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Holiday traffic update

The Mississippi Highway Patrol says no fatalities were reported in traffic accidents on roads they monitored during the long Christmas weekend. The holiday enforcement period on state and federal highways began Friday evening and ended late Monday. The patrol says…

AMR spreads Christmas cheer in Biloxi

Members of the American Medical Response team wanted to make sure that residents at the Pillars in Biloxi had a cheerful Christmas Day. Dressed in their best holiday gear, multiple AMR members and their families walked the halls of the…

Holiday surprise in D’Iberville

For the Goss family, this holiday season was one of joy and one of sorrow. The family lost one of their seven children three months ago. However, a group of good Samaritans wanted to make sure that they had a…

Christmas Feast in Wiggins

Dozens of Stone County residents enjoyed a Christmas Feast at the Stone County Fairgrounds Christmas Day. People dug into holiday favorites and enjoyed each other’s company and embraced the holiday spirit. The Christmas Feast in Stone County started about ten…

Feed the Needy on Christmas Day

Christmas Day was a day of giving back for many. Gulf Coast Public Safety has fed the needy for the past 28 years on holidays. Monday it was time they continue the tradition. Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Long Beach, and Pass…

Grand larceny arrest

A Vancleave man is in jail after Jackson County sheriff’s investigators assisted Biloxi police serving an outstanding arrest warrant on him. Biloxi police served 29-year-old Ky Maultsby a warrant for grand larceny this morning. Sheriff Mike Ezell says they found…

Charged with manslaughter

A homeless man in Biloxi is being charged with manslaughter after beating a man to death over the weekend. Forty-two year-old Robert Kelly was arrested Friday afternoon after the Biloxi Fire Department responded to a woods fire and found a…

Duck hunting reminder

Duck season is among us and the Biloxi Police Department wants to remind all their residents that the use of guns in city limits is strictly prohibited. Biloxi’s code says “it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any…

Slavonian Ladies Auxiliary makes pusharatas

Tonight while you’re sleeping, the Slavonian Ladies Auxiliary will be taking shifts to cook dozens of pusharatas just in time for Christmas. The sweet fried pastry is popular in Croatia and Slovenia and for over 40 years, they’ve been a…

One woman dead after Harrison County car crash

A Saucier woman is dead after a crash that occurred on Highway 67 at the intersection of East Wortham Road just after 5:30 p.m. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, 52-year-old Jennifer Williams was driving a Kia Soul traveled across Highway…

Santa Claus delivers presents to senior citizens

Today, the Gulfport community came together to spread Christmas joy for the seniors at the Boyington Health and Rehabilitation Center. Holiday cheer filled the halls as organizations joined the Boyington staff and Santa Claus to pass out presents for the…

Auto burglary in Ocean Springs

An Ocean Springs man is behind bars after authorities received a report of a suspicious male in the Trentwood subdivision. According to Ocean Springs Police Department, Kristian Killmer was in the presence of two juveniles, a 15-year-old boy and 12-year-old…

Chevron releases statement on noose incident

A noose was discovered Monday at the Chevron Refinery in Pascagoula and now an investigation is underway to determine who placed the noose on refinery’s grounds. Since the discovery of the noose, Chevron has gone on the record to address…

Late night shooting in Biloxi

Biloxi police were called to Hidden Oaks Apartments on Abbey Court last night just after midnight. Biloxi police tell News 25 that the victim is a 44-year-old man and that he sustained non-life threatening injuries. People who were nearby reported…

Making pusharatas at the Slavonian Lodge

It’s a tradition unique to Biloxi and it’s continuing tonight. The Slavonian Ladies Auxiliary will spend the next 12 hours preparing pusharatas to sell for a good cause. News 25’s Shelby Myers is at the Slavonian Lodge to give us…

Stone County Christmas Lunch

If you or someone you know someone in need of a hot meal on Christmas day, you can head over to the Stone County Fair Building. Serving will begin at 11am in the morning on Sunday. Enjoy a plate lunch…

Grief recovery programs

Getting through grief is a lot easier when you have somebody to lean on. This is just one reason why First United Methodist Church of Gulfport provides several grief recovery workshops year round. The church’s divorce recovery workshop helps people…

Early morning shooting in Biloxi

Around 12 a.m. this morning, Biloxi police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 310 Abbey Court at the Hidden Oaks Apartments. When officials arrived on scene no victims were located however residents in the area reported…

8th Annual Community Christmas Eve Lunch

News 25's Kristen Durand interviews Mollie McCarroll about the 8th Annual Community Christmas Eve Lunch. On December 24th 11 am to 1 pm this is a free event on 208 Pine Street Long Beach.

Annual Free Christmas Luncheon

News25's Hank Davis interviews Dick O'Neal about the Annual Free Christmas Luncheon at the Stone County Fairgrounds December 25th, meals are served from 11 am to 2 pm.

Coping with holiday Grief

The holidays can be decked with sadness, especially if you've suffered a divorce, separation, a debilitating health issue or death of a loved one, but help is available. News 25's Toni Miles joins us live from first United Methodist Church…

Officers give back

Today, a pair of siblings woke up to find their bikes had been stolen, but their holiday season will remain cheerful thanks to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department. “We felt really scared because usually it happens to other people and…