglary investigation.

Updated: 5:57 PM As part of homeland security, local officials are taking the necessary steps to prepare for a possible biological attack.

Updated: 5:52 PM With the nation at war, there's something you can do to help with the homeland security effort.