Updated: 1:34 AM There was a worldwide iPhone 5 frenzy Friday as Apple released its latest version. This was also the case in Meridian.

Updated: 2:28 PM The search is on for an armed robbery suspect in Demopolis.

Updated: 11:00 AM A west Alabama beauty queen has died at the age of 92.

Updated: 10:59 PM Members of a local church are calling for action after their pastor was threatened with arrest.

Updated: 2:31 PM A pedestrian in Neshoba County is dead after being struck by a vehicle.

Updated: 12:04 AM Arrests have been made in an alleged gang rape at Meridian Community College.

Updated: 11:56 PM A Meridian business owner is calling for arrests after more than half of his equipment was stolen.

Updated: 10:30 AM Natural causes are being blamed for the death of a Newton County student on a school bus.

Updated: 10:34 AM A new director for tourism could soon be hired in Lauderdale County.

Updated: 11:22 PM Meridian police are looking into the theft of more than thirty lawnmower batteries.

Updated: 3:28 PM The names of victims in a fatal head-on collision in Newton are being released.

Updated: 1:44 AM Locals are being cautioned following the theft of car batteries.

Updated: 12:27 AM Despite the economic downturn, local officials say high paying jobs and training for them are available here in East Mississippi and West Alabama.

Updated: 12:17 AM Despite cuts in recent years, officials from Meridian Community College are optimistic about the funding outlook for the new legislative session.

Updated: 7:14 AM A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle along Highway 16 outside Carthage.

Updated: 1:44 AM A Kemper county man is fighting for his life after being gunned down at his house.

Posted: 11:57 AM Due to weather conditions Thursday, some residents in Clarke County, Mississippi are being advised about a change that involves garbage collection.

Updated: 12:11 AM Heavy rain Thursday caused flooding in all but one of the five towns in Clarke County.

Updated: 8:02 AM They city of York's money woes with the IRS could be days away from ending.

Updated: 11:29 PM Municipal elections are being held Tuesday in Alabama.

Updated: 12:37 AM New employees in Meridian could get less vacation time under a proposed plan.

Updated: 12:31 PM Meridian firefighters respond to an early morning house fire.

Updated: 8:17 AM The Meridian City Council has unanimously approved a request from Mississippi Company that will involve land connected to one of this area's premier parks.

Updated: 11:29 AM An investigation is underway into a shooting that claimed the life of Jadarrian Jimerson.

Updated: 11:43 AM Overnight gunshots in Meridian have left a family in fear.