Sparklight has added WLOX ABC & WLOX CBS back into the channel line-up for Diamondhead/Hancock County customers. That announcement gives people in Diamondhead more opportunities to get local news from the station for South Mississippi.
The Gulf Coast Mental Health Center could shut its doors next month due to a lack of funding. On Thursday, law enforcement and county officials met with the center’s leadership to learn more about the issue.
The league said Friday it has not been given access to information in the court proceedings, and a district attorney in June said an investigation was dropped because officials couldn't prove who injured the boy.
As schools on the Gulf Coast continue to prepare the next generation for the future, robotics and STEM have become two areas where most of the districts on the Coast are increasing their focus.
For the fifth year in a row, Shiloh Baptist Church in Moss Point has hosted police officers, firefighters and more. It’s called “Salute a Uniform” day.
Before it was Stennis Space Center, the area of western Hancock County featured a group of small communities like Logtown, and many of those folks had the "not in my backyard" feeling about NASA.
In Yazoo County, the small town of Holly Bluff takes another hit after dealing with floodwaters for at least six months. The only grocery store in town has closed its doors. Junae’s Grocery the only grocery store in Holly Bluff has been serving the community for three years. Now it has been forced
It is asking for other cities to do the same - Brandon, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Clinton, Corinth, Greenville, Greenwood, Grenada, Gulfport, Horn Lake, Jackson, Long Beach, Natchez, Olive Branch, Pascagoula and Vicksburg.
Hancock County has had an ongoing problem with illegal tire dumping. While signage has helped with the issue, the county has now installed security cameras to help keep the dumping under control.
A jury has decided ex-LSU student, Matthew Naquin, is guilty of negligent homicide in the 2017 hazing death of fraternity pledge, Max Gruver. The six-person jury reached a verdict Wednesday, July 17, 2019.
Overgrowth along the railroad tracks in Gulfport has David Starling fed up. The Gulfport resident isn’t too fond of the unkept area just beyond his backyard fence.
When most people think of Stennis Space Center, they think of NASA. However, there's a lot more to Stennis than just the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Officials in West Palm Beach are hoping a continuous loop of children's songs played throughout the night will keep homeless people from sleeping on the patio of a city-owned rental banquet facility
There was a shakeup in Moss Point Tuesday after Ward 1 Alderman Sherwood Bradford proposed a new administration policy that included slicing Mayor Mario King’s pay by 15 percent.
The city council voted to approve sending an application for a grant and committed to match it by using a portion of the port money the city receives from the county.
The state's teachers are being surveyed on whether they think the state should continue requiring the U.S. History test. A testing task force met throughout the school year to see if there are ways to reduce or streamline the amount of testing statewide.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, all this week WLOX will show you how Stennis Space Center played a key role in the moon landing.
In a shocking development, federal charges brought against two Tulane University professors charged with attempting to steal trade secrets have been dropped.
With every passing week, the Mississippi Aquarium continues to take shape with the frames of all the buildings up and the trademark sails beginning to emerge.
A Lauderdale County man has been fighting for his life in the hospital after his wife says a day kayaking with their kids left him with a terrifying infection.
Denise Gill, the deputy tax collector for Harrison County, has been arrested for four separate felony charges of false representation to defraud the government.
While the Coast received minimal damage, Lacy warns against using the phrase “dodged a bullet” and urges preparedness, especially with a hard to forecast storm like Barry.
The FDA has a new strategy for imported food safety, and Congress has increased seafood inspection funds. But the U.S. still lags behind some other countries when it comes to inspections and regulations.
According to a new rule published in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border. The rule, expected to go into effect on Tuesday, also applies to children who have crossed the border alone.
