Turtle Creek Mall in Hattiesburg reopened after police investigated reports of a shooting. Officers say no evidence was found and no one was hurt.

Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in ...

SNAPPING TURTLES are a common reptile in Iowa. Their scientific name is Chelydrda serpentina. Adults have a big head, a long spiked tail and a nasty disposition to defend itself from all takers. The ...

Aug 20 (Reuters) - A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its election map used in voting for state supreme court justices after finding the current one dilutes the power of Black voters in ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ...

When many families start to think about a good starter pet, a turtle often comes to mind. At first glance, owning one seems pretty simple. Get an enclosure, clean water, and a light, and let them do ...

Wild turtles who have made their way into the Memphis Zoo are being studied by Jen Terry, a PhD candidate in Environmental Sciences at Arkansas State University, and others. (Photo courtesy of the ...

When Tiffany Emanuel heard a tornado was approaching her home in Kokomo, Mississippi, she and her family ran out of the house. They were gutted to leave their pets behind. “We had no time to do ...

A prolonged and dangerous flood event is unfolding along the Mississippi River, where heavy rain that fell this month across the Ohio and Mississippi river basins have pushed the waterway to critical ...

That's it. That's it. That's *** tornado. Look at you. All that's falling on Wayne House. Look at that. Oh man. Oh Yeah. Man, that's the one in my car. Oh man. Man, my car, bro. Tampa is smooth going ...

While most turtles are wild, many are adopted as pets each year. Keep in mind that turtles are sometimes considered exotic pets, so there may be local or state laws that restrict their adoption. There ...