JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi hospital association is sounding the alarm over nursing vacancies. There are nearly 3,000 registered nurse vacancies in Mississippi, The Clarion Ledger reported. The exodus of nurses is adding further strain on hospitals striving to find care…
A man waiting on death row for his execution for the 1996 death of a George County woman will have to return to court. Blayde Grayson, 37, was convicted in 1997 of killing 78-year-old Minnie Smith after she woke after…
The father of a man who was arrested on child sex charges earlier this month has been charged with possession of child pornography. Gulfport Police said Ricky Lynn Cripps, 62, was…
With temperatures dropping again this weekend, two cold-weather shelters in Harrison County and another in Hancock County will be open starting Friday night. In Harrison County, the Kenny Fournier Multipurpose Center in D'Iberville will open at 5 p.m. The shelter…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi government entities could not withhold services or refuse jobs to people who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill that passed the Republican-controlled state House on Thursday. That…
An 18-year-old is in custody, charged by Gulfport Police with leaving the scene of an accident causing death or injury in an incident on Wednesday afternoon near Hendry Road in Orange Grove. Tyson Caden…
Gulfport Police announced another arrest in connection with the New Year's Eve shooting in Gaston Point that left four dead. Police said Breanna Necole Riley, 23, was arrested Tueday and charged with hindering the prosecution or apprehension of another…
Resurrection Catholic School promoted from within Tuesday, naming Eric Denmark the head football coach for the 2022 season. Denmark, a 1981 Pascagoula High graduate who played college ball at Ole Miss, Denmark has served as an assistant coach for nine…
An argument over work done on a vehicle led to a shooting and two men dead in Gulfport on Monday. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said Emael Sims, 40, and Ambrose "Mr. Charlie" Charles, 73, both of Gulfport, got into…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi senators are taking the first steps toward spending some of the $1.8 billion the state is receiving from the federal government for pandemic relief. Senators passed bills Monday to put $104.6 million…
One person is dead and another is recovering from an early morning fire on Cronier Avenue in Harrison County. Cronier is west of Espy Avenue just north of Pineville Road. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said a neighbor reported…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed a bill that redraws the boundaries of the state’s four congressional districts to account for changes in population. The Republican governor said weeks ago that agrees with the plan…
Bay High students were forced to go virtual Monday after students and staff arrived at school to find a water main had burst. Deputy superintendent Monty Noblitt said the break caused water to pond between the gym and the science…
Gautier Police are investigating a morning shooting that left two people injured. According to the department's Facebook page, officers were sent out on a 911 call at 8:30 a.m. on Rue de Courmont Street. Once there, officers found two men…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black lawmakers walked out in protest Friday and withheld their votes as the Mississippi Senate passed a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory. The state superintendent of education has…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a shooting near Mississippi State University that injured two people. The university said in an alert Thursday evening that the suspected shooter was seen running toward the campus after gunshots were fired at…
By MARGARET BAKER / SUN HERALD A mass shooting outside a New Year’s Eve party in Gulfport started after two of the four men killed in the melee first got into an argument and allegedly shot one another, a Gulfport…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi employers would be required to pay women and men the same amount of money for the same work, under a bill that passed the state House on Thursday. But an advocate…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory, even though the state superintendent of education has said the theory is not being taught…
A Gulfport man was sentenced to 40 years in prison during a hearing in Stone County after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual battery of a child. Judge Randi P. Mueller sentenced Joshua David Hollon, 37, of Gulfport…
FOXWORTH, Miss. (AP) — A Louisiana woman is in custody accused in a shooting in Mississippi that left one dead and two others wounded. Deputies were called to an area of Highway 587 in Foxworth late Tuesday, WLBT-TV reported. Foxworth is an…
Biloxi Police are looking for a man who they suspect of stealing $1,700 in Saints gear from a store at Edgewater Mall. The man is accused of stealing multiple New Orleans Saints jerseys and…
Coastal Mississippi is pleased to announce the appointment of Judy Young to the role of executive director for the coastal tri-county destination marketing organization. Young brings more than 20…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is moving closer to joining most other states in allowing people to use marijuana to relieve medical conditions. The state House voted 104-14 Wednesday to pass a bill that would create a medical marijuana program.…