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Arrested for drug trafficking

Two Coast natives are facing life behind bars after being arrested by federal authorities on drug trafficking charges. Forty-six year-old Keith Brown of Moss Point and 35-year-old Jaycie Thomas of Ocean Springs have been charged in a three count federal…

Man and woman brutalized over the weekend in St. Martin

A man is behind bars after tying up and beating a man and a woman at an apartment in St. Martin. Thirty-year-old Andrew Williams is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and kidnapping as well as one count of…

Accident on I-10 eastbound

A wreck occurred this afternoon in Gulfport around 2:30 on I-10 eastbound near Cowan-Lorraine. According to Gulfport police, a truck was traveling on the interstate and suddenly lost control of his vehicle and went into the woods and hit an…

Downstage Productions Easter basket giveaway

The Downstage Productions Theatre gave out two hundred Easter baskets to kids in need. Fifty baskets went to a local shelter while the rest went into the community. The theatre advertised the giveaway, requesting those who needed Easter baskets to…

Street sweeper flips, blocking roadway in Gulfport

Around 9:45 this morning in Gulfport, an overturned truck brought traffic to a halt at the intersection of O’Neal Road and Briarwood West Drive. The truck was a street sweeper, bearing City of Gulfport emblems. The sweeper flipped onto its…

Missing Biloxi woman found safe

A Biloxi woman who was reported missing March 26th has been found safe and in good condition. The Biloxi Police Department thanks the public for their help in locating 52-year-old Dora Doss. They say no suspicious activity was found concerning…

Possible Amtrack Train To Re-Open

Two years ago, many city officials rode aboard the first Amtrak Train to travel across the coast since the service was discontinued before Hurricane Katrina. However, since this testing there has been little to no progress made to bringing the…

EASTER BASKETS FOR THE NEEDY

If you know of a family in South Mississippi, who might need a little extra help getting the Easter bunny to their home this year, you may be in luck. Two-hundred kids in need will have Easter baskets to wake…

COMMUNITY REACTS TO BILOXI PROJECTS

One of the long list of projects going on around Biloxi is the renovation of the Saegner theatre. Around 200 events are held in the theater every year which attracts around thirty thousand people. With events already scheduled this year,…

OCEAN SPRINGS MAYOR RESPONDS TO KKK VIDEO

Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson says the KKK’s actions should be rebuked by everyone in response to the video the extremist organization sent to a local civil rights group this week. In a statement to News 25, Mayor Dobson calls…

PROTEST FOR EQUALITY IN BAY ST LOUIS

Protesters for equality are rising to action after a decision at Bay Saint Louis city hall sparked racial controversy. Tensions began when the only African American on the Bay-Waveland school board was replaced. News 25's Gina Tomlinson has the report…

HANCOCK BANK OFFICIALS PLANT TREES

Residents of the gulf coast have always cherished the live oak tree as an icon of grace, strength and commitment. And that's just what officials with Hancock bank were doing in ocean springs this afternoon as part of their 10-10-12…

Ku Klux Klan Video in Mississippi and Response

A video has surfaced of a KKK group, the United Dixie White Knights, threatening members of the Mississippi Rising Coalition. Members who were personally called out in the video addressed the issue during a press conference in ocean springs this…

BP Oil Spill Money Mississippi Gulf Coast

The fate of more than 700 million dollars in BP damages money is still up in the air. A six-person committee of state house and senate members had a deadline of Monday at 8 pm to create a bill but…

Residents Upset Over Infrastructure Project

Earlier this month News 25 brought you a story about the Biloxi Infrastructure Project, and how more man power has been added to help speed up the construction. Weeks later it was standing room only at the Biloxi City Council…

Woman Beaten At Hard Rock Parking Lot

A Louisiana woman made her way to Biloxi Friday night for her friend’s bachelorette party, but what was supposed to be a night of fun landed her with a bruised face and a traumatic story. News 25's Veronica Bayona brings…

USM Marine Research Center will open soon

In late 2016, the Port of Gulfport broke ground on their property to build a $12.2 million marine research center for the University of Southern Mississippi. Now they are just weeks away from completing the project. School of Ocean Science…

Who is egging houses in Long Beach?

Prom season is quickly approaching sometimes a time when authorities see a rise in student mischief and high school pranks. One prank has gone a little too far in Long Beach lately and neighbors aren’t happy about it. Old East…

Operational Coastal Cleanup

Operation Coastal Cleanup has wrapped and the results are in. The two day operation, carried out on Monday and Tuesday, was a joint law enforcement effort to ensure registration compliance of convicted sex offenders throughout Harrison County. Two hundred and…

Sick raccoons still a hazard for pet owners in Long Beach

The total number of raccoons carrying the viral disease that has recently broke out in Long Beach keeps growing. Long Beach Animal Control has now collected more than one hundred raccoons with distemper throughout the city. Animal control officers were…