By MATT OTT WASHINGTON (AP) — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years last week, virtually assuring the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate next…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Thursday marked the 24th anniversary of the largest act of terrorism in our nation’s history. The Seabee base in Gulfport…
By SARA CLINE Updated 4:33 PM CDT, September 11, 2025 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A series of reported threats toward historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. on Thursday led to lockdown orders, canceled classes and heightened security. Authorities…
The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected a new appeal from a South Mississippi death row inmate Thursday. The latest appeal from Leslie Galloway III’s attorney asked the state’s highest court for post-conviction relief, arguing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision should…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WXXV)- Looking for something fun to do this weekend? The Old Town Merchants Association in Bay St. Louis is hosting a Second Saturday Tailgate Party.…
By MAKIYA SEMINERA A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program. Head Start associations in several states filed suit…
OXFORD, Miss. (WXXV)- Ole Miss has dismissed an employee for apparently making an insensitive comment on social media regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk. Ole Miss Chancellor Glenn Boyce released a statement on Thursday, which was shared on social media,…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Americans marked 24 years since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with solemn ceremonies at ground zero in lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The commemorations were punctuated by moments of silence, the tolling…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- We are joined in studio by Brandon Boudreaux, the newest executive director of the Maritime and Seafood Museum. He’s joining us to discuss…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Updated 11:35 AM CDT, September 11, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries and airfares jumped while new data showed applications for unemployment aid soared, putting the Federal Reserve in an…
By CLAUDIA CIOBANU Updated 8:26 AM CDT, September 11, 2025 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister pledged Thursday to push ahead with a “great modernization program” for his country’s military and Finland’s president warned of further unease over security in…
Mississippi State leaders are reacting to the death of Charlie Kirk. The Mississippi Republican Party released a statement saying Kirk was a “once in a generation leader” and that…
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Updated 9:08 PM CDT, September 10, 2025 DENVER (AP) — A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said. The handgun shooting was reported…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Pascagoula has announced changes to their train depot. Chandeleur Island Brewery and a new restaurant are set to come to the site. The city…
https://twitter.com/FBISaltLakeCity/status/1966169520403525760 By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press The FBI has released photos of a person of interest in Charlie Kirk’s shooting as investigators appeal to the public for tips. President Donald Trump said Thursday he's…
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JESSE BEDAYN Updated 10:01 AM CDT, September 11, 2025 OREM, Utah (AP) — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) -- One middle school science class in Biloxi got hands-on experience with some help from local scientists. Scientists with the Department of Marine Resources…
By PHILIP MARCELO Updated 9:03 AM CDT, September 11, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims. Many loved ones of the nearly 3,000…
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MARK SHERMAN and ERIC TUCKER Updated 11:25 PM CDT, September 10, 2025 OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- Gautier’s city manager is leaving her role to pursue other opportunities after nearly a decade of running city operations. Gautier city leaders announced Paula…
Senior St. Patrick swimmer Parker Talley has been a team member since the seventh grade, now serving as a team captain and racing…
By STAN CHOE Updated 4:23 PM CDT, September 10, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street inched to more records on Wednesday following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation and a stunning forecast for growth from Oracle because of the artificial-intelligence boom. The S&P 500…
Sarah Qarqish with the Mary C. joins us to talk about the upcoming auditions for the Ocean Springs Cemetery Tour. Actors of all genders and ages are being asked…
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Updated 5:08 PM CDT, September 10, 2025 BENSENVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Federal agents seized hundreds of thousands of illegal vaping products in raids across the country on Wednesday as the Trump administration moved to crack down on…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man who killed John Lennon outside the former Beatle’s Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 14th time, according to New York prison officials. Mark David Chapman, 70, appeared before a parole board…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted their quarterly breakfast with Mayor Bobby Cox inside Bacchus on the Bayou Wednesday morning.…
By DAVID FISCHER FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A jury was selected Wednesday in the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida. The panel of 12 jurors and four…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-Dredging at Parker Creek in Biloxi is underway and expected to last around six months. Workers will be on the water dredging the creek Monday through Friday…
Big news for the Long Beach High School football team! Thanks to the New Orleans Saints and John Fayard Moving and Warehouse, the Bearcats received over…
By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — Three teens were critically wounded in a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, including the suspected shooter, on Wednesday, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen,…
By PHILIP MARCELO Updated 4:06 PM CDT, September 10, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — When longtime friends David Paine and Jay Winuk set out to encourage people to take part in volunteer and service projects on the anniversary of the Sept. 11,…
The Joppa Shriners stopped by the studio to talk about their BBQ and Sportsman Giveaway and Steak Night. On Friday, September 12, the Joppa Shriners steak night takes place. That is…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man has been sentenced for touching a child for lustful purposes. Fifty-eight-year-old Michael Gillich III was sentenced on one count of touching a child for lustful purposes. In November 2022, the Biloxi Police Department began…
By KIM CHANDLER Updated 9:48 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Flowers and memorial messages were tied to the gate of Kiesel Park in Auburn to remember retired veterinary professor Julie Gard Schnuelle, who was attacked and killed…
Mississippi Highway Patrolman Tavon Moore continues his recovery after a motorcycle injury on the Coast. Last week, the George State Patrol stopped in to…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 7:59 AM CDT, September 10, 2025 BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO allies swiftly held talks Wednesday on the incursion by multiple Russian drones into Polish — and alliance — airspace and the shooting down of some of the weapons by Polish…
OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in an act that the state's governor called a “political assassination.” A “person of…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Naval Construction Battalion Center is hosting a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday. That is open to the public and takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.…
By PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which captures inflation in the supply chain before it hits consumers — showed that wholesale…
PERKINSTON, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held a 5K in honor of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The event took place at the…
By GARY FIELDS and LEAH ASKARINAM Updated 10:13 AM CDT, September 10, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s emergency order over the nation’s capital, which federalized its police force and launched a surge of law enforcement into the city, is set to expire overnight…
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Updated 8:28 AM CDT, September 10, 2025 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week, though officials said the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Gulfport High School is recognizing one of its most accomplished graduates. Olympic Gold Medalist Brittney Reese begins a new coaching…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) -- An annual fantasy ball in Biloxi is only a few weeks away. The ball will offer a night of magic and fun…
By JACK BROOK Updated 11:06 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for the first time since she was indicted on corruption charges stemming from an alleged…
Katie King with the Humane Society of South Mississippi introduces us to our "Pet of the Week" Kiwi, a small terrier mix available for adoption now along with her litter mates.
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Gulfport welcomed St. Martin on the volleyball court in a district showdown, and the Lady Admirals defended their home…
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Updated 10:53 AM CDT, September 9, 2025 Cracker Barrel said Tuesday it’s suspending remodels of its restaurants after criticism from many longtime fans. The announcement came two weeks after Cracker Barrel backtracked on a separate plan to modernize and simplify its…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Tickets are on sale now to see the world’s most popular Monster Jam Trucks and best drivers roar into the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The one and only Monster Jam runs March 14-15, 2026. Get ready to cheer,…
By DAVE COLLINS Updated 4:25 PM CDT, September 9, 2025 Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a…