20 new citizens take Oath of Citizenship in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The newest citizens of the United States of America took the Oath of Citizenship Thursday morning in Gulfport. A naturalization ceremony took place at…
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Villanova says a report of a campus shooter was a ‘cruel hoax’
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — A report of a shooter on Villanova University’s campus was a “cruel hoax,” the school’s president said Thursday. “There was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of firearms on campus,” the Rev. Peter M.…
Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Updated 12:36 PM CDT, August 21, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive financial penalty a state judge imposed on President Donald Trump, while narrowly upholding a finding…
California is set to act fast after Texas advances congressional maps to boost Republicans
By TRÂN NGUYỄN and JIM VERTUNO Updated 1:53 PM CDT, August 21, 2025 SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — The national tit-for-tat redistricting battle entered its next phase Thursday as California Democrats launched their final legislative push to redraw their congressional map to add up…
US applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically low
By MATT OTT Updated 7:52 AM CDT, August 21, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for unemployment benefits for…
Mississippi State Department of Health declares infant mortality emergency
The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency over rising infant mortality rates in the state. Data from 2024 shows the overall rate…
Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio, whose empathy in court earned him fame online, dies at 88
By STEVE LeBLANC Updated 12:18 AM CDT, August 21, 2025 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of “ Caught in Providence,” has died. He was…
2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores show mixed results
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Department of Education released the 2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program results. This year’s results showed increased proficiency in some grades and content areas, but a slight drop in overall proficient and advanced scores. The percentages…
Trump to join Washington patrol while feds deploy checkpoints around city
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JACQUELYN MARTIN Updated 12:45 PM CDT, August 21, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to join a Thursday evening patrol in the nation’s capital as federal authorities deploy checkpoints around the city and sometimes ask people for their immigration…
Waveland Ground Zero Museum celebrates 20 years of rebirth after Hurricane Katrina
WAVELAND, Miss. -- As we approach the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, we take a look at Waveland, the storm’s ground zero, and…
Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds and floods part of a NC highway as it slowly moves out to sea
By ALLEN G. BREED and JOHN SEEWER Updated 9:03 AM CDT, August 21, 2025 RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster-sized…
Menendez brothers face parole hearings after decades in prison for parents’ 1989 murders
By JAIMIE DING Updated 6:25 AM CDT, August 21, 2025 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Menendez brothers will make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they’ve been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years…
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has died
COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. (AP) — Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion…
Undercover drug bust leads to arrest of two in Harrison County
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Two people were arrested on felony drug trafficking charges in Harrison County. The arrests stem from an undercover operation by the Harrison County Narcotics Task Force. As a result of the operation, Yarnesia Ro’Shay McClary and…
Picayune Police Department increases effectiveness of drug busts, leading to decrease in offenses
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV) -- It's in the news every day: drugs making their way into the hands of community members, changing lives forever. "If a community thinks…
Unit at State Penitentiary at Parchman suffers from roof damage
The State Department of Corrections says a unit at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman has suffered roof damage. This damage comes from a storm on Tuesday night. Officials report no injuries to staff or inmates. Those inmates in the…
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign kicking off along the Coast
GULF COAST, Miss. (WXXV)- Law enforcement agencies across the Coast are kicking off their ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaigns. Drivers are seeing…
Mississippi Alliance for Child and Community Advocacy annual leadership conference
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Alliance for Child and Community Advocacy hosted day one of its annual leadership conference at IP Resort Casino Wednesday. This two-day…
At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says
By MIKE STOBBE Updated 4:14 PM CDT, August 20, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices in the wake of a recent court decision that protected…
Gulfport 15-year-old charged with possession of a gun on school property and shooting at a vehicle
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-The Gulfport Police Department arrested a 15-year-old and charged him with one count of possession of a handgun on school property and one count of shooting at a vehicle. The teen is a student at Harrison County School…
‘Ocean of Opportunity’ offering free children’s admission at Mississippi Aquarium
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Hancock Whitney is teaming up with the Mississippi Aquarium, allowing kids 12 and younger into the aquarium for free on select days. This will…
Wall Street steadies after Nvidia, Palantir and other AI stars trim their losses
By STAN CHOE, YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT Updated 3:29 PM CDT, August 20, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday after Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared most of their steep losses from the morning. The S&P…
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Updated 2:03 PM CDT, August 20, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge who presided over the sex trafficking case against financier Jeffrey Epstein has joined two other judges in rejecting the government’s request to unseal grand…
SHEA Community Baby Shower
The Mississippi Public Health Institute’s SHEA Program is putting on a free community baby shower at the end of the month in Gulfport. Here to tell us more are Elizabeth Ozene and…