The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is on the scene of an officer-involved shooting involving the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office. The shooting happened about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday morning at a residence on Clark Avenue in Southaven. Deputies with the SWAT Team…
Ingalls Shipbuilding on Tuesday was awarded a $154.8 million contract to modernize the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). “It is an honor to serve the sailors of Zumwalt and to welcome them to our community,” said Ingalls Shipbuilding DDG 1000 ship construction manager Bruce…
Gulfport Police are searching for a man in connection with a stabbing Monday afternoon. Officers responded to a stabbing call about noontime in the 2600 block of 19th Street. On scene, they found a victim who had been stabbed and…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Shuwaski Young, the Democratic nominee for Mississippi secretary of state, will withdraw his candidacy ahead of the November general election as he battles health issues. Weeks before Young’s Sunday announcement, he had secured the Democratic nomination…
A former Gautier Utility Department employee has been arrested in an embezzlement case investigated by the state Auditor. Auditor Shad White said Alicia Landaverde, 40, was arrested Monday and charged with embezzlement and false statements. She was taken to the…
Gulfport and Biloxi police departments are investigating separate shootings overnight. In Gulfport, officers responded to the 400 block of Kahler Street about 2:15 a.m. No other details are available from Gulfport Police. In Biloxi, officers responded to the 200 block…
A pair of fugitives wanted for murder in Mobile, Alabama, were arrested Friday morning in Moss Point by US Marshals working with the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force. 22-year-old Devanta Hall was taken into custody near the 4900 block…
St. Martin 4-star standout Noreel White has decided to "stay at the crib." White announced that he has committed to Ole Miss -- and captioned a Twitter post "staying at the crib." https://twitter.com/NoreelWhite_/status/1695094617790906721?s=20 White chose the Rebels over Arkansas, LSU…
A Carriere woman has been indicted two years after she was behind the wheel in a wreck that injured two others injured and another dead. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 44-year-old Angela James was indicted on four counts of…
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson was on the Coast this morning to talk about the importance of free and fair elections. Watson, who…
Hancock County Sheriff's Deputies busted a meth lab in Bayside Park on Wednesday night. Deputies were able to dismantle the lab, taking precursors on scene as evidence. 30-year-old Justin McKnight of Bay St. Louis…
Country music legend Marty Stuart is taking a big step forward in his quest to bring the Congress of Country Music to life. The Philadelphia,…
A Biloxi man is in jail, charged with assaulting a child. Biloxi Police say 36-year-old Michael Gilbert is charged with sexual battery and touching a child for lustful purposes. He was taken to Harrison County jail Tuesday. Bond was set…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Madison County that happened Tuesday night. Deputies were called to a home about 11:30 p.m. in the area of Oakfield Boulevard, which is just outside of Gluckstadt, about a…
The Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice and the state Department of Environmental Quality are planning to enter an agreement to sell the former Mississippi Phosphates plant in Pascagoula. Seven Seas Terminals plans to buy and redevelop the Superfund…
Pascagoula Police are investigating a shooting Friday night that left a 16-year-old in the hospital. Police say about 9:19 p.m., officers responded to the roundabout near the high school on Tucker Avenue after receiving a 911 call about a shooting.…
Biloxi Police are asking the public's help to locate a 17-year-old runaway. Police say Jeremy Bassinger Jr., left his home on August 9th about 7:30 a.m. He is described as 6-foot-2, 175 pounds with a thing build and a tattoo…
A Picayune man was convicted Thursday of capital murder in the 2020 death of a Willie R. Jones. 27-year-old Dustin Gray's trial was this week. His half-brother, 21-year-old Austin Brookshire, was found guilty of…
U.S. commercial gaming continued its long run of consecutive quarterly revenue growth in the second quarter, hitting a Q2 record of $16.07 billion, according to the American Gaming Association’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. The total outpaced Q2 2022 by 8.1…
Biloxi Police have charged a man with failing to stop for police and hitting another motorist trying to flee. 41-year-old Rocco Charles Longo of Gulfport was charged with felony eluding. He also had an outstanding felony warrant in Gulfport. His…
The American Red Cross Southeast Mississippi Chapter has named John McCarty is new executive director. He begins his new duties on August 21. McCarty succeeds John McFarland, who died of cancer in May. He was 76. McFarland served the Red…
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…
Hancock County Emergency Management officials say the woods fires burning near Bayou La Croix and I-10 have subsided. Officials are calling the fires in Hancock County the I-10 wildfire, which engulfed…
A grass fire on the side of Interstate 10 near Mile Marker 8 is generating heavy smoke -- prompting officials to shut down traffic in both directions…