Twelve Coast Football players named Bernard Blackwell South All-Stars!
It’s finally time to highlight our 2025 Bernard Blackwell North vs South All-Stars! What a pleasure it is to announce that 12 football players from the Mississippi…
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Volleyball on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is home to Seven Regional Champions and 18 Playoff bound teams. Take a look at our post-season breakdown!
Now that the regular season is over, we're going to take a…
Hancock Volleyball wraps up the regular season defeating Purvis 3 sets to 2!
On the final night of regular season play for our local volleyball teams, WXXV found themselves watching a battle of District Champions! Last years…
Interstellar comet swinging past Mars as a fleet of spacecraft looks on
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor. The comet known as 3I/Atlas will hurtle within 18 million miles (29 million kilometers)…
Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks
By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged up to more records on Thursday as technology stocks kept rising and as Wall Street kept ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government. The S&P 500 added 0.1% to its all-time high set the…
10th annual Cruisin’ the River City returns to Moss Point
We are joined by Sue Wright with Moss Point Main Street Association to talk about the upcoming 10th annual Cruisin’ the River City. Cruisin’ the River…
Air Force-Navy football game is still on despite government shutdown
By CLIFF BRUNT The Air Force-Navy football game will go on as planned in Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday, but that doesn’t mean the athletic departments at the service academies are unaffected by the government shutdown. The Naval Academy Athletic Association is…
City of Biloxi Cemetery Tour scheduled for this month
Laurie Rosetti joins us now to talk about the upcoming Biloxi cemetery tour. The 19th annual Old Biloxi Cemetery Tour is scheduled for Sunday, October 19 from…
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges
By JAMIE STENGLE The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities…
Ocean Springs Cemetery Tour
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- Sarah Qarqish with the Mary C. joins us as we get closer to the Ocean Springs Cemetery Tour. She joins us with the details.…
First look at applications for 2026 Gulf Coast Restoration Funds projects
In 2026, the Mississippi legislature will have about $65 million in Gulf Coast Restoration Funds for projects around South Mississippi. Counties, cities, and developers have…
10/2 - Nice Tonight, Rain Chances Increase Sunday
The end of the work week starts off fairly quiet, but rain chances will steadily increase as we move through the weekend and into next week. Tonight, expect…
Fundraising groups step up to help reopen national park sites and welcome visitors
By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the state’s most-visited cultural attractions operating. Now, the group is committed to doing that for…
The Funny Pages Restaurant and Comedy Club coming to Downtown Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A brand new hot spot for food lovers and comedy fans is opening in Downtown Gulfport. The Funny Pages Restaurant and Comedy…
Seaside Social benefiting Elijah’s Closet
Elijah’s Closet will be hosting their Seaside Social in November. Emily Williams joins us ahead of the fun for what can be expected. The Seaside Social auction takes place November 8…
OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world’s most valuable startup
By MATT O’BRIEN OpenAI could now be the world’s most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker. Current and former OpenAI employees sold…
Gulfport PD searching for missing man: Tommy McCullom
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Tommy Lee McCullom of Gulfport, Mississippi. McCullom is described as a 77-year-old black male, approximately 5’11” tall, weighing 210 pounds, with brown eyes and a bald…
Shuckers named Southern League Finalists for four MiLB organizational awards
BILOXI, MS – Minor League Baseball announced today that the Biloxi Shuckers have been named a Southern League Finalist for four MiLB Organizational Awards These awards are set to be awarded on Monday, October 6, during the annual MiLB Awards…
Justice Department fires key prosecutor in elite office already beset by turmoil, AP sources say
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department fired a top national security prosecutor amid criticism from a right-wing commentator over his work during the Biden administration, further roiling the prominent U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District…
68-year-old Lucedale woman killed in crash in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 613 in Jackson County on Wednesday, October 1. A 2020 Toyota Highlander driven by 68-year-old Lillian Byrd of Lucedale was traveling north when it collided with…
Man arrested for stabbing father to death in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Jackson County Sheriff’s Department made an arrest Thursday involving a stabbing that occurred around noon. Deputies were called out to the St. Andrews community for a possible home invasion. After investigating the cameras, they followed the…
Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in blue states
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The cuts…
Long Beach city leaders host economic possibilities tour
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) -- Roughly one dozen potential investors and business leaders toured sites across the City of Long Beach as part of Wednesday's economic possibilities tour.…
Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
By AAMER MADHANI and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following…
Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election, Adelita Grijalva arrived at the U.S. Capitol, where her father had served for decades. But as she roamed the familiar halls, she said she could not…
New Wiggins police chief focusing on community above all
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Wiggins Police Department is welcoming a new chief as of last Friday! We sat down with him to see what his focus will…
Two Delta jets damaged in ‘low-speed collision’ on LaGuardia taxiway, injuring 1
By JOSH FUNK Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a “low-speed…
