On Monday, the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for sports betting. Illegal sports betting already generates roughly $150 billion a year nationwide. This new ruling from the high court could potentially mean a lot of Coast casinos could start to…
The Infinity Science Center in Pearlington offers an out of this world experience for its 60,000 annual visitors. This afternoon a new exhibit opened. The Infinity Science Center in Hancock County has been inspiring space enthusiasts since its opening. Thanks…
The Vietnam Memorial in Ocean Springs honors over 660 veterans who died or went missing from action in Vietnam. With Memorial Day coming up, it’s fitting for the Daughters of the American Revolution to have a memorial service to honor…
On Tuesday, May 15th Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 58-year-old Harold Dean Dollar of Gulfport on a felony charge of touching a child for lustful purposes. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, A Harrison County sheriff investigator took a…
The Biloxi Police are asking for assistance in identifying a theft suspect. He is wanted for questioning in a vehicle burglary that occurred on 05/08/2018 between 9:45 PM, and 10:10 PM at the 200 block of Caillavet Street in Biloxi.…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Robert Foxen, 21, of Harrison County, pled guilty yesterday to two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a stolen firearm. Judge Lawrence Bourgeois sentenced Foxen to 25 years, with…
On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Moss Point Police Investigator’s with the Assistance of the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team arrested Tony Maurice Shoots on the charge of Aggravated Assault. The arrest was in reference to fight which occurred early Sunday…
This morning, Biloxi Upper administration was notified about a BB gun in a student’s backpack. The incident occurred on a school bus. A principal met the bus and immediately removed an unloaded BB gun from the student. The student is…
Tonight, the Mississippi State University Road Dawgs Tour made its way to the City of Biloxi for the ninth year in a row. Mississippi State University Athletic Department officials have been touring the state since last Thursday to visit alumni…
Mark your calendars for the year 2068. Students and teachers at Pecan Park Elementary in Ocean Springs buried a time capsule this afternoon. Over five hundred students from kindergarten through third grade each took turns pouring dirt on the capsule.…
98 degrees was a record high temperature set in Pascagoula yesterday. We barely even passed go with spring and we’re right into that summer heat again today with another record high for Gulfport with a temperature of 94. It’s easy…
Biloxi firefighters and Keesler Air Force Fire Rescue watched as a house went up in flames today. Three houses on Forrest Avenue were donated by the city for the two departments to conduct live burns on. Keesler Fire Rescue and…
The table has been set and the chair is waiting, along with family and friends of our military servicemen and women who are prisoners of war or still missing in action. News 25’s Toni Miles take us to a POW/MIA…
Second-term Mississippi Treasurer Lynn Fitch says she intends to run for state attorney general next year. She briefly discussed her plans last week with a Republican women's club. Her chief of staff, Michelle Williams, says Fitch, a Madison Republican, will…
On May 15th, 2018 the Biloxi Police Department arrested 39-year-old Jason Jerome Smith of Gulfport on an outstanding felony warrant for credit card fraud. The warrant stemmed from an investigation from March 2018 where a victim reported losing his wallet…
South Korea confirms that North Korea has cancelled high-level talks planned for tomorrow between the two Koreas. The talks were to be held in Panmunjom, the truce village in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. North Korea said…
The Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday approved a new conventional tackle state record for Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana). Lonnie Carroll of Ocean Springs set the record with a fish that weighed 35 pounds, 2.4 ounces. The previous record was…
SCI Construction has submitted a notification of a road closure in the area of Courthouse Road from Epico Hollow north to Hancock Place. The road closure has been scheduled from May 21, 2018, until June 4, 2018, for road repair,…
Three arrests have been made by Gulfport police after an investigation in a reported shooting one week ago in the area of 65th Avenue. Arron Maiella Boudreaux of Gulfport, Aundrea Lashann Mitchell of Ocean Springs and 19-year-old James Earl Walker…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that 27-year old Charles Connetti, III of Kiln, MS was sentenced by Judge Larry Bourgeois in Gulfport to forty years, fifteen years suspended, with twenty five years to serve day-for-day for the second degree…
. On May 14, 2018, Gulfport Police Patrol Officers arrested 22 year old Shapria Lashay Richmond, of Gulfport,…
A family in D’Iberville is suffering following somewhat of a natural disaster in their front yard over the weekend. A tree fell through the center of their home. This tree, a great oak, estimated to be at least 700-years-old. It…
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law that required states to band gambling on the outcome of sporting events. News 25’s Veronica Bayona visited Palace Casino Resort and brings us more on what this decision means…
May 14th through the 20th is National Salvation Army Week. This will be the Salvation Army’s 153rd year of fighting for good in 129 countries around the globe. Each year, this week serves as an opportunity to celebrate those who…