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,…
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'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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
National Civil Rights Activist John C. Barnett and other local activists traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina to hold a…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has set a Tuesday hearing in a lawsuit by state’s only abortion clinic, which seeks to block a law that would ban most abortions. A temporary restraining order would allow the…
An Alabama woman died Thursday in a two-vehicle crash in Jackson County, Mississippi Highway Patrol reports. About 7:30 a.m., troopers responded to a call about a fatal crash on Highway 614. A 2009 Chevy HHR driven by 47-year-old Carrie Gwen…
Pack your patience if you're traveling this holiday weekend, as many people will be hitting the road to see their loved ones. Mississippi Highway Patrol will have more…
The Board of Trustees for IHL has approved a transition plan for the University of Southern Mississippi that will bring a former administrator back to the Hattiesburg campus. On Thursday, the State Institutions of Higher Learning OK'd the plan to…
GULFPORT, Miss (AP) — LGBTQ advocates say the recent fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Black transgender woman along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast reflects a disturbing pattern of…
Twenty-three years have passed and the family of Kevin Slater is still mourning his death. To help solve this case and bring justice to their loved one, Mississippi Coast…
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th…
Two people injured in a house fire this morning on Bell Creek Road have died. Harrison County coroner Brian Switzer confirmed the deaths to WXXV. Family members at the scene told WXXV that…
A Gulfport man has been charged with aggravated DUI causing death as a result of an April 12 crash. Wilbur Gene Barr, 50, was booked into the Harrison County jail and is held on a $250,000 bond set by Justice…