Hancock County, Miss. (WXXV)- The Hancock County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for helping finding an aggravated assault suspect. Gavin Ladner remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous, he may have a shotgun with him. Ladner…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Fire Protection Team shared two of their members completed training at the state fire academy last week. Lt. Will Yates…
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV) -- Everyone wants to leave a legacy. "Greg was a wonderful, kind human being," Kim Rayborn said when describing…
Fort Collins, Colo (WXXV) -- Colorado State University released its first outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, calling for a slightly below-average season overall. The forecast predicts 13 named…
A beautiful stretch of spring weather is ahead for the Gulf Coast, with sunshine dominating the forecast through much of the upcoming week. Tonight stays mostly clear with a…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Midsummer Night Faire is coming to the Mary C. in Ocean Springs on Friday. It is expected to be a…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) -- On Tuesday night, leaders in Pascagoula updated the city's smoke-free ordinance aimed against secondhand smoke. More than 60% of Mississippi towns and cities are not protected by a…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gulfport Police Department is investigating a shooting in the 1900 block of Henderson Avenue. It happened Thursday evening. Police say one male victim was taken to an out-of-state hospital. At this time, police do not have…
The Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce is opening their small business grants for all city divisions. These grants will help fund upcoming projects, employee training,…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gautier Police Department is investigating a shooting on Thursday afternoon that left one person dead. According to GPD, officers responded to the area of Lima Drive. There, police found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — A Harrison County woman is out tens of thousands of dollars after falling victim to an IRS scam—but quick thinking by a local shipping clerk helped prevent even more losses. Harrison County Sheriff's Office say…
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and one Coast organization is raising awareness and hosting events throughout the month. Nancy Cartsens with the Parkinson’s Foundation joins us with more.
By MARCIA DUNN HOUSTON (AP) — Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of lunar craters. Commander Reid Wiseman and his…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) -- Team Lightning 12272, a robotics organization located on the Mississippi Coast, is gearing up for its first World…
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN General Motors is recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in the U.S. because the rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a letter that a rearview…
Mississippi Heroes is inviting the community to take part in their Ramp it Up Initiative. Local businesses, organizations, and individuals are invited to contribute to building…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) -- A Gulf Coast man who unexpectedly lost his vision is preparing to graduate from a local rehabilitation center—one that helped him…
By The Associated Press via NASA The Artemis II astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — hurtled deeper into space than any other humans during a moon flyby Monday that marks NASA’s lunar comeback. They were greeted by a total solar eclipse as they…
Another Mississippi college has joined the Mississippi attorney general’s ‘One Pill can Kill’ initiative. William Carey University faculty, staff, and students received training on how to recognize…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss (WXXV)- The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has released the finalized details for the funeral service and procession for fallen deputy Michael…
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)-- A temporary power outage will impact residents in parts of D'Iberville Friday morning. City officials say that outage will happen between the hours of 8 a.m. to noon, as Coast Electric crews make changes to the electrical…
Jackson County, Miss. (WXXV)- The Jackson County Fire Protection team is announcing the passing of Kevin "KD" Daugherty. The team describing him as a public servant protecting the citizens of Jackson County, Daugherty joined the team in June 2022. In…
By RIO YAMAT, AP Airlines and Travel Writer Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. Beginning Wednesday, most passengers on domestic and…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Biloxi is sharing details about a multi-phase medical development moving off North Oaklawn Lane in the Woolmarket community. City officials shared phase one will…
Pearl River County, Miss. (WXXV)- Mississippi Highway Patrol is releasing new details about another deadly crash in Pearl River County Tuesday morning, involving a truck and a pedestrian. It happened around 9 AM on Highway 11. A Chevy Silverado traveling…
Skies will be far more sunny today than we saw yesterday, leading to beautiful, warmer South Mississippi views today. Temperatures will go up slightly this afternoon, though remain…
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Wiggins Fire Department spent Good Friday training. Firefighters conducted pump operations training along with drafting from a water source. Fire officials say drafting is the process of…
By MARK THIESSEN A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale to…
The Biloxi Shuckers hosted the Pensacola Blue Wahoos for game two of their first homestand of the year. Right-handed pitcher Manuel Rodriguez…
It was a beautiful day on the softball diamond to get to know yet another WXXV Student Athlete of the Week. She represents the Lady…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Ocean Springs is alerting drivers to a road closure scheduled for Thursday. Dewey Avenue at Hellmers Drive will be closed to…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Federal Reserve policymakers willing to consider an interest rate hike this year rose between the January and March meetings, as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming…
By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Springtime means more time outdoors here on the Gulf Coast, but it also marks the return of mosquito season. WXXV News 25’s Brynne Baxley has…
Tonight stays partly cloudy and mild, with lows in the mid to upper 50s inland and right around 60 at the coast, and an east breeze around 10 mph.…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The second of three Singing River Health System’s blood drives took place Wednesday at the Gulfport hospital. It’s all happening…
SEATTLE (AP) — Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker’s 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary…
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- A South Mississippi fire department is getting a boost thanks to a generous donation from a community partner. The Wiggins Fire Department says this support will help them…
By TODD RICHMOND MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a freelance American journalist who was released from captivity in Iraq said Wednesday that she hopes her daughter will finally return home to rural Wisconsin after living abroad for decades. Katib Hezbollah,…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- In Pearl River County, narcotics investigators made an arrest and are searching for a second suspect in a drug trafficking investigation. Forty-six-year-old Jack Ceasar was taken into custody at his Picayune home Monday after attempting…
By RIO YAMAT, AP Airlines and Travel Writer Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10, less than a year after ending its “bags fly free” perk that long set it apart, as jet fuel costs have jumped since the start of the Iran…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- An Ocean Springs police officer was involved in a crash with an electric scooter Wednesday afternoon, just outside the police department headquarters on Bienville Boulevard. Police Chief Steven Dye says the officer was in a department…
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. “You’re going to…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Youth for Christ is hosting a crawfish boil and sidewalk sale this weekend. Brad Holt and Scott Pugh join us with more. You…
By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The U.S. demanded Wednesday that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Iran’s…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A defense technology company is expanding its footprint on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, bringing new high-tech jobs to the area. Integer Technologies celebrated the…
By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas health regulators told Camp Mystic’s owners Tuesday they are investigating hundreds of complaints following last year’s devastating floods that killed 27 girls as the state considers whether to allow the all-girls camp to reopen this…
Every other Wednesday morning we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Joining us is Katie King to tell…
By JEFF AMY RINGGOLD, Ga. (AP) — Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV) -- Aztecas Restaurant and Cantina in Gautier marked a major milestone in its recovery from the October 2025 tornado that ripped through the city,…