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Updated: 24 minutes ago
|By Jacob Gallant
More than half of America has a high rate of COVID-19 transmission, and that includes nearly all of Mississippi.
Updated: 26 minutes ago
|By WLOX Staff
This is the fifth barge the company has been contracted to build.
Updated: 33 minutes ago
|By WLOX Staff
It happened around 4:30 a.m. at the Waffle House in St. Martin just north of I-10.
Updated: 1 hours ago
|By Lindsay Knowles
Authorities have identified the Airman who died Wednesday at Keesler Air Force Base.
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Updated: 2 hours ago
|By WLOX Staff
There were a total of 465 new cases and one new death reported in South Mississippi on Friday.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Carmen Poe
We all love spending the long, sunny days of summer outdoors with our furry companions, but being overeager in hot weather can spell danger.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Tristan Ruppert
Currently, there are four high schools offering the sport in South Mississippi.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By WLOX Staff
In the last week, five firefighters have tested positive, said the chief.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By Chancelor Winn
Students and employees in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Moss Point School District, and Picayune School District will be required to wear masks.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By John Snell
Louisiana scientists explain fruit flies and humans share many of the same cancer-related genes.
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Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
Neshoba County Fair political speeches cover COVID, teachers, critical race theory and more.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Associated Press
President Joe Biden will allow the eviction moratorium to expire but called on Congress to extend it “without delay.”
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Mia Monet
There is a shortage of chicken due to the high demand from the consumers.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By John Fitzhugh
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport has closed their main entrance to limit traffic at the hospital.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Jasmine Lotts
An excessive heat warning is in effect for heat index values in the 110-115°F range.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By David Kenney
Infrastructure bill exceeds $1 trillion
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Sabrina Wilson
President Joe Biden announced his administration is requiring civilian federal government workers and some federal contractors to prove they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be subject to universal masking, get tested weekly and physically distance from other workers and be subject to restrictions on government travel.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By WLOX Staff
Nicholaus Geiser is Mayor FoFo Gilich's new choice for fire chief. The appointment must still be approved by the Biloxi City Council.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Mike Lacy
Starting at midnight and going until midnight Saturday, people can avoid the seven percent sales tax on back-to-school items.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By WLOX Staff
Wednesday’s accident killed an Airman and injured three others on base.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By WBRC Staff
Sarah Nafziger, M.D., vice president of UAB Hospital Clinical Services, said Thursday that Alabama now has the highest COVID positivity rate in the country.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Lindsay Knowles
When classes begin in the Pascagoula-Gautier, Moss Point and Picayune school districts next week, all students and employees will be required to wear masks.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By WLOX Staff
Many Gulf Coast casinos are now requiring their employees to wear masks as COVID-19 cases surge the state.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Anthony Warren
44 Senators, 184 House members sign off on brief.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
Waveland Pharmacy will be open for vaccines from July 29 - 31 from 10 am - 4 pm.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 10:39 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
Any student that is fully vaccinated will be eligible to receive a variety of incentives over the next 12 weeks.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 10:12 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
There were a total of 478 new cases and two new deaths reported in South Mississippi on Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 9:29 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Sam Kendricks, an Olympian from Oxford Mississippi, is out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 8:29 AM CDT
|By Tristan Ruppert
A father, a son, and a talented musician, Antoine Johnson was just 26 years old when he was gunned down earlier this month in what police have said was a road rage shooting.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 7:26 AM CDT
|By Chancelor Winn
The recent uptick in cases has state health officials recommending that all students and staffs wear masks inside schools, regardless whether or not they are vaccinated.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 6:51 AM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
Sam Kendricks, an Olympic bronze medalist, and world champion pole vaulter will not compete in Tokyo after testing positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 8:27 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
Mississippi State Department of Health releasing new guidelines as hospitals fill up and schools start back amid the Delta surge.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 7:39 PM CDT
|By John Fitzhugh
More than 40,000 people got protection from the coronavirus last week, up from 20,000 two weeks ago.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 7:22 PM CDT
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
WCU Crusaders may be starting a new school year on Aug. 23rd with a record number of students, according to the University Executive Vice President, Dr. Ben Burnett.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 7:09 PM CDT
|By Jasmine Lotts
East Biloxi residents said fear filled their bodies when they heard multiple shots fired on Fountain Lane.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients is rising, the number of nurses is falling, and the concern about what’s next on the Coast is growing.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
As COVID cases begin to rise, medical professionals are getting louder in their pleas for people to get vaccinated.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
The CDC says vaccinated people can spread the virus if they contract the Delta variant. An LSU infectious diseases specialist is not surprised given the variant's characteristics.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By MIKE STOBBE
U.S. health officials say the highly contagious delta version of the coronavirus is behind changes to mask guidelines.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
Mississippi State Medical Association is calling for a vaccine mandate among all healthcare and long-term care professionals in the state.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
The Penthouse Club, a Baton Rouge strip club, has been approved for $1.1 million from a federal grant program tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published by the Baton Rouge Business Report.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By Allen Brewer
The defendants shipped a car from Philadelphia that contained a hidden compartment in the trunk where they hid in their cash.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 3:17 PM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
MSDH expects to release specific details of its guidance soon.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 3:02 PM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
As of Tuesday night, MSDH said 28 Mississippi hospitals had no available ICU beds.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 2:51 PM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
The South Mississippi native will compete against 12 other chefs from across the country at the competition Aug. 7 in New Orleans.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 2:38 PM CDT
|By Bill Snyder
Mississippi Power volunteers spent a hot and humid Wednesday making a walking trail "enchanted" again. The one mile Enchanted Nature Trail at Henderson Point sustained extensive damage from past storms.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 12:39 PM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
The asphalt has somehow buckled causing a nice-sized hole in the road which is also now raised.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 11:45 AM CDT
|By Allen Brewer
The money will fund a ground mural and a pocket park to help improve street traffic around local attractions.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 9:58 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
There were a total of 422 new cases and one new death reported in South Mississippi on Wednesday.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 9:30 AM CDT
|By Chancelor Winn and Lindsay Knowles
Nicholas Pittman, 36, died after being shot multiple times Saturday at a home in Latimer.