Memorial hosting blood drive Wednesday
As a result of critical blood shortage, Memorial is stepping up and hosting a blood drive at the Memorial Medical Office Building atrium located on 13th Street in Gulfport. The blood…
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Comeback Coolers brings relief to storm victims in Kentucky
Local organization Comeback Coolers is in Bowling Green, Kentucky delivering their famous coolers covered in well-wishes and filled with refreshments. A small, but priceless gesture to lift…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for November 30th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for November 30th are: 8-3-6. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 6 at Michigan school
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at…
Rapper Young Dolph, 36, dead after being shot outside of Memphis bakery
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rapper Young Dolph has died following a shooting outside of a bakery in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 36. The shooting took place in front of Makeda's Cookies, a renowned bakery in the area, according to FOX13 in…
Mourning starts as Houston officials probe concert deaths
HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators Sunday worked to determine how eight people died in a crush of fans at a Houston music festival, as families mourned the dead and concertgoers recounted the horror and confusion of being trapped in the crowd.…
Louisiana lifts mask mandate amid sharp drop in COVID cases
Louisiana is ending its statewide indoor mask mandate after emerging from its latest and worst coronavirus spike of the pandemic and seeing a sharp decline in new COVID-19 infections, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday. The decision marks one of…
Some workers at Stennis Space Center to protest vaccine rules
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Some workers at a sprawling space center near the Mississippi-Louisiana line plan to protest federal requirements that they become vaccinated against COVID-19. The John C. Stennis Space Center workers plan a prayer rally Tuesday afternoon in…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for October 25th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for October 25th are: 6-4-6. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11
WASHINGTON (AP) — Children age 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said Wednesday as it detailed plans for the expected…
Police: 3rd man wanted in Mobile, Alabama HS football game shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Police have released the name of a third man wanted in a shooting that wounded two adults and three teenagers outside a high school football game in Alabama. Mobile police said Monday that they have five…
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies from COVID-19 complications
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, the first Black Secretary of State, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19, his family said in a statement on Facebook. Powell, 84, was fully vaccinated from COVID-19, his family said. Powell…
Federal immigration agents to end practice of worksite raids
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents will end mass workplace arrests of immigrant employees suspected of living in the U.S. without legal permission, according to a memo issued Tuesday by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorka. Instead, the focus will shift…
Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks
By LINDSEY TANNER Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday. Bleeding risks for adults in their 60s…
Justice Department again presses to halt Texas abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas — The Biden administration urged the courts again to step in and suspend a new Texas law that has banned most abortions since early September, as clinics hundreds of miles away remain busy with Texas patients making long journeys to…
Caskets, vaults still displaced in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida
LAFITTE, La. — Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana with furious winds that ripped roofs off buildings and storm surge so powerful it moved homes. What it wrought on the living it also wrought on the dead, moving vaults and caskets…
Louisiana: Child, 6, dies in 'campfire' started in a play fort
GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he and two siblings, ages 9 and 4, were playing with fire in a “fort” made from a concrete stairway on a flatbed trailer. The children used a lighter…
Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.…
Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue into Monday
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions. By late morning Monday, Southwest had canceled about 365 flights — 10% of its schedule for the day — and more than 600 others…
Shell warns of possible $500 million hit from Hurricane Ida
(AP) — Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell warned Thursday that it will take an earnings hit of up to $500 million as a result of the disruptions caused by Hurricane Ida, which hit the Gulf of Mexico in late August.…
Lawsuit: LSU brushed off complaints against accused rapist
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana State University officials did little to address allegations of sexual harassment and assault against a French graduate student, enabling his interactions with undergraduate women and high school girls, even after learning he had been arrested…
Student taken into custody hours after Texas school shooting
By JAMIE STENGLE and JILL BLEED Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Police have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured. Police say 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins fled…
EXPLAINER: Why Facebook is holding off on kids' Instagram
By BARBARA ORTUTAY Bowing — perhaps only for a moment — to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and child development experts, Facebook said Monday it will “pause” its work on a kids' version of its photo and video-oriented Instagram…
Harrison County beaches and Hwy 90 still closed
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has not reopened Highway 90. Conditions on sections of the highway remain hazardous. Non-official traffic on Highway 90 impedes MDOT’s ability to return Highway 90 to safe conditions. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors has…