By JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL Updated 10:46 AM CDT, September 9, 2025 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar on Tuesday as they considered a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The…
KILN, Miss. (WXXV) -- Parade season truly never comes to an end in South Mississippi. On Monday, Hancock High School kicked off its homecoming week with its…
By ANNIE MA and TODD FEATHERS Updated 11:02 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years,…
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…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Mississippi State University has been fined $500,000 by the Southeastern Conference for its fans rushing the field following a home win over then-No. 12 Arizona State. The Bulldogs knocked off the Sun Devils 24-20 on Saturday and their…
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…
By PATRICK WHITTLE Updated 4:05 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the United States the pest…
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Rupert Murdoch’s family has reached a deal on control of his media empire after his death. The agreement ensures no change in direction at Fox News, a popular network for President Donald Trump and…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- Road work that began Monday in Ocean Springs is scheduled to continue Tuesday. Road striping work on Government Street from Washington Avenue to…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The 18th annual Ricky Peden Memorial Golf Tournament honors the legacy of Ricky Peden, a beloved community member whose passion for helping…
By DAVID FISCHER Updated 4:51 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida stood before a group of potential jurors in a Florida…
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- Twenty new members will be inducted into the Moss Point Sports Hall of Fame on September 18. The ceremony will be…
By SOPHIA TAREEN Updated 4:28 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 CHICAGO (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security trumpeted the start of a new immigration operation Monday in Chicago, stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety as the city remained on alert for a federal…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Mert's Satsumas, a popular local fruit farm in Gulfport, will not have a crop this year. The news is a result…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Updated 3:39 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high…
By ED WHITE Updated 1:43 PM CDT, September 7, 2025 Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases,…
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WXXV)- A Bay St. Louis doctor was arrested in Louisiana for indecent behavior with juveniles. Thirty-two-year-old Brandon Bunol is also charged with computer solicitation with a minor and the Louisiana Attorney Generals Office alleges Bunol had…
By STAN CHOE Updated 3:04 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks nudged higher ahead of a week with several data reports that could dictate by how much or even whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates…
Ron Spradling is a Biloxi man who won big at the Iowa State Fair this year. Let’s dive right in on this achievement involving his beard.
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-Biloxi police make an arrest in a deadly car crash all the way back on July 20. Twenty-three-year-old Katelyn Posey of Vancleave was taken into custody Friday on charges of DUI causing death. Biloxi Police say Posey was…
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Updated 2:38 PM CDT, September 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. Trump has said…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Updated 10:22 AM CDT, September 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he’s ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, moving…
By PABLO MONSIVAIS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Updated 8:25 PM CDT, September 7, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials on Sunday removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department taking to social media last week to announce a generous donation from a local school. Crossroads Elementary in Gulfport donated almost 200 bicycle helmets to…
