JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are working to revive a way for people to petition to put issues on the statewide ballot. This is happening months after the state Supreme Court found the state’s old initiative process was invalid.…
A Wiggins man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg to serve 5 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for transporting visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Restitution to the victims…
State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs will step down from his position the end of July, the State Department of Health said in a press release today. Dobbs began his career at MSDH in 2008, and has held numerous roles including…
Waveland Police Department is investigating a Monday afternoon fatal crash. According to a press release from Waveland, Chief Mike Prendergast said officers responded to the scene of an accdident at Kiln-Waveland CutOff and Volga Street between a motorcycle and a…
By MARY PEREZ / Sun Herald The story of how former Biloxi Mayor Jerry O’Keefe took down the largest funeral company in North America is being told in an Amazon movie now filming in New Orleans. Tommy Lee Jones is…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge will hold a hearing next month to determine if a death row inmate truly wants to request an execution date and if the inmate is mentally competent to waive…
A dream took a Pass Christian man and his Godson on a 5,000 nautical mile trip across the sea. Have you ever wanted to leave your…
A scary moment at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport as a private plane made an emergency landing overnight. Five individuals are unharmed after a small private plane had…
Fifty-one-year-old David Rester Jr. is the man who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase on I-10 through Hancock and Harrison counties Friday after robbing a Waveland bank.…
Biloxi, Miss. – District Attorney Crosby Parker announced that Andre Sullivan age 21, Wanya Atkinson age 23, and Davion Atkinson age 24, all of Biloxi, were sentenced earlier today for their roles in assisting Darian Atkinson following the May 5,…
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 6 million. The tragic number confirmed Monday is believed to be a vast undercount and shows that the pandemic in its third year is far…
The City of Biloxi says it is a no for turning the Popp’s Ferry Bridge into a toll bridge. City officials have rejected…
The Mississippi Department of Transportation awarded an $809,000 contract to Key Constructors, LLC, of Madison on Friday to make repairs to Interstate 10 in Hancock County after a fire caused by a crash damaged the interstate bridge over the Pearl…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman will serve 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for an October 2018 shooting death. Victoria Slayton, 27, of Caledonia entered the plea Thursday before Lowndes County Circuit Judge Lee…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are supposed to make big decisions about the state’s pocketbook in the next few weeks, setting a budget that exceeds $6 billion and deciding whether to approve tax cuts. House…
A private plane made an emergency landing at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport overnight, causing some flight cancellations and delays.…
The Mississippi Aquarium released their first batch of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles of the year. Mississippi Aquarium employees and Gulf Coast residents said goodbye to 11 Kemp’s Ridley Sea…
The Seabees were born during World War II in 1942 as a way to complete infrastructure projects during the war with men also trained to defend themselves against the enemy. 2022…
A Saucier woman faces upwards of 30 misdemeanor charges after dead and neglected dogs were found on the property of her animal rescue. Forty-seven-year-old Jessica Collins was arrested Wednesday…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers will negotiate a final version of a bill to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation. The House and Senate passed separate plans several weeks ago provide raises of at least $4,000 a…
A suspect wanted in connection with a bank robbery in Waveland, led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase through Hancock and Harrison counties before being stopped and arrested. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said David Rester Jr., 51,…
Anticipation is growing as we get closer to seeing the Mississippi Sea Wolves back on the ice. 2022-2023 season tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 8th at…
Anonymous tips to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers led to several arrests and convictions in 2021. Crime Stoppers tells News 25 they’re grateful to the public…
Diamondhead City Council has voted to name a new mayor pro tem in the wake of Councilman Alan Moran’s recent arrest. According to our media partner, the…