A Vancleave man is in custody and an Ocean Springs man is being sought in connection with an armed robbery in Ocean Springs. Police Chief Ryan LeMaire said 29-year-old Demetric Jackson was arrested early Monday morning and charged with armed…
Harrison County fire crews spent much of the day battling a fire at a pallet business off Highway 49 in Harrison County. The fire was…
A Meridian man was convicted this week of sex crimes against a juvenile. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 35-year-old Gary Rush was found guilty of sexual battery and two counts of touching of a child for lustful purposes by…
A Lucedale man was arrested this week, charged with sex crimes against minors. George County Sheriff Mitchell Mixon said 19-year-old Dylon Erkhart was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of sexual battery. He was taken to the George County…
A Saucier man is in jail after allegedly stabbing a victim during a fight. Sheriff Matt Haley said 23-year-old Damien Triplett is charged with domestic violence, aggravated assault. He was taken to Harrison County jail and bond was set at…
A Gulfport man who was using other people's identities and credit cards was arrested in D'Iberville on Saturday. Police Chief Shannon Nobiles said 44-year-old Michael Payne was charged with seven counts of identity theft, credit card fraud and possession of…
A homeless man has been charged with assault after kicking a D'Iberville police officer in the chest. 43-year-old Justin Vuyovich was charged with simple assault of a police officer and multiple misdemeanors. He was arrested Saturday and taken to the…
The attorney for a Biloxi councilman indicted on federal drug charges filed paperwork Monday to say his client plans to plead guilty. W. Fred "Dub" Hornsby filed the plea change Monday in U.S. District Court. His federal trial was scheduled…
Visitors are in Biloxi for Spring Break Weekend. WXXV was out on the beach Friday afternoon to find crowds of people out having fun. Traffic was…
A Pascagoula man has been charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile and other crimes. Pascagoula Police arrested 46-year-old Michael Shane Steiner on Wednesday on charges of sexual battery while in a position of trust, child pornography and assault. He was…
Mississippi is now the second state to have a PSA for people with cognitive disabilities after passing House Bill 873. The alert will be known as 'Purple Alert' an…
A bill that will establish a Purple Alert for missing people with cognitive disabilities has passed the Legislature. House Bill 873 passed the House 121-0 with one person absent and passed the Senate 50-2 with two absent on Monday. Once…
Bishop Louis F. Kihneman has made the following appointments of priests to new parishes within the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi. The first re-assignments will be effective starting June 4, with the last of them taking place in August. Ref. Sergio…
County music superstar Miranda Lambert will make a stop in Gautier this fall with an appearance at The Sound Amphitheater in September. The "Somethin' Bad" singer will play a 7 p.m. date on Friday September 27. Tickets go on sale…
A former Biloxi Police officer has been charged with selling drugs while working for the city of Biloxi. Chief John Miller said 23-year-old Jacob Noel Vickers turned himself in to Biloxi police Thursday and has been charged with conspiracy to…
A Pass Christian woman was arrested Wednesday in Waveland, charged with stealing from her employer. Waveland Police Chief Mike Prendergast said 40-year-old Tiffany Smith was charged with felony embezzlement. She was taken to the Hancock County jail, where no bond…
George County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help to locate a man reported missing from the Basin Community of Lucedale. Sheriff Mitchell Mixon said Jason Christopher Craft was last seen in the 100 block of Pleasant Hill Church Road…
Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley is warning residents to be wary of some using his office's information to try to scam people in the area. According to multiple reports, an unknown person is contacting residents claiming to be from Harrison…
A Harrison County man has been indicted on sex crime charges. According to the indictment, 20-year-old Dequon Johnson, is charged with one count of touching a child for lustful purposes. The indictment states that been May 28 and May 29,…
JACKSON, MISS. – Mississippi will receive more than $23 million in federal funding for transportation projects as a result of the recent passage of the FY2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) Appropriations Bill. Improvements to ports, airports,…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S. is still alive in the Mississippi Legislature . But Senate Republicans changed the plan…
WXXV’s Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight kicks things off with a look at the rich history of Gulfport. Rob highlights some upcoming events in Gulfport to mark on your calendars.…
A Slidell man is in jail, charged with murder in connection with the death of a man shot on a Greyhound bus passing through Jackson County. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrested 26-year-old Rashaad Price on a charge of murder. He…
Singer-songwriter Steve Earle will take the stage at the Grand Magnolia Ballroom this summer. Earle will bering his 'Alone Again' acoustic 2024 Tour to Pascagoula on June 2. Tickets are available at http://www.grandmagmusic.com. The three-time Grammy Award winner was a protege…