(WXXV) — 13-year-old Kaylee has been waiting over a year and a half for a permanent home. We spent some time with Kaylee at Jones Park in Gulfport. Here’s what she had to say: “Hi my name is Kaylee, I'm…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Gulf of Mexico seafood industry is getting help from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will buy $30 million worth of shrimp from Gulf Coast fishermen in an effort to…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — On Sunday afternoon, officers with the Biloxi Police Department responded to an apartment on Covenant Square Drive for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers were directed to an apartment and found a deceased male…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — Early Saturday morning, a Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate housed in the George County Regional Correctional Facility, died at George Regional Hospital due to complications from COVID-19. The 48-year-old inmate was admitted to the hospital…
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Walmart and the Salvation Army are teaming up for "Stuff the Bus," a campaign providing new school supplies to local children in need. When shoppers visit Walmart, they can purchase and drop off school supplies into The Salvation Army collection…
Sirens were blaring outside of the Gulfport Police Department this morning as officers threw a parade for their soon-to-be-retired chief. Police Chief Leonard Papaina waved as his officers and members of the Gulfport fire and police departments drove by. Papania…
Students returned to school at St. Patrick Catholic High School today with visible reminders of the new normal kids will experience while attending classes. New safety measures are visible as soon as you walk through the doors of St. Patrick…
School is back in session for students of the Gulfport School District. News 25’s Gabby Cox went to Gulfport High School to get a look at some of the new safety measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Back…
The funeral for the man from Maryland struck and killed while visiting family on the Coast will be held Saturday. Sixty-seven year-old John Morton was riding his bicycle last Friday morning around 6:30 a.m. on Woolmarket Road in Biloxi when…
Today in Pearl River County a man was found dead after a fatal stabbing. The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department identified the man as 68-year-old Gary Breeland. His body was found last night around 9 p.m. on Harry Sones Road…
Gulfport, Mississippi. – Taryn Goin Naidoo, 41, of Diamondhead, Mississippi, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., on three separate counts to 170 months in prison on each count, each to run concurrently, for a total…
JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, joined by Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matt Albence, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans Acting Special Agent in Charge Gilbert Trill, and U.S. Department of Labor Office of…
Moss Point police are actively conducting an investigation into a shooting which resulted in homicide. The shooting occurred on Pearl Avenue in Moss Point, Mississippi. Police learned a victim was transported to Singing River Hospital, suffering from an apparent gunshot…
The 2020-2021 school year kicks off today for many students on the Coast, including the Ocean Springs School District. Students were rolling into campus Thursday morning. For many, it’s the first time they’ve been back on campus since March. Principal…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 956 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 64,400 confirmed cases and 1,825 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County is at 363 cases…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/ Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One Mississippi school district has seen a handful of coronavirus cases among students since reopening for in-person classes last week. Gov. Tate Reeves says Corinth School District is…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The two top leaders of the Mississippi House are suing Gov. Tate Reeves over his partial veto of some state budget bills. This sets up a new conflict among some…
A multi-million dollar infrastructure and road improvement project will soon be underway and when its completed, the ride to work will be much smoother for thousands of shipyard employees in Pascagoula. The entrance to Ingalls Shipyard on the East Bank…
Teachers and students in Harrison County will wake up bright and early for the first day of school tomorrow, but before the hallways come to life with activity, a group of Jeepers came out to show their support for educators.…
For the first time since March, in-person classes will resume in Harrison County Schools on Thursday. However, schools will not look or operate the same as they did in the spring. Students will be welcomed back to D’Iberville High School…
Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles make their home in the Gulf of Mexico with the vast majority of this endangered species living in the Mississippi Sound. A team of experts at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies worked to save one…
Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich issued an executive order to make sure local restaurants and bars were following the governor’s mandate to end alcohol sales at 11 p.m. In his new executive order, Gilich acknowledges that some restaurants and bars…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the purchase of up to $30 million in U.S.-produced shrimp for distribution to community…