Gulfport PD seeing increase in car break-ins
Gulfport police are advising citizens to make sure they lock their doors to their vehicles and reminding them of the ‘9 p.m. routine.’ The police department has seen an…
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City of Gulfport preparing for 125th anniversary celebration
It’s the final countdown to the City of Gulfport’s 125th anniversary and this weekend’s big celebration. The City of Gulfport was founded by William Harris Hardy and Joseph…
Former Mississippi governor sues news site over welfare fraud comments
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is suing a local news organization, claiming it defamed him in public comments on the misspending of $77 million of federal welfare funds intended to help some of the poorest…
Mississippi candidates gives stump speeches amid sawdust and sweat at the Neshoba County Fair
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi candidates are speaking at the Neshoba County Fair, an annual gathering that draws large crowds to the red clay hills in the eastern part of the state. Hundreds of colorful cabins…
Jackson man arrested for aggravated assault in D'Iberville
On July 14, 2023 Chief Shannon Nobles announced the arrest of John Jorod Cortez Horton, 23, on the charge of aggravated assault, use of deadly weapon or other means likely to produce death or serious bodily harm. Chief Nobles said…
Wreck on Highway 49 in Gulfport
We have information on a wreck on Highway 49 in Gulfport. News 25’s Ansley Brent is on the scene with more on what happened as well as traffic information.
Traffic signal improvements underway in South Mississippi
Traffic signal improvement projects and camera replacements are currently underway in Harrison and Hancock counties. Due to damage caused by Hurricane Zeta, repairs and replacements are being made at…
When will the bridge work in Pearlington start? No one seems to know.
The bridge replacement project on Highway 90 in Pearlington is not currently scheduled by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. LDOT Communications…
Semi truck accident causing delays on I-10 in Jackson County
Traffic is delayed on I-10 in Jackson County after a semi-truck crashed and spilled cargo. Mississippi Highway Patrol said the accident happened about 12:15 p.m. at the 76-mile marker, just east of the Moss Point exit. The trailer on the…
Authorities investigating possible drowning in Biloxi
Around 6:19 p.m. Tuesday, the Biloxi Communications Center received a report of what appeared to be a person floating in the water in the 300 block of Hiller Drive. Due to the report, Biloxi Patrol Officers, as well as members…
Governor Reeves asks for federal assistance for storm damaged counties
Governor Tate Reeves has requested financial assistance from the federal government for 16 counties, including Jackson County, hit by tornados and damaging storms that hammered Mississippi…
Teenagers charged with aggravated assault in Gulfport
On July 24, 2023, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 16-year-old Antonio Demarcus Harper and 18-year-old Bruce Ellis Lowery and charged them both with three counts of Aggravated Assault. On July 24, 2023, at approximately 4:45 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department…
Texas man hit by train in Waveland after ending up on railroad tracks
A Texas man got turned around while in Waveland and ended up driving on the railroad tracks, where his vehicle was hit by a train. Waveland Police Chief Mike Prendergast said Emmanuel Onyia of Garland, Texas, was driving a Hyundai…
Weekend conference to explore faith in work and life coming to Gulfport
A weekend conference that explores faith in work and everyday life. Host and organizer Dorothy Wilson said the project began as a book and a podcast -- then morphed into a…
16-year-old Vancleave girl pleads guilty to second-degree murder
A 16-year-old Vancleave girl pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder in the shooting of an Ocean Springs teenager. Bridgett Forehand, 14 at the time, shot and killed 19-year-old…
Biloxi man sentenced in murder of his father
Biloxi, Mississippi – 43-year-old Noble Van-Leigh Marske, II, of Biloxi, Mississippi pled guilty today to Second-Degree Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence in the death of his father, Van Leigh Marske. The murder occurred in September 2021. Marske was sentenced…
Harrison County Board discusses email sent without authorization
A Harrison County Board of Supervisors meeting got heated today when an issue came up about the investigation into Kent Jones. The supervisors had a controversial…
Charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling
Gautier Police and Jackson County Sheriff’s Investigators have each charged 18-year-old Kevin Spain with one count of shooting into an occupied dwelling. One shooting took place July 17 in Gautier, and the other occurred in the St. Martin area on…
Moss Point citizens looking for answers on rebuild
Tragedy struck Moss Point a month ago when an EF-2 tornado swept through the area. Now, officials and citizens alike are banding together to pick up the pieces.…
Long Beach man back in jail after fleeing police during traffic stop
A Long Beach man is back in jail after he tried to flee from police during a traffic stop. Harrison County deputies deployed a K-9 to apprehend Savarese. Long Beach Police Chief Billy Seal said 34-year-old Michael Savarese was arrested…
Teens picked the wrong house for alleged home invasion
Two Hattiesburg teenagers are in jail after allegedly choosing the wrong house for a home invasion. The teens 15 and 17, are being held in the Forrest County Adult Detention Center charged currently with home invasion of an occupied dwelling.…
Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi
BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, and…
Arrest made for shooting at Gautier Community Center
GAUTIER, MS – On Thursday, July 20, 2023, Jaqwan Coleman-Pittman of Gautier was charged and arrested for aggravated assault in relation to the shooting at the Gautier Community Center. Coleman-Pittman is 16-years-old and has been charged as an adult. His…
Jackson County shooting suspect now charged with murder
The victim in a Thursday shooting at a Jackson County hotel has died and the suspected shooter is now charged with murder. The suspect is 20-year-old Quinton Biggs…