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Mississippi Black Spring Break organizer speaks out on treatment received at this year’s event
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Some beachgoers who attended Mississippi Black Spring Break were left unhappy about the treatment they received at this year’s event, including an organizer who says everything should have been treated equally. Feelings of disappointment and relief are what Mississippi Black Spring Break organizer Maurice Bryant...
Woman accused of dragging Gulfport police with vehicle
GULFPORT, Miss (WJTV) – Gulfport police arrested a 20-year-old woman after she allegedly dragged two officers with a vehicle. The incident happened on Friday, April 12 just before 11:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of Old Pass Road. Police said they received a call about a large crowd creating a disturbance. When officers arrived at […]
Homeless man arrested in D’Iberville for assault on a police officer, police say
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - The D’Iberville Police Department announced the arrest of Justin Michael Vuyovich, 43, homeless, on the charge of simple assault on a police officer and multiple misdemeanor charges which occurred in the 3500 block of Sangani Boulevard. On April 13, 2024, officers with the D’Iberville...
Saucier man accused of stabbing mother’s boyfriend
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Harrison County deputies arrested 23-year-old Damien Triplett following a domestic violence call on Tuesday. Sheriff Matt Haley said deputies were called to a home on Armes Road in Saucier, where they found a man suffering from several stab wounds to his torso. Deputies said the...
Trio arrested in D’Iberville, charged with false pretense, identity theft
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Chief Shannon Nobles announced the arrest of Kristen Massingill, 37, along with Darius Ladd, 44, both of Gulfport and Toni Bellais, 36, of Vancleave, for false pretense and identity theft. On February 14, 2024, D’Iberville Police responded to a suspicious...
Mississippi teen sentenced for intending to distribute of Fentanyl
A Gulfport man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 81.1 grams of fentanyl. Ashton Craig Cuevas, 19, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on April 21, 2023, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant on...
Ocean Springs woman arrested, charged with transfer, possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - An Ocean Springs woman was jailed on drug charges after agents with the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team conducted a search warrant at her home in the Gulf Park Estates community, east of Ocean Springs. Officials say agents recovered just over three ounces of methamphetamine,...
Gulfport man arrested for credit card fraud, 7 counts of identity theft, police say
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - Tuesday, D’Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles announced the arrest of a Gulfport man on the charges of credit card fraud, possession of a controlled substance and seven counts of identity theft. Chief Nobles says 44-year-old Michael Reginald Payne was arrested on April 13 for...
The Shocking April Holiday That Mississippi Is Still Celebrating
In the year of our lord 2024, the Confederate States of America are still being honored in Mississippi. Continuing a decades-old annual tradition, Governor Tate Reeves declared April as “Confederate Heritage Month,” the Beauvoir museum in Biloxi announced on Facebook Friday. The site is the historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The tradition dates back to 1993 but isn’t publicized by any Mississippi state official or government agency. The only organization that regularly does so is the Sons of Confederate Veterans, or SCV, who first requested the proclamation 31 years ago. The SCV owns and operates the Beauvoir museum, promoting the...
Texas man sentenced for cocaine conspiracy in Mississippi
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – A Texas man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Jose Humberto Gandara, 52, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in 2016, Gandara was stopped in Gulfport while driving […]
Jonathan Guidry accepts non-title boxing match on short notice in Mississippi
It’s the peak of crabbing season, so NABF heavyweight champion Jonathan Guidry of Dulac is busy with his day job on the waterways of Terrebonne Parish. But Guidry’s desire to get back in the ring after a five-month layoff — despite the fact that he hasn’t been training and is about 30 pounds above his usual fighting weight of 270 pounds — has led him to take a short-notice bout against Bobby O’Bannon on April 26 at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Beau Rivage player hits 'life-changing' jackpot, the biggest MS Coast casino win in a year
As the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi was preparing for the 25th anniversary party in March, a slot player was celebrating a ‘life-changing’ win. The lucky spin came March 8, when a Wheel of Fortune slots player won $1,254,996. The person was playing a $1 denomination...
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