Harrison County

Crawfish Music Fest in full swing

Calling all festival goers! The 26th annual Crawfish Music Festival has officially kicked off tonight at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Well-known rides such as the ferris wheel have made their way to the fairgrounds. The mid-way was packed with Coast…

Credit card fraud arrest

A Biloxi woman was arrested for credit card fraud. Biloxi police arrested 34-year-old Desire Martinez from an investigation where the victim’s credit card number was used to make three transactions at the Walmart located on CT Switzer Drive, totaling nearly…

Burglary of a dwelling

Forty-eight year-old Charles Harris of Saucier has been arrested on felony charges for burglary of a dwelling and burglary of a shop. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, on April 11th, the victim contacted authorities and reported her father’s…

Raising Cane's Embezzlement

A Long Beach woman was arrested for embezzlement at a Raising Cane’s. Gulfport police arrested 30-year-old Kacey Roggendorff for embezzlement at the Raising Cane’s located on Highway 49. It was reported that bank deposits were missing, valued at one thousand…

Plans for a new grocery store in East Biloxi

A new much needed grocery store is coming to an area of East Biloxi. Ward 2 Councilman Felix Gines announced plans for the new project in this part of town. Gines told News 25 right now the area is considered…

Testing waters with developers in Biloxi

A few months ago, the City of Biloxi entered into a lease agreement with a new downtown eatery with Le Café Beignet. The shop opened in the city-owned former Biloxi Public Library on Lameuse Street. After seeing the success of…

Casino industry posts largest month of the year

Biloxi’s casino market in March posted its best month of the six-month-old fiscal year. According to figures released by the city’s finance division, the casino market took in $75 million from gambling during the month of March. The city’s finance…

Man sentenced for sexual battery

A man will be spending his life behind bars after pleading guilty to molesting two children. Fifty-seven year-old Ernesto Martinez will serve a life sentence plus 15 years. Martinez pled guilty to one count of sexual battery and one count…

Waterspout causes damage at Long Beach Harbor

Long Beach Harbor residents continue cleanup after Saturday’s storms. A waterspout that moved over the harbor caused damage to multiple vessels. Crews were out this afternoon using a crane on a barge to pull debris out of the water. There…

Wanted for shoplifting

Biloxi police need help identifying two suspects involved with shoplifting at Footlocker in Edgewater Mall. The two suspects are described as black males. One is thin and wearing a white shirt, white-washed blue jeans, and blue shoes. The second suspect…

Crawfish Music Festival set up is underway

The minute spring break ended Sunday evening, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum team got right back to work prepping for the 26th annual Crawfish Music Festival. The five days of good old fashioned family entertainment, live music, and all the hot-boiled…

Habitat for Humanity Women build in Gulfport

This morning, a group of women in Gulfport strapped on their hard hats and picked up their hammers to take part in Habitat for Humanity’s annual Women Build campaign. Habitat for Humanity is promoting the need for affordable housing with…

Smoke tests set for next week in Gulfport

The City of Gulfport made an announcement today. Workers will be smoke testing the sewer lines in the area of Creel Circle and Raspberry Lane from April 23rd through the 24th. The tests will take place from 7:30 a.m. until…

Biloxi River overflows during weekend

Gulfport residents living along the Biloxi River are now facing the consequences of the weekend’s severe weather. “We are living on the water. We know we need to move, but everybody was like ok. Everything is ok. Nope, it wasn’t.…

Slap ya momma’s catches fire

Slap Ya Momma’s Barbecue in Biloxi caught fire this afternoon sending one to the hospital. According to the Biloxi Fire Department, the call came in around 5:00 this afternoon of smoke coming from the building. Fire crews responded and were…

2018 Technology Expo

Today at the Beau Rivage Casino, entrepreneurs, business start-ups, and fans of cutting edge tech gathered for the 2018 Technology Expo. Social trends, cyber security, and cloud usage are just a few examples of the concepts that were discussed at…

Spring Break Weekend comes to an end

2018 Spring Break Weekend is officially over and the months of planning by Biloxi city officials seemed to have paid off. However, severe weather on the Coast did make a huge impact on the number of people originally expected. Empty…

Biloxi River flooding

You might have noticed cars and boats parked along Highway 67 north of D’Iberville. Residents along the Biloxi River prepared for flooding as heavy rainfall on Saturday caused flooding. The river reached maximum flood stage on Sunday. It is expected…

Theft reported at liquor store in Biloxi

Biloxi police are on the lookout for an unknown suspect who allegedly stole items from a local business. Officials say the theft occurred in the 500 block of Howard Avenue. The subject concealed a bottle of Seagrams gin in her…

Love the Coast worship service

First Baptist Gulfport Church wants to bring love to the Coast as they hosted a worship service at Jones Park. The church wanted their members to find community projects in the city and serve last week. The culmination of all…

Spring Break 2018

Spring breakers tried to make the most out of the stormy weekend as some traveled from as far as Chicago. News 25's Jaylon Morris has the recap on spring break weekend. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.. And…

Man Dead After Drowning

A Gautier man is now dead after he fell of a jet ski in Biloxi Sunday afternoon. Harrison County Coroners offices have identified the man as 22 year old Donald Broadnax III from Gautier. Broadnax was jet skiing with friends…

Swift Water Rescue

Sunday around 4-pm D’Iberville police responded to three young adults trapped in the high current of the Tuxachanie Creek. According to officials the 3 were kayaking in the creek when it overturned. One of the stranded kayakers was able to…

Arrested for aggravated assault

A man is behind bars today after reportedly shooting a woman in Biloxi last week. Eighteen-year-old Darrell Rankin Jr. turned himself in to police on a warrant for aggravated assault. The warrant stems from a story we first brought you…