Moss Point Police are actively investigating a reported kidnapping and sexual assault of a young female which occurred Wednesday, March 07, 2018. At approximately 0742 hours Officer’s responded to the Moss Point High School after learning of the assault from…
Today, the Rotary Club of Gulfport-Orange Grove dedicated its third Little Free Library to River Oaks Elementary in Gulfport. The wooden box standing outside the school allows students to pick up a book from the box or drop off books…
Biloxi will have their own trampoline park next year. Edgewater Mall completed a new lease agreement with Sky Zone and the trampoline park will be under construction within the next 90 days. The 24,000 square foot arena will feature single…
The Mississippi Senate moved one step closer yesterday to passing a law that would prevent women from getting abortions after they are 15 weeks pregnant. Currently Mississippi prohibits abortion after 20 weeks of conception unless the woman is in danger…
Allegations of racism are circulating in Bay St. Louis after a letter targeting a city alderman and the city council’s vote in favor of replacing the only African-American member on the school board. Racism accusations are spiraling in Bay St.…
Typically, the Biloxi Fire Department is putting out house fires, but this morning that was not the case. The fire department set fire to a home for training purposes. Biloxi firefighters watched as a deliberate house fire engulfed a home…
Exactly one year ago today, a train accident in Biloxi killed four tourists from Texas on a bus. News 25’s Jaylon Morris went to Biloxi to meet with two people who remember the day like it was yesterday. March 7th,…
Following last year’s tragic train accident, Biloxi is now one step closer to closing six railroad crossings. News 25’s Payton Malone breaks down the plans. Last March, the City of Biloxi was already looking into closing railroad crossings. Little did…
Schools across the state of Mississippi could be offering firearm training to staff in order to strengthen campus security under a bill passed by the Senate today. The plan proposed by Vicksburg Republican Senator Briggs Hopson would apply to public…
Picayune Head boys basketball Coach Kelton Thompson is not going down without a fight. Last month, he was terminated just two days before senior night and today he was contesting that decision in a public appeals hearing. A hearing officer…
The Mississippi Senate has passed a crucial BP settlement funding bill by a vote of 51-0. The passage of House Bill 1185 by the full Senate marks an important milestone in the legislative process. Both chambers of the legislature will…
It’s a huge milestone for one of the veteran’s at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport. The oldest resident, a Navy WWII veteran, turned 101 years old today. Navy World War II veteran Miss Marian Ritchie walked out of…
Tomorrow will mark one year since that fatal collision between a train and tour bus carrying senior citizens in Biloxi. The accident claimed the lives of four people on board that bus. News 25’s Toni Miles gives us a look…
A Gautier man has been arrested after a woman claims she was sexually and physically assaulted at gunpoint in Ocean Springs this morning. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says 41-year-old Dion Neal turned himself into Jackson County authorities a few…
A Biloxi physician has been found guilty by a federal jury for taking part in a near three million dollar pharmacy fraud scheme. Seventy-eight year-old Albert Diaz, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Ocean Springs, has been convicted of one count…
Typically the Biloxi Fire Department is putting out house fires, but tomorrow they’ll be setting one as part of a training exercise. Residents along Camp Wilkes Drive can expect to see firefighting vehicles and as many as 50 Biloxi firefighters…
Mississippi senators have passed a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Senators voted 35-14 Tuesday to pass House Bill 1510. It was being held for the possibility of more debate, sending it back to the House.…
Today, Mississippi Republican Senator Thad Cochran announced he will resign from his seat in the U.S. Senate on April 1st. News 25’s Veronica Bayona spoke to Howie Morgan, a local political consultant, who tells us more about what this decision…
Retired NCIS agent D’Wayne Swear passed away this morning, leaving behind his family in Gulfport and a life-long career in local law enforcement. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson sat down with one of his best friends at the Hancock County Sheriff’s…
More people are pouring into South Mississippi as temperatures are on the rise. News 25’s Toni Miles checks in with one long-time local tourism business and an out-of-town couple enjoying the sights and sounds here on the Coast. Shrimp season…
Students across the state competed at the Region Six Science and Engineering Fair last week at the Coast Coliseum. One St. Patrick High School student will now be recognized on the international level. Senior Shannon Kirkpatrick was awarded first place…
NBC is putting their money where their drama is and giving $500,000 to 50 high school theatre departments to celebrate the premiere of RISE, a new series that revolves around a small-town high school theatre program. This morning, Gautier High…
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, today announced his intention to resign from the U.S. Senate effective April 1, 2018. “I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge. I intend to fulfill my…
Eight-year-old Lily McCabe received a Disney send-off party since Lily and her family are headed to Disney World thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Lily was fighting cancer and has come a long way, just finishing her chemotherapy. The party was…