A former pastor at a Long Beach church has been indicted on sex crime charges. A Harrison County jury indicted 53-year-old John Jones on two counts of sexual battery and one count of touching a child for lustful purposes. Jones…
Captain Pete Skrmetta died on Father’s Day at 94-years-old. The captain of the Ship Island Ferry, which brought tourists back and forth from the barrier islands, ran the operation well…
A 15-year-old Gulfport teen has been charged with trying to kill a woman in her sleep. Lexi Jade Brown was charged with attempted murder and first-degree arson. She…
A Gulfport man has been charged with sex crimes against a child. Sheriff Matt Haley said 62-year-old Michael Hubbard was charged Wednesday with three counts of touching a child for lustful purposes. He was taken to the Harrison County jail…
A former Harrison County corrections officer has been charged with bringing contraband into the jail. Sheriff Matt Haley said 40-year-old Kristina Eaton of Moss Point was charged with introduction of contraband into a correctional facility. She turned herself in on…
JACKSON, Miss. — As part of continuing efforts to protect the senior community, the Internal Revenue Service today issued a warning about the rising threat of impersonation scams. These scams are targeting older adults in Mississippi and elsewhere across the country by…
The Bay St. Louis Bridge was shut down late Saturday night after a multiple motorcycle accident. Harrison County Fire Rescue, Bay St. Louis Fire Dept., Pafford ambulance and Acadian Ambulance Service responded. Harrison County Fire Rescue said two people were…
D’IBERVILLE -- “We shut down the store, so they fired me,” Tyrell Clyburn, the former manager of the D’Iberville IHOP, told us that he lost his job because of back wages. “We’ve been…
An update in the abduction of two girls from their home in Louisiana, a second suspect arrested in connection to this case today in Jackson, according to WJTV. Victoria…
Knowing how and when to spot child abuse is something that abuse prevention advocates continue to spread awareness about, especially in South Mississippi. This is not the first story of…
On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Hattiesburg Police Department arrested three individuals, charging all three with capital murder in connection to the deadly shooting of 21-year-old Marcus “MJ” Daniels, Jr. Orlando May, 18, of Hattiesburg, has been arrested and charged…
Biloxi, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 35-year-old Jordin Earl Holmes, of Petal, Mississippi pled guilty today to Sexual Battery and Touching of a Child for Lustful Purposes. Circuit Court Judge Lisa P. Dodson imposed a…
The Mississippi Business Journal honored 28 winners of the CEO Awards of Mississippi, an MBJ-sponsored event now in its seventh year, during a breakfast held Thursday at the Old Capitol Inn in Jackson. The CEO Awards recognize chief executives of…
A Biloxi couple are charged with felony child abuse in the death of a 5-month-old child. police say 20-year-old Summer Rose Hill and 21-year-old Takavian Keivon Gibbs brought the baby to the Merit Health Hospital about 12:51 p.m. Thursday. The…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Louisiana woman was found dead in her home Thursday, and her two young daughters were abducted and found hours later in Mississippi — one dead and the other alive, police said. A Louisiana resident who…
Two people were arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting on Tuesday night at Walmart in Lucedale. Police Chief Kellum Fairley said 23-year-old Chancellor Moody is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and 20-year-old Emanuel…
State Auditor Shad White announced Thursday that Hope Bishop, the former vice president of Human Resources at the Mississippi Lottery Corporation, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. She was sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of…
BY MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.…
Lucedale Police are investigating a shooting at Walmart on Tuesday night that left two injured. Chief Kellum Fairley said an argument began in the store parking lot about 9:38 p.m. between three…
A St. Martin man is hospitalized after allegedly being shot by another man in the same apartment complex. Sheriff John Ledbetter says around 8 a.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to a shots fired call at Oakridge Apartments on Gorenflo Road. They…
News 25’s Austin Lindsey speaks with George County Head Football Coach James Ray on the loss of MJ Daniels Jr. Daniels was shot and killed in…
Hattiesburg Police are investigating the death of Marcus Daniels Jr., 21, of George County, who was found unresponsive in his…
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating an early Wednesday morning incident that left a pedestrian dead. MHP spokesman Cal Robertson said a pedestrian was on a bicycle on the northbound side of Highway 63 near Cooks Corner Road in George County…
Louisiana lawmakers from St. Tammany Parish are asking the governor to help push for repairs to the Highway 90 bridge between Mississippi and Louisiana. Louisiana Senator Sharon…