The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has issued a statement on the ongoing search for a student missing since Sunday after a trip to Dauphin Island. The statement says, “The University of Southern Mississippi has learned of the ongoing search…
MOBILE, Ala. (WXXV) — The University of Mobile will award the doctor of humane letters to Sarah Bailey Thomas, a UM graduate who shattered glass ceilings and became the first female official to work a Super Bowl earlier this year.…
A murder suspect is dead following a vehicle chase that ended on I-10 eastbound in Biloxi this afternoon with multiple law enforcement agencies taking part in the pursuit. Around 11:30 this morning, deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana responded to the scene of a double murder in the city of Baker, […]
UPDATE: The 4-month-old infant in the vehicle during the police chase has died. Details: https://www.wxxv25.com/2021/05/04/4-month-old-shot-in-south-mississippi-police-chase-on-monday-dies/ ORIGINAL STORY: We have new video tonight of the four-month-old child being transported to the hospital in Mobile. A procession of law enforcement vehicles…
The Jackson County Jail inmate who was critically injured during a fight with another inmate last week died this afternoon. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 47-year-old Donald Ratcliff of Ocean Springs passed away around 4:45. He was hospitalized at USA…
UPDATE: The 4-month-old infant in the vehicle during the police chase has died. Details: https://www.wxxv25.com/2021/05/04/4-month-old-shot-in-south-mississippi-police-chase-on-monday-dies/ ORIGINAL STORY: Today’s police chase had drivers stopping in their tracks on I-10 on the Coast today. Several viewers sent their videos to us…
UPDATE: The 4-month-old infant in the vehicle during the police chase has died. Details: https://www.wxxv25.com/2021/05/04/4-month-old-shot-in-south-mississippi-police-chase-on-monday-dies/ ORIGINAL STORY: A murder suspect is dead following a vehicle chase that ended on I-10 eastbound in Biloxi this afternoon with multiple law enforcement…
Severe storms moved through parts of Mississippi Sunday. Cleanup is underway in Yazoo County where a tornado passed through yesterday. Multiple homes along Witherspoon Road suffered damage. Strong winds split trees in half and sent debris scattered throughout yards.…
A chase that started in Louisiana ended in Mississippi this afternoon. Thirty-year-old Eric Derell Smith drove off with a four-month-old after shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend and her nephew this morning in Louisiana. A police chase ensued into Mississippi…
Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a crash Saturday morning that killed one Vancleave man. According to Highway Patrol, it happened at 10:40 a.m. on Highway 57 in Jackson County. A 2005 Chevrolet Colorado driven by 63-year-old Gordon Gill was traveling…
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) - Authorities continue to search for a Mississippi student who went missing Sunday while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico at Alabama's Dauphin Island. The U.S. Coast Guard tells local news outlets that Rob Brent is…
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — Multiple tornadoes have caused damage across Mississippi, destroying homes and uprooting trees. But no injuries have been reported. A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday. Meteorologists declared a “tornado emergency” for Tupelo…
Powerball has announced it will increase the number of Powerball drawings from two nights to three nights a week beginning in August 2021. A new Monday drawing will be added to the drawings currently held on Wednesday and Saturday nights.…
LAUDERDALE, Miss. (WCBI)- The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is investigating the deaths of two inmates. Officers found 65-year-old Fritz Garcia unresponsive in his cell around 4 p.m. on Saturday. Medical staff administered CPR until paramedics arrived and transported Garcia to Rush Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Garcia was serving a life sentence for […]
The Mississippi Aquarium is letting visitors get up close and personal with their resident bottlenose dolphins through their new dolphin encounter. The new dolphin encounter allows participants to feed and touch the bottlenose dolphins and includes an educational presentation…
Today in Gulfport, multiple local organizations came together to feed those in need. At the Goldin Sports Complex in Orange Grove, Gulfport residents started lining up, securing their spot to ensure they received a free food box. Dorothy Travis…
As people begin to gather again for worship and fellowship in the age of COVID-19, News 25’s Toni Miles goes behind the scenes with some faith leaders who say there is always a silver lining somewhere if you simply…
Nearly 11 months after casinos were allowed to reopen following a two-month shutdown due to the pandemic, all COVID restrictions for casinos have been lifted this evening. The Mississippi Gaming Commission announced yesterday that all mandates would be lifted…
Two teenagers charged as adults are in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center after being arrested Thursday night, April 29th. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 17-year-old Jayden Hathorn allegedly set his foster father’s Ocean Springs house on fire last week in…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi is increasing the nation's lowest welfare payments three months earlier than expected. The state Department of Human Services says that starting Saturday, the benefit will increase by $90 a…
Monster Jam returns to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum this weekend. They have one show Friday, April 30th and shows on May 1st and May 2nd. Megalodon will be facing off against Grave Digger and these 12,000 pound, 12 feet…
The Women’s Club of Gulfport likes to celebrate National Arbor Day every year by beautifying South Mississippi. This year, a tree dedication took place at the Bark Park in Gulfport. Mayor Billy Hewes was in attendance as a lovely…
Governor Tate Reeves has issued a new executive order taking effect this evening that lifts almost all of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions including limits on capacity for indoor and outdoor venues. The only COVID-19 restrictions now remaining in Mississippi are…
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