On July 11, 2022, at approximately 6:03 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard in reference to a drive-by-shooting. Upon arrival, Officers located a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. …
Biloxi Police are asking the public's help to find a runaway girl. 13-year-old Jaliyah Bates was last seen June 15 about 8:50 p.m. in the 300 block of Benachi Avenue near Division Street. Jaliyah was wearing a black shirt with…
A Harrison County man will spend more than 20 years in prison after impregnating a 13-year-old girl. District Attorney Crosby Parker said 40-year-old- Antonio Cantrell Owens pleaded guilty last week to sexual battery and was sentenced to 22 years day-for-day,…
A man was hit by gunfire just a few hours ago in Gulfport. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. at MLK Jr. Blvd and Ohio…
This Wednesday, Gulfport leaders are seeking your input on plans to extend Airport Road and create a new I-10 overpass near the Outlet Mall. It’s a plan they’ve been…
The City of Gulfport held a press conference today to announce a new festival coming to the Coast that will bring even more tourists to the…
What started as an argument over sunglasses on Monday ended in gunfire -- and one man dead. Gulfport Police report that 16-year-old Lional Cornelius Jackson Jr., of Gulfport was arrested Monday…
An update on that overnight shooting in Gulfport- it seems it stemmed from an argument over sunglasses. Two people were shot -- one of them killed -- and now a teenager…
GULFPORT, Miss (AP) — LGBTQ advocates say the recent fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Black transgender woman along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast reflects a disturbing pattern of…
Good news, South Mississippi! The Wilkes Bridge will reopen to four lanes of traffic next week. Gulfport Police tweeted out that the bridge will be closed next week on Wednesday and Thursday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. They followed…
A reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest in a 1999 cold case. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers said in a press release that the family of Kevin Slater and its organization is offering the $5,000 reward.…
A man killed in a shooting near Avenue C in Gulfport on Monday night has been identified. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said Anthony Lavern Oatis Jr., 30, died from a single…
The Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is this weekend, with fishermen ready to reel in big prizes and maybe even a state record. The tournament runs July 1 to July 4 at Barksdale…
Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said two juveniles have been charged with residential burglary. Peterson said deputies responded Wednesday to a complaint of a residential burglary on North Shaw Road in Saucier. Deputies were able to view home surveillance video…
Gulfport Police have made an arrest Thursday in a shooting at Emerald Pines Apartments that left one person dead and another in the hospital. Police say on Monday, Makhari Seven Gasaway, 20, got into a fight and pulled a gun,…
Gulfport police are hunting down leads, trying to find the person responsible for a deadly overnight shooting. Gulfport Police responded to the Emerald Pines Apartments off…
We all know turtles aren't the fastest creatures, but do you ever wonder where they are headed? At the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, a one-of-a-kind experiment is…
Hundreds of southern company employees within the emergency response teams are on the coast this week for their annual 'rescue rodeo.' This isn't your ordinary rodeo, emergency response teams from southern companies in Mississippi, Alabama,…
A Gulfport man pleaded guilty Thursday to preparing false federal tax returns for clients. Orland Reed is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 22 and faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison as well as supervised release, restitution and…
Today you have a chance to meet the men in charge of protecting Gulfport. A ‘Meet the Chiefs’ event is happening at 4 this afternoon at the Goldin…
Three arrests have been made in connection with a drive-by shooting on Three Rivers Road in Gulfport. On June 6, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 19-year-old Dayjohi Keshawn Wright, on two counts of drive-by-shooting, and 20-year-old Raymond Allen Derks…
A flatbed tractor-trailer blocked southbound lanes of Highway 49 just south of Highway 53 this morning after its back wheels got stuck in the median. The flatbed was…
Gulfport Police were at the scene of a morning shooting where they say an 18-year-old is dead and three people are being detained. The victim has been identified 18-year-old Tyrese Yarbor. Gulfport Sgt. Jason Ducre' said the officers responded to…
Two people are charged with stealing money from a Pass Christian business. Pass Christian Police Chief Daren Freeman said Zenell Gwin, 27, and Raynaldo Smith, 36, both of Gulfport, were arrested Tuesday and charged with felony embezzlement. Freeman said the…