WLOX reporter Will Polston witnessed the execution of Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate, Richard Gerald Jordan. Biloxi Mayor Andrew 'FoFo' Gilich is getting ready to start another ...

Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, the National Park Service has removed heavy debris from Ship Island that Mississippi River flooding washed up. The debris — mostly driftwood ...

This undeveloped and preserved stretch of sand and sea in the Gulf of Mexico, which reaches from Cat Island in Mississippi to Okaloosa in Florida, is beloved by locals and visitors for its ...

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, the forested wetland wilderness that is home to the largest tree east of the Mississippi River, has been given $1.47 million by the federal Migratory Bird ...

JACKSON, Miss. — A Jackson animal rescue shelter received a call recently about a cat with its head stuck in a can. "We were contacted about this poor soul. This cat was digging through the trash ...

SHANGHAI — The happiest place on Earth for cats might just be here, on Cat Island, a feline playground just a few miles from Shanghai Disneyland. While humans whoop and whirl at the latter, the ...

Coast Guard Station Gulfport responded to a 911 call on Sunday about a man requesting a medevac following a stingray injury near Cat Island in the Mississippi Gulf.

Intrigued, the Army secured for Prestre dozens of dogs donated by civilians and identified a secret location for Prestre’s experimental program: the inaptly named Cat Island off the coast of Gulfport, ...

When you think of Mississippi you may not think of the beach, but this under-the-radar island boasts one of the most beautiful beaches on the Gulf Coast.

MISSISSIPPI, USA — A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life.

Bandit the Hero Cat Helps Stop an Armed Robbery Attempt in Mississippi: 'This Is a Guard Cat' Bandit, a 20-pound calico cat, alerted her owner to an attempted break-in at their home in July ...

Migrant vessel recovered from Cat Island possibly came from foreign waters, Coast Guard says “I see strong clues that it was from Cuba.” The API failed to deliver the resource.