By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $12 billion in Ukraine-related aid will be included as part of stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December, a person familiar with the legislation said Monday. The funding…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Four former circuit court judges will help handle a backlog of criminal cases that have accumulated in Mississippi’s largest county during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph appointed Stephen B. Simpson of…
The estate of an Ocean Springs woman won $10 million in punitive damages against an insurance company over a Hurricane Katrina claim. A…
On Thursday, September 22, 2022, at approximately 11:15 AM, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 53 in Harrison County. A 2005 Toyota passenger vehicle driven by 51-year-old John May Jr. of Gulfport, MS, traveled South…
D'Iberville Police have confirmed that the vehicle law enforcement was looking for in relation to a shooting at Scarlet Pearl on Wednesday morning has been found. Chief Shannon Nobles said police in Prichard, Alabama, found the Nissan Altima early Thursday…
On September 22, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 58-year-old Salvadore Anthony Macaure and 21-year-old Blake Anthony Pereira and charged them both with Malicious Mischief. On September 22, 2022, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Officers responded to the 14000 block of…
A Gulfport man faces more than 20 years in prison and fines if he is convicted of a hate crime. The Justice Department on Friday announced that Axel C. Cox, 23, has been indicted on charges of criminal interference with…
19 students from South Mississippi are among 210 statewide to be named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for 2023. The students were from eight schools, in addition to a homeschooled student. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of more…
The Ocean Springs School District hosted its yearly ‘Principal for a Day’ where state leaders spend the day shadowing principals at three different…
A bell tolled 80 times at the Navy Seabee Base. Each one in honor of a fallen service member. The Bells Across America service was in…
Gov. Tate Reeves visited the WXXV studio while on the Coast on Wednesday. He sat down with News 25 Today anchor Meggan Gray to talk about the welfare scandal…
D'Iberville Police released photo of suspects believed to have been involved in the shooting death of Nicholaus Craig, who was staying at Scarlet Pearl Casino when he was shot…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to new federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in…
Safe Haven Baby Boxes have been a topic in the court room since the beginning of this month and we finally have a verdict after it was…
Governor Tate Reeves came down to Gulfport to announce the results of the mobile enforcement team deployment that took place on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Since the mobile enforcement team arrived…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Attorney General Letitia James’…
Nicholaus Craig was heading back to Mobile from California to…
Tony Trapani, the owner of Trapani’s Eatery in Bay St. Louis, died Monday. The family made the announcement on the restaurant’s Facebook page last night. Since the announcement of Tony’s…
A woman who claims she was misdiagnosed by a doctor at Singing River Health System has won the right to sue the hospital after it was dismissed by a lower court. The state Court of Appeals said Tuesday that Wanda…
Governor Tate Reeves has announced two Restore Projects on the Coast have been issued treasury grants. Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport will receive $6.2 million to create…
On September 20, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 39-year-old Stanley Wayne Asher and charged him with Accessory After the Fact. On September 19, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 46-year-old Dixie Tanner Sharp and charged her with Leaving the…
Restaurateur Tony Trapani has died. The owner of the popular Trapani's Eatery on Beach Boulevard died peacefully last night, surrounded by family, according to a post on the restaurant's Facebook page. Trapani has been…
The City of Ocean Springs is hiring police officers and firefighters. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf stopped by the Ocean Springs Fire Department and spoke with firefighters about what being…