By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Prison officials in Mississippi long ago warned that they needed money to hire more guards and pay them better or else the state's prison system could experience…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi prosecutor says he won't decide whether to try a man a seventh time in a quadruple murder case. District Attorney Doug Evans filed a court order Monday recusing…
There are new developments in the murder case of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Four teenagers have been indicted for allegedly helping Darian Atkinson escape after he ambushed the officer in May. In December, a grand jury indicted 19-year-old Atkinson…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) — Two officers with the Pascagoula Police Department were injured in a car accident Tuesday night. Officer Snyder and his K-9 partner, Tony, were on patrol New Year's Eve when their vehicle was struck by an alleged…
A Moss Point man, out on bond for previous felony charges, is behind bars again on similar charges. Thirty-seven year-old Clarence Shelton was taken into custody Monday night at a convenience store. Police say they found that Shelton had more…
Investigators in Moss Point are trying to bring justice to the families of two victims of a deadly shooting. Moss Point police responded to reports of an assault on Old Slag Road on December 22nd. A woman being treated for…
On Monday, December 30, 2019, at approximately 8:00pm, officers of the Moss Point Police Department were investigating a large crowd gathering in front of a local convenience store. During their investigation they encountered Clarence Shelton, 37, of Moss Point. Shelton…
Buzzed driving is drunk driving.-that's the message Gulfport police has been putting out this entire holiday season. Now with New Year's Eve celebrations happening tonight, police not only in Gulfport, but along the coast will be ramping things up. News…
Biloxi police have made an arrest in connection with a reported fire near the 1600 block of Beach Boulevard Monday. Upon arrival, officers discovered a Christmas tree recycling site actively on fire. Biloxi firefighters extinguished the fire. Fortunately no one…
Sixty-three year-old Marilyn Coleman is facing burglary charges for breaking into a home and assaulting the owner while inside. According the Biloxi police, the arrest stemmed from an investigation into a burglary that happened on Lorraine Road. Coleman was arrested…
A man is under arrest in Biloxi for shooting into an occupied dwelling. Twenty-four year-old Tony Buchanan was arrested as the result of an investigation. According to Biloxi police, the incident occurred on October 30th in which Buchanan allegedly shot…
Fifteen year old Tyler Reed has been arrested following a stabbing in Escatawpa on Christmas night. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says Reed is charged as an adult with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing 37 year old David Woodard in…
The Jackson County Coroner's Office has identified the victims of Sunday's double homicide in Moss Point.
Cliff Kirkland, who worked for three mayors in his 30-year association with Biloxi City Hall, has tendered his resignation in the wake of being arrested for two counts of allegedly touching a child with lustful purposes.
POLICE NEED HELP IDENTIFYING ROBBERY SUSPECT
So, how do you stop porch piracy? Home surveillance can help combat the problem and eventually, in some cases, catch the robbers, but we can't physically be everywhere at once, so, News 25’s Tanner Stewart caught up with Gulfport police…
In Gulfport, a woman has been sentenced to 20 years for producing child pornography and sexual battery of a minor child, according to Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood's office. Twenty-two year old Anika Moore Bruner of Gulfport appeared before…
A Biloxi man has been arrested and charged with touching a child for lustful purposes. According to Biloxi police, on December 13, they received reports involving a known suspect for allegedly touching a child for lustful purposes. The alleged incidents…
A Gulfport man will serve nearly two decades behind bars for distributing child pornography through ‘Dropbox’ using his cellphone last year. Thirty-seven year-old Jesse Nichols was sentenced to serve 17-and-a-half years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised…
Another porch pirate has been arrested this month, this time in Gulfport. Jennifer Gibson arrested on charges of petit larceny and a felony warrant through the Department of Corrections after reports of two packages taken from a home and surveillance…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — Charges have been dropped in the case against a Saucier man accused in the shooting death of his son and another man in February. Thirty-five-year old Billy Jack Roberts was released from the Harrison County…
A Mississippi man who has been tried six times for the same crime was granted bond yesterday. Curtis Flowers was arrested 23 years ago for the murders of four people at a furniture store in Winona. The first three guilty…
A Gulfport man is home free tonight after a jury unanimously found him not guilty on both counts of an armed robbery from 2016. The robbery was at the Exxon Station off 30th Avenue downtown. Police pulled Tevin Ball over…
A Biloxi man has been arrested and charged with credit card fraud and possession of a controlled substance. Today, Biloxi police arrested 52-year-old Michael Gillich III of Biloxi. His arrest stems from warrants issued as the result of an investigation…