Picayune Police are investigating a shooting that narrowly missed a grandmother and her grandchildren. On Friday night just before midnight, officers responded to a home on Nixon Street about a shooting. A grandmother was in bed with her two small…
WXXV has compiled a list of Halloween events coming up in October. If you don't see your event listed here, please email us at news@wxxv25.com with the information and we'll add it here! Oct. 5 7 pm -- Halloween Hobble,…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed a resolution that honors the late actor James Earl Jones, who passed away in early September. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., led the effort. “Mississippi has lost a beloved son,…
Bright blue skies brought together The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), Pass Road Elementary School, and The Historical Society of Gulfport to restore cemetery markers and preserve the historic Old Mississippi City Cemetery in Gulfport, Miss. The groups worked in…
Mississippi Power has confirmed that they have begun to restore power to customers in south Georgia who have been affected by Helene. This comes after their storm team headed east on Thursday morning…
The 5th grade class from West Wortham Elementary had a chance to learn about the tools and equipment, a golf course Superintendent uses to maintain a golf course. This…
The International Longshoremen’s Association has vowed to stop working if a new labor agreement is not in place when their current six-year contract expires on…
On Thursday, Biloxi Police tried to make an arrest of a Gulfport man on drug charges and ended up in a pursuit down Highway 90. The chase ended in the arrest of 39-year-old Errol Otis and 24-year-old Miranda Hannon-Mayer of…
LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and…
By KATE PAYNE, STEPHEN SMITH and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene roared ashore in a sparsely populated region of Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm, peeling the siding off buildings, trapping residents in rising floodwaters and knocking out power to…
Several organizations across South Mississippi mobilized to provide relief for areas affected by Hurricane Helene. Early on Thursday morning, Mississippi Power sent a storm team of over 260 linemen and technicians to Georgia to…
Taste of Long Beach has been a staple in the community for 15 years, and on Thursday night, it attracted a crowd of hundreds eager to try different bites and…
A tragic situation out of Picayune, police are investigating an alleged murder-suicide in the parking lot of Highland Community Hospital. Picayune police say it happened just before 3 p.m. They received a call from a woman who told police she…
By KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Forecasters say Helene has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane as it races toward northwest Florida. The enormous storm is expected to make landfall Thursday night. Category 4 hurricanes have sustained winds…
Mississippi Power doing its part to help with Helene restoration efforts in Georgia. WXXV News 25’s Marco Bitonel has the latest on how they’ll be using their…
By The Associated Press Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is advancing across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida and it's been upgraded to a major Category 3 storm. Forecasters say the storm is threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern parts of…
Gulfport, Miss. – A Mississippi Power storm team of more than 260 line crew, support personnel and contractor resources is heading east this morning in preparation to help Georgia Power restore service to customers affected by Hurricane Helene. Crews departed from…
On September 24th, the Gautier Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at another vehicle traveling on Ferry Point Road. The caller reported that that the vehicle they were traveling behind had shot at their vehicle. Both vehicles…
Keesler Air Force Base will conduct a hazardous material exercise today. The exercise will evaluate first responders and test the base on reaction and recovery actions during a hazardous materials incident. “Keesler attempts to execute as many realistic events as…
By Daniel Arkin Hoda Kotb, a beloved mainstay of NBC News' "TODAY" for nearly two decades, announced on Thursday that she will step down from the network's flagship morning show after six years as co-anchor. She said she made the decision after…
The latest update from the National Hurricane Center now has Helene up to Cat. 2 status with 100 mph winds, with further organization and rapid intensification expected over the next 12 hours ahead of landfall in Florida. Impacts to South…
On Tuesday night WXXV received a video from a St Martin Middle School parent which allegedly shows multiple children kicking and punching another child on a school bus. We will not be showing…
The family of a child who was allegedly punched and kicked on a school bus has filed a report with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.…
Students at Colmer Middle School in Pascagoula are being the change they want to be by sharing positivity through the…