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Mississippi reinstating some license suspensions

Mississippi will stop suspending peoples’ driver’s licenses purely because they haven’t paid court fines and fees. Tens of thousands of people who lost driving privileges could get them back. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher made the joint announcement…

One Dead In Early Morning Shooting

Early this morning Gulfport police were on scene at a shooting, where one man has died, after initial reports of shots being fired...officers blocked off the 1500 block of 20th street, located off of Thorton avenue, as investigator and k9…

Interview with District 49 Senate winner Joel Carter

The votes are in and Joel Carter wins the District 49 seat by 52.7 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. Carter received 1,968 votes to Dan Carr’s 996 and Ron Meyer’s 767 votes. News 25’s Taylor Rubach has…

Wild animals in rehab need community’s help

The holidays are a special time of the year when many warm and fuzzy feelings are in the air. Local fuzzy friends are in need of our community’s help this Christmas. One-eyed Willy is one of the birds being nursed…

Shelter pets receive toys for Christmas

Pets at the Humane Society of South Mississippi received some early Christmas presents from 107.1 the Monkey. Valerie Kattz and James Steele held a toy donation drive over the weekend and asked for at least three hundred toys to be…

New fire station coming to Biloxi

Biloxi City Council members were briefed Tuesday afternoon on a project to build a new fire station. The long awaited three million dollar facility is going to be constructed near the intersection of Popp's Ferry and Cedar Lake Road where…

Misdemeanor shoplifting and felony eluding

Biloxi police arrested a man after shoplifting from a Wal-Mart led to a high speed chase down Highway 90. Twenty-six year-old Michael Mateo of Pauley’s Island, South Carolina was charged today with misdemeanor shoplifting and felony eluding after being treated…

Two armed suspects break into Gulfport home

Police are looking for two armed suspects after reports of a home invasion in Gulfport this morning. Two men entered a home near 39th Avenue armed with handguns. Gulfport police say the female victim who reported the incident says the…

Man steals rug from Gulfport Police Department lobby

On December 19, 2017, at approximately 2:35 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department arrested 52 year old Ralph Eric Cox of Gulfport. Cox was charged with one count of petit larceny. Judge Walker set Cox’s bond at $1,000. The arrest was…

Armed Robbery in Gulfport

Gulfport police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 25-year-old in an armed robbery case. They’ve identified William Clifford Crittenden in a case that happened about 6:22 last night at the Chevron Food Market in the 1700 block…

Voters hit the polls in Senate District 49

As we speak voters in Senate District 49 are hitting the polls to vote on who they'd like to see take the place of Sean Tindell. The three candidates running in today’s special election are Ron Meyers, Dan Carr, and…

Multiple arrests made in Gulfport

A 17-year-old from Gulfport is being charged as an adult for three counts of aggravated assault. Around 5:30 yesterday, officers responded to the 1800 block of 43rd Avenue for a reported shooting. While officers worked the area, a Nissan Altima…

Pet of the Week

Jackson County Animal Shelter Pet of the week is Evie. She is three and a half months old.

Memorial Behavioral Health To Join Universal

Today, Universal Health Services announced its acquisition of Memorial Behavioral Health (MBH) and expects to complete the transaction in the first quarter of 2018. Memorial currently operates a 109-bed behavioral health facility, along with two outpatient clinics in Gulfport. MBH…

Christmastime at Beauvoir

Beauvoir kicked off the holiday season tonight in Biloxi with all of the Christmas family fun. Christmastime at Beauvoir started off with the jolly man himself listening to the nice kids of South Mississippi ask for their gifts. Kids could…

Kids Day

News 25's Kristen Durand interviews Angie Sims at the B.Y.O.B Studio in Ocean Springs, December 21st & 22nd 1 pm and 5:30 pm all kids are welcome.

Man wanted for taking wallet and purse

Biloxi police are looking for a man who they say stole a woman’s wallet and then went back for her purse when she wasn’t looking. Biloxi police say the man took the wallet and purse and left the IP Casino.…

Victims of Sunday's Shooting Knew Each Other

This morning, we have new details into the Sunday shooting in Bay St. Louis on Sycamore Street and St. Francis Street. Authorities say the victims of the shooting and the third person who was struck by a vehicle all knew…

Last minute shoppers

Christmas is just one week away and some people are still doing some last minute shopping. The Gulfport Premium Outlets has seen an influx of shoppers as it gets closer to the holiday, a surprise to some because most people…

Holiday shopping debt

The biggest shopping holiday is among us and with all the spending comes some unwanted debt. Magnify Money found that the average American consumer kicked off 2017 with about one thousand dollars’ worth of new debt following the 2016 holiday…

Ice skating at the Coliseum

As the days get closer to the Christmas holidays, ice skating at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum will be available for some family fun. News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us on the ice to tell us more about the fun-filled event.