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U.S. Army shipments at the Port of Gulfport

Today, for the first time ever, the U.S. Army is shipping military vehicles out of the Port of Gulfport. “The story today is that instead of using another port in Texas or South Carolina or Florida, the Army has decided…

Singing for the Salvation Army

The Salvation Army provides more than one million services each year to residents in South Mississippi. Tonight, country music singer Jimmy Wayne will take center stage to entertain and serve as keynote speaker at one of the nonprofit’s biggest fundraisers…

Charged with felony embezzlement

Biloxi police arrested 69-year-old Erastus Thompson Jr. on a warrant for felony embezzlement of a vehicle. Police say Thompson was arrested during a traffic stop by Gulfport police. The complaint leading to the arrest of Thompson was made in February…

Charged with grand larceny

D’Iberville police arrested two Saucier residents after a report of items stolen out of a vehicle parked in the Scarlet Pearl Casino parking garage. Police say 49-year-old Billy Bradley and 29-year-old Kerrie Kilduff were seen on video surveillance taking property…

Charged with accessory after the fact

Octavia Williams-Biggs was arrested by the Pascagoula Police Department. A warrant was issued for her arrest for her involvement in the homicide of Lorenzo Biggs. She’s been charged with accessory after the fact. Those charges may be upgraded in the…

Cars collide, truck flips on HWY 49

Just after 8 this morning, an accident halted traffic on Highway 49 just south of Harrison Central High School. The driver of a GMC Sonoma was southbound when they attempted to make a U-turn into the northbound lane. Another vehicle…

Police investigate overnight shooting in Gulfport

Gulfport police are investigating an overnight shooting. Around 4 a.m., officers responded to Memorial Hospital in reference to a 25-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Police say the victim was walking in the 1700 block of…

Three Pass Christian siblings become entrepreneurs

Three Pass Christian sisters, ages nine, 12 and 13, took a school project and in five months have now developed it into a business. “We are excited because when we are older we won’t need to be worried about not…

Port Orleans Brewing Company expands to Mississippi

A Louisiana based brewing company is kicking off their expansion celebration tonight and it’s all benefiting a good cause. To celebrate their one year anniversary, Port Orleans Brewing Company is expanding into the state of Mississippi. The Palace Casino in…

Suspect in fatal Pascagoula shooting turns himself in

The primary suspect in a fatal shooting that happened last Friday at a home on Dupont Avenue in Pascagoula turned himself into the police today. According to Captain Doug Adams, Rouvell Thigpen, also known as Rudy Thigpen, turned himself into…

Arrested for aggravated assault and kidnapping

Biloxi police arrested a man today on aggravated assault and kidnapping charges after a woman told police she had been held against her will for nearly 12 hours. Twenty-five year-old Gulfport native Ryan Chipman was arrested after police received a…

New student garden unveiled at North Bay Elementary

This morning in Biloxi, students from the gifted program at North Bay Elementary School held an opening ceremony for their brand new garden. Every class has a section in the garden and the students decide what type of produce they’d…

Singing for the Salvation Army

The lights will be shining brightly in Pascagoula tomorrow as a famous country singer with strings to the Salvation Army takes center stage at a fundraiser for the nonprofit at the Hilton Garden Inn. News 25’s Toni Miles has more…

Bad batch of oxycodone sold on streets in Gulfport

Today Gulfport police held a press conference to raise awareness about a batch of blue pills circulating South Mississippi that could be fatal. Over the course of the past few weeks, Gulfport narcotic detectives have seized multiple blue pills marked…

Gulfport armed robbery arrest

A Greenwood man is behind bars for armed robbery in Gulfport. According to police, 18-year-old Kelton Osborne was involved in the armed robbery on May 2nd at the Subway located on Highway 49 near Dedeaux Road. Witnesses say that an…

Suspects wanted for armed robbery

Gautier police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred last night at El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant in Gautier. Around 11 p.m., officers were called to the scene where they found the victim bound to a chair in the restaurant’s office.…

Frets for Pets

A man’s best friend plus a man’s favorite instrument equals the Humane Society of South Mississippi’s Frets for Pets concert in August. The society raised money for the upcoming concert by putting on a carwash Sunday. All proceeds will go…

Annual Gorenflo’s Cobia Tournament

Sunday’s weather was perfect for rippin’ lips at the annual Gorenflo’s Cobia Fishing Tournament at Point Cadet Marina in Biloxi. The two day tournament has been around for 32 years. Some of the winnings include a boat prize for the…

Make-A-Wish Sendoff Party

The Make-A-Wish organization threw another exciting sendoff party over the weekend. This time the sendoff was for eight-year-old Kellan Todd at Cypress Lanes in D’Iberville. Kellen was diagnosed with Rasmussen encephalitis in 2016 which caused numerous seizures. He had surgery…

Arrest made in Pascagoula shooting

A Moss Point man is behind bars following a shooting that occurred Friday afternoon on Whitmore Street in Pascagoula, sending one man to the hospital. According to the Pascagoula Police Department, the motive appeared to be to intimidate a victim…

National Travel and Tourism Week

Today kicks off the start of National Travel and Tourism Week and the Gulf Coast has a lot to celebrate. According to visit Mississippi Gulf Coast, occupancy has increased to 67.7 percent and the average daily rate has increased to…