Parker Boyd

6 days ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Reserve resident Debbie Craighead said her older sister, Madeline Tyler, fell victim to a Social Security scam after receiving official-looking documents in the mail that appeared to come from the Social Security Administration. “They actually had her Social Security number,” Craighead said. “She was panicking. You know she was like 75 years old.”The letters claimed Tyler had to submit personal information by March 28 to keep her Social Security benefits.

1 week ago | actionnews5.com | Parker Boyd

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Officials confirm at least two people are injured and one person is dead after a shooting stemming from a “domestic dispute gone wrong” in Gulfport on Saturday afternoon. According to investigators, the incident took place around 2:05 p.m. during the end of a church gathering at Jack and Florence Goldin Park. The gathering was for a family Easter egg hunt being held by Empowerment Ministries Christian Center.

2 weeks ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - D’Iberville native Diane Moore is a Gold Star daughter. Her first glimpse of “The Wall That Heals” memorial brought strong emotions on Tuesday. “It’s so heart-rending,” Moore said. “The Wall that Heals” is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Like the national monument, it bears the names of thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives in Vietnam.

2 weeks ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Many shrimpers in South Mississippi say they are supportive of the Trump administration’s decision to put tariffs on imported seafood. They believe it could help the Coast’s shrimping industry by making it more competitive. “We have to compete with whatever is coming in,” said Ocean Springs Seafood Vice President Bethany Fayard. The U.S. National Trade Commission says 94% of shrimp consumed in the United States comes from other countries.

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Three high school juniors from Lafourche Parish have achieved what many students only dream of: a perfect score on the ACT. Drew Comeaux, Brylen Parkhill and Nathan Dean, all students at the Career Magnet Center, say it took multiple tries to reach a composite score of 36. The center allows students to take dual enrollment courses, earning college credit while still in high school.