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Budweiser Clydesdales come to the Coast

Budweiser beer lovers and horse fans can rejoice! The iconic brand is bringing their Clydesdales to the Coast. The Clydesdales will make their first stop tomorrow in Biloxi and then make their way to Gulfport Friday. The horses will make…

MGCCC adds $17 million STEM building in Jackson County

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson County campus will soon feature a new $17 million facility. This afternoon, dozens gathered for the groundbreaking of the science, technology, engineering, and math building. The structure will be just under 100,000 square feet…

Keesler Air Force Base Technology Expo

A lot has changed over the past 20 years, but Keesler Air Force Base continues to hold its annual technology expo and today was no exception with the show going two decades strong. Keeping our nation and local community safe,…

Local woman celebrates 95th birthday

Today is a very special day for a woman raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Arleaner Washington celebrated her 95th birthday. The City of Gulfport not only said happy birthday, but they thanked Mrs. Washington for dedicating her life to…

State of the Union Address Watch Party

People from all over the Coast are extended an invitation for a State of the Union watch party. Things kick off at the Almanett Hotel and Bistro in downtown Gulfport. Tonight’s party will include the State of the Union address…

Missing Person: Robert ‘Bruce’ Hariel

The missing person case of a Perkinston man has been upgraded with authorities believing he may be in danger. According to our media partner the Sun Herald and Stone County Sheriff’s Captain Ray Boggs, Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers is now…

Clydesdales visiting the Coast

The world famous Budweiser Clydesdales are making a stop right here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Clydesdale horses will make their first appearance on Wednesday night starting at 5 p.m. in Biloxi. They will parade all the way from…

Community Development Block Grant

The Biloxi City Council plans to execute a sub-recipient agreement regarding the programs involved in the 2018 Community Development Block Grant. The grant helps provide services to low income individuals. The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence, the Moore Community House,…

Waveland man arrested on several sex abuse charges

Seventy-four-old Harry Trest of Waveland is behind bars on several sex abuse charges. Trest was booked into the Hancock County Jail today on four counts of sexual battery, four counts of child molestation, and four counts of dissemination of sexually…

The Best and Worst of Super Bowl commercials

People wait for the Super Bowl all year long, some not for the game but for the commercials. The Focus Group out of Gulfport went through their annual routine of watching the best and the worst of what Super Bowl…

Sports betting was a hit during the Super Bowl

Super Bowl 53 was the first major sporting event for sportsbooks in a handful of states that opened after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a ban on sports betting back in May. Despite the New Orleans Saints not playing…

Singing for greater glory

He was a professional gambler and she was a showgirl, now she’s singing not for herself, but for greater glory and both are living their lives in line with a greater power. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us behind the…

Rebuilding Puerto Rico

Back in December, News 25 told you about a  local principal who was traveling to Puerto Rico to help rebuild a school. Now, he is back and sharing his life changing experience. Popp’s Ferry Elementary School Principal Todd Boucher was…

Short term rental decisions

There’s a bill pending in the state Senate proposing the state will take over all regulations involving short term rental. Senator Angela Burks Hill proposed Senate Bill 2693. If the bill passes, short term rental decisions would be out of…

Protecting people and pets in Mississippi

One state lawmaker wants to help protect pets and domestic abuse victims. Animal Control Officer Melanie Roe said, “I’ve had a domestic violence situation to where the father asked the two children do you want your momma or do you…

Don’t drink and drive this Mardi Gras season

Don’t let Fat Tuesday turn into sorry Wednesday. That’s what Biloxi police are urging drivers as Mardi Gras season kicks off this week. Biloxi police will be holding random checkpoints throughout the city over the holiday season. These checkpoints are…

Seventh annual Run for the Beads

With the first Mardi Gras parade just under two weeks away, Coast residents are trying to find ways to get into the carnival spirit. Battling the cold and fog, participants showed up to Biloxi City Hall bright and early to…

Veterans Boccia Ball Tournament

Over the weekend, a new tradition got underway in Gulfport. The Bayou Gulf State’s chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America hosted their boccia ball tournament. The chapter assists veterans in need from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Boccia ball…

American Legion honors fallen heroes

Sunday marked the 76th anniversary of the sinking of the Dorchester Army transport ship. More than 670 soldiers lost their life that day. Long Beach Post 1995 of the American Legion honored four of those brave men who willingly gave…

Fatal car vs. motorcycle crash

One man is dead after a crash in Saucier Sunday night. The accident involved a Harley Davidson and a Taurus and occurred on Success Road in Saucier. Coroner Gary Hargrove confirmed that the driver of the motorcycle, 48-year-old Richard Goff,…

Little Hats, Big Hearts

Today is the first day of February which is also the start of the American Heart Association’s ‘Little Hats, Big Hearts’ campaign. This campaign helps raise awareness for congenital heart defects which are the number one birth defects in the…