CRIME & SAFETY

“This defendant ... chased Randy Johnson .. and shot him 10 times in the middle of the casino floor,” Assistant District Attorney George Huffman said.

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - An Ocean Springs man lost his life Tuesday morning in one of two crashes on I-10. According to Jackson County Deputy Coroner James Prisock, the victim was Kurt Cassity, 32. He was a driver in one of the vehicles. Two separate wrecks caused all eastbound...

Drivers are being directed off the interstate at Bayview Avenue to get into Biloxi.

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - After a dying child was rushed to the hospital by D’Iberville police, more questions are being raised about AMR response time after city officials say an AMR ambulance was not available to respond. 12-year-old Tristan Smith was critically injured by a Jeep while crossing...

Daniel Tenner lured the woman to Louisiana with an advertisement to sell a smartphone.

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - A Biloxi family is grieving after the loss of 12-year-old Tristan Smith Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the Biloxi Junior High 7th grader was hit by a Jeep while trying to cross Lamey Bridge Road, just north of Sangani Boulevard in D’Iberville. Chief Nobles says...

Four teens were in the speeding vehicle that crashed in Gulfport. Here’s more.

Multiple crashes blocked all eastbound lanes for more than three hours.

Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System's CEO, Laurin St. Pe, said he's looking to "beef up" its security measures as the organization continues to grapple with a cyberattack that started Aug. 21, WLOX reported Sept. 19. "We're waiting on forensic information to come back that will help us further...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Singing River Health System is looking ahead with optimism following the recent cyberattack. SRHS CEO Laurin St. Pe is pushing forward following the incident, which cause widespread disruption. “So, this is something we are all going to have to deal with, and again, they’re terrorists,...

The airman stepped up to help a passenger who had lost consciousness. Here’s more.

One person was hospitalized Monday night after being shot on Sylvania Ave.

On September 14, 2023, several incidents occurred in various locations. Richard Leroy Kline Jr. reported a court order violation at a Gulf Park Estates address. Harley Damon Whaley reported a burglary at another Gulf Park Estates address. A commercial burglary was reported by Jackson County recreational personnel at a Vancleave location.

Two men were hospitalized after a road rage shooting and crash on Interstate 10 in Moss Point, Mississippi. The incident occurred when the victims' vehicle was shot by individuals in another vehicle while both were traveling westbound on I-10. Both cars crashed into each other, and three men fled the scene. In another incident, Daniel Tenner was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Mississippi woman during a Facebook Marketplace transaction. Additionally, the death of a student at Ocean Springs Middle School resurfaced painful memories of bullying. Lastly, a Pascagoula woman recalled witnessing the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001.

The Biloxi Police Department has requested the public’s help in finding a missing teen. The female is Paitlyn Hogle, 17. Hogle left her residence Sept. 13 sometime during the night in the 1900 block of Popps Ferry Road. Hogle is 4’11” tall, 120 lbs. with brown eyes and blonde...

Beau Rivage Casino and its parent company, MGM Resorts International, are just the latest company dealing with a cyber breach. Technology and Data Security Expert Andrew Sternke is here to talk about the issue.

Investigators of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed on September 10, 2023, around 8 PM, Johnny Lagrone Franks Jr. of Biloxi, Miss. was arrested and charged with two counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder and two counts of Reckless Operation after a victim was struck by a vehicle in Calhoun, La.

A suspect sought for the 2020 murder of a Vicksburg man returned to Warren County this week. Investigators with the Vicksburg Police Department Wednesday traveled to Houston, Texas, to pick up Michael Jones, 28, of Pascagoula, who was wanted on charges of murder and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with the […]

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - An activist looking to raise awareness to domestic violence made a stop in Biloxi on Friday. Josie Ashton visits different women’s shelters in different cities. She would also walk around the cities in a wedding dress. She wears the dress to remember a woman who was killed on her wedding day by her husband in a domestic violence dispute.

Nathaniel Glover recounts his history-making years in police reformation, and outlines the next steps he believes will move America forward.