By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. Details of the plan are still being finalized, but…
A Bay St. Louis man has been charged in a pair of commercial burglaries in Waveland. 33-year-old Gabriel Singleton is charged with two counts of commercial burglary. He is being held at the Hancock County jail on $10,000 bond. He…
The Gulfport School District started its day earlier than usual this morning after a bomb threat was e-mailed to the district overnight. District spokeswoman Sandy Commer-East said after the e-mail was received, Gulfport and Biloxi police departments, as well as…
Four suspects, including a 16-year-old, are in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center, charged with armed robbery. Around 9:30 Monday night, August 22nd, deputies responded to a shots fired call in the parking lot of the Motel 6 near Ocean…
A woman has died as a result of her injuries from an officer-involved shooting in Biloxi on Monday night. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said Mable Arrington, 42, of Biloxi, died in surgery about 10:30 p.m. Monday at Merit Health.…
Two men died in a head-on collision Monday night on Highway 63 in Jackson County, just south of the George County line. Jackson County coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. said Curtis Levell Price, 56, was driving his Buick Lacrosse north in…
Pascagoula Police are asking the public's help to identify a suspect in a grand larceny case. Officers on Monday responded to Walmart on Denny Avenue. The suspect pictured is accused of using wire cutters to cut the lock off an…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A military veteran pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to faking his own death off the Alabama coast to try to avoid sexual abuse charges in Mississippi. Jacob Blair Scott pleaded guilty to charges of sending…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating an officer involved shooting involving Biloxi Police Department that occurred around 9 P.M. on Monday, August 22, 2022, near 330 Benachi Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi. MBI is currently assessing this…
The Golden Eagles along the Gulf Coast are soaring back to the classroom to begin the new school year. Students at the Gulf…
Gautier Fire responded to a car fire on Interstate 10 east of the Gautier exit this afternoon. The car was fully engulfed in flames. In addition to Gautier Fire,…
Law enforcement officials are reminding residents about the importance of gun safety after a 13-year-old was shot and killed Friday in Picayune. Ashton Bean of…
Jackson County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who they believe stole a car and a dog in the St. Martin community on Thursday. Jeffery Joseph Balius Jr. 33, is described as a white…
A Mexican national was found guilty last week of federal felonies related to smuggling illegal aliens in Hancock County. Abel Michua-Tototzin, 37, was found guilty on August 17 after a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel in Gulfport.…
A juvenile has been arrested in an arson case that began in mid-July. Pass Christian Fire Department said the investigation began with a break-in on July 13 of a home on Second Street. Police put the house on extra patrol…
Today, three Jackson County K9s tried on their brand-new protective vests for the first time. Trooper pups Lars, Markos, and Sniper were brought to the steps of the…
A bus driver in Picayune was arrested for allegedly leaving a three-year-old in a hot van for about two hours and without any AC. According to the Picayune Item…
Waveland residents used their home security cameras to help police solve a pair of thefts this week. Chief Mike Prendergast said Taylor Ryan Passantino, 33, has been charged in both burglaries investigated by his officers. Passantino was charged with burglary…
A Waveland man is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile. Waveland Chief Mike Prendegast said officers received a complaint last weekend that a female juvenile was being molested. After investigating the complaint, Michael Eugene Moore, 67, of Waveland,…
A man wanted in Biloxi on molestation charges now also faces felony eluding charges after leading law enforcement on a chase through the county Thursday. John Pierre, 42, of Biloxi was charged with one count of molestation. He is being…
Hancock County is searching for a new superintendent this morning. The Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to terminate Teresa Merwin's contract during a special called meeting. There was no explanation. A parent posting to the Hancock County Schools social…
The northbound lanes of Highway 63 in Moss Point reopened at Saracennia Road hours after four large trucks collided. According to Highway Patrol, that accident happened around 5…
HORN LAKE, Miss. (AP) — Employees of a sheriff’s department in north Mississippi have shot two people within two days. The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department told WMC-TV that one of its deputies shot and wounded an armed person during a traffic stop…
On August 18th, 2022, at around 7:00pm, Pascagoula Police dispatch received a call of shots fired at Cambridge Park Apartments, located on Shortcut Rd. Upon arrival, officers located two male subjects suffering from gunshot wounds. Both subjects were transported to…