The trial begins today for the teacher accused in the sexual abuse of a student at Hancock High School. Leslie Danielle Dewitt is charged with two counts of sexual battery while in a position of trust and three counts of…
Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk tells News 25 tests are being performed to positively identify a body found in the Kiln over the weekend. Faulk says male remains were found in the woods behind the Silver Creek Acres subdivision on…
One person is dead after a single vehicle accident in Hancock County. The victim a 59 year old white male from Gulfport, his name is being withheld at this time. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesperson Chase Elkins, that crash…
Investigators confirm the body of the missing man, 33-year-old Jason Johnson, was found behind his home. News 25’s Shelby Myers is at the scene with the latest.
According to Hancock County officials, the body of the missing man, Jason Johnson, has been found. Johnson was found behind his home connected to a tree. Authorities at this time are ruling it a possible suicide. Details straight ahead on…
Today is the last day all five Boys and Girls Clubs in Harrison and Hancock counties will be able to provide transportation for their members. It’s a big blow to the Coast clubs due to an internal error by the…
Authorities are reporting a pedestrian hit and killed by a car near Exit 2 in Hancock County. Mississippi Highway Patrol confirms that eastbound lanes are closed following the fatal accident. News 25’s Kendra Turley is at the scene with more…
One person is now dead after a vehicle versus pedestrian accident near exit 2. Details are limited, but Mississippi Highway Patrol confirms that all eastbound lanes of I-10 in Hancock County are closed at this time. The victim has been…
Hancock Bank in Gulfport is paying it forward to their colleagues in Louisiana. A collection drive of gently used toys as well as professional clothing was held today in the One Hancock Plaza lobby. The company is calling all associates…
All Coast counties are providing sand for residents. Harrison County began last week. Today, there are pick up sites in Hancock County that will also have sand and sand bags available at the following locations: the Hancock County Arena on…
Due to the potential heavy rains expected in Hancock County, Hancock County will have sand and sand bags available Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 9:00 AM at the following locations: Hancock County Arena – 4184 Kiln Delisle Road, Kiln…
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two water contact advisories Friday for sampling stations 2 and 3 in Hancock County and one for station 12A in Biloxi. Advisories are still in effect for…
Police are still on the hunt for a woman who robbed a bank in Ocean Springs this afternoon. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the scene with the latest.
Ronald Winnert continues to work through rehab in Slidell after losing his leg to vibrio in Bay St. Louis last month. Many residents in Hancock County are aware of the incident, but say it’s not keeping them from enjoying the…
Ronald Willert continues to work through rehab in Slidell after losing his leg to the flesh eating bacteria vibrio in Bay St. Louis last month. Today, News 25’s Shelby Myers is in Hancock County checking in to see if the…
The Mississippi Department of Health has confirmed a Hancock County resident has vibrio vulnificus. The person infected by the waterborne bacteria is a Hancock County man who has not yet been identified. This news comes to us almost a week…
Twelve people are now behind bars as a result of two drug busts in Hancock County. The Hancock County Narcotics Division executed search warrants on Tigris Street in Bay St. Louis and Orange Street in the Springwood community. Agents discovered individual…
On March 31, 2016, Maddox Viergge, 16 months of age suffered fatal head injuries. Medical evidence indicates the victim’s injuries are consistent with abusive head trauma. On April 4, 2016, Charles Connetti III was arrested and charged with Capital Murder. …
Hancock County firefighters were helping fight a house fire in Pearl River County yesterday when they learned a mobile home had caught fire in their own jurisdiction. The local fire crews provided water to fight the fire, which was stopped…
In response to recent flooding across the state, the Mississippi Department of Health is offering free tetanus shots in counties affected by the onslaught of water. They want to remind all residents recently affected by flooding that a tetanus vaccination…
Highway 604 in Hancock County is closed and residents are bracing for continued flooding as Pearl River is on the rise. News 25’s Shelby Myers toured Pearlington roads today and has the story. Many Pearlington residents living just off Pearl…
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Gulfport police have made an arrest in Friday’s armed robbery at Hancock Bank off north Highway 49. Twenty-five year-old Daniel Lee Murphy of Saucier is charged with armed robbery in the case. The crime was captured on the bank’s surveillance…
Gulfport police are asking for the public’s assistance locating the suspect in an armed robbery at Hancock Bank off Highway 49 in north Gulfport. Police say the suspect entered the building, implied he had a weapon and demanded the teller…