Pass Christian High forms Hope Squad for school year
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV)- Pass Christian High School has launched a Hope Squad for the current school year. A Hope Squad is a program designed to tackle…
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Shuckers celebrate Labor Day with free tickets for new and expecting mothers
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-The Shuckers are celebrating Labor Day a little differently this year. They have announced that all new and expecting mothers will get a free ticket to the team’s game on Labor Day. The Shuckers face off against the…
New resident at the Hattiesburg Zoo: Meet Birkenstock!
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV)- The Hattiesburg Zoo has announced they have a new resident. Birkenstock is a Screaming Hairy Armadillo, who came to the zoo from the Audubon Zoo in New…
College football traditions: Pudge The Cat has everyone purring on the Bowling Green football team
By JOE REEDY Updated 10:33 AM CDT, August 29, 2025 BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Retired NFL star and current coach Eddie George has some competition when it comes to being the most popular figure on Bowling Green’s football team. Pudge The Cat…
State Department of Safety officer receives team award
The State Department of Public Safety had an officer take home an award during a national championship. Jacyln Pendleton was awarded the Team Award at the North American…
Army joins Air Force and Navy in allowing alcohol sales at football games
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Army will begin selling alcoholic beverages at football games at Michie Stadium, athletic director Tom Theodorakis announced Wednesday. Army was the last service academy to not sell alcohol at football games. Air Force began sales…
Picayune K9 officers obtain utility team certification
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- In Picayune, Corporal Shayne Cunningham and K9 Penny have both earned the utility team certification in temperament and tracking. This was obtained through the National Narcotic…
Gag fishing seasons begins Labor Day
Gag Fishing Season in Mississippi waters opens at midnight on Labor Day, September 1. The season will run for 15 days. That season will close on September 15. This is…
State Department of Health shares new guidelines for grandparents to protect infants
As state health officials continue to promote infant safety in many aspects, a new guide is being released to help Mississippi grandparents protect their…
From empty party to an all-night stadium bash, a Mexican teen’s 15th birthday goes viral
By MARTÍN SILVA Updated 9:12 AM CDT, August 25, 2025 AXTLA DE TERRAZAS, Mexico (AP) — Cameras flashed and reporters crowded around 15-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales as she stepped from a vintage car into the pouring rain. Her friends formed…
City of Biloxi holds Hurricane Katrina Remembrance Ceremony
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Biloxi residents packed the visitors center Friday morning for the city’s Hurricane Katrina Remembrance Ceremony. Mayor FoFo Gilich, Congressman Mike Ezell, and countless others led…
Former Waveland officers recount their experiences during Hurricane Katrina
WXXV News 25’s Megan Fayard sat down with former Waveland police officers who recounted the very moment their lives changed forever. First responders are the ones tasked…
Delta agrees to pay $79M to settle lawsuit after jetliner dumped fuel on schools
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that was experiencing engine trouble dumped its fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods near Los…
Missouri’s Republican governor orders redraw of US House districts as redistricting fight expands
By DAVID A. LIEB and ANDREW DEMILLO Updated 4:32 PM CDT, August 29, 2025 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing…
City of Gulfport releases proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2026
[Gulfport. MS] – The City of Gulfport's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 was delivered to City Council members on Friday, August 29. This represents the Administration's final revision prior to the budget public hearing on September 2, 2025, at…
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection again
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 4:34 PM CDT, August 29, 2025 Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday that it has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization. The no-frills airline said it intends to conduct business…
Former Governor Haley Barbour speaks about guiding the Coast through Katrina
Anyone who experienced Hurricane Katrina will never forget the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. When you look at the Coast today it is hard…
Sunblock, charcoal ... and Powerball? Holiday weekend lottery drawing worth $1 billion
By ED WHITE and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Updated 1:32 PM CDT, August 29, 2025 DETROIT (AP) — This could buy a lot of Labor Day weekend sunblock: Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is estimated at $1 billion, the sixth-largest prize in the game’s history. Powerball, which costs $2…
Ezell introduces resolution honoring the 20th Anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Congressman Mike Ezell introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to honor the lives lost and the communities forever changed due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The resolution also recognizes ongoing efforts to rebuild and strengthen the Gulf…
More companies pull thousands of packages of shrimp for potential radioactive contamination
By JONEL ALECCIA Updated 12:12 PM CDT, August 29, 2025 More companies are recalling tens of thousands of packages of imported shrimp sold at Walmart, Kroger and other U.S. stores because they may contain radioactive contamination, according to federal notices. AquaStar USA Corp.…
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
By JANIE HAR Updated 11:42 AM CDT, August 29, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work…
Lynn Meadows commemorating Hurricane Katrina 20th anniversary
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Lynn Meadows Discovery Center will be hosting a special Hurricane Katrina commemoration on Saturday. This will honor the volunteers, staff, and local businesses that helped…
Officials attend Katrina 20th anniversary memorial event in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- August 29, 2005: a day that so many of us will never forget. It was 20 years ago on this day that Hurricane Katrina…
Texas governor signs new voting maps pushed by Trump to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold onto…