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Seabees mourn death of shipmate in Guam

NMCB 1 announced Tuesday the death of a Seabee as a result of an accident while on deployment to Guam. The battalion said in a social media post that Machinery Repairman 1st Class Troy Marcotte died from injuries suffered in…

Two charged with child abuse in baby’s death

A Biloxi couple are charged with felony child abuse in the death of a 5-month-old child. police say 20-year-old Summer Rose Hill and 21-year-old Takavian Keivon Gibbs brought the baby to the Merit Health Hospital about 12:51 p.m. Thursday. The…

Driver dies in one-vehicle crash in Pascagoula

A motorist was killed in a one-vehicle crash that happened Monday evening in Pascagoula. Officers were sent to the scene on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard about 6:47 p.m., where a vehicle was traveling westbound when it left the roadway…

Hancock County man killed in industrial accident identified

A Hancock County killed Friday in an industrial accident at Jindal Tubular has been identified. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston said 25-year-old Tyde Woody died of multiple blunt force trauma injuries. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Woody…

Bay St. Louis man indicted in 2022 traffic death

A Bay St. Louis man has been indicted on charges stemming from a traffic collision that left one person dead. 47-year-old James Holmes Jr., was arrested Thursday on one count of manslaughter and two counts of DUI causing serious injury.…

Victim identified in deadly I-10 crash in Harrison County

The victim in the deadly I-10 crash in Harrison County on Monday has been identified. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 24-year-old Jaelan Baker of Fayetteville, North Carolina died when his pickup truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer…

Motorcyclist dies in one-vehicle accident in Gautier

Gautier Police are investigating a single vehicle crash on Sunday that claimed the life of one person. About 12:20 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a motorcycle crash. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger was taken…

Seventh suspect charged in New Year's Eve 2021 shooting

A seventh suspect in the New Year's Eve shooting that left four dead has been arrested. Gulfport Police said 28-year-old Bobby Hands was arrested Thursday night. He was charged with drive-by shooting, a felon carrying a concealed weapon and aggravated…

Boater who died in crash in Old Fort Bayou identified

The Department of Marine Resources recovered a body from Old Fort Bayou in St. Martin this morning after a one-vessel crash. DMR confirmed the Friday morning incident. Officials said the boat, carrying one person, hit a structure at the mouth…

One dead in fatal crash on Saturday night

An Ocean Springs woman has died as a result of a crash that happened Friday night on Highway 609 in Jackson County. Mississippi Highway Patrol said a Dodge Ram driven by 73-year-old David Wright of Biloxi was traveling north on…

9-year-old killed in fatal wreck in Wiggins

A 9-year-old traveling with her family was killed Friday evening in a two-car collision on Highway 49 in Wiggins. Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said 9-year-old Bailey Amis of Starkville died from injuries in the crash. Flurry said Amis, her…

Coroner IDs bicyclist hit, killed on Seaway Road

A bicyclist who was on Seaway Road when he was hit by a vehicle on Monday night has been identified. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 35-year-old Lester Wayne Luper was hit in the eastbound lane of Seaway Road about…