New coastal waters to open for shrimping
Starting at 6 a.m. Monday morning, new waters near Biloxi will officially open for commercial and recreational shrimping. These include areas south and west of Biloxi Bay near Deer…
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Officials cut the ribbon on the Long Beach Railroad Crossing Project
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- MDOT and city officials have cut the ribbon to celebrate the completion of the railroad crossing improvement project over in Long…
New crane in place at Port of Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Port of Gulfport’s newest crane is now officially in place after arriving to the port Thursday. Port officials say the new ship to shore…
Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan discusses town center project
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- Gautier is moving forward with its master plan to create a town center on the Old Singing River Mall property. The city broke ground on…
Mississippi sets execution date for man who killed a college student in 1993
By SOPHIE BATES Updated 12:17 PM CDT, September 12, 2025 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday set an Oct. 15 execution date for the man convicted of kidnapping and killing a college student in 1993. Charles Ray…
Suspect in New Year's Day triple homicide in Greene County indicted on capital murder charges
STATE LINE, Miss. (WXXV)- The suspect in the New Year’s Day triple homicide in State Line has been indicted. Thirty-seven-year-old Drexler Dwight Johnson has been indicted by a Greene County grand jury on three counts of capital murder and one…
Narcotics arrest at safety checkpoint in Pearl River County
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department shared an arrest was made at a safety checkpoint on September 9. At the checkpoint, deputies found Bryan Davis driving with a suspended driver’s license. A lawful search of…
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities say
Utah's governor says the Charlie Kirk assassination suspect is believed to have acted alone and the investigation is ongoing despite his arrest. The man accused in the Kirk assassination had earlier expressed to family his opposition to the viewpoints of…
Trump says ‘with a high degree of certainty’ that suspect in Charlie Kirk killing has been caught
President Donald Trump said Friday “with a high degree of certainty” that the suspect in the Charlie Kirk killing has been caught. Federal investigators and state officials on Thursday had released photos and a video of the person they believe is responsible.…
WOW gives back to first responders in remembrance of 9/11
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Women of Wisdom hosted their seventh annual Honor First Responders event along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a moving tribute to the heroes…
Service members honor fallen first responders with 9/11 stair climb in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Thursday marked the 24th anniversary of the largest act of terrorism in our nation’s history. The Seabee base in Gulfport…
Coast death row inmate’s latest appeal denied by state Supreme Court
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…
Ole Miss dismisses employee for comments related to Charlie Kirk's death
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,…
FBI releases photos of person of interest in Kirk shooting as investigators appeal to public
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…
Rifle is recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk’s killer, who blended in on Utah school campus
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…
US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
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…
Shooter still at large after conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university
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…
Ocean Springs mayor gives city updates at breakfast with mayor event
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.…
Biloxi man sentenced for touching of a child for lustful purposes
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…
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Utah college event; shooter in custody, FBI says
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…
Faery Court Ball in Biloxi will benefit local non-profits
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…
Save money on the cost of college tuition with MPACT program
If you are a parent with a child in college or eventually going to college in Mississippi, you know about the cost of tuition and…
Gulfport man arrested on multiple charges including armed carjacking, kidnapping
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A man has been arrested on multiple charges in Gulfport. Thirty-three-year-old Reginald Johnson of Gulfport was charged with one count of armed robbery, one count of armed carjacking, and one count of kidnapping. On September 8, officers…
88-year-old Vancleave man identified as victim in fatal Jackson County crash
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The victim in a fatal Monday morning accident in Jackson County has been identified. On September 8, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash in Jackson County. According to MHP, 88-year-old John Kowal of…