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Police investigating death near fire in Gautier

GAUTIER, MS – On Thursday, August 10, 2023, at around 7:30 pm, the Gautier Fire Department and Police Department responded to a woods fire located in a wooded area between Dolphin Dr. and High School Rd. A 36-year-old white male…

Officers investigating death in south Gautier

GAUTIER, MS – The Gautier Police Department is investigating the death of a man in south Gautier. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was found deceased on a residential property on Parkdale Drive in Gautier at approximately…

Louie Anderson, Emmy-winning comedian, dies at 68

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louie Anderson, whose more than four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” died Friday. He was 68. Anderson died at…

Coroner says homicide ruled out in Corri Howard's death

An autopsy completed today rules out homicide in Corri Howard's death. The 36-year-old was found January 13 in a marsh behind a home on Howze Street in Moss Point. Howard had been last seen on January 8 when police tried…

Mississippi surpasses 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi has surpassed 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths, health officials reported Monday. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported that 10,024 people have died of COVID-19 or its complications in the state, which has a…

Hospitalizations due to COVID continue to climb

Singing River Health System had 128 people hospitalized with COVID, the hospital CEO said, and 119 of those were not vaccinated. The numbers continue to climb in Mississippi. Of those hospitalized at SRHS, 28 are in ICU and 21 of…

Department of Health reporting 2,000 new cases of COVID

The Mississippi State Department of Health on Friday reported an additional 2,094 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and eight deaths. Six deaths occurred between July 29 and August 5, and two deaths occurred between July 27 and July 31, identified…

Reward increased for information on Kenneth Charlot death

Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers and Pass Christian Police Department announce an increase in the reward for information about the death of Kenneth Charlot. Thanks to a Pass Christian resident, the reward has increased to up to $6,000 for information that…

First known death from Zeta reported in Louisiana

A Louisiana coroner is confirming the first known death from Hurricane Zeta, that of a 55-year-old man who was electrocuted by downed power lines. Spokeswoman Alyson Neel with the Louisiana Department of Health said Wednesday night that the death was…