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: Jul. 31, 2022 at 1:30 AM EDT
|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. 26, 2022 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News Staff
The founder and CEO of Raising Cane's has bought a lottery ticket for each of his 50,000 employees.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 3:26 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Emily Van de Riet
Four teenagers accused of a brutal carjacking that killed a 73-year-old woman will be tried as adults on second-degree murder charges, according to the district attorney.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 10:39 PM EDT
|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: Mar. 3, 2022 at 5:29 PM EST
|By Olivia Vidal and Mykal Vincent
The family of Ciaya Whetstone says they still have no information about a cause of death or any information from Uber about the driver’s background or the route they took that fateful night.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 2:09 PM EST
|By Andrés Fuentes and Mykal Vincent
Ciaya Whetstone reportedly got into an Uber and was pronounced dead several hours later.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 3:09 PM EST
|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 8:01 PM EST
|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 1:32 PM EST
|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 8:02 PM EST
|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 3:55 PM EST
|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: Nov. 9, 2021 at 3:29 PM EST
|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: Oct. 27, 2021 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A man wanted for allegedly having sex with horses in New Orleans’ City Park has been arrested under suspicion of doing the same thing in California, jail records show.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 3:20 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
A man was arrested after allegedly tasing a dog that was duct-taped and tied up.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Senior vice presidents of Raising Cane's are being asked to fry chicken tenders and serve drive-thru customers.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Over four tragic days, three children, all under the age of three, have died at the hands of their parents, according to law enforcement across Louisiana.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 3:04 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Debra Worley
A man in Florida took matters into his own hands when he found an alligator roaming around his property.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 1:02 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and WVUE Staff
The St. Tammany Parish Coroner reported the remains belonged to 71-year-old Timothy Satterlee, according to WVUE.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Natasha Robin, Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
The lawsuit claims Entergy failed to maintain its infrastructure and facilities, plunging nearly a million people into the dark as Ida ravaged southeast Louisiana.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Debra Worley
Deputies have captured an alligator they believe attacked and killed a 71-year-old man in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2021 at 7:12 AM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The victim's wife says she heard a commotion and saw the attack happening, but her husband was gone after she left to get help.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
Rescue teams spent three days pulling the puppies up 65 feet to safety, one by one.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 at 3:14 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
The cards had blank lines for names, birthdays, lot numbers and a CDC logo, but they were riddled with typos, unfinished words and some Spanish verbiage was misspelled.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2021 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
A 66-year-old man was killed by a dog after climbing into a house in New Orleans, police say.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 1:12 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent, Natasha Robin and Gray News staff
The boy with autism went missing Thursday around 5:30 p.m., according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. He was last seen with a parent.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 12:06 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
One man distracts the victim while the other jumps into the passenger seat and steals his car.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2021 at 1:53 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Police are asking for the public’s help locating a street performer known to wear a Chewbacca costume who reportedly stabbed someone with a knife in the French Quarter.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 at 11:45 AM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A double homicide case that had laid dormant for 10 years has been solved, thanks to a tip from a television show.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 9:50 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
The ingenuity of Louisianans never ceases to amaze.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 8:44 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
Deputies in the Lone Star State are not letting widespread power outages dim their humanity.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 10:25 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Lester Duhé
The victim told detectives she believed the man was 19 years old.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Three women are behind bars, facing battery charges after viral video captured an alleged attack on a hostess at Chili’s.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2020 at 9:49 AM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A motorcade of law enforcement officers lit up the sky to pay tribute to a BRPD officer wounded in the line of duty.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2020 at 10:40 AM EDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Tony Spell has launched the #PastorSpellStimulusChallenge, asking people to donate their stimulus checks to the church.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2020 at 12:59 PM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
The map shows where every reported coronavirus case in the world is located and how many people have died from the virus.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2020 at 9:31 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
Skip the oven and go straight for Blue Bell’s newest flavor; Cookie Dough Overload Ice Cream.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 10:32 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
89-year-old James Gunnels of Jennings has been missing since February 13
Updated: Feb. 17, 2020 at 6:31 PM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
The suspect allegedly shot into a group of 15 people because of a dispute with the child's uncle.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2020 at 10:35 PM EST
|By Matt Houston and Mykal Vincent
Fire investigators were stunned to find that flames had stopped at several scriptures written on wall studs in a house that was completely destroyed.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2020 at 5:03 PM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
If you’re looking for a new way to spice up your next meal, Old Bay has you covered.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2020 at 10:36 PM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
LSU legend Shaquille O’Neal said he’s having trouble coping with the loss of his Los Angeles Lakers teammate.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2020 at 7:49 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
Millions of people have signed a petition to change the silhouette on the NBA logo
Updated: Jan. 17, 2020 at 4:49 PM EST
|By Kevin Foster, Mykal Vincent and Rachael Thomas
Jack Jordan, the teen accused of causing a fiery car wreck that left one woman dead after “God told him to kill himself” is now being sent back to a mental health facility until his next court appearance.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2020 at 5:47 PM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly three-quarters of a million cars because the glass from their sunroofs could suddenly detach.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2020 at 1:38 PM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
Police say the man was caught on video punching a child.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2020 at 9:49 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
The Irwin family is continuing Steve Irwin's legacy of rescuing and saving wildlife in danger.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2020 at 9:25 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
Many newer Ascent, Crosstrek, Forester, and Impreza vehicles are included in the recall
Updated: Dec. 23, 2019 at 2:56 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
It’s not too late to order gifts for your friends and family and have them delivered by Christmas day.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 12:00 PM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
Two-factor authentication could prevent you from becoming a victim of cyberattacks.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 8:17 AM EST
|By Mykal Vincent
The 2010s are going out in style; cosmic style.
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