Bond has been set for a Kiln man accused of sexual battery on a minor. Hancock County deputies arrested 66-year-old Alex J. Pearson on 21 counts of sexual battery, one count of touching a child for lustful purposes and one…
A Hancock County jury has determined the fate of the basketball coach accused of sexually touching a student. After several hours of deliberation, the jury found Danielle Dewitt guilty on two counts of touching a minor for lustful purposes, but…
Two Alabama women are behind bars in Harrison County on robbery charges. According to Biloxi police, 25-year-old Tiffany Scruggs of Mobile and 21-year-old Kenyatta Washington of Prichard were arrested after reportedly knocking on a hotel room door, assaulting a man…
Police are still searching for the person who shot a cashier in Pascagoula. An unidentified man wearing a mask shot a woman in the back while attempting to rob a Murphy Express gas station Thursday. The woman was sent to…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that a jury has found 34-year old Leslie Danielle Dewitt guilty of two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes relating to a 16- year old sophomore student on the girls basketball team…
A note and a vehicle are all that’s left behind from a Jackson County student who went missing Friday night. Seventeen-year-old Dawson Hellar was last seen at Resurrection Catholic High School. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson spoke to the principal and…
After several days of hearing testimony, a Hancock County jury has determined the fate of the basketball coach accused of sexually touching a student. News 25’s Kristen Durand is at the Hancock County Courthouse with the latest.
Jury finds Former Hancock High School girls basketball Coach Danielle Dewitt guilty on count 3 and 4 of touching a minor for lustful purposes. Jury found Dewitt not guilty on sexual battery charges.
Over 80 veterans are taking a swing for the number one title at the Veteran Golfers Association Championship. This second annual national tournament features players at the top of each region in the country. They all met today at the…
The Education, Economics, Environmental, Climate and Health Organization or EEECHO is hosting a week of events with the hopes of empowering the community. This morning, EEECHO kicked off those events by partnering with Climate Central and NOAA for a flood…