In Ocean Springs, the new Coca-Cola Santa Truck was making its stops around the City of Discovery spreading holiday cheer. Friends, families, and patrons alike had the opportunity to make ever-lasting memories with…
Dr. Shannon Campbell, Senior Associate Vice President of the University of Southern Mississippi Coastal Operations, announced her retirement after 28 years of public service leveraging her professional experience and expertise of which the last three have been focused on the…
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a Saturday night crash in Stone County that left one person dead. MHP responded to the crash at 5:30 p.m. on Highway 49. A Volkswagen driven by 71-year-old Patrick Kilduff of Perkinston was traveling north…
The Ocean Springs Police Department arrested Andrew Steele of Ocean Springs today for two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes. The assault was reported to police by the victim's mother on December 6, the victim was known by…
Don't forget, the deadline to sign up to have a Christmas Day meal delivered through the 34th Christmas Gulf Coast Public Safety Feed the Needy Program is 10 a.m. Friday. Anyone who…
Biloxi has selected a new ambulance service provider for its citizens. Pafford Medical Services was selected, the city announced today. The city in June created a new emergency medical services district and requested proposals for ambulance service to address the…
The Dixie Mafia boss who ordered a judge and his wife killed in Biloxi is asking for compassionate release from federal prison. Kirksey McCord Nix was convicted of orchestrating the deaths of Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife Margaret --…
A Gulfport man has been charged with stealing money from the seafood group he worked for. Biloxi Police say 79-year-old Dr. Charles David Veal has been charged with felony embezzlement. The arrest stemmed from an investigation which started after the…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators will begin their session next month without a broad outline from their leaders about how the state should spend money during the year that begins July 1. The Joint Legislative Budget…
A Lafitte, Louisiana, man died Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 10 near Long Beach. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 72-year-old Ted Weaver died of blunt force trauma. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Switzer said law…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened in Amory on Wednesday night. MBI said Amory Police were called to Tschudi Street regarding a someone firing a weapon. When officers arrived, the subject began firing at…
A Gulfport man will serve 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to child exploitation. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 41-year-old Gabriel Lizana pleaded guilty this week to the charge. He was sentenced to 40 years by Judge Christopher…
A Gulfport man will spend 30 years in prison for his part in the 2021 New Year's Eve shooting case. 25-year-old Isavian Preston pleaded guilty to an amended charge of manslaughter as well as unlawful possession of a weapon by…
A Pascagoula man is in jail, charged in the shooting death of his stepfather. Pascagoula Police say 19-year-old Tylen Atkins has been charged with murder. He turned himself in to police on Saturday and is in the Jackson County jail…
A Kiln man is in jail, charged with shooting another man over a dog. Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam said 41-year-old James Brashier of the Kiln was charged with aggravated assault showing extreme indifference to human life. He was taken…
On Sunday, December 3, 2023 around 8:13 pm, the Biloxi Communications Center received a report of an altercation between two family members in the 1900 Block of Greater Avenue. Due to the call for assistance, Biloxi Patrol Officers responded to…
U.S. Marshals and the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office arrested a wanted felon at a home on Laser Lane in Carriere on Tuesday morning. 30-year-old James Bearrie Hylton was wanted on a federal probation violation out of North Carolina…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A 6-year-old Mississippi girl is being honored for helping emergency responders find her family’s car after her mother had a stroke while driving in a rural area. Bryanna Cook is a first grader at Fairview Elementary…
An 18-year-old Tunica man is in jail, charged with killing three people earlier this month in Robinsonville. Tunica County Sheriff K.C. Hamp said Deonte Carnell Taylor is charged in the triple homicide that happened November 10th. Taylor is accused of…
Runners turned out for a quick run before the feasting began today for the 4th Annual Otter Trotter 5K and fun run at the Mississippi Aquarium. The runners took off at 8:15 this morning…
Home Instead Senior Care's annual senior tree is up in all Gulf Coast CVS locations. The Be A Santa to a Senior tree is a way to provide gifts for those seniors in need…
Hancock County Sheriff's Office said that the prisoner who walked off a work detail is back in custody. Officials said Kelli Palermo has been captured and is returned to custody after being located in the Lake Charles, Louisiana area. Palermo…
WXXV Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight continues our Celebrate Cities Series today in Long Beach. He was live in The Friendly City all morning at Harbor View Cafe. In this series, we will be highlighting cities across the Gulf Coast. Next…
Gautier Police are asking the public's help to identify three suspects involved in a theft case at the UPS facility in that city. The incident was caught on surveillance video about 1:13 a.m. last Monday, November 13th. One suspect is…