Robin Fitzgerald
Sun Herald
Gulfport, MS, United States
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Veteran reporter says goodbye to Sun Herald readers
Robin Fitzgerald is ending her nearly 19-year career with the Sun Herald. She is known for reporting on crime, courts, public safety, in-depth stories and trending and viral stories. → Read More
$3.4 million grant aims to improve health of black families on the Coast
A $3.4 million grant from the CDC will fund efforts to improve the health and well-being of the black community in Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties. Focus on breastfeeding, tobacco cessation. → Read More
Gulfport native co-stars in new Valentine’s Day move on Amazon
Adam Quirch from Gulfport lives in Los Angeles, where he auditions for acting roles when he’s not working for a souvenir company. He co-starred in an independent film, Loves Park, that’s now been released by Amazon. → Read More
Actor and celebrity Danny Glover visits Boys & Girls Club in Pass Christian
Actor Danny Glover visits children at the Boys and Girls Club at the Qatar Center in Pass Christian MS. He’s a former club member in San Francisco, where his family members were part of clubs. → Read More
Coast buffet, diner, golf club, sushi restaurant get critical violations from health dept.
Restaurant inspections at MS Coast dining places have found critical violations at the Great Southern Golf Club, Oishi Japanese Express and Angkor Donuts Breakfast and Lunch in Biloxi and Beijing Super Buffet in D’Iberville. → Read More
Free help offered for Mississippi drug addicts through statewide initiative
Stand Up Mississippi has received a $14,000 grant for two years of services to provide free drug recovery treatment and medications such as buprenorphine or suboxone to help reduce cravings from opioids. → Read More
Bay St. Louis council violated open meetings laws again, ethics commission rules
The Mississippi Ethics Commission says Bay St. Louis city officials violated the Open Meetings Act in May by holding a secret meeting and a councilman tried to influence others to shut down the Historic Preservation Commission. → Read More
Gulfport police officers to appear on ‘COPS’ TV show
Tony Alves and Victor Moreno of the Gulfport Police Department will appear on an episode of COPS as they chase down bad guys on city streets. → Read More
Steakhouse chain and Asian buffet cited in Coast restaurant inspections
King’s Buffet in Biloxi and Orchid Indian Restaurant and Logan’s Roadhouse in Gulfport MS have received critical violations from the state health department on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. → Read More
Man, 74, accused of abusing 2 Miss girls. There may be victims in 11 other states, cops say
Harry Trest of Laurel faces 12 felony charges in Waveland on the Mississippi Coast, authorities say. → Read More
Jaws of Life used in fatal crash near Pass Christian, officials say
One person dies in head-on collision near Pass Christian MS on the Mississippi Gulf Coast → Read More
Grand jury clears Harrison County deputies in fatal shooting of wanted man
Ernie Joseph Lizana died after exchanging gunfire with the sheriff’s narcotics unit and the Coastal Narcotics Enforcement team. A Harrison County MS grand jury clears deputies of wrongdoing in the Gulfport incident. → Read More
Standoff ends with machete-armed truck driver. ‘Road rage’ caused crashes, officials say.
A 18 wheeler truck driver armed with a machete was involved in a standoff with Jackson County deputies on Interstate 10 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. → Read More
After 2 killed and baby injured, Bay man admits it started with an argument over money
Myrick Curtis Laneaux, 29, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and aggravated assault in the July 30, 2016, shooting that killed Kristina Quintini, Norris Demetrius Mueller and injured her baby in Bay St. Louis MS. → Read More
Videos catch snow falling in central Mississippi as Coast prepares for deep freeze
There’s no reports of snow falling on the Mississippi Coast during a winter winter advisory, but what follows is a hard freeze and wind chills in the 20s. → Read More
Biloxi Diocese names 3 priests ‘credibly accused of sexual misconduct’
Three priests in the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi Mississippi were removed from office over “credible” allegations of sexual misconduct involving male and female adolescents. → Read More
Deputies rescue driver, small dog trapped in a submerged truck near Gulfport
Harrison County MS deputies pulled a man and his dog from a truck that flipped into a pond at Robinson and County Farm roads near Gulfport on the Mississippi Coast. → Read More
Large supply of ‘dangerous’ fentanyl found in Waveland woods, sheriff says
A burglary and narcotics investigation in Waveland MS led to the discovery of more than 3,600 doses of fentanyl. → Read More
Bicyclist dies after being hit by SUV on a rural road, Coast sheriff says
Mary Ann Bret of Long Beach was riding her bicycle and was struck from behind by a Chevrolet Suburban over the weekend and died, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said. → Read More
Celebrity dog trainer gives heartwarming surprise to Coast Humane Society volunteer
Jacob Himes of Gulfport MS has been named an Unsung Hero by the Petco Foundation and internationally known dog trainer Victoria Stilwell. He’s a volunteer at the Humane Society of South Mississippi on the Coast. → Read More