A Biloxi woman is in jail, charged with stealing money from a business where she worked. Biloxi Police on Monday arrested 33-year-old Amber Smith, charging her with two felony counts of embezzlement. She was taken to Harrison County jail. Bond…
Bay St. Louis Police arrested four suspects today after an attempted traffic stop led to a pursuit. Chief Toby Schwartz said it began about 12:15 p.m. when the vehicle ran red light on Highway 90 and when police tried to…
The Mississippi Aquarium is now hosting Mardi Gras Bead Recycling. After you join in on Mardi Gras fun, the Mississippi Aquarium is asking for you to bring your beads…
In less than five years of lottery in the state, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced today it has surpassed $2 billion in gross sales. “These four years have passed in a flurry of excitement and growth,” said MLC President Jeff…
The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen set a public hearing date for the city’s new Urban Renewal Plan last night. The new date…
Ocean Springs Police are investigating a pedestrian vehicle accident on Highway 90 on Tuesday night that left a woman dead. Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. identified the victim as 49-year-old Julie Trosclair of Ocean Springs. Trosclair was walking westbound…
Gulfport Police are searching for three suspects in an December shooting incident that left a woman dead and a man injured. On December 17, 2023, Gulfport Police responded to a homicide in the 3300 block of 39th Avenue. At the…
As temperatures have dropped drastically in the past 24 hours, cold weather shelters are doing their best to provide resources to the unhoused.…
As the temperature drops again tonight, Mississippi Power is enacting its winter weather plan. The organization starts prepping, however, for winter weather long before the wind chill hits.…
The Biloxi City Council is still amending ordinances following the shooting that took place during Black Spring Break last year. When this happened it began a conversation around how many…
Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley has confirmed an investigation is underway into the death of a female juvenile at the Harrison County jail. Haley said the 16-year-old female, who was arrested on an armed robbery charge, in D'Iberville was found…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 12:40 PM CST, January 16, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is asking legislators for $350 million in incentives for a proposed factory that would manufacture electric vehicles batteries and employ about 2,000…
Get your cowboy hats ready, the rodeo is coming to town! More specifically, the rodeo returns to Hattiesburg on January 26th and 27th for the 38th Annual Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo. The rodeo will be hosted at the…
A Jackson County man convicted of stealing a woman's car and running her over, killing her, has been denied an appeal on a capital murder conviction. The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down a ruling today denying Octavius Black his…
Due to the cold weather, schools across the Coast are announcing schedule updates. Hancock County School District is starting one hour later than normal on Wednesday, January 17th. Elementary will start at 8:30, middle school will start at 9:15, and…
Trooper Cal Robertson with Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed a car wrecked into the back of an MHP cruiser in Biloxi this morning. The two cars were driving west when the…
BY BRETT MARTEL Updated 1:08 PM CST, January 16, 2024 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have fired offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. along with senior offensive assistant Bob Bicknell and…
BILOXI, MS – The Biloxi Shuckers will host their annual job fair at the ballpark on Tuesday, January 23 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Multiple gameday positions are open throughout the ballpark and those who attend will be able to…
The water is back on in Waveland now after a city-wide outage earlier today. However, a boil water notice has been issued. Mayor Jay Trapani tells us public works crews found a frozen transducer on the elevated water tower off…
(Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch today unveiled the free Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance (MAMA) mobile app that connects pregnant women and mothers to private and public resources available across the state. Since launching the MAMA website in October 2023,…
MDOT announced that I-110 N from U.S. 90 to Rodriguez Street in Harrison County is now open after closing due to icy conditions. Motorists should continue to use extreme caution when approaching the area and be prepared to stop.
Gulfport, Miss. – Mississippi Power has been closely monitoring the severe winter weather that is currently moving through their service territory and is prepared to respond to customers’ needs. The company routinely does maintenance on its generation facilities during milder…
Louisiana Highway Patrol closed the interstate in both directions for about 90 minutes this morning after multiple crashes near the Mississippi-Louisiana line. LHP reported multiple crashes in the westbound lanes on the Louisiana side of the East Pearl River Bridge…
Due to anticipated cold weather, schools across the Coast are changing their schedules. The George County School District has decided to close school on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. There will be no school for students or staff on Tuesday, January…