HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - There will be a temporary bridge closure on U.S. 98 over Interstate 59 in Hattiesburg. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the closure will ... Read More

Hattiesburg's Highway 98 Corridor took damage from high winds and storms that rolled through the area on Monday evening. WDAM's meteorologist, Patrick Bigbie, said the volatile winds were likely the ... Read More

A dump truck overturned in Hattiesburg and lost its load. The crash occurred on Highway 49 southbound near Roy Tucker Road on August 26, 2026. According to ... Read More

A motorcyclist died after a crash on a Hattiesburg interstate. The crash occurred on Interstate 59 near mile marker 66 on April 15, 2026. According to Hattiesburg ... Read More

Roughly 200 customers in downtown Hattiesburg are without power. The Mississippi Power outage map shows the areas affected. Police officers are directing traffic in the area. WDAM 7 has reached out to ... Read More

On Saturday, March 14, a car crash on Interstate 59 resulted in the death of one man. Around 3 a.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol was notified of an accident ['] ... Read More

A Hattiesburg woman was killed during a crash early Thursday morning. The crash occurred on Highway 49 in Forrest County around 4:30 a.m. on November 6, 2025. Read More

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. - A 61-year-old Hattiesburg woman was struck and killed Thursday when she got out of her vehicle after it became disabled. The Mississippi Highway Patrol said Teashia Armstrong ... Read More

In the week that's passed since the crash involving 21 monkeys in Jasper County, WDAM 7 has obtained new details about the crash and what followed. Read More

A Hattiesburg man died early Sunday after exiting a moving vehicle on Interstate 59, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Read More

when all No Kings protests against Trump will be in Mississippi in October Cattiesburg Cafe is at 5268 Old Highway 11, Suite 9, Hattiesburg. According to the Facebook page, hours are 1-8 p.m. Read More

A man was taken into custody for possession of an illegal machine gun conversion device, Hattiesburg, MS, Police said. Read More

Hattiesburg police are searching for a suspect who broke into a vehicle on Doleac Drive. The incident occurred in the 100 block of Doleac Drive on Sunday, June 22 ... Read More

An 18-wheeler blocked part of Hardy Street in Hattiesburg on Friday, July 18. According to police, the vehicle blocked the westbound lane at the intersection of ... Read More

All southbound lanes past the intersection of I-59 and U.S. Hwy 98 are at a standstill due to an 18-wheeler crash. Read More

The investigation remains ongoing, and further details will be provided as they become available. Read more here. Read More

the Hattiesburg Police Department confirmed. Around 11:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to the railroad tracks near Highway 49 and West Pine Street after receiving reports of a collision ... Read More

The Popp's Ferry Road Bridge in Biloxi reopened to traffic early Wednesday afternoon, the city says. The bridge was closed for Tuesday's historic snowstorm. The Biloxi Bay Bridge that connects Ocean ... Read More

A crash has stopped traffic on the busy Interstate 59 thoroughfare in Hattiesburg. The Mississippi Department of Transportation reported the accident occurred around 2:20 p.m. in the northbound lanes ... Read More

A deadly crash early Sunday morning claimed the life of a Hattiesburg man, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP). The incident happened at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Highway 49 in Forrest ... Read More

A Mississippi woman was found deceased after crashing her car into a building Saturday morning. Officials from the Hattiesburg Police Department report Zikoya Johnson Echols, 36, of Hattiesburg, was ... Read More

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - A multi-vehicle accident on the Hardy Street overpass of Interstate 59 in Hattiesburg claimed a person's life. At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Hattiesburg Police Department ... Read More

The Forrest County Sheriff's Office has made multiple arrests in connection to an assault that happened on January 11, 2024, in the 7000 block of U.S. Highway ... Read More

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are investigating a crash that killed one person. The crash occurred at the intersection of WSF Tatum and Bonhomie Road on Tuesday, September 17. The ... Read More

Known as the '?Hub City'? for being the intersection point of an interstate and three U.S. highways, Hattiesburg provides easy access to New Orleans, Mobile, Jackson, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Read More

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A Sumrall man was killed Friday morning when his car left U.S. 98 west and hit a tree. Lamar County Coroner Blake Matherne said Jeremy Brantley, 32, died in the single-car ... Read More

Hattiesburg police are working to find a shoplifting suspect. Police said the incident happened in the 6100 block of U.S. Highway 98 on January 6, 2024. Read More

Members of the Coalition Against Human Trafficking student group and The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training (CHRT) will host '?SOAP Up ... Read More

The death happened in Covington County, which is near Hattiesburg. The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) conducts holiday enforcement periods for major holidays during which it uses all available ... Read More

One person has died after a two-vehicle crash in Hattiesburg. Authorities said the crash happened early Wednesday morning on Interstate 59 near the northbound ... Read More

Known as the '?Hub City'? for being the intersection point of an interstate and three U.S. highways, Hattiesburg provides easy access to New Orleans, Mobile, Jackson, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Read More

A Mississippi Highway ... afternoon during a four-vehicle wreck on Interstate 59 near mile marker 66. The accident occurred just before 3 p.m., said Hattiesburg police spokesman Ryan Moore. Read More