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Hosemann sets sights on Jackson economic development and housing
By MOLLY MINTA/Mississippi Today Exactly three months after Jackson Mayor John Horhn took office, his former colleagues in the state Senate are announcing a new emphasis on boosting the capital city’s economy. Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s announcement did not detail…
Armed robbery suspects wanted in Biloxi turn themselves in
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Biloxi Police Department reported that the two suspects wanted for armed robbery have turned themselves in. De’Suaveyeno Henry and K’alec Kelly were wanted for an armed robbery that occurred on September 30th, 2025, in the 100…
Moss Point mayor speaks on police departures
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight spoke out on the resignation of former Police Chief Brandon Ashley. Ashley resigned on September 24 with multiple officers following…
Gatorade and Cheetos are among the Pepsi products getting a natural dye makeover
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TED SHAFFREY VALHALLA, New York (AP) — Pepsi has a new challenge: keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colorful without the artificial dyes that U.S. consumers are increasingly rejecting. PepsiCo, which also makes Doritos, Cap’n Crunch cereal, Funyuns and Mountain Dew, announced in…
Charges upgraded for man charged in sex crimes involving a child in Harrison County
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-Charges have been upgraded for a man who had been charged with sex crimes involving a child. Thirty-six-year-old Kurtis Emmert has now been charged with one felony count of statutory rape and grooming of a child. Emmert…
British police say deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a terrorist attack
By PAN PYLAS, BRIAN MELLEY and IAN HODGSON MANCHESTER, England (AP) — An assailant drove a car into people outside a synagogue Thursday in northern England and then began stabbing them, killing two and seriously wounding three in a terrorist attack on the holiest day…
Fatal crash in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Biloxi police confirmed with WXXV that there was a fatal crash Thursday morning. The crash happened on Highway 67 between Big John Road and Highway 15 around 6:15 a.m. Biloxi police say it is unknown at this…
Former Greyhound Garrett Crochet dominates for the Red Sox and earns First Playoff Win.
In his first playoff start of his MLB career, Red Sox left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet showed that he was truly made for…
West Harrison's Sean Fairley receives two Division I Track and Field Offers in two days!
Our WXXV Play of the Day comes out of West Harrison high school! A big congratulations are in order for track…
Introducing our WXXV Student Athlete of the Week, West Harrison's Jordan Stapleton!
This past Friday night, the West Harrison Hurricanes defeated a gritty St. Martin Yellow Jacket team with a final score of 26-21. Not only…
Twelve Coast Football players earn Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Honors!
This Wednesday started off with some huge news for our high school football players on the Mississippi Gulf Coast as two all star rosters have officially been announced!…
Ocean Springs Alum Avery Weed wins third career Individual Title with Mississippi State Golf!
Mississippi State's Women's Golf team wrapped up their third tournament of the fall earlier today in Arkansas at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational.…
Zonta Arts and Craft Festival taking place in Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Pascagoula is hosting their annual Zonta Arts and Crafts Festival. That takes over Downtown on October 4. Admission is free with…
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is almost here. Here’s what to know
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Lights, camera, action. Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” arrives Friday. Are you ready for it? Swift announced her latest era back in August, when she began teasing the release. Here’s everything you…
Joppa Shiners hosting golf tournament this Saturday
The Joppa Shriners is hosting a four-man scramble golf tournament this Saturday. This tournament takes place at the Bayou Vista Golf Course starting at 8 a.m. It is a…
Wall Street sets more records, but bond yields drop following discouraging data on the job market
By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose to more records on Wednesday, as Wall Street still doesn’t care much about the shutdown of the U.S. government, but yields sank in the bond market following the latest discouraging signals on the…
Residents of a NYC public housing tower escape unharmed after a massive chimney collapses
By DAVID R. MARTIN NEW YORK (AP) — A massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a New York City apartment building collapsed after an explosion Wednesday, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground. Firefighters work near…
Empty the Shelters campaign begins at Humane Society of South Mississippi
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Humane Society of South Mississippi kicked off its Empty the Shelters campaign Wednesday, coinciding with National Black Dog Day. That is…
Local elected officials react to government shutdown
Some of our local government officials have issued statements in regards to the government shutdown. Mississippi Congressman Mike Ezell released a response, saying: “The House did its job and…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer casts doubt on a 2028 presidential bid
By ISABELLA VOLMERT LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast doubt on the prospect of running for president in 2028 while speaking in Toronto on Wednesday. Whitmer was asked by a Canadian journalist in a moderated discussion whether she is considering seeking the…
Kilauea’s lava soared as high as a skyscraper during a 6-hour eruption. Here’s what to know
By AUDREY McAVOY HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater at semiregular intervals since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a fire hose of molten rock. On Wednesday, the volcano had…
Training drill Thursday in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Harrison County Board of Supervisors announced that Thursday, October 2 there will be a training drill taking place in Biloxi. This will be happening from 9 a.m.…