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Update on Long Beach Gateway Project
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Long Beach is sharing progress on their gateway project. Officials say the concrete and rebar platform for the tower, the central focal point…
Prosecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump’s DC crime surge, judge says
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 50 people have faced federal charges in Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump’s emergency law-and-order surge began last month. Already, prosecutors have dropped at least 11 of those cases, an unusually high collapse rate that judges…
Suspect in custody after driver rams car into FBI building gate in Pittsburgh
By PETER SMITH PITTSBURGH (AP) — A suspect has been taken into custody after a driver rammed a car into a security gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh early Wednesday, then removed an American flag from the back seat and…
2025 Gold Star Families Remembrance Week
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Georgia Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock introduced a resolution to honor the sacrifices made by families of military service members. The measure established September 21 through the…
As officials searched for Charlie Kirk’s shooter, suspect confessed to his partner, prosecutor says
By JESSE BEDAYN, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JOHN SEEWER PROVO, Utah (AP) — As authorities worked feverishly to find the person who assassinated Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last week, the 22-year-old man now charged with the crime was texting with his romantic partner and…
Delta State University holds press conference on tragic death of student Demartravion "Trey" Reed
CLEVELAND, Miss. - September 17, 2025 - Delta State University (DSU) today convened a press conference to address the heartbreaking loss of 21-year-old student Demartravion "Trey" Reed, whose body was discovered on campus on September 15. University President…
King Charles III chats warmly with Trump in Windsor, starting the president’s second UK state visit
By JILL LAWLESS, MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT WINDSOR, England (AP) — President Donald Trump basked in a British royal spectacle Wednesday, greeted by military honor guards and mounted troops in red and gold as King Charles III’s guest at Windsor Castle for the start of…
What we’ve learned about the suspect in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Authorities released new information Tuesday indicating that the 22-year-old Utah man accused in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk did a fair amount of planning before the attack on a college campus. Tyler Robinson is charged…
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System earns high marks in quality rankings
The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi has earned a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Quality…
Care Closet continues mission of giving back
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Coast group Women of Wisdom continued their outreach of giving back to other Coast women Tuesday with the continuation of their Care Closet’s Transformation Tuesday.…
Why prosecutors charged Luigi Mangione with terrorism and a judge said no
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors tried to use a 9/11-era terrorism law in their case against Luigi Mangione. But a judge ruled Tuesday that the state anti-terror statute doesn’t apply to the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief…
Indiana man charged with sending online threat that caused US Naval Academy lockdown
By BRIAN WITTE ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An Indiana man has been charged in federal court with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland last week, the U.S. attorney’s office…
City of Bay St. Louis updates discussed at Hancock Chamber Power Hour meeting
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The Hancock Chamber of Commerce hosted a special power hour lunch break Tuesday morning at Our Lady of the Gulf…
New Navy Chiefs pinned at Seabee base, marking milestone in careers
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Dozens of sailors assigned to the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport now have a new rank, and were recognized on…
Walk-in tours available for historic Charnley-Norwood House in Ocean Springs
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Charnley-Norwood House in Ocean Springs is now open for walk-in tours. The home was designed by Louis Sullivan in 1890 with…
Trump extends TikTok shutdown deadline for fourth time after reaching framework deal with China
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16, giving time to complete the framework of the deal announced Monday after talks between American…
Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
By JESSE BEDAYN, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JOHN SEEWER PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had…
Investigation continues into the death of Delta State student
Police are investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi. The campus police chief says multiple agencies are looking into the Monday death of 21-year-old Demartravion…
Kroc Center celebrates 14 years on the Coast
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Biloxi is celebrating 14 years on the Coast with events all week long. Spirit Week kicked off with crazy sock Monday. Kids…
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to hurt the job market and lead to price increases. Retail sales…
Trump files $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has added The New York Times to the list of media companies he’s challenged in court, filing a $15 billion defamation lawsuit that targets four of its journalists in a book…
More than a dozen injured in Minneapolis shootings at homeless camp and near transit station
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight people have been wounded, including four with critical injuries, in a shooting at a homeless camp on private property in Minneapolis, police said. The shooting happened just hours after and blocks away from another shooting that…
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder and weapon and obstruction offenses
By JESSE BEDAYN, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JOHN SEEWER PROVO, Utah (AP) — Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder. The charge means Robinson could face…