Diamondhead adds two new faces to city council
Diamondhead residents in Wards 2 and 3 elected new council members to represent them in a special election held Tuesday. Ward 2 elected Anna DeMarco Liese while Ward 3 voters elected John…
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Diamondhead residents vote in Ward 2, Ward 3 special elections today
Diamondhead is at the polls today for special elections to fill vacant council seats. Ward 2 was vacated after former Councilman Alan Moran resigned after his arrest on sex charges. Ricky Sheppard stepped down from his position as Ward 3…
Testimony to open Thursday in sex crimes trial of former Biloxi official
Testimony expected to begin today in the sex crimes trial of former Biloxi city official Cliff Kirkland has been delayed until Thusday. No reason was given for the delay. Kirkland faces nine criminal charges accusing him of fondling three minor…
D'Iberville teen who drowned in creek is identified.
A 13-year-old D'Iberville Middle School student who died after drowning in a creek near Highway 15 has been identified. The Harrison County Coroner's Office confirmed that the teen is Channon Wilson, who died of accidental drowning. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon…
Carriere man accidentally drowns trying to launch boat
A Carriere man who planned a day out on the water has died. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said Wesley Goode, 53, was at the boat launch at the Small Craft Harbor in Gulfport on Wednesday with a friend to…
No major injuries reported in train-vehicle wreck in Gulfport
Two adults and a toddler are able to walk away after the car they were in collided with a train on Highway 49. It happened this afternoon,…
Moss Point K9 Buddy healing up after March shooting
Buddy the K-9, who was shot March 29 while chasing a burglary suspect, visited his fellow officers at Moss Point Police Department this morning. He underwent emergency surgery in Mobile after the shooting and has been recovering at home with…
Former leader of Black Caucus leaving Mississippi House
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi lawmaker who was a longtime leader in working to remove a Confederate symbol from the state flag said Monday she is stepping down to take a job with an advocacy group. Democratic…
Jackson County longtime deputy Robichaux loses cancer battle
Jackson County Sheriff's Department shared the sad news Monday that Maj. Michael Robichaux died Sunday evening. Robichaux was a member of the department for 43 years, retiring in December 2015. He also was a graduate of the FBI National Academy.…
Court date moved for woman accused of killing Ocean Springs rooster
A court date for the woman charged with animal cruelty in the death of Ocean Springs' downtown mascot, Carl 2.0, has been rescheduled. Kendra Schaffer of Laurel originally was scheduled for a plea date…
Pedestrian killed trying to cross Highway 90 in Biloxi
Biloxi Police say a man was hit trying to cross Highway 90 on Friday night and has died as a result of his injuries. Officers responded to a call about a pedestrian hit about 10:20 p.m. at Highway 90 and…
UPDATE: Gulfport Police say missing boy located, is safe
The Gulfport Police Department is thanking the public's quick response in locating a missing boy safely on Saturday morning. Police sent out an alert Saturday morning, asking the public for their help to find Aiden Carter Gormon, of Gulfport, who…
Biloxi senior named a Presidential Scholars semifinalist
Biloxi High School announced Friday that senior Madeline Pitre has been named one of the nine Mississippi students selected as a semifinalist for the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The program honors the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors.…
Gulfport Police investigating domestic-related shooting
Gulfport Police are investigating a shooting overnight on Tropical Cove. The area is off Pass Road about a mile east of cowan Road. She shooting happened about 1 a.m. Gulfport Police spokesman Jason Ducre said one person was shot in…
Justice for Carl: Laurel woman charged in rooster's death
Police have charged a woman allegedly involved in the death of Carl 2.0, the beloved rooster mascot of Ocean Springs. Kendra Schaffer, 35, a corrections officer at the Jones County Sheriff's Department, was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and has…
Suspect in Biloxi triple homicide, Gulfport standoff had long criminal history
Jeremy Alexsuner Reynolds, the suspect who is accused of killing four people in Biloxi and Gulfport on Wednesday, had multiple arrests in Harrison County, charged with everything from traffic violations to drug charges to assault. His first arrest goes back…
Ocean Springs mourning loss of beloved mascot Carl the rooster
Ocean Springs residents are mourning the loss of their beloved mascot, Carl, who reportedly has died. Business owners who looked forward to seeing Carl every day noticed he was missing at the beginning of the week and started posting to…
Gulfport Police Chief: Suspect who barricaded himself in store is dead
Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper said in a press briefing this afternoon that the suspect who barricaded himself into Canal Grocery was found dead inside the building Wednesday afternoon. Cooper told the…
Attempted carjacking victim speaks with WXXV
WXXV spoke with the victim of an attempted carjacking by a man believed to be the suspect in the shooting in Biloxi. The victim tells us the suspect is described…
Triple homicide at Broadway Inn Express in Biloxi leads to standoff
Five people are dead in what started as a triple homicide at the Broadway Inn Express in Biloxi and led law enforcement across the Coast,…
DMR to close shrimping west of ship channel
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to shrimping starting 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Mississippi territorial waters…
Moss Point man charged with sexual battery against juveniles
A Moss Point man is charged with two counts of sexual battery in a case involving a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old. Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley said Damarion M. Reeves, 19, was charged with two counts of sexual battery…
Moss Point Police investigating two shootings from Monday night
Moss Point Police are investigating two separate shootings that happened within an hour of each other Monday night. Police Chief Brandon Ashley said in a press release that officers were called to investigate a report of gunshots in the area…
Steve Forbert kicks off 'Native Mississippians' music series in Pascagoula
Grammy Award nominee Steve Forbert is coming home to help launch a new live music series in his home state of Mississippi. The Meridian native will play the Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula on Tuesday, May 3rd as part of…