Michael McEwen

New Orleans residents are preparing for a possible deployment of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents to the region, even though the agency won't say whether or not it is actually coming.

A judge in Mississippi has ordered a small town newspaper to take down an editorial critical of city officials. The paper's owner calls it a violation of free speech.

Hall of famer Fred Favre testified Tuesday in Congress in a case involving welfare dollars allegedly being used to build a volleyball arena in Mississippi.

6 white ex-lawmen sentenced to a total of 132 years in federal prison for the 2023 racially-motivated torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker during a no-warrant house raid.

The sentencing phase has begun for the six former officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men. Two ex-officers were sentenced Tuesday and the four others will be sentenced this week.

The body of Dexter Wade, who died after being hit by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer was exhumed Monday, months after officials failed to notify his family of his death.

National Democrats think Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is vulnerable. They're pouring millions to help challenger Brandon Presley — a public service commissioner with a famous last name.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has won reelection.

A federal court ruling earlier this month would allow as many as 30,000 formerly incarcerated felons to regain their voting rights in Mississippi. The state is looking to overturn that decision.

Aid was quick to arrive to touristic Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian. But on nearby San Carlos Island, a historic shrimp port that provides much of the seafood served by its neighbors' restaurants, residents feel overlooked.

In the four years since south Florida's first high-speed rail began service, 68 deaths have occurred along the corridor, making it the deadliest rail corridor per mile in the country. Broward County’s portion of the railway has prompted a federal review – and possible removal – of a quiet zone that could soon target Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties as well.

Three shootings in southwest Miami-Dade County over the past two weeks have raised concern in several communities. In response, state, local and police officials held a town hall in West Perrine to reach a solution.