Bracing for severe weather threat
Our local emergency management teams are on high alert today. Joining us with what we need to know as this system approaches is Harrison County EMA Director Matt Stratton.
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Wind blowing sand across Highway 90
Here’s what it looks like down on Highway 90 in Biloxi. It is very breezy along the beach and those winds are already pushing sand across Beach Boulevard. Please drive…
Weather wise: A list of closures because of coming storms
With severe weather forecast for this afternoon and evening, schools and other entities are making decisions about whether activities will be cancelled or rescheduled. MGCCC All MGCCC locations and centers will be closed at 5 p.m. today and all events…
Mac McAnally adds second show at Grand Magnolia in Pascagoula
Ten-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year Mac McAnally will be on stage in front of an intimate crowd of a few hundred at The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in May for two shows at the venue. McAnally is set…
Pearl River County couple accused of murder in infant daughter’s death
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi couple is now facing capital murder charges in the death last year of their five-month-old daughter. Kendra Beck, 20, and Takoda Miller, 23, were arrested last week after being indicted for the child’s October…
Vote is in on the Bay Waveland School District bond issue
The unofficial count is in for the $37.9 million Bay-Waveland School District bond initiative. The total unofficial count is 760 votes for the bond and…
18-year-old charged with aggravated domestic assault in Gulfport
On March 29, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 18-year-old Devin Platts and charged him with one count of Aggravated Domestic Assault. On March 29, 2022, at approximately 5:02 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 2200 block of…
Coast student elected as district governor of Key Club
A Gulf Coast student was recently awarded an incredible honor from Key Club International. St. Patrick Catholic High School Junior Emerson Morris was elected governor of the…
Charged with assault on law enforcement officer in Moss Point
Early Tuesday morning, just before 10 a.m., Moss Point officers responded to a report of a man with a gun in the area of Macphelah Road and Frederick Street. Callers stated that the suspect was walking around firing a handgun…
Mississippi House and Senate approve own redistricting
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House and Senate voted by wide margins Tuesday to approve plans to redraw legislative districts to account for population changes revealed by the 2020 Census. The House has 122 districts, and the Senate has…
Operation Saturation: Mississippi Highway Patrol increasing trooper visibility on I-10
Driving on I-10 today you may notice more state troopers than usual. Due to an influx of complaints about reckless driving along I-10 MHP will be…
Suspect charged in shooting of Moss Point K-9 during pursuit
A suspect in Moss Point has been charged with multiple felonies from an incident this morning in which he fled from officers, then allegedly shot a K-9 in pursuit of him. Moss Point Police said in a press release that…
Mississippi works to set budget after missing deadline
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators worked on budget proposals Monday after missing deadlines because of a long dispute over a tax cut plan. They were also negotiating final versions of several bills, including one to…
Community holds candlelight prayer for safe return of missing Gulfport woman
Seventy-five-year-old Gulfport woman Dorothy Jean Burks has been missing for five days. As the sun set on Jones Park, the Gulfport community came together for…
Local church honoring Marian Grotto Prayer Garden
On Palm Sunday, St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Long Beach is paying tribute to its Marian Grotto Prayer Garden with the unveiling of a historical marker. Nestled peacefully…
Former Moss Point officer charged after probable cause hearing
A former Moss Point officer officially has been charged with embezzlement in a case in which he's accused of taking property belonging to a suspect for his own use. Eric Maye was charged Monday with embezzlement involving officers, trustees and…
A Pascagoula man charged with aggravated assault after firing shots at apartment complex
A disturbance at a D'Iberville apartment escalated into gunfire on Sunday and a Pascagoula man is behind bars. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said 21-year-old Laroy Lamar Sullivan Jr., of Pascagoula has been charged with aggravated assault. He was taken…
Mississippi reveals redistricting plan for state House and Senate
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators on Sunday unveiled plans to redraw the state House and Senate districts to account for population changes revealed by the 2020 Census. The House has 122 districts, and the Senate has 52. Republicans hold…
Mississippi lawmakers pass largest-ever state income tax cut
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the nation with perpetually underfunded schools and struggling rural hospitals, had its largest-ever tax cut passed by lawmakers Sunday. The Republican-controlled state House and Senate…
NFL player turned Magician Jon Dorenbos comes to the Beau
An NFL player turned magician will perform at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi Saturday night. He's formerly a long snapper in the NFL – and he's…
First airway stent procedure in Air Force performed at Keesler AFB
Doctors at Keesler Air Force Base performed the Air Force’s first airway stent procedure to help save the lives of two patients. Two patients battling…
Kyleigh Ward, local seven-year-old with heart failure, has something to celebrate
You may remember our story about little Kyleigh Ward from Gulfport. She and her mom have spent the last several months at Texas Children’s Hospital,…
Mississippi increases budget estimates; tax cuts unresolved
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers on Friday increased estimates of how much tax money the state will collect this budget year and next. The current year’s general fund estimate climbed from $5.8 billion to…
Former Diamondhead councilman faces felony charges in Feb. 14 incident
Former Diamondhead City Councilman Alan Moran faces felony charges of touching a child for lustful purposes in a case that began February 14. Moran, accompanied by his attorney Donald Rafferty, turned himself in to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office on…