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Sonic Booming with twins

Sonic Booming with twins

Evan and Devan Lewis, identical twins who entered the world only two minutes apart, decided to part ways for the first time when they graduated from Madison Central High School in 2009.

Evan went to Mississippi State. Devan enrolled at Ole Miss.

But their separation didn’t last long... Read More

Local rescue group featured on Animal Planet show

Local rescue group featured on Animal Planet show

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Jackson-based animal rescue group Community Animal Rescue and Adoption will be featured on the Animal Planet show "Confessions: Animal Hoarding" Friday.

Two animals rescued during the show will also appear on WLBT’s Midday Mississippi Friday as our Pets of the Week.

The mom and daughter rats -- Jackie and Tater -- are two of dozens rescued from a local hoarder as part of the show.

The show, which explores stories of people who own more pets than they can care for, will feature a woman who had 13 cats, 12 dogs and about 50 rats in her Me

Gun toting homeowner reportedly chases fleeing burglar

By Roslyn Anderson

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - A Northeast Jackson woman credits her dog with alerting her to a crime unfolding in the middle of the night at her neighbor's home.

A burglar was reportedly shot by the homeowner who chased the suspect at gunpoint.

The ferocious barks from Adrianne Lucke's golden retriever mix awakened her early Tuesday morning, alerting her to a frightening scene unfolding at her neighbor's Sunnyvale Drive home.

"I've never heard him bark like that before, so I got my little gun out," said Lucke.

With Rusty still barking beside

PHOTO: Jackson Zoo's tiger gets root canal

PHOTO: Jackson Zoo's tiger gets root canal

It took a brave group of dentists to perform a root canal on a big tooth and very big patient Friday.

The Jackson Zoo's male Sumatran Tiger, Kipling, needed to have some dental work done, according to the zoo.

Doctors Michael Holifield, the zoo's veterinarian, Becky Holifeld, Lynn Johnson and Andrew Duke, who practices veterinary dentistry in Mobile, Ala., performed the procedure, the zoo says.

It's a great time to visit Kipling and all the other animals at the Jackson Zoo -- admission is currently half off.

Man crashes into hotel room

By Roslyn Anderson

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The day before Thanksgiving hotels were busy gearing up for the rush of guests, but one Jackson hotel wasn't expecting to be cleaning up the damage from a car crashing into one of their rooms.

An unidentified man drove his car into a room at the Hampton Inn on Briarwood Drive.

Around 3:45 the blue 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis with Hinds county license plate slammed into an unoccupied room on the west end o

Photo: Line already started for Black Friday

Photo: Line already started for Black Friday

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - If you were planning on being first in line for Black Friday deals at Best Buy in North Jackson -- you're too late.

There's already a tent set up on the sidewalk.

The store said the occupants of the tent had stepped out for lunch when we stopped by Wednesday afternoon.

Tune into WLBT at 6 p.m. to find out how local retailers are preparing for the biggest shopping day of the year.