WLOX Staff
Biloxi, MS
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Rose Madge Madison, 34, was initially arrested on charges of aggravated assault on July 8 after shooting a male driver in the area of 41st Street and Searle Avenue. Now, police have learned the victim died from his injuries, leading to Madison's upgraded charges.
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Waveland Police Chief Mike Prendergast confirmed the death of officer Katie Cash Sunday morning. She was the passenger of a vehicle involved in a car wreck on Highway 603 in Hancock County and died from her injuries.
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MSDH on Friday issued strong public health guidance for students, teachers, and school staff. It’s consistent with CDC guidelines, but it remains just that, a recommendation.
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Crime Stoppers is now offering $10,000 for the arrests of the arsonists who set the fires in Walmart stores in Gulfport, Biloxi and Mobile. This is in addition to the $2,500 reward offered by the FBI.
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The store will employ 200 people. However, it’ll still be at least another two years before the project is completed.
The wildly popular convenience store Buc-ee’s is one step closer to coming to South Mississippi. It will be featured on the Harrison County Supervisor agenda this coming Tuesday, July 6.
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Gulf Coast visitors may have noticed an NFL team’s airplane arriving at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport.
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According to the National Hurricane Center, a tropical storm warning has been issued for the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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A man is seriously injured after being hit by a train Wednesday night in Pascagoula.
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Harry Lynn Trest, 77, was found guilty of four counts of sexual battery and four counts of touching a child for lustful purposes after a five-day trial in Hancock County.
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Cassius Vaughn Hanzy, 16, was arrested by Gulfport police on a charge of drive-by shooting.
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Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch spoke with WLOX about a lawsuit she filed against drug manufacturers and about recent human trafficking arrests made in Jackson, Miss.
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Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers announced a reward of up to $7,500 for the arrests of the people responsible for the fires in Gulfport, Biloxi and Mobile.
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Three people are dead after a shooting in Biloxi early Sunday morning.
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Eastbound traffic is at a standstill with multiple wrecks reported around mile marker 22, between the Kiln Delisle Road and Menge Avenue exits.
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A five-year-old Pascagoula girl has died after possibly drowning at Flint Creek on Memorial Day, say officials.
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According to the Harrison County School Superintendent, a D’Iberville High School teacher accidentally brought a handgun on the school’s campus.
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A section of the railroad tracks in Long Beach are blocked after a train hit and killed a pedestrian near the Jeff Davis crossing on Thursday morning.
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An 82-year-old man has been found safe after wandering away from his home and becoming lost Tuesday.
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The Biloxi NAACP is demanding access to any reports and videos that show how three-month-old La’Mello Parker died after he was shot during a police standoff involving his father.
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Iconic Facce pleaded guilty to two indicted counts of robbing the BancorpSouth located on Cowan Road in Gulfport on March 22, 2019.
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Moss Point police announced that Nathan Dubose was taken into custody in Panama City, Fla., Saturday.
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A 65-year-old Vancleave man died after crashing into a John Deere tractor in George County Friday afternoon.
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The three-month old child who police say was kidnapped by his father in Louisiana has died after a police shootout with the suspect on Monday.
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Half Shell Oyster House, which has several locations in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, has raised its starting wage for the second time in a year.
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A murder suspect wanted for the shooting death of a 20-year-old Gulfport man is behind bars in North Mississippi.
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Biloxi police are on the scene under the Interstate 110 bridge after a body was found in the water.
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MSDH is investigating two cases of hepatitis A from two employees of Brady’s Steaks and Seafood, who worked at the restaurant while potentially infectious.
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The executive order will be effective at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, and shall remain in full force and effect until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021,
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Authorities are searching the area near a Gulfport fishing pier after a truck went into the water Friday morning.
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Mississippians who have an EBT card will soon have a new website to check their accounts.
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The man who sparked an ethics investigation of Congressman Steve Palazzo is calling on Palazzo to resign immediately.
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Mississippi may be easing its COVID restrictions but, at least for now, nothing is changing at casinos in the Magnolia State.
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There are three avenues for getting a COVID-19 vaccination: 1) Sign up through the State Health Department, 2) Schedule an appointment through a hospital, clinic, or medical office, or 3) Schedule an appointment at a pharmacy.
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After nearly 48 hours of searching, authorities say they have recovered the body of a man who is believed to have drowned Sunday in Pascagoula.
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The body of a woman found last week in Saucier has been identified.
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A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting following a hostage situation in Gulfport.
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Authorities are investigating after a woman’s body was found in northern Harrison County.
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Governor Tate Reeves is ordering flags across Mississippi lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, February 9th to honor slain Hancock County deputy Lt. Mike Boutte.
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Trying hard to hold back his emotion, Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam held a press conference Tuesday to talk about the death of Lt. Michael Boutte.
Lt. Michael Boutte with the Hancock County Sheriff's Department has died after being shot while responding to a call on Monday afternoon.
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The search for a vulnerable teen missing in Biloxi is over after the boy was found safe.
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Kenneth Bryan Ritchey is facing charges of defrauding the United States and other health care providers in a $1.8 million scheme related to acquiring and hoarding personal protective equipment as well as price-gouging health care providers.
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Shots have been fired at a grocery store in Pascagoula, according to authorities.
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The Mississippi Gaming Commission released its report this week on how casinos fared during a rocky 2020.
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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has released new details surrounding a fatal deputy-involved shooting at a Biloxi courthouse on Jan. 15.
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Additional COVID-19 vaccinations have been allocated to Mississippi, said state health officials on Friday.
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Walmart’s Neighborhood Market location on Hwy 49 will close Friday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. to thoroughly clean and sanitize the building.
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The body of a Lucedale man has been identified after a hunter discovered him in Greene County on New Year’s Day.
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As Mississippi healthcare workers begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations this week, everyone is asking when the state’s schedule will open up to other high-risk groups.