NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans have hired former Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley as their next coach, ending interim coach James Borrego's candidacy to retain his job on a permanent basis, a person with knowledge of the decision…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Gulfport Police Department is searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting. Twenty-one-year-old Deshawn Marques Reed is currently wanted on a felony active warrant for drive-by shooting. Reed is described as a black male…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-A Gulfport man is facing multiple charges after police say he fled a traffic stop in a car linked to a recent vehicle burglary. Fifty-eight-year-old Roy Rodney Robinson was arrested and charged with felony fleeing and burglary of…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- George County officials are warning the public about a phone scam making the rounds. The sheriff’s office says scammers are calling people and demanding money…
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White is launching a new effort to crack down on wasteful spending. The audit will be focusing on smaller state agencies,…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The YMCA in Ocean Springs is offering the community a chance to tour their renovated facilities. These hard hat tours take place every…
By DAVE COLLINS It’s a mystery on the streets of New York City. What traffic law violator with unpaid fines is driving a black Pontiac Trans Am that looks like the car with the talking computer from the 1980s TV series…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pascagoula Gautier School District is helping to ensure kids will have access to meals this summer. PGSD is offering free seven-day meal…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The Carnival Association of Long Beach gave back to the Coast this month. Through their fundraising season, organizations are receiving grant money. A…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Long Beach says a major milestone has been reached on the Long Beach Gateway project. The construction fence surrounding the project…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV)- The University of Southern Miss is sharing their first Rise graduates are participating in commencement ceremonies. Taylor Carly and Dan Lewis are…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Mayor Hugh Keating honored Ship Island Excursions with a proclamation on Tuesday. Mayor Keating honored the Skrmetta family for…
The Mississippi Department of Health has launched a new online tool to help people find behavioral health resources across the state. The website,…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Who is ready for the 2027 Grammy Awards? You’ll have to wait until Feb. 7, 2027, when the 69th annual ceremony once again airs live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, it was announced…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Cherokee Elementary will have a new assistant principal. Kimberly Brammer will be taking the position in the upcoming school year. The school district says…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-Martin Bluff Elementary announces a new principal. Brigette Anderson will be taking the role, originally starting at Martin Bluff as a fourth-grade teacher. She also served as…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pascagoula Gautier School District is announcing new leadership for the upcoming school year. Heading to Trent Lott Academy, Stacy Williams will be taking over as…
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- VFW Post 6731 in D’Iberville will be hosting their annual Veterans Claims Clinic at the end of the month. This clinic has officials from…
Coast Transit Authority has released their Memorial Day bus schedule. On May 25, CTA will observe the holiday and run all fixed routes on a Sunday time schedule.…
LUCEDALE, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Lucedale’s big 125th anniversary celebration is being moved back a month due to weather. It was originally scheduled for May 9, but now…
Some Mississippians have been the targets of a text scam that’s been making the rounds. Phone numbers have been texting people a flyer that’s titled ‘Mississippi Civil Traffic…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department shared other law enforcement agencies who had wreaths placed at their gravesites yesterday. Those include National Park Service Ranger Robert…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Ocean Springs Police Department held a ceremony for Sgt. Ernest Beaugez. His end of watch was May 27, 1954. He was killed as he transported a prisoner. The city says they remain grateful for the…
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Moss Point honored the life of Officer Larry Lee. City officials and Chief Dennis Stevenson came out as a wreath was placed at his grave. The department says it was a day to…
In 2019, construction began on a new $70 million state of the art Mississippi Department of Public Safety Headquarters in Pearl, just outside of Jackson. The…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A former Gulfport police officer has been charged in a prostitution solicitation investigation. Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper released a letter Friday about the matter, saying Kurwin Smith resigned from his position and is no longer employed…
You’re going to want to put on your blue suede shoes and get ready to go, cat go. Summer is…
WAVELAND, Miss. (WXXV)- An annual festival is happening in Waveland soon! The St. Clare Seafood Festival offers three days of fun beginning May 22.…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Developers broke ground Thursday on a new medical park in the Woolmarket area. The Tomaston Medical Park will be located right off the I-10…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -The Gulfport Police Department arrested a 17-year-old in connection to a shooting that left one man injured. On May 14, officers responded to the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard following reports of a shooting.…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The Jackson County Fire Protection team dealt with some baked potatoes yesterday morning. An 18-wheeler was reported to be on fire near mile…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A quick note for viewers of WXXV, starting at 9 a.m. this morning and lasting until 4 p.m., the station will be in…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- Police departments across Jackson County took time Thursday to remember fallen officers. In Pascagoula, wreaths were placed at the graves of four officers: Major Nathanial Smith, Officer Terry Byrd, Officer Jeffrey Rugheimer, and Officer Stephan Huckaby. This…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gulfport Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened in the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Isiah Fredericks Community Center. According to police, it happened around 9:13pm on Thursday. GPD says…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gulf Coast Skateparks Association announces another youth skate clinic is taking place this weekend. All interested need to head to…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened on I-59 in Pearl River county on Thursday morning. According to MHP, a vehicle was traveling south on I-59 around 6:00am when it ran…
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and GENE JOHNSON HONOLULU (AP) — A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal just off a Maui…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A car festival is taking over Gulfport on May 23. The Octane Car Fest is taking over the downtown area with many…
By MARK SHERMAN, GEOFF MULVIHILL and MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug,…
The Mississippi Senate is following the state House’s lead in creating a special committee focused on the issue of redistricting. Two South Mississippi state senators are members of this committee, put into place by Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann. Brice Wiggins…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Biloxi Shuckers are hosting a chance for boys and girls in the community to showcase their baseball and softball skills with a Play…
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Wiggins Police Department is inviting the public to take part in National Police Week. The ceremony takes place at the municipal courthouse at 4 this afternoon. The event honors the memory and service of fallen officers…
The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy-band BTS. FIFA has announced that, for the first time, the final at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 will include a Super Bowl-style concert.…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- If you noticed termites swarming around your lights, you’re not alone. Across the Gulf Coast, experts say we’re in the peak of…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)-The splash pad at the Harper McCaughan Town Green will be temporarily closed. The splash pad will be closed…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A yearly tradition is returning to the Gulf Coast this month. The Asgard Motorcycle Club is hosting their Memorial Day…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)-- Picayune Police are investigating what they believe to be a homicide case after they found a man dead at a home Wednesday afternoon. The victim has been identified by police as Eddie Lawrence Jenkins. The body of…
The 33rd annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Youth for Christ Golf Tournament is teeing off later this month. Joining us to talk about the tournament…
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the completion of two recent fentanyl strike force operations in Mississippi. The operations happened in Meridian on May 7…
