Mayor Hewes covers numerous topics with Gulfport State of the City address

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - We’re learning new details on the future of medical marijuana on the coast following the Gulfport City Planning Commission meeting on Thursday. Representatives of a medical cannabis company say zoning for dispensaries is too strict; they’d like to put the rules under review. City...

Each year, more than 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer. Gulfport Fire Department safety program in high gear after deadly fire. The day after a deadly fire at the William Bell Apartments in Gulfport, Gulfport firefighters are doing what they can to keep something like this from happening again.

Gulfport Fire Department safety program in high gear after deadly fire. The day after a deadly fire at the William Bell Apartments in Gulfport, Gulfport firefighters are doing what they can to keep something like this from happening again. Cold start Friday, rain returns Sunday. Updated: 9 hours ago. |

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - With support from area law enforcement, Singing River Services is starting off the new year by launching a campaign across the Coast designed to help prevent underage drinking. Rodger Bradley, an alcohol and drug prevention specialist with Singing River Services, spent Tuesday blanketing bottles sold throughout...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Due to water pressure issues at Biloxi High School, officials have announced that classes will be held virtually on Friday. The change does not impact any other campuses, including Biloxi Junior High School. High school students will log into classes virtually using Google Classroom and attendance will be taken and live instruction will be provided.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Biloxi Planning Commission is looking into the future of the city’s approach with short-term rentals. Biloxi Beach lures in tourists all year round, some of those tourists prefer staying in short-term rental properties. “We were getting different applications from property owners from different locations...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency are currently searching the home and businesses of Biloxi Councilman Robert Deming. The DEA confirmed to WLOX News Now it is searching seven locations in Mississippi and two in North Carolina as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale of controlled substances. Deming’s home in Biloxi’s Taylor Oaks Subdivision is the only residence being searched, according to the DEA.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The day after a deadly fire at the William Bell Apartments in Gulfport, Gulfport firefighters are doing what they can to keep something like this from happening again. So, their arrival at a Gulfport home Thursday afternoon was not an emergency call. In fact, it might...

The home is located at Florence Gardens in Gulfport. HAPPENING NOW: Boaters brace stormy weather conditions at Courthouse Road Pier. Noah Noble gives us a look at weather preparations from Gulfport. Updated: 4 hours ago. |. Jacolbi Rivers joins us from Bay-Waveland Yacht Club where flooding could become a problem.

The home is located at Florence Gardens in Gulfport. HAPPENING NOW: Boaters brace stormy weather conditions at Courthouse Road Pier. Noah Noble gives us a look at weather preparations from Gulfport. Updated: 4 hours ago. |. Jacolbi Rivers joins us from Bay-Waveland Yacht Club where flooding could become a problem.

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Some South Mississippi residents are already feeling the effects of Tuesday night’s severe weather, even before it actually hits them. Residents throughout Ocean Springs have reported losing power late Tuesday night. Just over 2,000 people are without power across the six southernmost counties. Slowly, power...

GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - A manhunt in Gonzales ended with multiple people taken into custody Thursday, Jan. 26, including two with warrants for crimes in Mississippi, according to investigators. A large police presence was seen around the Jack in the Box fast food restaurant on Airline Highway near Burnside Avenue....

The home is located at Florence Gardens in Gulfport. HAPPENING NOW: Boaters brace stormy weather conditions at Courthouse Road Pier. Noah Noble gives us a look at weather preparations from Gulfport. Updated: 4 hours ago. |. Jacolbi Rivers joins us from Bay-Waveland Yacht Club where flooding could become a problem.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Police are investigating a scene near a Gulfport church where one person was found shot. The man was found near Grace Temple Baptist church with two gunshot wounds. Gulfport Police say he is still alive. Police and medical assistance are on the scene, and the crime...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Uber driver shot while on the job in Gulfport Friday night is recovering, but says she’ll never drive for a rideshare service again. Tuesday, Linda Buford came out of her second surgery and posted to Facebook about her ordeal. She said she was blessed by where the bullet went in at the back of her head, and where it came out through her cheek.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport Police are looking for a woman they believe fired shots at two houses and a vehicle Thursday morning. The drive-by shooting happened around 6:35 a.m. in the 600 block of Layton Drive. So far, no one has been arrested, but police say they know who...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Fences down, basketball goals and trampolines toppled, and lots of frayed nerves are what residents in parts of Jackson County experienced as severe weather caused damage early Wednesday. “Get in the bathroom...quick!”. That’s what Mike Richard told his family when he heard things going awry...

Fences down, basketball goals and trampolines toppled, and lots of frayed nerves are what residents in parts of Jackson County experienced as severe weather caused damage early Wednesday. Mississippi receives failing grade in tobacco use prevention. Updated: 2 hours ago. |. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Emergency officials will be surveying the Coast Wednesday morning, assessing any damage from last night’s harsh storms. So far, we haven’t gotten many damage reports. We are sending crews to the St. Andrews/South Pointe area of Ocean Springs, where viewers tell us there may...