Updated: 4:37 PM The birth of a baby is often thought to be a joyful event.

Updated: 10:37 AM President Bush had some familiar themes in his State of the Union address.

Updated: 7:01 PM The number of available surgeons has tekn a dive, as many opted for a leave of absence rather than pay high premiums for malpractice insurance.

Updated: 10:24 AM How do people contract the flu? Some commonly believed "facts" are actually myths that only sound accurate.

Updated: 10:23 AM Lauderdale Chancery Court has issued the ruling in the Marion vs. Meridian sewage rate dispute.

Updated: 7:11 PM There's good news for a local county with one of the highest unemployment rates in the state.

Updated: 7:00 PM The Quitman Chamber of Commerce installed a new president and honored some of its top citizens at the annual meeting and banquet.

Updated: 7:15 PM An early morning fire in Clarke County claimed the life of an elderly woman.

Updated: 7:19 PM A new program designed to enable cities and counties to help one another in case of emergencies has stalled in Lauderdale County.

Updated: 10:38 AM A two-vehicle head-on crash on Highway 504 claimed the life of Jerry D. Lewis, 49.

Updated: 10:37 AM The races for sheriff in Lauderdale County and Kemper County are among those where incumbents face challengers.

Updated: 10:36 AM Federal anti-terrorism task forces of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Mississippi Monday announced counter-terrorism training for first responders in 11 locations around the state.

Updated: 6:58 PM Police Chief Benny Dubose said an officer acted according to procedure when the occupant of a stopped vehicle exited the car.

Updated: 6:10 PM Students from St. Patrick Catholic School marked National Catholic Schools Week by honoring public servants in Meridian.

Updated: 6:04 PM A trend of physicians protesting medical malpractice costs is apparently spreading across the country.

Updated: 5:48 PM A long law enforcement career with the Mississippi Highway Patrol will end on Jan. 31.

Updated: 3:23 PM Worm returns as workers go back after the weekend.

Updated: 2:09 PM Top weapons inspector Hans Blix said Monday that Baghdad had not genuinely accepted U.N. resolutions demanding that it disarm.

Updated: 11:12 AM Former Meridian High School Star Kenyatta Walker helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl win Sunday night.

Updated: 11:14 AM National Guardsmen from Mississippi are being called to duty.

Updated: 6:56 PM An Alabama jury awarded $2 million to a woman who underwent treatment for breast cancer she never had.

Updated: 6:29 PM Every year, three quarters of a million Americans suffer a stroke. While many recover, a percentage continue to suffer a decline in cognitive ability.

Updated: 6:15 PM Meridian has a new hospital, designed to help patients who need acute care.

Updated: 6:06 PM Russell Utilities lifts a boil water advisory, while Kemper County's Kipling Water Association Number 1 issues a notice Friday.

Updated: 6:04 PM How would you like to be able to pour slime on your principal and get away with it?