Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 28 dead
The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis.
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Jackpot winner in $730 million Powerball sold in Maryland
Winning numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 40-53-60-68-69 and a Powerball of 22.
Krewe of Porches preparations underway in Ocean Springs
Like many other cities and organizations, the City of Discovery has discovered a new way to celebrate carnival season. Ocean Springs business owners and residents are finding creative new ways to celebrate carnival season this year. Enter…
Huntington Ingalls awards more than $99,000 in STEM grants to schools on the Coast
Huntington Ingalls Industries is helping the next generation of scientists and engineers by assisting schools in Mississippi and Alabama with funding for science, technology, engineering, and math initiatives. Science, technology, engineering, and math are coming alive in…
Charges dropped for 1 of 6 suspects in Vancleave shooting that injured a 17-year-old
VANCLEAVE, Miss. (WXXV) — Charges have been dropped against one of six suspects in what authorities say appears to be a drug-related shooting that injured a 17-year-old teenager. 20-year-old Dequante Gillett of Moss Point was released from…
Fighting COVID-19 on several fronts in Mississippi
The vaccinations are rolling out across the state, but COVID cases are still surging in Mississippi. With today’s latest report from the state health department making January the second deadliest month so far for coronavirus deaths in…
Remembering Caleb Lett
It takes a village to raise a child and the church mothers of Caleb Lett, a 19-year-old who was murdered Monday night in Moss Point, speak out. Nineteen-year-old Caleb Lett was a student at Mississippi Gulf Coast…
Second round of vaccines distributed at Pass Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center
Pass Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center residents and staff got their second round of the Pfizer COVID vaccine today. More than 50 residents live at the nursing home. Around 40 of those residents and a number of…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation investigating officer-involved shooting in Biloxi
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation released new information on the officer-involved shooting that happened Friday, January 15th at the Harrison County Courthouse. A deputy with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded to a disturbance outside the Harrison…
Huntington Ingalls Industries awards more than $99,000 in STEM grants to Gulf Coast schools
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has awarded $99,890 in grants to 26 schools and educational organizations in Mississippi and Alabama for science, technology, engineering and math initiatives. “The educators…
Donald Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of comeback
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - His term at an end, President Donald Trump has said farewell to Washington. Trump has arrived in Florida in the last hour of his presidency, skipping Joe Biden's inauguration.…
Biden takes the helm as president
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden has taken the helm as the 46th president of the United States, summoning the tradition of American resilience to confront a historic confluence of crises. He used his inaugural address to urge people to come…
Gulfport police arrests man on one count of homicide
On January 20, 2021, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 36-year-old John William Anderson on one count of Homicide. On January 12, 2021, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to a stabbing in the 2400 block of Demaret…
Mississippi Dept. of Health reports 1,702 new COVID-19 cases, 64 deaths Wednesday morning
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 1,227 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 19 deaths as of Monday, January 11, 2021. One death was reported in Harrison County. In the southernmost six counties of Mississippi, the numbers of COVID-19 cases were as follows: George — 1,897 (17 new) Hancock […]
No-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits ‘Tiger King’
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – One name missing in President Donald Trump’s flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. The zookeeper-turned-reality-TV-star is now serving a 22-year federal prison sentence in Texas. His backers were so confident in a pardon that they readied a limousine and a hair and wardrobe team for Joe Exotic, whose real […]
Female bass fishing team from D'Iberville receive scholarships
Ladies and lures has been a winning combination for the D’Iberville High School bass fishing team as two of its female members have accumulated several accolades including college scholarships. D’Iberville High School sophomore Leslie Redding and junior Anna Hokamp have…
Teacher pay raise bill advances in Mississippi Legislature
A proposal to increase Mississippi teachers pay is advancing at the state capitol. Senate Bill 2001 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday. The bill passed the education committee last week. It will go to the full…
Crosby Parker sworn in as district attorney
Family, friends, and colleagues gathered this afternoon to welcome the new top lawyer for the Second Circuit Court District. The Second Circuit Court District has a new DA. Crosby Parker, an 11-year veteran of the District Attorney’s…
Mardi Gras 2021: Mardi Gras with a new twist
For more than a century, South Mississippians have celebrated carnival season and Mardi Gras. This year, COVID has led to the cancelation of some of the Coast’s most popular and wide-spread celebrations. This new chapter in Mardi…
Singing River hosted COVID vaccine drive-thru
More shots in arms as Singing River administers more COVID vaccines to patients 75 and older in Jackson County. Singing River had about 940 COVID vaccine appointments set up for today at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. They…
Governor Reeves Names Mississippi Development Authority Leader
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced John Rounsaville as the leader of the Mississippi Development Authority. He has been serving as Interim Director of the MDA since May of 2020. Rounsaville was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as State Director for USDA…
100,000 Mississippians receive first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
Governor Tate Reeves says more than 100,000 people in Mississippi have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The governor says there’s still a long way to go in vaccinating a state of three million, but…
Suspect and victim identified in fatal shooting in Moss Point
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — The identities of a suspect and the victim in a fatal shooting in Moss Point have been released. On Monday, January 18, 2021, at 8:22PM, Moss Point Police Department Dispatch received a call of shooting…
Mets fire GM after he sent explicit texts to female reporter
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets general manager Jared Porter was fired Tuesday after sending graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs…