Friday, May 24 2013 3:56 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:56:28 GMT
Cameron Stringfellow
A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Investigators say a BMW being driven by 18-year-old Cameron StringfellowMore >>
A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.More >>
Authorities said a 51-year-old man was taken into custody after assaulting someone and then resisting arrest early Friday morning. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said Daniel Bridges of TickfawMore >>
Authorities said a 51-year-old man was taken into custody after assaulting someone and then resisting arrest early Friday morning.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:45 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:45:01 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A baby fights to survive at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in critical condition after being hit by an SUV with his mother behind the wheel, according to police. An orange circle marks the pointMore >>
A baby fights to survive at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in critical condition after being hit by an SUV with his mother behind the wheel, according to police.More >>
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -
Over half of Mississippi's school districts have chosen an abstinence approach to sex education starting this the State Department of Education released a list Friday showing 81 districts that have chosen that approach.
Seventy one districts have chosen the abstinence plus; a word on contraception without any demonstration of condoms.
Three districts chose a split approach; abstinence only for younger grades and abstinence plus for older grades.
Mississippi has had the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the nation.
A 2011 state law requires school districts to teach some sort of sex education starting this academic year.
Parents must give permission for their children to take the classes.