Salvation Army cuts the ribbon on the new Center of Hope
A dedication and ribbon cutting took place today in celebration of the official opening of the Center of Hope. In April 2021, Salvation Army broke ground…
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Pass Christian PD asking for help identifying individuals in home invasion
The Pass Christian Police Department is asking the public to help identify three individuals who assaulted a resident inside his home. Police say on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at approximately 10:23 AM, police responded to someone being shot in the…
Victim named in Thursday night shooting death in Gautier
GAUTIER, MS – Gautier officials have named the victim in Thursday night’s fatal shooting. The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Tyreak Henry Green. On Thursday, July 7, 2022, at approximately 7 p.m., Gautier officers responded to reports of a…
Man arrested and charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery, 15-year-old charged with armed robbery
On July 7, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 25-year-old Erick Tyrie Hunt of Jackson, Mississippi on one count of First-Degree Murder and one count of Armed Robbery. The Gulfport Police Department also arrested 15-year-old Eric Jamorian Chopin of Moss…
Jackson County teens save their friends from drowning
WXXV has the full story of a community coming together to save the lives of three friends after their car filled with water in Jackson County. The night…
City of Gulfport announces Gumbo Festival coming to the Coast
The City of Gulfport held a press conference today to announce a new festival coming to the Coast that will bring even more tourists to the…
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic shuts down
Mississippi’s trigger law banning most abortions is now in effect. That means nearly two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upended abortion rights, Mississippi’s only abortion clinic has closed. Doctors…
Biloxi PD needs help identifying alleged catalytic converter thieves
The Biloxi Police Department is asking the public for help identifying two alleged theft suspects. The two allegedly removed a catalytic converter in the 100 block of…
Emmett Till’s family holds press conference to demand arrest of Donham
Several family members of Emmett Till made their way to the federal building in Jackson, Mississippi demanding the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham. This presser…
Off-duty Gulfport police detective charged with DUI
An off-duty detective with the Gulfport Police Department has been charged with DUI. According to Gulfport PD, Detective Manual Santos was in his city-assigned vehicle when he drove off…
Moss Point K9 Buddy to receive new vest in honor of Exo
Moss Point K9 Buddy, who was injured in the line of duty on March 29, will receive a new stab- and bullet-proof vest that also honors a fallen comrade. Moss Point Police announced this morning that Vest Interest in K9s,…
Pascagoula teen going viral on social media after rescuing 4 from river
Moss Point officials honored a 16-year-old Tuesday who rescued four people after a vehicle drove off the Interstate 10 boat launch. The incident happened early Sunday. Three girls in a passenger car drove off the I-10 boat launch into the…
Jackson County Sheriff searching for suspect in stolen firearms case
Jackson County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man wanted in a grand larceny case. Dennis Deford Waltman III, 41, of Pascagoula is wanted in the grand larceny case that also includes possession of stolen firearms related to the theft…
Waveland Mayor Mike Smith not seeking re-election
Waveland Mayor Mike Smith will not be seeking another term when his is up. He has been a public servant for nearly 40 years, serving two terms as the mayor of Waveland. Mayor Smith has been facing health issues since…
Local country music band Chapel Hart preparing for America’s Got Talent
The band Chapel Hart stopped by News 25 today to talk about their country music journey and their preparations for America’s Got Talent auditions. The…
Cotter to step down as Hancock port CEO; LaFontaine to take reins
Hancock County Port and Harbor CEO William “Bill” Cotter is retiring at the end of the year. Cotter has served with Port and Harbor for 23 years in various roles, including Stennis International Airport…
Judge won’t block law banning most Mississippi abortions
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge has rejected a request by the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a state law that would ban most abortions. Judge…
Court battles continue across South in wake of Roe decision
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys argued over abortion laws Tuesday in three Southern states in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave states the power to limit or outlaw the termination of pregnancies. In Mississippi, a judge held…
Business leaders ask supervisors to rethink Coastal Tourism appointment
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors is being asked to reverse its decision to vote out the current president of the Coastal Mississippi Tourism Commission. Last month, the board took up the issue of Brooke Schoultz's appointment to the board.…
Pass Christian Police asking for help to identify home invasion suspects
The Pass Christian Police Department is asking the public's help to identify three suspects who assaulted a resident inside his home. Police say that about 10:23 a.m. Saturday, police responded to someone being shot on Oak Park Drive. The victim…
Argument over sunglasses leads to fatal shooting in Gulfport
What started as an argument over sunglasses on Monday ended in gunfire -- and one man dead. Gulfport Police report that 16-year-old Lional Cornelius Jackson Jr., of Gulfport was arrested Monday…
Mississippi justices block more DNA tests in death row case
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that a death row inmate will not be allowed to seek additional DNA testing on crime scene evidence from the shooting deaths of two college students…
D'Iberville Police investigating early morning murder-suicide
D'Iberville Police are investigating a murder-suicide that happened outside a local bar early Saturday. Chief Shannon Nobles said in a press release that his department received a report of shots fired about 2:30 a.m. at Reno's Sports Pub on Rodriguez…
Memorial service for fallen K-9 Officer Exo
Many gathered today to say their goodbyes to Pascagoula K9 Officer Exo who was killed in the line of duty. Officer Exo’s ashes were escorted back from Mobile this…