Hancock port receives grant to help with well and tank project
Port Bienville and Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission has been awarded a $2.2 million grant by the state Department of Environmental Quality for the…
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Gulfport Police investigating shooting in Orange Grove
Gulfport Police are investigating a fatal shooting on Debra Drive in Orange Grove. Officers were called to 1000 block of Debra Drive about a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. The…
Third suspect in D'Iberville storage unit burglary case is arrested
A third person has been charged with burglarizing storage sheds in D'Iberville. A report came in June 11 of a burglary after a victim notified police that their storage unit at KO Storage on Lemoyne Boulevard had been burglarized. Police…
Drowning victim at Broadwater Marina is identified
A 79-year-old Florida man has been identified as the victim who drowned in the Broadwater Marina on Monday evening. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said John Chock had been on the…
Woman found near Brickyard Bayou is identified
A woman's body found near Brickyard Bayou on Tuesday evening has been identified. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer has identified the woman has 27-year-old Kaleigh Williams of Gulfport. A passerby saw Williams' body near Brickyard Bayou on 22nd Avenue by…
Mississippi has new laws taking effect July 1. Here's what you need to know
The Mississippi Legislature passed several bills signed into law by Gov. Tate Reeves that will take effect starting July 1. The laws range from a public registry of people convicted of misspending public money to making it a misdemeanor to…
Drowning victim recovered near Broadwater Marina
Dive crews recovered a drowning victim who went missing Monday evening near the Broadwater Marina. Harrison County Coroner confirmed the body was found just after 7 a.m. by Biloxi Police. Police received a call just before 7 p.m. Monday evening…
He was on probation for sex crimes in Florida. He's charged again in Mississippi.
A Waveland man is in jail today, charged with sex crimes against a minor child. Waveland Police say 64-year-old Frederick Robinson of Waveland was arrested Thursday night. He is charged with sexual battery and two counts of touching a child…
MEMA updates damage numbers in Moss Point
MEMA has updated damage numbers in Jackson County as a result of the EF-2 tornado that ripped through Moss Point on Monday afternoon. MEMA says that local officials are reporting that 300 homes and 80 businesses were damaged in the…
Two women charged with stealing iPads, Apple watches from multiple Walmarts
Two women suspected of stealing thousands of dollars in iPads and Apple watches at multiple Walmarts have been arrested in Picayune. Picayune Police say officers responded to the Walmart store about 5:48 p.m. Tuesday about a shoplifting call. Police say…
Gulfport women accused of robbing man at gunpoint in his home
Two Gulfport women are charged with armed robbery in Vancleave. Jackson County Sheriff's Office said 20-year-old Janaisha Lee and 25-year-old Janay Ward are charged with armed robbery. They were taken to the Jackson County jail and are being held without…
Power companies mobilize to restore power to Moss Point
Mississippi Power and Singing River Electric were on the ground in Jackson County shortly after the storm blew through the area Monday, working to restore power to their customers. Amanda Parker with Singing River Electric said Tuesday morning that the…
How to help Moss Point recover from the tornado
South Mississippi residents are no strangers to cleaning up after storms -- and how to help those who are most affected. Groups and organizations already are gathering supplies Moss Point residents will need as part of the cleanup efforts. If…
More than 100 homes, businesses damaged in Moss Point tornado
More than 100 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in Moss Point on Monday afternoon after a tornado ripped through the downtown area of the city. The mayor is meeting…
Tornado touches down in Moss Point
A tornado touched down in downtown Moss Point this afternoon. The WXXV Weather Center reports the funnel cloud touched down about 2:50 p.m. Reports are coming in of damage in the city and Jackson County Sheriff's Office has sent deputies…
Picayune police investigating shooting death over the weekend
Picayune police are investigating the death of a man that happened over the weekend. Officers were called to a home on Morris Street a little after 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the…
Motorcyclist killed two-vehicle wreck in Ocean Springs
A 24-year-old Ocean Springs man died Sunday in a motorcycle accident in Ocean Springs. Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. identified the victim as Hunter Guy, who died of injuries caused in the accident. Police say Guy was driving westbound…
Pass Christian man guilty of manslaughter in Bay bar shooting
A Pass Christian man was found guilty Thursday in the 2021 killing of a man at the Third Base Lounge in Bay St. Louis. 35-year-old Joseph Haynes was found guilty of manslaughter after a three-day trial. The jury took just…
Gulfport Police investigating shootings in Gaston Point
One man is dead and two others injured in separate shootings overnight in Gulfport. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 20-year-old Ladarion Hamilton died of a single gunshot wound after being taken to Memorial Hospital. Police were called to the…
Suspect in hit-and-run that injured 13-year-old girl arrested
Gulfport Police have arrested a 20-year-old Gulfport man in connection with the hit-and-run on Saturday that injured a 13-year-old girl. Police have arrested David Harrell on a charge…
Boil water notice around Broad Avenue lifted
Gulfport officials have lifted a boil water notice for the area in and around Broad Avenue that includes Memorial Hospital. Multiple tests performed by the Gulfport Water Works Division indicated the water meets the standards of the Safe Drinking Water…
Team Salt Shaker pours it on with a win at Billfish Classic
Point Cadet in Biloxi saw a packed-out crowd as the final weigh-ins were being tallied and anglers competed for a million-dollar grand prize. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic came…
Chalmette man dies in domestic-related shooting in Bay St. Louis
A Chalmette, Louisiana man is dead after a domestic-related shooting in the Bay Pines area of Bay St. Louis overnight. Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair identified the victim as 32-year-old Stephen Mosley. He died of injuries from a gunshot wound.…
Presley gets Mississippi Democratic nod for governor without party primary, after court ruling
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Utility regulator Brandon Presley is now uncontested for the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor this year after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that another Democratic candidate waited too long to challenge…