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: Mar. 2, 2023 at 5:01 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Jordan Gartner
A woman is accused of using her aunt’s debit card to make hundreds of fraudulent purchases.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 4:12 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
Officials with the sheriff's office say the suspect was out on parole after serving almost 20 years in prison for armed robbery.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 12:09 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
Pieces of the helicopter that crashed off the Louisiana coast have been located, but officials said there’s still no sign of the passengers.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 4:30 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent, David Jones and Gray News staff
The girl's mother and her boyfriend were both arrested after her death was determined to be a homicide.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 11:15 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
The suspect was booked on two counts of armed robbery.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
In the suit, attorneys for Darnell Greene say Alvin Kamara “brutally beat” their client “without justifiable provocation,” causing a disfiguring facial injury.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Andrew McMunn
A man whose body was found dismembered in Louisiana in 2016 has been identified after DNA samples linked him to a foot found years later in 2019.
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. 14, 2022 at 2:02 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Boosie's profanity-laced tirade was captured on an officer’s bodycam.
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: Apr. 29, 2022 at 2:26 PM CDT
|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. 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. 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: Mar. 23, 2022 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Tornadoes touched down Tuesday night (March 22) causing major damage in Arabi, the Lower 9th Ward, Lacombe, Mandeville, and other areas.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 9:36 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
You are no longer required to provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative test to enter bars, restaurants, event spaces, or other businesses previously covered under the regulations.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 4:33 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Bald eagles are typically known for their elegant flying, skilled hunting, majestic strength, and beauty. But they also possess a lesser-known talent: swimming.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 5:28 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an appearance at a Republican National Committee event in New Orleans this weekend.
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. 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: Jan. 31, 2022 at 12:27 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
How it started versus how it's going.
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: 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. 17, 2021 at 10:41 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Glenn Foster Jr. was strangled before he was found dead in a police cruiser in Alabama, an independent autopsy confirms.
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.
Glenn Foster was found dead in a police cruiser upon arrival at Ala. medical facility, attorneys say
Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 11:44 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
"It is appalling and unacceptable that he wound up dead on [law enforcement's] watch."
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. 7, 2021 at 7:36 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Glenn Foster, an undrafted free agent who played for the Saints from 2013-2015 died one day after being arrested in Alabama.
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: Oct. 22, 2021 at 12:01 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
“What happens next depends on what we do right now,” her office said in a statement.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 2:20 PM CDT
|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. 18, 2021 at 10:34 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A New Orleans man has been arrested after allegedly tasing a dog that was duct-taped and tied up.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 2:43 PM CDT
|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 3:00 PM CDT
|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 2:04 PM CDT
|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 12:02 PM CDT
|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. 23, 2021 at 12:54 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
According to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner, the remains belonged to 71-year-old Timothy Satterlee.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 10:22 AM CDT
|By Lee Zurik and Mykal Vincent
15 of over 800 nursing home residents evacuated to a makeshift shelter ahead of Ida have died, according to LDH.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 5:24 PM CDT
|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 5:08 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A man is behind bars after striking and killing a utility worker who was guiding traffic in Slidell.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 2:59 PM CDT
|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 6:12 AM CDT
|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 2:27 PM CDT
|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 4:17 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Four TPSO deputies have now lost their lives to the virus.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 at 2:14 PM CDT
|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.