Crime

Charged With DUI Causing Death

A deadly two vehicle accident in Jackson County early last Sunday morning, 23 year old Julio Cesar Chavez is booked into the Jackson County jail under a felony charge of DUI causing death. According to Mississippi highway patrol the accident…

Gulfport Teen Wanted for Murder

The search continues for the suspect wanted in last week’s shooting death in Gulfport. Nineteen-year-old Deandre Deshawn-Antonio Ball is wanted by police on a murder charge. Ball is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Trevues Martin just hours before his…

Man Accused Of Killing Nuns in Court

The man accused of killing two nuns in central Mississippi will appear in court this afternoon. 46 year old "Rodney Earl Sanders" is charged with capita murder in the death two Nuns "Margaret Held" and "Paula Merrill" the sisters were…

Ocean Springs Man Denied Bond

Fifty nine year old Phillip Spear will be held without bond, pending a trial, on charges of producing and distributing child pornography out of his home. This was decided at his preliminary hearing at the Gulfport Courthouse this morning. According…

D’Iberville Manslaughter Arrest

A D’Iberville man is behind bars today, charged with manslaughter. Shortly before midnight, 33-year-old Michael Allan Pittman called the D’Iberville Police Department to report an attempted suicide at Timber Grove Apartments. When D’Iberville police arrived they found 36-year-old Rondal Butler…

Father and Son Arrested in Vancleave

A Vancleave father and son are charged with burglarizing their neighbor’s home over a week’s period in July. Forty-three year-old Christopher Cole and his son, Brandon Cole, 22, both of 13300 Southern Pine Drive, are each charged with two counts…

Charged To Seven Years and Three Months

Biloxi businessman has been sentenced for his part in a kickback scheme involving the former commissioner of the Mississippi department of corrections. Coast government consultant Robert Simmons has been sentenced to seven years and three months in jail. Back in…

Man Killed in D'Iberville

On September 14, 2016, at approximately 11:40 P.M., D’Iberville Police Department responded to a reported suicide attempt. Upon officer’s arrival, and entry into the apartment, they located a white male who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the…

Missing Woman

A Mississippi woman with ties to the coast area is missing and authorities need your help. Tammyetta Spaulding was last seen on September the second in Jackson. Her niece, Jacqueline lives in Gulfport and is asking the public to help…

Residents Concerned Over Shootings

Last night brings the total number of fatal shootings in the city of Gulfport this year to ten. This is also the second time this year two fatal shootings occurred within 24 hours of each other in Gulfport. Residents are…

Man Dies From Gun Shot To Chest

No charges will be the filed in Monday night's fatal shooting in Gulfport. This according to Police Chief Leonard Papania, the chief tells News 25, The shooting was in self-defense an over money for cocaine. Police say 37 year old…

One Man Dead after Shooting

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the tenth fatal shooting in Gulfport over the last year.

Philip Spear Hearing Rescheduled for Friday

The preliminary hearing for a man accused of producing and distributing child pornography out of his home in Ocean Springs has been moved to Friday. Today 59-year-old Philip Spear was set to appear in front of Magistrate Judge Robert H.…

Highway Chase Goes off Road

Last night a high speed chase evolved into a manhunt as a driver refused to pull over for Mississippi Highway Patrol. Highway patrolmen deployed a spike strip down to stop the car around mile marker 41. Although the car was…

Manhunt Suspend, Investigation Continues

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about a car chase that led to a failed manhunt as police continue to investigate further into the two men that escaped.

Drive-By Shooting in Vancleave

Jackson County authorities are looking into a drive-by shooting that may have something to do with an angry Vancleave High School softball parent. Authorities say shots were fired towards the home of a Vancleave High School softball coach out of…

Murder Suspect Appears in Court

The sailor accused of stabbing a transgender woman to death appeared before a Jackson County judge this morning. Detective Leo Allen took the stand detailing what investigators determined to happen between 20-year-old Dwanya Hickerson and 25-year-old Dee Whigham in the…

Possible Drive-By Shooting In Vancleave

Sheriff department is looking for information regarding a shooting in Vancleave. Investigators say someone in a dark gray four door car shot toward a home on Old River Road around 11:30 in the morning. The homeowner is the Vancleave High…

News Details In Police Chief's Death

The mother of Bay Saint Louis Police Chief Mike De’Nardo is still alive contrary to what the mayor says De’Nardo told him days before he killed himself. Bay Saint Louis Mayor Les Fillingame says he learned De’Nardo's mother did not…

Hit And Run Investigation

Authorities are still investigating the death of 33 year old Norman Lorenzo Ramsey who died after a car traveling south on county farm road struck him. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 Ramsey was hit by Herded road.…

Inmates Escape Harrison County Work Center

A search is on for two inmates who escaped the Harrison County Community Work Center in Gulfport early Sunday morning. 21 year-old Zachary Savoie and 33 year old Joshua Walton were reported missing around 3 a.m. Zachary Savoie is serving…

George County Corrections Officer Arrested

A George County corrections officer is now behind bars after allegations surfaced he had been in a sexual relationship with an inmate at George County Regional Jail. Fifty-eight year-old Warren Avery has been charged with two counts of sex with…

FBI, Multiple Agencies Raid Ocean Springs Home

The FBI, along with other law enforcement agencies, are raiding a home on Temple Terrace, near East Beach, in Ocean Springs. Agents were seen taking some documents out of the house and escorting a woman out of the home into…