Victims of crime and first responders were the guests of honor at a candlelight ceremony in Gulfport earlier today. In addition to lighting candles, awards were given out to local law enforcement and community volunteers for the critical roles they…
Biloxi police have made an arrest in a robbery that happened back in February. Twenty-year-old Tydarrius Magee is being charged with burglary. On February 25th, police responded to a burglary in progress on Travia Avenue. Residents in the area saw…
The Moss Point Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a man they say should be considered armed and dangerous. Keith Smith is wanted on felony charges of burglary, home invasion, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and witness intimidation. Police…
Moss Point police are looking for an armed man. Investigation is ongoing. If you have any info call 228-475-1711.
If you text while driving you will soon pay even more for it. Harrison County is increasing penalty fees for texting drivers from $25 to $100 beginning July 1st. Since the beginning of the year, deputies have written more than 20…
A Gulfport man has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a building belonging to a church in Gulfport. Twenty-four year-old Thierre Moore has been charged with first degree arson. The April 4th fire destroyed an abandoned house…
Bond has been denied for the man accused of severely abusing his three-year-old son. Twenty-four year-old Nathan Blake McCrory had his initial hearing today in a Jackson County courtroom. He is charged with felony child abuse and manufacturing a controlled…
A Gulfport man is charged with what authorities are calling the kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend. Forty-eight year-old Ernie Lizana has been arrested after police say he assaulted and forced the victim into his car last night. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department says this is…
Through a joint investigation between the Gulfport Fire & Arson Unit and the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office, a Gulfport man was charged with 1st degree arson in connection with a fire that destroyed a building belonging to the Progressive…
The man accused of severely abusing Jackson County three-year-old has been denied bond. Nathan McCrory had his initial court appearance in Jackson County today.
On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 48 year old Ernie Lizana who resides at 1934 42nd Avenue in Gulfport, MS on a felony charge of Kidnapping. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, a victim stated…
A Long Beach man will serve 20 years after pleading guilty to sexual battery of a juvenile. Forty-six year-old Edward Clements Jr. was prosecuted in a 2010 case out of Hancock County in which he was accused of sexually assaulting…
A three-year-old boy is in critical condition tonight after authorities say he was severely beaten by his father. Nathan Blake McCrory told his mother that his son, three-year-old Zander, had fallen down the stairs while he was watching him. McCrory’s…
On April 11, 2016 at 12:16 deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Singing River Hospital in reference to a welfare concern of a three-year-old child with injuries. Hospital staff had been advised that the child had…
A 27-year old man has been accused of leaving a 4-year old child alone in a vehicle in the parking lot for 30 minutes while he went inside Baton Rouge's Hollywood Casino. Security footage shows "Quavis D. Grant" walking the…
Police have made an arrest in connection to the Louisiana shooting that killed two college students. 22-year-old "Ernest Felton" of Miami, Florida was arrested Sunday on charges of attempted 2nd degree murder and illegal use of a firearm. Baton Rouge…
One man is behind bars following the shooting death of former New Orleans Saints football player Will Smith. Police say the former defensive end and his wife were rear-ended in New Orleans on Saturday night. They say 34-year old smith…
“Something significant was prohibited yesterday,” that’s what Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania had to say at a press conference today, addressing the questions of why a 14-year-old would bring a gun to school with over 100 rounds of ammunition and…
An all-out manhunt in Harrison County is underway as law enforcement uses a helicopter and K9 unit to find a bank robber. Authorities say that around 3:30 this afternoon someone robbed the Peoples Bank in Saucier. Harrison County Sheriff’s Department…
The People's Bank in Saucier was robbed. Harrison County deputies are searching for the suspect. WXXV has a newscrew on the scene. We will have complete details at 5:30 on NBC. [mappress mapid="2682"]
Students are back in school in North Gulfport today after a scary day Thursday when a student was arrested after bringing a gun to school. A 14-year-old was taken into custody for bringing a loaded gun, 100 rounds of ammunition,…
An 8th grader is in custody after bringing a gun to school. In a statement from the Harrison County school district, the student from North Gulfport 7th and 8th grade school brought a weapon to class today but no other…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that a Harrison County jury returned a guilty verdict late last night against Matthew Pierce, for secretly filming a woman in violation of her expectation of privacy. Pierce, a 27 year old Long Beach…
One man is dead as a result of Wednesday night's shooting off Highway 49. Harrison County coroner Gary Hargrove tells News 25, 54 year old Mitchell Weathersby has died of a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at…