Officer Joseph Maher released from the hospital
Tupelo officer Joseph Maher who was shot while trying to stop a bank robber last week, has been released from the hospital.
Death of Phoenix bank robber described in 911 call
A caller told an emergency dispatcher that a masked man raced into a Phoenix bank and then calmly described how police gunned down the suspect minutes later as he fled with a bag of cash.
“They’re shooting, they’re shooting,” the 911 caller said. Ten seconds later: “One guy down. He’s down.”
Wanted Tupelo bank robber killed after robbery in Phoenix
The Secret Service says that the man authorities have linked to a three-state bank robbery spree, the killing of one Mississippi police officer, and wounding of another was arrested in 2010 after being accused of making online threats against the president.
Crowds turn out to support fallen Tupelo officer
There was a massive showing of support Friday for the family of deceased Tupelo Police Sgt. Kevin “Gale” Stauffer, who was shot and killed by a fleeing suspect when responding to a bank robbery on Monday.
Our view: As we grieve for our neighbors, we wait for answers
It happened 70 miles to the north, yet the tragic event that played out in Tupelo Monday hit far closer to home than that.
Around 3 p.m. Monday, a pair of Tupelo Police Department officers were gunned down in a shootout after responding to a robbery call in a busy area of town.
Wounded second officer remains hospitalized
Police don’t have a suspect yet in the death of one Tupelo police officer and the wounding of another, but authorities are chasing down leads and talking to people of interest, says Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Ray Hall.
Four’s a party: Quadruplets born in Tupelo
Just before Christmas, a New Albany family of four became a family of eight.
Veronica Hernandez gave birth Monday to quadruplets: two boys and two girls.
Tupelo holds vigil for killed, wounded officers
Tupelo residents have held a candlelight vigil to honor a police officer who died and a second officer who was wounded in a shootout with bank robbers.
One Tupelo officer killed, another critical
A Tupelo police officer remains hospitalized after a shooting that killed 38-year-old Cpl. Gale Stauffer.
Tupelo police arrest high-speed pursuit suspect
Tupelo police arrested 38-year-old Michael Lee White, of Mooreville, on Wednesday on a felony fleeing warrant originating from Starkville Police Department after he was allegedly involved in a high-speed chase across Oktibbeha and Clay counties on Nov. 29.
FAA wants man’s tower operator papers
The Federal Aviation Administration has asked a federal judge to force a Tupelo man to surrender his control tower operator’s certificate after he allegedly tested positive for marijuana.
Federal prosecutors appeal Tupelo child porn acquittal
JACKSON — Federal prosecutors are asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to order a new trial for a Mississippi man acquitted on child
New indictment filed in Miss. ricin case
JACKSON — A Mississippi man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials has been charged with trying for a second
1 dead in Lee Co. school bus collision
TUPELO — One man was killed after his car collided head-on with a Lee County school bus. WTVA TV reports the crash happened Wednesday afternoon
Tupelo hospital lays off 109 workers
TUPELO — North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo has laid off 109 employees. A statement from a NMHS says Monday’s cuts are across the board.
Capuchin monkey born at Tupelo zoo
TUPELO — The Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo has a new resident. A female capuchin (KAP’-yuh-shehn) monkey was born around 5 a.m. Tuesday. The Northeast
3 Civil War markers added to Heritage Trail
TUPELO — Tupelo now has three new markers on the Heritage Trails Enrichment Program. The Civil War trail markers were unveiled Friday. The Heritage Trails
Renasant profits dip on M&F merger expenses
TUPELO — Regional bank Renasant Corp. says profit in 2013’s third quarter fell as it spent money to complete its merger with First M&F Corp.
Tupelo’s newest police chief sworn in
TUPELO — The city’s new police chief is officially on the job. WTVA reports that Chief Bart Aguirre was sworn in Monday at Tupelo City
New book tells pictorial history of Tupelo
TUPELO — The past can be a fragile thing that’s easily torn or lost. “People inherit photographs and they don’t know anything about them,” Bill
