Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College opens W.C. Fore Parkway
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students will now have a new way to get on to the Harrison County campus and its all…
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Behind the scenes look at rehabilitation of cold-stunned turtles at MS Aquarium
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- The Mississippi Aquarium is working to rehabilitate the world’s most endangered species of sea turtles right here in Gulfport. We…
US employers slash hiring as Trump advances a punishing trade agenda
By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Updated 9:38 AM CDT, August 1, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring is slowing sharply as President Donald Trump’s erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world’s largest economy. The Labor…
Good Bros Moss Point offering free community marketplace
Edward Good of Good Bros Restaurant is here to share some exciting news about a multi-purpose parking lot that aims to help serve the community. The free community…
Investigators to wrap up public hearings into fatal midair crash between Army chopper and airplane
By JOSH FUNK Updated 5:49 AM CDT, August 1, 2025 The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday enters its third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash between an Army helicopter and commercial jet in January. Two previous…
Alabama man arrested in Jackson County on kidnapping, battery charges
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-An Alabama man is behind bars on multiple charges, including kidnapping, after being arrested in the St. Martin area. Melvin Hill is now charged with counts of kidnapping, motor vehicle theft, and sexual battery. Jackson County Sheriff’s…
Justin Herring Memorial Blizzard Battle brings friendly competition to Gulfport on Miracle Treat Day
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Gulfport's Dairy Queen celebrated Miracle Treat Day in a unique way on Thursday. Members of the Gulfport…
Justin Timberlake says he’s been diagnosed with Lyme disease
By ITZEL LUNA Updated 2:13 PM CDT, July 31, 2025 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the former NSYNC star said on Instagram Thursday. Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour, which…
Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Updated 2:49 PM CDT, July 31, 2025 The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States. More than…
Federal court denies Boston bomber’s request for new judge to oversee death sentence appeal
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Updated 4:23 PM CDT, July 31, 2025 BOSTON (AP) — A federal court on Thursday denied a request by attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over his death sentence. The…
Gaming industry could be growing in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Currently there are eight casino hotel resort operators in Biloxi. Three properties have won casino site approval recently from the Mississippi Gaming Commission. They are the…
MS Dept. of Public Safety brings mobile license express unit to Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s new mobile license express unit returned to the Gulf Coast Community Ministries Thursday morning. The…
Search for answers after Texas’ deadly floods brings lawmakers to devastated Hill Country
By NADIA LATHAN Updated 12:15 PM CDT, July 31, 2025 KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — A rural Texas county needed but lacked an updated warning system, local officials testified Thursday, when flash flooding swept away homes and vehicles and left families begging…
Government to keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasting despite planned cutoff
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Updated 1:38 PM CDT, July 31, 2025 The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to accurate…
Intermittent lane closures expected for Popp’s Ferry Bridge
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Popp’s Ferry Bridge is seeing a change to traffic Friday morning. Intermittent lane closures are scheduled for Friday, August 1 beginning at 8:30 a.m.…
Gunman shot by officers after killing 3 people outside a Reno casino has died, police say
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The suspected gunman who killed three people outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, before police officers shot and arrested him has died. Dakota Hawver, a 26-year-old Reno resident, died in the overnight hours, police announced Thursday morning. Hawver had…
Clouds force last-minute delay for astronaut launch to the International Space Station
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 11:24 AM CDT, July 31, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thick clouds prompted SpaceX to call off Thursday’s planned launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The countdown was halted at the one-minute, 7-second mark. SpaceX’s…
US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record
By MIKE STOBBE Updated 1:37 PM CDT, July 31, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday. The fraction…
'We get people in here regularly:' how Hope Thrift in Picayune helps animals in need
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV) -- Anytime you walk in Hope Thrift in Picayune, you're sure to see customers browsing the sections of…
Construction on $200 million White House ballroom to begin in September
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Updated 2:03 PM CDT, July 31, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced that construction on a $200 million ballroom will begin in September and be ready for entertaining before President Donald Trump ‘s term ends in…
Hancock High School closed to students Friday
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-There will be no school for students at Hancock High School on Friday. The school district announced on social media that the high school will be closed due to ongoing A/C issues. The closure will allow their…
Councilman Ron Roland’s family shares update on his condition
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The family of Gulfport Ward 2 Councilman Ron Roland provided another update on his health today after he sustained a serious fall and head…
The NFL’s new kickoff rule is here to stay with a slight tweak. What else is changing?
By JOSH DUBOW Updated 2:57 PM CDT, July 30, 2025 The NFL’s one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes will lead to a bigger increase in the rate of returns. The league also…
Hulk Hogan’s cause of death was a heart attack, medical examiner says
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack last week, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report released Thursday. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, the…