By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers US health officials have given the final OK to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 5. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the go-ahead…
The 43rd annual Peter Anderson Festival is happening this weekend in Ocean Springs. In honor of the event, News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf takes us to the Walter Anderson Museum of…
Organizations across the nation are feeling financial strain due to COVID-19. Locally, one organization in need of help is the Biloxi VFW Post 2434. Thanks to a number of community…
Mississippi State Senator Dennis DeBar, chair of the Senate Education Committee, was in Pascagoula Monday for a state-wide listening tour to discuss teacher pay raises. Educators from all…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Motorists on Irish Hill Drive may notice a half-dozen new signs declaring "No Littering/$450 fine." The two-sided red-and-white signs are primarily near the…
A new digital identification program is coming to the Magnolia State later this month. The mobile ID can allow users to store a virtual driver’s license and coronavirus vaccination card. Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell says “From a law enforcement…
The East Biloxi Community lost a prominent figure two weeks ago. To honor her life and legacy, a mural was painted. Mrs. Inez Thomas ran…
Harrison Central High School was put on lockdown today due to a shooting threat placed on social media. The threat is a Snapchat post that says gunfire…
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. They…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 309 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 11 deaths. Four deaths occurred between October 21 and October 28, and seven deaths occurring between September 14 and October 23 were identified from death certificate reports.…
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre released a statement Friday morning on his verified Facebook page regarding the money owed to the state of Mississippi. Last week, State Auditor Shad White issued a demand for payment letter to Favre for…
A tornado swept through Picayune Wednesday night, damaging buildings and knocking out power in several areas. Today, debris could be seen along several roadways and some streets were closed off. No injuries…
A Georgia man is in jail after allegedly making a false bomb threat in Biloxi last week. According to police, 25-year-old Marcus Tyrone Geddis was tracked down and arrested after he…
GULFPORT (Oct. 28, 2021) – WXXV-TV (NBC and FOX) in Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi is pleased to welcome veteran newscaster Meggan Gray to the News 25 family. Meggan will co-anchor "News 25 Today" from 6 a.m.…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 343 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and five deaths. Four deaths occurred between October 22 and October 27, and one death occurring on October 31, 2020 was identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi's total…
South Mississippi teen Abby Bosarge, whose story inspired and touched people across the nation, has passed away. The 18-year-old Pass Christian resident died this morning after her battle with…
A former District Attorney in Jackson County is announcing his candidacy for Circuit Court judge. Keith Miller made the announcement on Wednesday for the Place 1 seat, which serves Jackson, George and Greene counties. "My wife, Sherry, and I, along…
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — One person is dead in Jackson County as a result of severe weather on Wednesday night, according to Public Safety Director Earl Etheridge. Etheridge tells WXXV that at about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, a tornado flipped…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi auditor says retired NFL player Brett Favre has repaid the welfare money he accepted for scheduled speeches where he didn't show up. Auditor Shad White says Favre paid…
On Monday, a kindergarten teacher at Bayou View Elementary School in Gulfport jumped into action and saved her student’s life. Bayou View kindergartner Ben Taylor was enjoying…
At the beginning of October, family members and Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers raised the reward money for the case of 33-year-old Cameron Perryman from $2,500…
The Biloxi Police Department arrested 25-year-old Marcus Tyrone Geddis of Columbus, GA on a warrant for alleged False Reporting of a Bomb. The arrest resulted from an investigation involving an alleged threat communicated by telephone to a business in the…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 344 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and two deaths. One death occurred on October 26, and one death, identified from death certificate reports, occurred on October 20. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now…
COLUMBUS, Miss. - The president of Mississippi University for Women says the school will not require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Nora Miller says the university does not have federal contracts and so is not at risk of losing…