GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gulfport Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Thursday night. According to Gulfport PD, officers responded to the 5000 block of 28th Street in reference to a firearm discharge. Once on scene, officers found…
On June 20, 2026, the Ocean Springs Police Department was notified by the Ocean Springs School District of allegations involving an inappropriate sexual relationship between a teacher and a student. During the investigation, detectives determined that former Oak Park Elementary…
A Mississippi death row inmate has lost his latest appeal in federal court. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Jason Keller’s conviction…
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the eight men indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last month pleaded…
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- A Wiggins man is facing drugs and weapons charges after a traffic stop earlier this month. Police say the stop happened on July 9 on…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man will spend 80 years behind bars after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple girls and possessing child pornography. Forty-two-year-old Aaron Costa will not be eligible for early release or parole after pleading guilty to…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- Three people, including a 12-year-old, were hurt in a shooting Saturday night in Picayune. Now, two people are facing attempted murder charges. Police say officers responded just before 11 p.m. that night to South Haugh Avenue, where…
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV)- Federal agents are asking for the public’s help with information after a Pass Christian man was recently arrested on child pornography charges. Department of Homeland Security investigators based out of Gulfport executed a search warrant on…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Gulfport police have arrested a 29-year-old woman on child exploitation and sex crime charges involving a dog. Twenty-nine-year-old Micheryl Thomas is charged with one count of unnatural intercourse and one count of possession of child pornography. Police say…
On July 8, 2026, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 21-year-old Deshawn Marques Reed of Gulfport, Mississippi, charging him with one count of Drive-by Shooting. On July 8, 2026, at approximately 8:55 p.m., officers with the Gulfport Police Department responded to…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-A man is behind bars in Gulfport in connection to a shooting that left one person dead. Fifty-six-year-old Carliss Demetric Rupert has been arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder. On July 7, officers with the…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- Gautier police are investigating two separate shootings that happened on July Fourth. The first happened at five Saturday night at Bayou Village Apartments and the second took place an hour and a half later at 7:30 Saturday…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department finished an investigation with help from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jeremy Schwartz…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The Long Beach Police Department is looking for a man wanted in a deadly shooting on Thursday morning. Thirty-eight-year-old Hollis Wayne Russ is wanted on an arrest warrant on murder charges. Early Thursday morning, the Long…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — A police pursuit that began in Gulfport led to an officer-involved shooting Wednesday on Highway 90 in Biloxi, according to Biloxi Police. Authorities said Gulfport Police were pursuing a man driving a U-Haul truck when the…
KENNER, LA (WXXV)- A Pascagoula man is among dozens of people arrested during a recent child exploitation sting in southeast Louisiana including a man with the legal name of Santa Claus. The operation resulted in 37 criminal charges with 21…
BILOXI, Miss (WXXV) - A Biloxi man is behind bars following an investigation into the alleged enticement of a child for sexual purposes. Police say 47-year-old Zawon Timothy Moore was arrested Thursday, June 25. Investigators say the case began earlier…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- An update in a shooting investigation in Gulfport. A man that police had been searching for since early June turned himself into police Thursday. Twenty-year-old Richard Smith Jr. was wanted on charges of armed robbery and aggravated…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — A Gulfport man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left two other people injured earlier this month. According to the Gulfport Police Department, 43-year-old Dawonne Jones was arrested on June 24 and charged…
BAY ST. LOUIS, MS - District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced the convictions of Philip Moran and Alan Moran for the crimes of Bribery and Conspiracy to Commit Bribery. The verdict was delivered by a Hancock County jury after a…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-The Gulfport Police Department is currently investigation a shooting. Police responded to a call of shots fired around 3:30 near Engram Avenue. Once on scene, officers found one person suffering from injuries. That victim is currently receiving medical…
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says a multi-agency drug operation has led to dozens of arrests and major drug seizures along the Gulf Coast and Pine Belt. ‘Operation Liberty Strike,’ carried out over four days in Harrison and Lamar counties,…
Senatobia, Miss (WXXV) Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Senatobia Police Department and the Tate County Sheriff’s Office at the Walmart on U.S. 51 in Senatobia. According to MBI, law enforcement officers responded…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-A Pass Christian man has been arrested in connection to a hit and run in Gulfport. Forty-nine-year-old Minh Hoang Truong was arrested and charged with one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. On…