Mykal Vincent
Digital Content Executive Producer
New Orleans, La.
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Mykal Vincent started his digital news career in Baton Rouge and has moved to New Orleans in January of 2020 as the Digital News Supervisor for FOX 8.
Contact Mykal via email at mykal.vincent@fox8live.com.
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Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 12:49 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A deputy constable has been suspended amid an investigation into an alleged rape in the French Quarter that has gained national attention following a series of viral tweets from a witness.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:26 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Arsenio Wells carjacked a man who was trying to pump gas, and was captured after police spotted him at another gas station in the stolen vehicle.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 12:30 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
The father was booked on several charges, including suspicion of cruelty to juveniles and possession of heroin.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The founder of Raising Cane’s is buying a $2 Mega Millions ticket for all 50,000 of his employees as the jackpot grows to the fourth-largest ever.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 3:03 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Ezekiel Harry, 2, was allegedly killed by his mother and her boyfriend before they stuffed his body into a trash can.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 2:02 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Boosie's profanity-laced tirade was captured on an officer’s bodycam.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 11:33 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Hip-hop artist Rob49 was performing at The Fillmore NOLA when an altercation reportedly broke out in the women’s bathroom.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 10:44 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Two of five men at the center of an investigation into viral dangerous driving videos have been arrested, police say.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The body of Everette Jackson was recovered from the Payette River in Idaho on Sunday, officials say.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 7:47 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A horse walking in a funeral procession in New Orleans “likely” died of heat exhaustion, according to the executive director at the Humane Society of Louisiana.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 1:13 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Videos of drivers spinning donuts and bystanders kicking and jumping on an NOPD patrol car went viral on Sun., June 5.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 11:06 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The father of an Edna Karr student has been indicted for the murder of his son’s alleged killer, according to the Orleans Parish District Attorney.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The New Orleans Saints are signing former LSU star wide receiver Jarvis Landry, according to multiple reports.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 11:23 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A man came to the aid of a woman being robbed on Canal Street and stabbed her attacker multiple times, police say.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 2:21 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Four teenagers accused of carjacking and dragging Linda Frickey to death will be tried as adults, D.A. Williams announced.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 7:39 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A juvenile female was shot and killed in the French Quarter on Tuesday (April 26).
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 9:39 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Jordan Gartner
A New Orleans man shot at two teenagers who were attempting to steal his car Thursday night, and residents say these incidents are becoming too familiar.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A carjacking victim took matters into his own hands, shooting at two people attempting to steal his vehicle.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Tyrone Steele, 18, is accused of killing four people in two separate shootings in New Orleans.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 1:17 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The body of Michael Gelfand, 33, was recovered from the river in New Orleans on March 18.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Family members say Conner Lambert was killed Tuesday when a multi-vortex tornado struck St. Bernard Parish
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A woman was killed at the intersection of Bienville and N. Cortez streets on Monday, police say.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 1:36 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The New Orleans Saints are re-signing quarterback Jameis Winston to a two-year, $28 million deal
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 12:34 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Saints running back Alvin Kamara is expected to enter a plea Tuesday following his arrest on a felony battery charge.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 12:16 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
New Orleans is coming back to life!
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 2:15 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Passengers say a woman jumped from the Carnival Valor after a disturbance that caused security to handcuff her.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 10:52 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
“The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady,” she wrote.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 4:27 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
"When people in cars honked for them to move, they cursed them out and pointed guns."
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 9:32 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Michael Gelfand, a husband, and a father, was reported missing after not returning from a business trip to New Orleans.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 10:03 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Sean Payton will be stepping away as New Orleans head coach after 16 years.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 4:14 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
A helicopter crashed in Louisiana marshland on Friday, killing two people on board.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 5:03 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Rafael Rafidi, who bashed teachers, cussed out former officials and called COVID-19 the “China virus,” has resigned.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 4:06 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
The Simmon's family was devastated when a wrong-way driver collided head-on with their family's SUV.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 12:40 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Three African lions at the Audubon Zoo tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 3:46 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Rutledge Deas has been arrested for a second time for offering babysitters money to treat him like a child and change his diapers.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 11:09 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
COVID-19 has hit the New Orleans Saints again this week.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 11:45 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
City officials have modified most parade routes for Mardi Gras 2022.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 2:09 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Amanda Alvarado
Four people are dead, including three siblings, after a two-vehicle crash on Friday on I-49 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 7:01 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
The helicopter crashed on I-10 Eastbound at the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge, according to Louisiana State Police.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 12:32 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
Attorneys for the family of former New Orleans Saints player Glenn Foster said he was found dead in the back of a police cruiser while being taken to a hospital following an altercation with another inmate.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 7:02 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
A Louisiana high school student has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after she attacked a teacher in a TikTok challenge gone wrong.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
A Covington High School student who attacked a teacher in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 2:55 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
Glenn Foster was arrested in Pickens County, Alabama, on suspicion of simple assault and third-degree robbery. .
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 3:45 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
A 19-year-old reportedly fell from a French Quarter balcony and died from his injuries.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 11:45 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
You'll need to prove your vaccination or negative COVID status to get into bars or restaurants in New Orleans through Mardi Gras.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 12:37 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
The officer is recovering.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 2:29 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Debra Worley
Abby was wearing a seatbelt but was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. She died two days later.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 12:36 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
“She saved six human beings,” Sarah Douglas said in a Facebook post on Monday. “My love; My light.”
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 4:06 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A former Bogalusa firefighter has been arrested for sex crimes for the fourth time this year.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Wendell Lachney is currently “under medical care” and will be taken into custody upon his release.
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