Gulfport, MS

MISSISSIPPI (WXXV) — With a razor-thin margin in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Cindy-Hyde Smith and Democrat challenger Scott Colom, every single vote counts. And with issues at polling places and thousands of affidavit ballots still being counted, all eyes are on Mississippi. It’s down to the wire in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race and results are still pouring...

By  STAN CHOE and DAVID MCHUGH NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks soared Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. Stocks generally do well in the months following any midterm U.S. election, regardless of who wins, and the S&P 500 jumped 1.6% for its best day in three months. The Dow...

Every other Wednesday morning we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Joining us in studio is Katie King to tell us about News 25’s Pet of the Week, Park. Categories: Local News, Pet of the Week Tags: pet of the week

MIAMI (AP) — One man was killed and two others were critically injured on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed into Biscayne Bay near Miami, officials said. The Robinson R44 II helicopter went down late Wednesday morning near Bill Baggs State Park, off Key Biscayne, while on a trip to take photos of boats, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said. Sheriff Rosie...

Savannah Tirey with Mississippi Lottery joins us to tell us more about the newest games for the month of November. Categories: Local News Tags: Mississippi Lottery

We’ll start tonight with partly cloudy skies and temperatures dropping to around 62 degrees. Sunshine returns Thursday, with a high near 78 and a mostly clear, comfortable night ahead as temperatures fall into the upper 50s. Friday will bring another day of mostly sunny skies with highs near 78. The bigger change arrives this weekend as cooler air moves in...

By  RUSS BYNUM and CHRIS O’MEARA TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A gunman plowed a car into a courtyard on Citibank’s sprawling Tampa business campus on Wednesday and opened fire with a rifle, killing a woman before a security guard fatally shot him, authorities said. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office did not give a motive for the shooting or say whether...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- Singing River Hospice of Light hosted their annual tree planting ceremony Wednesday. Families gathered at the Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula to memorialize loved ones they’ve lost. The trees now stand as living memorials along the hospital’s walking track. During the ceremony, attendees brought photos and placed the names of those being honored into the trees soil....

By  LARRY LAGE ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell said he has full movement in his lower body and is “continuing to make progress with movement in my upper body,” in his first comments since he was carted off the field on a backboard during a game against Minnesota. “I know there’s still work ahead,...

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican Marsha Blackburn won election Wednesday as governor of Tennessee, defeating Democrat Jerri Green. To take office, Blackburn will have to resign from the U.S. Senate, where she has served for nearly eight years. She previously spent 16 years in the U.S. House and four in the Tennessee Senate. Blackburn will succeed Republican Gov. Bill Lee,...