Community honors fallen Bay St. Louis officers at candlelight vigil
At Bay High School’s football stadium, the community shines a light on dark days, following the deaths of Bay St. Louis Police Sgt. Steven Robin and…
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Bay St. Louis community comes together to honor fallen officers
Local businesses and the community are coming together to show appreciation for Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Brandon Estorffe. Bay St. Louis Police Department had visitors…
Bay St. Louis pays tribute to fallen police officers
There’s a somber mood in Bay St. Louis today as residents remember the lives of Bay St. Louis Police Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Brandon Estorffe. This…
Coach Brees: Purdue brings back QB to help coach bowl game
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — When Ryan Walters was a high school quarterback, he wanted to replicate Drew Brees’ trailblazing career path. Now, Brees seems to be following Walters’ lead. One day after the 36-year-old Walters was introduced as Purdue’s new…
Bay St. Louis chief honors fallen officers as heroes
It was a somber spirit around Bay St. Louis this morning as officers and citizens alike continue to mourn the loss of two police officers killed in the line of duty on Wednesday. Chief Toby Schwartz talked about 34-year-old Sgt.…
Infant found unresponsive at Biloxi hotel dies, charges upgraded to capital murder
Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer has confirmed the four-month-old child found unresponsive in a Biloxi hotel has died. Biloxi police officers answered a call Saturday about the child. They identified the person caring for the child as Christian Angel Cookmeyer.…
MBI releases details on deaths of Bay St. Louis officers
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred about 4:30 a.m. this morning in Bay St. Louis. Bay St. Louis Police received a call to the Motel 6,…
Blake Pennock leaving Ocean Springs to become Gulfport head coach
GULFPORT, Miss. --After one of the best three-year runs of high school football the Gulf Coast has ever seen, Ocean Springs head coach Blake Pennock is leaving one powerhouse…
Boil water notice lifted for the Biloxi peninsula
The Mississippi State Department has lifted the boil water notice that it put into effect for areas south of the bay. At 4:30 p.m. today, the State Department of Health stated that the water testing has shown the drinking water…
Full power restored for all WXXV 25 channels
Full power has been restored for over the air broadcasting at WXXV. Parts of the Gulf Coast, unable to receive channels 25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4, and 25.5 since Monday night, can now access these channels again. Following brief technical difficulties,…
Heating and air conditioning system contest takes heart-warming turn
Each holiday season, Geiger Heating and Air partners with Trane to donate a complete heating and air system to a winner on the Gulf Coast. This year's giveaway took…
Congressman-Elect Mike Ezell sits down with WXXV
Today, News 25’s Grant Chighizola sat down with Congressman-Elect Mike Ezell where they covered a wide range of topics. Those topics included new-member orientation, the issues he plans to…
Mississippi State Head Football Coach Mike Leach dies at age 61
Heavy hearts across the Magnolia state today as we mourn the loss of Mississippi State Head Football Coach Mike Leach. Coach Leach died last night…
Coast athletes remember Mike Leach
Athletes who played for Mike Leach are remembering the iconic coach today. Leach, 61, died Monday night after suffering a massive heart attack at his Starkville home on Sunday. He was taken to…
Keesler's 81st Training Wing commander relieved of duty
The Second Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen Michele Edmondson, relieved the Col. William H. Hunter as wing commander at Keesler Air Force Base today, for a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to effectively command the 81st Training Wing.…
Inmate sues Harrison County, sheriff after alleged assault, rape at jail
A Harrison County inmate has sued Harrison County and Sheriff Troy Peterson and unnamed defendants, claiming he was assaulted and raped while in the county jail. The inmate filed a federal lawsuit on December 2, asking for compensatory and punitive…
MSU Bulldog family, college football community mourns the death of Coach Mike Leach
Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Michael Charles “Mike” Leach passed away Monday night at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, following complications from a heart condition. He was 61. In a statement, the Leach family said:…
WXXV temporarily broadcasting on low power
WXXV is temporarily broadcasting on low power. We are working diligently to make the repairs necessary to broadcast at full power, hopefully by the end of the week. Thank you for being a viewer, and thank you for your patience…
No E. coli found, but boil water notice remains for City of Biloxi
The area of Biloxi, south of Back Bay, remains under a boil water notice. The area includes the Peninsula from Point Cadet to…
Homecoming fit for the Sun of Moss Point: Devin Booker’s #2 Tigers jersey retired
They call him ‘the Sun of Moss Point,’ Devin Booker, who of course plays for the Phoenix Suns, but also gives the…
Biloxi man charged with carjacking, aggravated assault in D'Iberville
A Biloxi man was arrested in D'Iberville this morning, charged with carjacking and aggravated assault stemming from incidents that occurred overnight. Police Chief Shannon Nobles said 48-year-old James Bryant Mills was charged with carjacking and two counts of aggravated assault.…
Mississippi State’s Mike Leach listed in critical condition
By RALPH D. RUSSO Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the university called “a personal health issue” at his home in Starkville forced him to be airlifted to a medical facility…
Man charged with felony child abuse, endangerment of 4-month-old
A 26-year-old Louisiana man has been charged with child abuse after police received a call about an unresponsive child. Biloxi officers answered the call at a hotel room in Biloxi on Saturday, finding the 4-month-old child unresponsive and took it…
MBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Hancock County
Mississippi Bureau of Investigations is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Hancock County. MBI said in a press release that Hancock County deputies responded to a burglary call in the 28000 block of Highway 603 in the Kiln about 7 a.m.…