By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. The punishment handed out Friday fell short of…
By AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence…
By JUAN A. LOZANO and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice will be buried in Houston Tuesday, carried home in a horse-drawn carriage. George Floyd, who…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are proposing an overhaul of police procedures and accountability after the mass protests over the deaths of black Americans at the hand of law enforcement. The Justice in Policing Act is among the most ambitious law…
While nationwide protests continue, so do protests in our own community. Protesters and police marched together from Jones Park to the Gulfport Police Department Saturday morning, unifying against hate, violence, racism, and discrimination. All of which Minister Greg Whitfield reminds…
Communities across the Coast are engaging in conversations regarding the death of George Floyd, and now Stone County is one of many areas joining that discussion. "Sometimes we have to be uncomfortable to address the issues that are at hand.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police in New Orleans released tear gas on hundreds of demonstrators who pushed past a line of police to cross a Mississippi River bridge. A video of the incident obtained by The Times Picayune / The…
In Biloxi, protesters lined Highway 90 near the Biloxi Lighthouse once again in a peaceful demonstration on recent events. This evening, around 15 protesters gathered to bring to light issues of inequality in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Some…
This morning, a group of protesters gathered in Gulfport to raise awareness about racial inequalities. Around 15 people gathered this morning holding signs with messages about George Floyd, anti-racism, and bible verses. This protest started because 25-year-old Jamila Swopes believes…
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors plan to charge a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time are leveling charges against…
Today, all businesses in the state of Mississippi are allowed to reopen, but at today’s press briefing, Governor Tate Reeves discussed the ongoing protests happening across the country following George Floyd’s death. Reeves said he heard the chants outside his…
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The family of George Floyd says an independent autopsy has found that he died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure on his back and neck. Floyd, a black man who…
As protests have turned to riots across the country, a peaceful protest took place in Biloxi Saturday afternoon. The usual Saturday traffic along the beach on Highway 90 was especially loud this Saturday as drivers honked in support of a…
By TIM SULLIVAN and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not…
After the latest death of an unarmed black man, tensions are high throughout the nation. Here on the Coast, many are still trying to make sense of the incident and are posing the question of how to prevent similar situations…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters looting stores near a police precinct and setting…