A truck hauling scrap cars overturned on the eastbound entrance ramp to Interstate 10 at Menge Avenue on Wednesday morning. The accident happened about 8:30 a.m. No injuries were reported and traffic was not hampered because the truck overturned on…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves would give the state’s public school teachers their largest pay raise in years. The House voted 118-4 Tuesday to pass the final version of House…
The Hancock County Emergency Management Agency will be opening the Hancock County Emergency Operations Center and the Leetown Shelter today beginning at 3 p.m. for anyone needing shelter due to the threat of severe weather impacting Hancock County between 6…
An arrest has been made in connection with the wildfires that spread through Harrison and Jackson counties on Monday. Jackson County arrested Michael Dale Dearman Jr., 25, on a felony charge of arson. Dearman was in County Court this afternoon…
The father of a little girl found wandering alone in Pearl River County has been arrested. The father has been identified as Brian Davis…
Some of the dogs that were seized last week at a house in Pass Christian are now available for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. The animals were legally surrendered this week to HSSM. The group said in…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi teachers would receive their largest pay raise in years, under a bill that the state Senate passed Thursday. The House…
A driver hit the guardrail on the bridge over Brickyard Bayou and flipped before landing on the grassy area south of the bayou. The crash happened about 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Gulfport Police spokesman Jason Ducre' said the driver, who was…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Mississippi man has been arrested for a 1992 murder of a North Carolina woman after an investigation by state and local law enforcement agencies, officials said. The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation said in a…
Biloxi Police responded to a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 10 westbound between Lorraine Road and Cedar Lake Road. MDOT Traffic alert advises motorists at 9:37 a.m. to expect delays for about a…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says he opposes efforts to revive a proposal that would let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth. “My position on the postpartum thing…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House and Senate are pushing forward with separate tax cut proposals, and leaders will hold final negotiations later…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two people were killed after gunshots were fired into a vehicle in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday, police said. The two victims were found dead near a Jackson intersection on Monday, Jackson Police Chief James Davis…
A Moss Point police officer has been accused of taking property belonging to a suspect for his personal use. Chief Brandon Ashley said in a press release posted on social media that the officer, who was not named, took property…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate will try to revive a proposal to let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Monday. The state allows two months…
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann is calling for a six-month suspension of the state’s 18.4-cent gas tax to combat record-level inflation. Hosemann made the announcement Monday. “The No. 1 concern citizens are discussing around their kitchen tables is the increased cost…
Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed into law Senate Bill 2113 that bans the teaching of Critical Race Theory. A Mississippi Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory, even though the state…
A Diamondhead man is in jail, charged with domestic aggravated assault over the weekend. On Friday, Bay St. Louis Police were called to a residence after receiving a call about a woman who was struck with a mallet while in…
Bay St. Louis Police on Friday arrested a woman accused of embezzling money from the business where she worked. On Thursday, Bay Police received a complaint that an employee had taken more than $1,000…
Ocean Springs has partnered with a company to verify automobile insurance or pay fines if you do not. Ocean Springs Police Department posted a notice on social media on Sunday to advise residents that if they receive an insurance citation…
On Friday, Pass Christian police arrested 56-year-old Ethel and Richard Ross in connection with 70 counts of animal cruelty each – and their bonds were set at $3,500. The department had received an…
A man in Gulfport was injured Sunday after a shooting on East Railroad Street near Owen T Palmer Park. The target of the attack, who wished to remain anonymous, told News 25 she…
Pass Christian Police are investigating a case in which more than 60 dogs were seized on Thursday. Pass Police Chief Daren Freeman said his department received an anonymous tip about a foul odor coming from a residence on Second Street.…
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a person found in a burned out vehicle. Deputies found the vehicle in a wooded area off Wire Road north of Vancleave on Thursday afternoon. The car had been burned and…