By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July. “4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote…
WAVELAND, Miss. (WXXV) — Escape Addiction in Waveland is an outpatient counseling center that aims to help individuals do just that. News 25's Lorraine Weiskopf caught up with the founder to learn more about the center and a new project…
A Hancock County Sheriff's deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the September 2020 shooting of Raymond Keith Miller. A partial grand jury report was filed on July 8 and released today. It said in the report that "after…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi coroner has resigned as he faces cancer and other health problems. Jim Faulk submitted his letter of resignation this month in Hancock County, a news outlet reported. He said he was diagnosed…
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — An Arkansas man has been killed by police in Mississippi after they surrounded a hotel over the weekend. Quentin Bogard of Jonesboro, Arkansas, barricaded himself inside a room at the Relax Inn in Canton, Mississippi, on…
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — A weekend car crash killed a Mississippi police officer just a day after she graduated from the police academy, the city's police chief said. Chief Mike Prendergast’s post Sunday on the City of Waveland’s Facebook page…
A former Picayune Police sergeant was arrested July 15, 2021 on a series of charges stemming from an investigation into child exploitation. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the FBI and Picayune Police Department worked together on the case, after a…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train from New Orleans to Chicago collided with a semi-trailer, killing two people who were not on board, damaging the train engine and forcing it to terminate the route in Mississippi, authorities said…
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is pleased to announce the promotion of Lt. Col. Jerry Carter to Colonel, and Chief of the Law Enforcement Bureau with the agency. In this capacity, Colonel Carter will oversee the daily…
The Ocean Springs Lions Club is inviting the public and all first responders to join them for a program honoring the 9/11 first responders. The program will be held starting at 5:30 p.m. at Aunt Jenny's Restaurant in Ocean Springs.…
By LEAH WILLIAMSON JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that an independent monitor be put into place to oversee Mississippi’s embattled mental health care system. The monitor will be tasked with verifying data submitted by the state…
By JEFF BELCHER Courtesy of the Sea Coast Echo Long-time Sea Coast Echo Publisher Ellis C. Cuevas died late on Monday, July 12, after a long illness. He was 87 years old. “Teacher, mentor and role model of the highest…
Jackson County officials confirmed to News 25 that District 2 Supervisor Melton Harris has died. He was 75. Harris died at his home on Tuesday morning. The cause of death…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi hospitals in rural areas will receive nearly $13 million in federal funding to help fight the coronavirus, according to a news release. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving $12,918,800 through its…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When Michael Hogan was appointed by a federal judge to help craft a road map for the future of Mississippi’s embattled mental health care system, he planned to tour community mental health centers…
A Biloxi man is behind bars after allegedly shooting at Biloxi officers who responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home. Capt. Brian Dykes said in a press release over the weekend that on July 10, officers arrested Michel…
Red snapper season will reopen on August 13, 2021, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Friday. The season is open for private, recreational anglers and charter or for-hire vessels. The projected close of the season will be midnight on…
By JAY REEVES The Justice Department is continuing its investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose slaying 65 years ago in Mississippi sparked outrage and illustrated the brutality of racism in the segregated South. The department’s…
A man trying to sell cigarettes door-to-door after a convenience store was robbed has been charged in connection with the case. Ocean Springs police said in a press release that on Thursday, a report was filed of a commercial burglary…
Gautier Police are investigating an early morning accident that left a bicyclist dead. Police posted on their Facebook page that the bicyclist was hit while traveling on U.S. 90 near Suter Road. Anyone with…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A crew of 20 wildland firefighters from Mississippi is heading to California to help prevent the spread of wildfires. Mississippi Forestry Commission officials said the crew will remain in California for two weeks and will be…
The City of Biloxi is evacuating homes around the area of Seal Avenue and Division Street because of what the city calls a "major gas leak" in the area. An alert was sent out via the city's B Alert system…
Gulfport Police is investigating a Thursday morning shooting that sent one man to the hospital in critical condition Police Sgt. Jason DuCre said dispatch received a call at 10:08 a.m. about a shooting at 41st Street and Searle Avenue. When…
The Naval Construction Battalion Center’s Public Works Department and Environmental team currently are in the midst cleanup efforts due to a diesel fuel spill. A refrigerator truck parked by warehouses near the 28th Street fence line ruptured a fuel line…