Trooper Tavon Moore returns to the Coast
Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper Tavon Moore has been escorted home following months of recovery. Trooper Moore was involved in a motorcycle accident in August. He has been in Atlanta…
Traffic stop on I-10 leads to seizure of 123 pounds of methamphetamine
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Harrison County Sheriff’s Office seized 123 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Interstate 10. On December 10, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a car hauler for a traffic violation on I10. During…
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve holding Star Party
The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting a Star Party this weekend. Jennifer Cumbest and Brianna Andrews join us with the details. The Star Party…
USM receives $2million gift to name criminal justice building
The University of Southern Mississippi is getting a major boost, thanks to a $2 million gift that will rename its newly renovated criminal justice building. This donation…
Scarlet Pearl Casino celebrates 10 years on the Coast
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- The Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort is celebrating its ten-year anniversary, marking a decade since the property first opened its doors in D’Iberville on December…
Winners of Harrison County ‘I voted’ sticker contest revealed
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-A few students at North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School were recognized Wednesday morning as the winners of Harrison County’s inaugural ‘I Voted’ sticker…
Singing River Health System holding blood drives
Singing River Health System will be hosting blood drives starting Thursday and running into next week. The first is happening at the Pascagoula Hospital. Next week drives will be…
Mississippi man ordered freed after serving more than 10 years of an illegal 15-year sentence
By SOPHIE BATES A man illegally sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime that carries a maximum penalty of five years behind bars is set to walk free, after Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves granted him clemency on Wednesday. The…
Sandyman is back and fully decorated in Pass Christian
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV)-Sandyman is back and fully decorated on the beach in Pass Christian. This holiday sand man has become a Christmas tradition on the Coast.…
Gulfport Fire Battalion Fire Chief Jason Edwards retires
The Gulfport Fire Department is celebrating the retirement of one of their battalion chiefs. Chief Jason Edwards has served 25 years with the City of Gulfport. Fire officials…
Jackson County Fire protection fights fire
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The Jackson County Fire Protection shared pictures from a structure fire Monday night. This fire happened around 10 p.m. Firefighters received a call about a fire on…
State Auditor Shad White announces run for governor
Even though it’s on the fairly distant horizon, there is a lot of talk about 2027 statewide elections. Most of the focus is on the governor’s race with…
Hurricane Hunters monitor atmospheric river in the Pacific Northwest
Now that hurricane season is over, the Hurricane Hunters at Keesler Air Force Base are tracking another kind of atmospheric phenomenon. These are pictures of the two…
IMMS crews continue to search for manatee in Gulfport Lake
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Crews at IMMS are still searching for a manatee recently seen swimming in Gulfport Lake near Mississippi Power’s Plant Watson. IMMS officials say…
Coast attorney talks immigration crackdowns
The launch of an immigration operation in New Orleans dubbed ‘Catahoula Crunch’ is causing tensions to rise here on the Coast as the crackdown is expected to make its way east…
Long Beach PD locate runaway 14 year-old
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)-The Long Beach Police Department announced that have located a runaway 14-year-old girl, Maci Whitman.
Operation Robocall Roundup phase two begins
Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office is launching phase two of a multi-state operation designed at limiting the amount of robocalls Mississippians receive. Specifically, the Operation Robocall Roundup task force has…
Powerball grows to $930 million
The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $930 million. That’s after there were no jackpot winners in Monday night’s drawing. One ticket holder in Florida did win one million dollars. The new Powerball drawing is set for Wednesday night.…
More scam calls making the rounds in Harrison County
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Another day, another scam alert issued by one of our South Mississippi law enforcement agencies. Harrison County sheriff’s dispatchers have received more calls…
Mississippi attorney general shares opioid settlement recommendations with lawmakers
By ALLEN SIEGLER/Mississippi Today While telling the Legislature how the Mississippi Opioid Settlement Advisory Council recommends spending state lawsuit money, Council Chair and Attorney General Lynn Fitch said she and the other committee members would be reviewing their internal processes and…
Remembering flight instructor who lost her life in plane crash over Lake Pontchartrain
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The funeral services of Taylor Dickey, a flight instructor, friend, and member of the Gulf Coast Aviation…
TRAFFIC ALERT: Webster Electric working on traffic signal at HWY 49 & Duckworth beginning tonight
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-A heads up for drivers in Gulfport tonight. According to Gulfport Police Department, Webster Electric will be working on the traffic signal at Highway 49 and Duckworth Road tonight beginning at 7 p.m. During this time, the traffic…
Lynn Meadows hosting homeschool classes
Lynn Meadows is hosting home school classes. Those who come out can go behind the exhibits and learn about science, technology, and imagination. Pristine Hester joins us with the details. For…
Avoiding fire hazards during the holidays
With the holidays comes a few fire hazards you might not think about. Those can range from using the fireplace to lighting the Christmas tree. Harrison County Fire Protection Chief…