More than $130,000 in grant funding has been awarded to law enforcement agencies in the Southern District to reduce violence in our local communities. The Long Beach Police Department was awarded more than $7,000 to implement a campaign called ‘Lock…
Biloxi police need your help regarding a fatal shooting early this morning on Stennis Avenue for a report of shots fired a little after 1 a.m. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer says 33-year-old Devan Williams of Gulfport was shot and…
In Saucier, a woman is facing felony child abuse charges after she was reportedly found smothering her infant daughter. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 23-year-old Simona Somers was found in her room with a thick blanket wrapped around…
A female inmate serving a life sentence in the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility died at a Jackson Hospital today. The Department of Corrections reported 68-year-old Patricia White died at the Baptist Medical Center. She was sentenced to life in prison…
Coast families who rely on Shriners Hospitals for Children for treatment and care can now get care closer to home. Members of the Singing River Health System and Joppa Shriners on the Gulf Coast kicked off a new outreach clinic…
Several woods and brush fires broke out in Harrison County Saturday and one is being investigated as arson. According to Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan, more than 150 acres is estimated to have burned across Harrison County during the day. Most…
A Biloxi man is accused of murder after his significant other was found dead. Yesterday, 43-year-old Michael Edward Reis flagged down Biloxi police officers near Porter Avenue and Beach Boulevard and told them he wanted to turn himself in. The…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — One man is dead after a shooting in Biloxi early Monday morning. Just after 1 a.m. Monday, Biloxi Police responded to a report of shots fired at 264 Stennis Avenue. While officers were checking that area,…
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. — A South Mississippi city councilman and his wife have been arrested on assault charges stemming from a domestic situation over the weekend, according to police. D’Iberville Police responded to the home of councilman Robby Ellis and his…
The Gulf Coast community came together Sunday night to honor and mourn the loss of Claude Thornhill, who was tragically killed in an apartment fire last week. Friends and family gathered at the Courthouse Pier in Gulfport, candles in hand,…
The ‘Tripoli’ will be commissioned later this year before docking at its homeport in San Diego. This amphibious assault ship was delivered to the U.S. Navy today. It’s the 15th large deck amphibious ship built at Ingalls and will be…
Ingalls Shipbuilding and the U.S. Coast Guard are preparing to celebrate another milestone for a new vessel. Tomorrow marks the christening of the legend-class National Security Cutter ‘Stone.’ The Stone is named after Coast Guard Commander Elmer ‘Archie’ Stone who…
It was a busy day at Ingalls Shipbuilding today as the facility hosted the U.S. Navy’s Principal Advisor to the President. Admiral Michael Gilday has only been serving as our nation’s Chief of Naval Operations for just over six months,…
The Humane Society of South Mississippi is teaming up with North Shore Animal League America’s 2020 Tour for Life. It’s the world’s largest national cooperative life-saving mobile pet adoption event. This year, from the first weekend of March to the…
Today the IP presented a check to the Bacot McCarty Foundation at the Jolly Foundation. Here are a few photos from this morning's check presentation.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted six water contact advisories Friday for Station 4, Station 10, Station 10B, Station 11A, Station 13A, and Station 14. Water samples at these stations show the areas…
It’s Jolly Time! The Bacot McCarty Foundation hosted their annual Jolly Kickoff today. The Jolly McCarty Memorial raises money for multiple nonprofits and organizations throughout the Coast. They do this with a series of events including the largest golfing fundraiser…
In this week’s segment of ‘Hometown Heroes,’ you don’t need a library card to enjoy a good book. Here on the Coast you can find a good story even in the littlest of places. News 25’s Lindsey Goodwin has more…
As Black History Month wraps up, we present to you our fourth and final installment of ‘Soul of the Coast.’ This week, News 25’s Victoria Bailey spends time with a Gulfport native, making waves on the Coast with her many…
Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gotti filed a second lawsuit this week against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. This suit targets the state’s notorious Parchman Prison where at least nine inmates have died since the beginning of the year. It was…
First responders and local law enforcement took a walk on the wild side today at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. The dolphins at IMMS put on quite the show, thrilling the crowd, but it isn’t always fun…
Seventeen-year-old Dawson Henry was found safe.
Service animals oftentimes serve as a life line for their owners. Now, there’s one service dog here in Mississippi that needs your help. Everyday service dogs help save the lives of their owners, but now, one service dog named Jingles…
A cold weather shelter will open again at 5 p.m Thursday in D'Iberville. It will close Friday morning at 7 a.m. The shelter is located in the Harrison County Multi-purpose (blue) Building behind the Jerry Lawrence Memorial Library. The library’s…