GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV ) - Excitement filled the halls at Anniston Avenue Elementary as students in grades 1 through 5 returned to campus for the school’s annual Supply Drop-Off Day. With…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The North Gulfport Civic Club hosted its 24th edition of their annual community breakfast Thursday morning. The annual event creates community spirit and addresses…
By WILL WEISSERT Updated 4:08 PM CDT, July 24, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for — attempting to…
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-Three Mississippi Department of Corrections officers are now behind bars after smuggling contraband into a Mississippi prison. Sherry McCollum, Kiarra Michael, and Theresa Hasty…
By TOM MURPHY Updated 1:31 PM CDT, July 24, 2025 UnitedHealth Group says it is cooperating with federal criminal and civil investigations involving its market-leading Medicare business. The health care giant said Thursday that it had contacted the Department of Justice…
By MATT OTT Updated 7:47 AM CDT, July 24, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for jobless aid fell for the sixth straight week, hitting the lowest level since mid-April. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims…
By MIKE STOBBE Updated 10:26 AM CDT, July 24, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was…
By DAVID FISCHER Updated 11:05 PM CDT, July 23, 2025 FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course will return to court Thursday to once again explain why he…
By MARK KENNEDY Updated 1:05 PM CDT, July 24, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single “Feels So Good” and later became a voice actor on the animated TV…
By MATT OTT and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 8:53 AM CDT, July 24, 2025 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirmed Thursday that they are in merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with service stretching from the East to the West…
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Updated 9:56 AM CDT, July 24, 2025 Pura Scents is recalling more than 850,000 diffusers because some magnets may detach and cause a possible ingestion hazard to children. The company is recalling about 851,400 Pura 4 Smart Home…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) - A new scholarship is paving the way for Pearl River Community College students to continue their education along the Mississippi…
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about…
By ADRIAN SAINZ Updated 10:51 PM CDT, July 23, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials were set to meet on Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a person familiar with the matter. The meeting in Florida, which Deputy Attorney General…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- With kids getting ready to go back to school, parents are loading backpacks with books and supplies, preparing for a successful year. We…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Wednesday marked a milestone for Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, as officials cut the ribbon for its third t-hangar. This expands the facility's general aviation area,…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Biloxi Shuckers are teaming up with a coastal football team, the Gulf Coast Raiders to host a supply drive. The…
A singular vehicle crash on South Swan Rd and Highway 49 in Gulfport has left one person dead. Harrison County Coroner, Brian Switzer, has identified the victim as 58 year old Steven Johnson of Saucier. It was around 7:09 PM…
By SARA CLINE Updated 12:51 PM CDT, July 23, 2025 Nine men accused of breaking out of a New Orleans city jail in May after slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a barbed wire fence pleaded not guilty to escape…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- In Ocean Springs, a road closure is planned for Friday, July 25. The road closure is at the intersection of Jackson and Porter Avenues. The…
By SUSAN HAIGH Updated 2:58 PM CDT, July 23, 2025 The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday marked its upcoming 250th anniversary with the release of new commemorative stamps, including an exclusive, modernized version of the nation’s first 5-cent stamp featuring Benjamin…
Dr. Josh Luke with Memorial Hospital joins us in studio to discuss signs of heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and how to stay protected.
By REBECCA BOONE Updated 3:02 PM CDT, July 23, 2025 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation Wednesday as…