Kate Magandy
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Gulfport, MS, United States
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Hurricane Michael may be a Category 3 at landfall. Here’s what the Coast needs to know.
Tropical Storm Michael has reached hurricane strength and could be a Category 3 hurricane before it slams the Florida Panhandle or Big Bend. Forecasters say the Mississippi Coast can expect thunderstorms. → Read More
Good Samaritans took action in the rain after 3-car wreck on I-10 in Gulfport
Good Samaritans help people involved in a three-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 in Gulfport MS on the Gulf Coast. No series injuries were reported. → Read More
Cruisin’ The Coast is the best car show in the country, poll shows
USA Today’s 10Best named Cruisin’ The Coast the country’s best car show. It’s held on the Mississippi Gulf Coast each October and hundreds of vintage and antique vehicles cruise the waterfront U.S. 90 highway. → Read More
Marshals in standoff in Pascagoula with man wanted in murder investigation
U.S. Marshals are in a standoff with a man wanted out of California on multiple charges in a murder investigation. He is barricaded in a house in Pascagoula on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. → Read More
She told police she was strangled until she passed out. Now a Gulfport man is in jail.
Trent Callahan of Gulfport MS is accused with strangling a woman until she passed out, Gulfport police say. He is charged with aggravated domestic assault on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. → Read More
He learned the business from Chemours. Then he tried to steal their trade secrets.
A former Chemours employee from Canada pleaded guilty in Delaware to stealing trade secrets. He was sentenced to 10 months and deported. Chemours has a plant in DeLisle, MS. → Read More
A familiar face will take over as superintendent of Catholic schools in the Biloxi diocese
Rhonda Clark has been named superintendent of education for the Biloxi Catholic diocese, succeeding Michael Ladner, who is retiring at the end of July. The Biloxi Diocese includes Catholic schools across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. → Read More
Two employees charged after WWII veteran's death at VA facility in Mississippi
Two women working at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford MS were charged with manslaughter in a World War II veteran's death. The 93-year-old died in April. → Read More
Sean Payton lost a bet, making sure the Eagles feel right at home when they visit Saints
Never bet what you can't afford to lose, the old saying goes. → Read More
Southern Miss pitcher Nick Sandlin named Ferriss Trophy winner
Southern Miss junior pitcher Nick Sandlin has been named the 2018 Ferriss Trophy winner, given to the best college baseball player in the state each year. → Read More
Southern Miss wins regular season, now has sights on tournament title in front of home crowd
Southern Miss and Ole Miss finished the regular season with conference titles. USM enters the C-USA Tournament as the top seed, while Ole Miss is the No. 2 seed in the SEC. Both tournaments are this week. → Read More
Gautier, Gulf Park Estates residents wake up to no power
More than 6,300 residents woke up Tuesday morning with no power. Singing River Electric says it's a transmission line issue. → Read More
A clean C-USA series sweep pushes Southern Miss baseball into the top 10 of a national poll
Southern Miss and Ole Miss baseball teams are both in the Top 10 of one of the national college baseball polls this week. Ole Miss is No. 5 and Southern Miss is No. 9 in the D1Baseball.com poll with two weeks left in the season. → Read More
Keesler Air Force Base is cutting back on military funeral detail
Starting May 1, Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi MS will provide only a 2-man detail for retiree and veteran funerals on the Mississippi Coast. → Read More
Southern Miss' sweep of Old Dominion keeps Golden Eagles soaring atop C-USA
Southern Miss swept Old Dominion and Ole Miss took 2 of 3 against LSU in conference baseball action this weekend. → Read More
Look who’s atop the Conference USA, SEC West standings
Ole Miss and Southern Miss moved to the top of their conference standings this weekend. The college baseball teams also mostly moved up in the baseball polls. Here’s how things shook out after this weekend’s contests. → Read More
Big 3 baseball teams split in conference work. How does that affect the college rankings?
The Big 3 baseball teams split conference contests over the weekend. Southern Miss won two, Ole Miss lost two and Mississippi State dropped a pair. Southern Miss and Ole Miss continue to remain in the baseball rankings. → Read More
Man dies after one-car accident in Gulfport
A man who ran into a ditch on U.S. 49 died from the crash Wednesday night in Gulfport, Mississippi. → Read More
She said she swerved to avoid an animal. What happened closed the road for two hours.
A single vehicle accident on Menge Avenue in Harrison County damaged a gas line early Saturday morning. The road was closed about two hours while emergency repairs were made. → Read More
She took more than $8,000 in earrings from Biloxi jewelry store, police say
A woman who worked at Zales Jewelers in Edgewater Mall is accused of taking more than $8,000 worth of earrings from the store, the Biloxi Police Department says. → Read More