Crime

Moss Point K9 Buddy healing up after March shooting

Buddy the K-9, who was shot March 29 while chasing a burglary suspect, visited his fellow officers at Moss Point Police Department this morning. He underwent emergency surgery in Mobile after the shooting and has been recovering at home with…

Justice for Carl: Laurel woman charged in rooster's death

Police have charged a woman allegedly involved in the death of Carl 2.0, the beloved rooster mascot of Ocean Springs. Kendra Schaffer, 35, a corrections officer at the Jones County Sheriff's Department, was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and has…

Education company leaders plead guilty to federal charges

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A mother and son who ran a for-profit education company have pleaded guilty to improperly obtaining millions of dollars from the Mississippi Department of Education by submitting false documents about schools they operated. Federal…

Waveland Police investigating early-morning shooting

Waveland Police are investigating a shooting early Thursday morning that left one man dead and another injured. Officers were sent to the 300 block of Hargett Street in reference to a shooting. On scene, officers found two people had been…

Wiggins murder suspect turns himself in

A murder suspect wanted in Wiggins has turned himself in to authorities. Zavago Wilson, 23, is a suspect in the death of 22-year-old Kayla Cooper early Saturday morning. A family member found Cooper at her home. Police identified Cooper as…