Biloxi, MS

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - Police are investigating an overnight shooting that sent one person to the hospital. Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, dispatch received a call of shots fired near Doby Street and Lanier Avenue. While officers were responding to this call, they saw a vehicle leaving the area at...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – WLOX filed a freedom of information act to learn what exactly happened in May 2021 when three-month-old La’Mello Parker was killed in crossfire between police and his father Eric Smith. The WLOX Freedom of Information Request included the dashcam, body camera and helicopter videos...

Frederick Cliff Kirkland testified in his own defense at his trial in Biloxi on nine counts of touching of a child for lustful purposes.

It’s rare to find a home on the water with such a rich history, as Hurricane Katrina destroyed most in 2005. This unique house also also comes with more than an acre in one of the most desirable areas of the Coast.

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WJTV) – Ochsner Medical Center’s hospital in Bay St. Louis will close its labor and delivery department. The Sun Herald reported the department will close after officials cited low number of births in the area and the departure of an obstetrician. According to Hancock County acting administrator Jimmie Ladner, providing labor […]

Hancock County officials are “disappointed” by the closure. Here’s what happened.

Officials unveiled the Dragon University program Tuesday. This is a development and mentorship program available to enlisted, officer and civilian airmen assigned to Keesler. Businesses in procurement, management, engineering, and other industrial fields taking center stage at the Jackson County Civic Center today. Gulfport leaders react to redistricting maps. Updated:...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - After funding was denied at the state level to rehabilitate city offices, officials in Pascagoula are looking to move those offices into the local library, leaving some community members upset. The city is considering moving city hall offices into the Pascagoula branch of the Jackson George...

A Pascagoula man is fighting for his life after an early morning shooting near Doby Street and Lanier Avenue. Pascagoula police say officers were responding to a call of shots fired about 12:58 a.m. when they saw a vehicle speeding away from the area with no headlights on. Police stopped...

When Vancleave and East Central both crashed on their course to the 5A South State Finals, it was hard to imagine a world in which this series would not be decided by a game three. Tonight is win or go home, East Central rolling out the welcome mat for the...

BILOXI, Miss. (JSU Athletics) - The Jackson State University baseball team will end the regular season playing Mississippi Valley State in a three-game, two-city series this weekend. Jackson State will play at Mississippi Valley in Itta Bena Thursday at 3 p.m. and Friday at 1 p.m. Saturday’s finale will shift...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – Dinosaurs will soon be at the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport. Dinosaurs Around the World: The Great Outdoors will open Memorial Day weekend and run through October 2. The exhibit is free with a general admission ticket or membership to Mississippi Aquarium. Attendees will be able to learn about the supercontinent of […]

Tonight, the latest class of seniors at Long Beach High School walked across the stage to receive their diplomas they have been chasing the past four years. The students gathered at the Coliseum where they got together for the last time as a class. Hugs and best wishes were thrown...

Looking to visit a piece of World War II history? Why not stop by Million Air in Gulfport to get a tour of an original B-17 plane?. The plane, flown by the Commemorative Air Force, is a B-17 G model plane that came off the assembly line on July 12th, 1945.

Chef Austin Sumrall, co-owner with his wife, Tresse, of Biloxi, Mississippi’s White Pillars Restaurant and Lounge, hails the humble mudbug boil as the pinnacle of parties. “Around here, we do boils for any special occasion in spring, baby showers, you name it,” he says. Growing up, his family celebrated his late-March birthday with crawfish boils. Today, he uses spent crawfish heads to keep the celebration going.

Starting tomorrow, you can once again fly nonstop from Gulfport to Orlando. Allegiant Air is bringing back its direct flight to Orlando, just in time for summer. The seasonal flights operate twice weekly, on Wednesday and Saturday, between Orlando Sanford International Airport and Gulfport Biloxi International Airport. Flight days, times,...

Officials unveiled the Dragon University program Tuesday. This is a development and mentorship program available to enlisted, officer and civilian airmen assigned to Keesler. Businesses in procurement, management, engineering, and other industrial fields taking center stage at the Jackson County Civic Center today. Battle happening in Pascagoula over the future...

The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport is getting some new, temporary additions of its own: dinosaurs. This summer, the Mississippi Aquarium will bring animatronic dinosaurs to its campus. The pre-historic animals will make their debut on Memorial Day Weekend and will visit with guests through October 2nd. The ten-reptile exhibit is...