Andrés Fuentes
Multimedia Journalist
Biloxi, MS
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Andrés Fuentes is a New Orleans native and a 2020 graduate of Loyola University. He joined the WLOX News Team in July 2020 as a Multimedia Journalist.
Andrés is a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and comes to WLOX having already won awards for his work as a college journalist.
You can follow him on Twitter @news_fuentes or send him an email at andres.fuentes@wlox.com.
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With South Mississippi businesses are slowly filling vacancies, recruiters with the Mississippi National Guard said they haven’t seen issues with interested people coming through the door.
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Hundreds of people from 72 cities filled the lobby and exhibition halls of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum for the Mississippi Municipal League Conference, an annual meeting that was canceled last year due to COVID-19.
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The Turkey Creek Homeowners’ Association successfully raised the $2,500 needed to purchase a new sign.
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The Jazz Quarters Cafe, a Black-owned business in Gulfport, has managed to stay open despite numerous setbacks and challenges over the years.
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It’s been more than a week since a federal judge made the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for new applicants. The news meant that 59% of Mississippi’s DACA-eligible immigrants are currently unable to apply for the program and they now wait on an appeal from the Department of Justice to the federal case.
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The weather was perfect Saturday morning for another clean-up event in Biloxi, this one by the Harrison County Beautification Commission.
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Class doesn’t start at the Long Beach School District until August 5, but the stands at Long Beach Middle School were packed Friday morning.
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Back in 2016, Maria was approved for DACA as a senior in high school, after realizing she never legally came to the U.S.
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It’s about a 5.5-hour-drive from Como, Mississippi in Panola County to Gulfport, but it’s an even longer ride when traveling with a crowd.
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A group of teens huddled together at the Knight Nonprofit Center had a lot more in common then their love of board games.
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The wingless replica plane, called “Lil Bill,” was loaded tightly onto a flatbed, with its drivers eager to bring it from Biloxi to Gulfport.
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According to data from the Mississippi State Department of Health, only 25% of the state’s Hispanic community is fully vaccinated against the virus. That number ranks among one of the lowest when compared to other racial groups.
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Church officials say faith and prayer are what kept them afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, and those are things they will maintain as Mississippi deals with a surge in the delta variant.
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Typically, cardboard gets wet when in water, but that didn’t stop people across Hancock County from making boats out of the material.
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With Game 2 of the 2021 NBA Finals in the books, Devin Booker is one step closer to leading his team to the promised land.
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The goal of this second event was for city leaders to tell Moss Point citizens their ideas and plans for their upcoming terms.
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One South Mississippi resident found a way to celebrate the United States along the highway.
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Early Saturday morning, the Circle K gas station on Washington Avenue and Highway 90 was the meeting spot for about 50 members of the Asgard Motorcycle Club.
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The firework demand is higher than its supply this year, leaving some South Mississippi vendors and customers unhappy.
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We are near the end of Migraine Awareness Month, but medical professionals still want everyone to stay educated about the severe headache.
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Each Fourth of July for more than 40 years, the City of Biloxi has held a dazzling fireworks display over the beach. Despite a nationwide firework shortage, the show is set to go on again this year.
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Program Believe’s Summer Enrichment camp is aimed at giving low-income families an interactive place to send their children over summer break.
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It’s been more than a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and some people still struggle to get by.
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It’s not often a member of the president’s cabinet makes their way to Mississippi, but there was also another reason why Gina Raimondo’s trip to the Gulf Coast meant so much.
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In an effort to give Mississippi’s second-largest city a more competitive fire department, the Gulfport City Council unanimously approved to raise firefighters’ pay.
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Instead of the usual long summer break, the Gulfport School District will soon be back in class, starting their new flexible schedule on July 23.
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A D’Iberville family is mourning the loss of a loved one after an afternoon turned to tragic on Tuesday.
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The Department of Agriculture and Commerce hopes to increase that number for years to come with a new international trade office located in the Bolton Building in Biloxi.
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After a professional career that spanned a decade, Wiggins native Fred Lewis decided to enjoy retirement from baseball by playing a new position.
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The town’s cash crop was on full display on Saturday for an event that has grown since it began in the 1980s.
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The Mississippi native was in his home state making stops at COVID-19 vaccination sites along the Coast with a partnership between Magnolia Health, Centene, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Right now, the facility has 636 total confirmed COVID-19 cases and 36 cases currently being monitored, according to the most recent data.
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If you’re near the corner of MLK Jr. Boulevard and Arkansas Avenue, you might be lucky enough to meet or better yet, hear Gulfport royalty.
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Early Saturday morning at a Keesler Air Force Base hangar, seats were full of servicemen as they witnessed the change of command ceremony.
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Moss Point native Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns dethroned LeBron James and the LA Lakers in Game 6, winning the first round series at the Staples Center.
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Incumbent Billy Hewes and Democratic candidate Howard Page both want to lead Mississippi’s second largest city as mayor.
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COVID-19 concerns forced the Biloxi National Cemetery to cancel its annual flag placement event for the second year in a row, however, people still went out today and honored those who served.
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People rallied following George Floyd’s death to voice their concerns over race relations and encourage law enforcement to consider the communities they are policing.
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With days before Memorial Day weekend, check-ins and phone calls have started to pick up at South Mississippi hotels
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Early Saturday morning, people donned their orange vests and spread out across the area to pick up plastic cups, paper bags and other trash.
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Many people were out enjoying a new normal this weekend after the CDC relaxed COVID-19 guidelines for people who are ‘fully vaccinated.’
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Some businesses are being cautiously optimistic as they work to keep their customers safe and comfortable.
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Despite the Colonial Pipeline being disrupted, the Chevron Refinery in Pascagoula is still operating over capacity and has not been affected.
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For more than two decades, police have worked to make an arrest in the case. On Sunday, a suspect was officially taken into custody and charged with the 1998 murder of Jordan.
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A peaceful Mississippi Aquarium got a little more zen Sunday morning, once the mats were rolled out and people started striking a pose in front of the Aquatic Wonders main
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Some Biloxi residents woke up to South Mississippi athletes breaking a sweat on Old Woolmarket Road.
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With eased COVID-19 restrictions, St. Joseph Hospice and other organizers knew they had to do something special to kick off Mother’s Day weekend.
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As South Mississippi sends prayers to the family who lost so much, many are questioning the law enforcement agents’ fatal tactics.
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The first weekend of May featured a busy lineup of events at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, from monster trucks to a home show to a dance competition.
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Mississippi continues to rank lower when it comes to percentage of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19.