MOVE ASIDE, CHICAGO
There’s a new windiest city in the game. According to the USA Today, Jackson is the No. 1 windiest city in the U.S. In fact, Chicago didn’t even make the top 10. The information comes from recent weather data analysis by CoreLogic, a research and consulting firm. For the beginning of 2015, data shows the highest wind speed in Jackson being 119 miles per hour. Jackson has the most wind events recorded, at a striking number of 14. Take that, Chicago.
WHAT YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEE WHEN YOU TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE
63-year-old Christy Lee Zarrella of Gulfport faced a hearing Wednesday on charges of tampering with evidence, failure to report a death and desecration of a corpse. Yes, it is as bad as it sounds. According to the Clarion Ledger, Zarrella’s boyfriend, 87-year-old Edward A. Miller, was reported missing by a friend two weeks earlier. The decomposing remains of Miller were found in the backyard of a home shared by him and Zarrella on the Oct. 22. Since then, evidence has been found proving that Zarrella cut the pacemaker out of the deceased man’s chest and then stuffed his remains in a trash can. Reports show that Zarrella told investigators that her boyfriend died of natural causes and put him in the trashcan after panicking. That’s not your average Thursday, that’s for sure.
THE SEARCH IS OFF
On Monday, a single-engine plane went missing after crashing only minutes after taking off from the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. According to the Sun Herald, part of the plane’s tail was found on Ocean Springs beach Tuesday and officials have since been searching the surrounding waters. On Wednesday night, the Coast Guard suspended its search for the three passengers of the plane. The Coast Guard has covered more than 3,500 miles in their search. The Department of Marine Resources will continued to search for the missing men Thursday. The plane’s last known location was about 3.5 miles south of Pascagoula over the water. Families of the crew members are urging the public to continue the search on their own.
