The suspect has been identified as Dean Ryan Daugherty, 46, of Newberry.

An operation conducted by The Pine Belt Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forced landed five men behind bars over the weekend.

The deputy accused was arrested Saturday and transported to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been released on bond.

Laurel Police Chief Tommy Cox said officers responded to the shooting in the area of Julian Street and South 15th Avenue, around 8 p.m.

A Covington County woman wants supervisors to do something about vicious dogs roaming her neighborhood on Robert Barnes Drive.

A domestic situation that turned into a kidnapping led to a chase in Madison County and ended with two officers injured.

A Hattiesburg man faces burglary charges after being arrest by police at the scene of the crime Friday.

A federal judge sentenced a Hattiesburg man to more than 21 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges.

Narcotics agents in Hancock County just uncovered what they’re calling “an extensive marijuana growing operation” on Rotten Bayou Road. They also believe this same operation may be the source of vaping products that have been turning up in the hands of local high school students.

Two men charged in a brutal on-camera attack that sparked outrage in Wayne County were back in court Friday morning for their arraignment.

Two teenagers and a juvenile were arrested in connection to a shooting that injured a man in Laurel.

An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with credit card fraud after allegedly using a stolen card at several businesses in Laurel.

Authorities in Wayne County say they are taking a phone call warning of shots to be fired at Friday night’s football game between Wayne County and Laurel seriously.

“We feel that some people may be a bit in the weeds so we would like to take this opportunity to clear the haze,” Sharonville police say about possessing marijuana

The City of Lumberton is seeing more and more drug cases, leaving city officials and citizens concerned.

Campbell is considered armed and dangerous.

Justin Blakeney’s retrial was scheduled to start Monday in Neshoba County, but the case was closed before it ever reached the courtroom.

The body of a Lincoln County woman has been found and the suspect is now behind bars.

Hattiesburg police are investigating after responding to a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Metro Crime Stoppers offered a reward for information leading to an arrest in connection to an armed robbery in Foxworth.

HPD seized more than 90 grams of THC gummies, two bottles of THC infused beverages and two grams of THC cartridges.

Oliver McNair, 28, was arrested Saturday in Forrest County.

The sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post-Sunday deputies arrested a suspect in the Sunrise community.

Laurel Police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday afternoon.

The man accused of shooting at deputies and stealing a patrol car is also suspected of killing a woman in Covington County.

A Mississippi grand jury handed up an indictment in the case against former Oxford Police Officer Matthew Paul Kinne.

The indictment says Theesfeld kidnapped Kostial and later shot her.

A 38-year-old Picayune man is dead after Louisiana State Police say he was struck Thursday during a hit and run crash near Slidell.

A murder investigation is underway in Covington County after a woman was found shot to death Thursday afternoon.

According to Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker, McBride pleaded guilty in court Thursday and a judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Police responded to the 6400 block of Midlothian Turnpike on May 8 for a report of a toddler child being assaulted.

An early morning shooting near Mt. Olive had Covington County authorities searching for a gunman Thursday.

A Hattiesburg man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday as part of Project EJECT.

A man killed in an early Tuesday morning shooting in Waynesboro has been identified.

Authorities are investigating two threats involving two pine belt school’s that happened over the weekend.

A court order for involuntary treatment has been issued for a man who was taken into custody last week following a report of a suspicious person at the Walmart in Petal.

Hattiesburg police have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run that killed a woman on Aug. 20.

Homer Creel, 71, of Greene County pleaded guilty to eight counts of exploitation of a child on August 16, 2019.

Chase Tanner is charged with felony domestic violence/aggravated assault after authorities say he severely beat a woman on Friday.

George County deputies are searching for 31-year-old Kevin Howard Ferguson, of Lucedale.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with making a threat on social media against the Lamar County School District.

Nicolas Fransisco, 33, was arrested on the Choctaw Reservation last Friday.

A Hattiesburg man is facing up to 20 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to robbing banks in Ellisville, Gautier and Pace, Fla.

Threats and acts of vandalism have been made against Superintendent Pam Touchard of the George County School District.

Hattiesburg police continue to investigate a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 54-year-old woman late Tuesday night.

Ole Miss student Brandon Theesfeld appeared in court for the first time Thursday in connection with the murder of fellow student Ally Kostial.

A Chinese national at the center of an international drug trafficking investigation that started in South Mississippi is now officially considered a drug kingpin by the U.S. government.

Hattiesburg police are asking for help identifying an auto burglary suspect.

Antonio Mitchell, 27, and Christopher Applewhite, 26, are charged both charged with drive-by shooting.

The hit-and-run happened at Broadway Drive and 63rd Street in Hattiesburg.

A Perry County woman is marking the 18th anniversary of her son’s disappearance.

Police say it's possible that lives were saved this weekend when a man was arrested with guns, ammunition and a strange interest in the Petal Walmart.

A man was injured in a Tuesday morning shooting while working at a Perry County logging site.

A fight between two men led to a deadly shooting Sunday night on Little Black Creek Road in Lamar County.

A man wanted in a Jackson County carjacking over the weekend is now in police custody after reportedly stealing another vehicle and leading police on a chase through Lucedale.

Jones was killed in 2017 at the home she shared with her boyfriend and four children.

Hattiesburg police charged two Laurel teenagers in connection to a shooting behind a Hardy Street business Friday night.

Hattiesburg police are investigating a shooting behind a Hardy Street business Friday night.