Andrés Fuentes
Multimedia Journalist
New Orleans, La.
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Andrés Fuentes is a New Orleans native and a 2020 graduate of Loyola University. He joined the FOX 8 News Team in January 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist.
Andrés is a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and comes to FOX 8 having already won awards for his work as a college journalist.
You can follow him on Twitter @news_fuentes or send him an email at andres.fuentes@gray.tv.
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Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 2:09 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes and Jordan Gartner
Police say a man was shot and killed while working for Lyft and picking up a passenger.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 9:54 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
The NOPD says Enrique Bardales Valle was shot and killed just after 2 a.m. on March 8 near an apartment complex on Morrison Road.
Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 7:27 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
AAA says about 3.7 million Louisianans will pack up the car and hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, a 4% increase compared to last year.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 2:15 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Maria Celeste Burke passed away in the hospital a week after an EF-3 tornado destroyed her home in Arabi.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2021 at 12:27 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
One by one, children lined up for photos next to St. Nick, and many were shocked to learn that he could speak Spanish, just like them.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2021 at 1:41 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
The crowd of volunteers came to sort out donations for the cause. The goal was to make sure about 150 homeless people in the area had everything they need to weather cold temperatures.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 8:34 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Just in time for the holidays, a new children’s book shows readers what it’s like for one popular Biloxi High student, as she achieves big things while having Down syndrome.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2021 at 10:57 AM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
On Saturday, the staff held a Breakfast with Santa, inviting families to come by for Christmas-inspired activates, regardless of if they had hearing challenges or not.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2021 at 5:22 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
A cool fall afternoon at West Side Park was the perfect weather for a COVID-19 talk with Dr. Nelson Atehortua De la Pena.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 6:17 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Once the self-professed Wing King finally got out of the hospital, he knew he wanted to serve those who served him.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Hulum III of Gulfport did two tours of duty in Afghanistan. He told WLOX on Tuesday that the 20-year war effort in Afghanistan was not in vain.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2021 at 1:15 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
The latest health department report shows 106,654 shots have been administered in the state so far for the month of August.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2021 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
The mandate came two weeks after a city hall worker tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 7:12 AM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
A D’Iberville family is mourning the loss of a loved one after an afternoon turned to tragic on Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2021 at 2:41 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
After a professional career that spanned a decade, Wiggins native Fred Lewis decided to enjoy retirement from baseball by playing a new position.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 9:19 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Moss Point native Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns dethroned LeBron James and the LA Lakers in Game 6, winning the first round series at the Staples Center.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 9:09 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles and Andrés Fuentes
Despite the Colonial Pipeline being disrupted, the Chevron Refinery in Pascagoula is still operating over capacity and has not been affected.
Updated: May. 11, 2021 at 7:38 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles and Andrés Fuentes
For more than two decades, police have worked to make an arrest in the case. On Sunday, a suspect was officially taken into custody and charged with the 1998 murder of Jordan.
Updated: May. 4, 2021 at 8:08 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
As South Mississippi sends prayers to the family who lost so much, many are questioning the law enforcement agents’ fatal tactics.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 7:46 AM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
State and federal agencies are assisting in the investigation of a murder that is believed to be gang-related in Picayune.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 7:14 AM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Both the Mississippi Center for Justice and the ACLU of Mississippi have the same idea with their recent projects.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2021 at 3:26 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly 13% of women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, but one South Mississippi woman never thought she would be in that number.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 7:17 AM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Along with the instant effects from the health crisis, gender advocates say the pandemic put a magnifying glass on other economic and equality issues they have been fighting for.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2021 at 6:46 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Rescue crews with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies are doing what they can to treat a male baby dolphin that was in pretty bad shape right off the beach in Harrison County.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2021 at 4:37 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Carnival 2021 won’t look like the celebrations in years past. Cancellations over COVID-19 safety concerns have left some cities without any parades or other typical festivities.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2020 at 10:03 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
While Biloxi hasn’t seen many years without a carnival season, industry leaders are bracing for a 2021 without Mardi Gras.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 7:42 AM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
Nearly four dozen endangered sea turtles were flown to the Coast to be rehabilitated released by two local conservation efforts.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2020 at 10:00 PM CST
|By Andrés Fuentes
With days left until Mississippi voters head to the polls, one Mississippi group decided to hold a ‘Caravan of Democrats’ event for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2020 at 5:02 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Fresh off of the final presidential debate of 2020, two groups supporting President Donald Trump gathered for a rally in South Mississippi.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 8:06 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Aircraft that can fly like both planes and helicopters will be taking off from the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 8:19 AM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Pugh’s Floral Shop in Pascagoula is celebrating being in business for 75 years!
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 3:34 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Amidst the financial and economic hardships brought on by COVID-19, a pair of veterans decided to roll up their sleeves and whip out their aprons.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2020 at 8:24 AM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Opinions among Gulf Coast residents remain divided, with some in support of wearing masks in public and others who are not.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2020 at 9:06 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
About 100 people spent their Saturday afternoon at Lum Cumbest Park, eager to enjoy the day, eat some hamburgers and voice their concerns over the upcoming vote for a new Mississippi state flag.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
94-year-old Johnnie Hall has been missing since Saturday without any clues as to where he might have gone.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 7:12 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Ocean Springs Hospital is in mourning after losing one of its own to COVID-19, ICU nurse Cheryl Longfellow. She leaves behind a legacy of caring for others.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 9:19 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Preparations for two tropical storms headed toward the Gulf of Mexico started early Saturday morning.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2020 at 8:00 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Months before the typical pumpkin harvesting period, one Harrison County man decided to bring in his giant gourd, weighing in at about 200 pounds and 27 inches in diameter.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 7:03 AM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Jamari Middlebrooks died Sunday after police said a gun one of his friends was playing with discharged, killing the 13-year-old.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 6:28 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
After a lot of organizing through phone calls, group chats and emails, the Facebook group “Mississippi Boaters for Trump” led their largest boat parade to date.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 1:36 PM CDT
|By WLOX Staff and Andrés Fuentes
Diamondhead Mayor Tommy Schafer died Friday following complications from surgery on July 21. He had been hospitalized in serious condition for the last 10 days.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2020 at 9:39 PM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Statewide, Mississippi bars dealt with the first weekend after Governor Tate Reeve’s latest COVID-19 restrictions.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2020 at 11:05 AM CDT
|By Andrés Fuentes
Governor Tate Reeves made amendments to Mississippi’s Safe Return order, which has establishments scrambling to change their operations.
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