On February 29, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 36-year-old Milki Mussa Ibrahim and charged him with two counts of armed robbery, one count of possession of a weapon after felony conviction, and one count of escape. On February 23,…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG Updated 2:58 PM CST, February 29, 2024 Share JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Legislature is sending a bill to the governor that will allow women with low incomes to get Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy, in an…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG Updated 1:47 PM CST, February 28, 2024 JACKSON, Miss (AP) — A bill proposed in Mississippi would close three of the state’s eight public universities, but lawmakers in the House and Senate said Wednesday that it is unlikely…
Wednesday morning, Gulfport High School held its annual Prom Promise where they staged a mock fatal car wreck before its upcoming prom. Seniors in the school’s law and…
BY MARK SHERMAN Updated 5:26 PM CST, February 28, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, calling into question whether his case could…
While I-10 E is closed, crews will place concrete beams, perform bracing and install safety devices across the eastbound lanes, a critical process in the construction of the new overpass.…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG Updated 3:07 PM CST, February 28, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led House passed a bill Wednesday that would expand Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents, — a landmark shift after state leaders refused to consider…
The search for an 82-year-old Pass Christian man tragically came to an end when he was found dead near his home Tuesday. WXXV’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week,…
The Justice Department announced today its findings that conditions of confinement at three Mississippi Department of Corrections facilities violate the 8th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The Department’s 60-page report details its findings from a thorough investigation of…
David Shoemaker received the majority of the votes in the special election to fill the Ward 7 seat of the Biloxi City Council. Shoemaker took the lead Tuesday night after the polls closed at the Woolmarket City Center. Shoemaker received…
Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley made a stop at the Lyman Senior Center to talk to locals. Sheriff Haley discussed the transition and the first few…
According to Gulfport Police, 90-year-old Emma Lopez Garcia of Gulfport has been safely located.
The Pass Christian man who went missing Saturday has been found deceased. Eighty-two-year-old Mahdi Suluki was last seen on Saturday around 1 p.m. near the 200 block of Alicia Street. A Silver Alert and a search were quickly put into…
WXXV Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight is joined by Grant Chighizola as we continue our Celebrate Cities series in Lucedale! This week they are celebrating all things Lucedale! In this series, we will be highlighting cities all across the Gulf Coast.…
PASCAGOULA — Legendary singer/songwriter John Hiatt, who the Los Angeles Times once called “…one of rock's most astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years,” is coming to Pascagoula. Hiatt, who has been nominated for nine Grammys and has been awarded…
The Sound Amphitheater has announced its lineup for the opening of the Gautier stage. 70s icons KC & The Sunshine Band will open the Amphitheater on April 12, followed by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit on April 19. All…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he intentionally avoided hot-button issues and political conflict in his State of the State speech Monday, instead calling for legislators to support economic development by funding roads,…
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. 1 in 3 young people will enter into an abusive or unhealthy romantic relationship, but how can guardians at home…
Ocean Springs, MS – The Ocean Springs Police Department is proud to announce the promotion of Steven Dye to the position of Deputy Police Chief, effective February 7, 2024. Deputy Chief Dye brings a wealth of experience and dedication to…
Thirty students from 14 schools on the Coast have advanced to become National Merit Scholarship Program finalists. More than 16,000 semifinalists were named nationwide in September. To become a finalist, students had to submit a scholarship application that included their…
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Officials held a procession Monday for two Mississippi National Guardsmen who died Friday in a helicopter crash. The ceremony began at a hospital in Booneville, Mississippi, near where the helicopter plummeted into a wooded area during a training…
On February 26, 2024, Willie Alphonse Hurd, Jr., 45, of Moss Point, Mississippi was convicted of the murders of Markus Davison, 42, and Tremaine Moore, 38, both of Moss Point, Mississippi. The case was before the Circuit Court of Jackson…
This weekend, over a thousand members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated gathered for a statewide cluster at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center. The Mississippi…