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Human Trafficking Operation 806 completed

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the completion of a human trafficking operation. Attorney General Fitch said her office is committed to eliminating human trafficking and is focused on helping these…

One dead after Monday night shooting in Gulfport

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- We have new details in an overnight shooting in Gulfport. Gulfport police now say the victim in this shooting has now died. Details are still limited, but we do know the shooting happened just after 9:30 Monday…

Operation Magnolia results in apprehension of 48 illegal aliens

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector conducted targeted enforcement operations with Homeland Security Investigations and local law enforcement partners under Operation Magnolia to identify, apprehend, and prosecute illegal aliens traveling across the Interstate-10 corridor in Mississippi. “If you…

Evacuation plans during hurricane season

  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shared information for residents evacuating during hurricane season. First, MDOT says to establish an evacuation plan and route including having a meeting location with family…

Hurricane Preparedness Week in Mississippi

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- May 5th marks the second day of Hurricane Preparedness Week in the Magnolia State. Day two focuses on preparations ahead of hurricane season. The state’s emergency management agency…

Lucedale man charged with manslaughter

LUCEDALE, Miss. (WXXV)- A Lucedale man is charged with manslaughter after a Friday shooting. Thirty-eight-year-old George Buckley was killed in that shooting Friday night which happened on CF Ward Road. Twenty-year-old…