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March Of Dimes

News 25 Hank Davis interviews Dina Ray and Bridget Turan about the need for volunteers and donations for the March of Dimes. For more information please visit www.signaturechefs.org/jackson online.

Halloween Mash Bash

News 25's Kristen Durand interviews Casey Knight and Tangie Carrillo about Halloween Mash Bash at Gulfport Care Center on October 31st 5 pm - 8 pm.

Local Doctor Charged in Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

A Biloxi-based physician was charged today for his role in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health care benefit program serving our nation’s military, veterans, and their respective family members. U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, FBI Special Agent in…

Krispy Kreme celebrates 50 years

The Krispy Kreme cruiser pulled up at WXXV today to not only share some hot donuts with us, but to tell us the good news of celebrating 50 years of joy in Mississippi. The donut shop originated in Biloxi in…

Ocean Springs looking for four men wanted for home burglary

On August 20th, police say an Ocean Springs residence was burglarized by four black males in the south Railroad Street area of Ocean Springs. The crime was caught on video showing the suspects armed with hand guns. Police allege the…

Wanted in Biloxi for vehicle burglary

Biloxi police are asking for the public’s assistance to identify this person who is wanted for questioning in reference to a vehicle burglary. The incident occurred on October 1st at 3 a.m. in the 2000 block of Ivy Court in…

Black Energy Awareness Month event at Mississippi Power

From heating up our homes to preparing dinner each night, we are all driven and surrounded by a number of sources of energy. This is just one reason why the Association of Blacks in Energy has named October Black Energy…

New artwork in Fishbone Alley

Fishbone Alley in downtown Gulfport has added a little bit more color to its walls this week. News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us and has more on the updated art and even a preview of what’s to come on Halloween…

Ecological Restoration Society in town

Here on the Gulf Coast we know the importance the water and natural environment plays in our everyday life. The Society for Ecological Restoration southeast chapter is holding their annual symposium and meeting at USM’s Gulf Coast Research Lab facilities…

Juvenile charged with armed robbery

Two Moss Point juveniles are behind bars after police say one robbed a man at gunpoint. Sheriff Mike Ezell says the victim was walking on Jeffrey Street when 17-year-old Azavier Baker asked to use his phone. When the victim went…

Haunted Books at the Biloxi Library

There’s a spooky story behind a collection of old books believed to be haunted at the Biloxi Library. The books are mostly from the mid-1800s and were dropped off by a man as a donation. Biloxi librarians tell News 25…

Are there skeletons under the Biloxi Visitor’s Center?

The names are still unknown to this day of the group of long-lost French settlers whose skeletal remains were found by the Biloxi Visitor's Center. The human bones started turning up after Hurricane Camille hit in 1969. News 25’s Gina…

Hancock County Senior Citizen Prom

Hancock County senior citizens danced the afternoon away at the Bay St. Louis Community Center. The senior prom committee and dozens of other senior citizens went dancing at the canteen during the WWII themed event. The prom was free to…

Lil Boosie suing Biloxi PD and others

Rapper Lil Boosie is suing the Biloxi Police Department, Dillards, and other Edgewater Mall entities after a spring break altercation inside the mall back in April. According to the lawsuit filed in the Harrison County Circuit Court, Boosie, whose real…

Bench press for breast cancer awareness

One local business is preparing to pull their weight in an effort to take the load off of those affected by breast cancer. Southern Elite Fitness in D’Iberville is gearing up for the Penny by the Pound Breast Cancer lift-a-thon…

Coast Guard cutter caught fire in Gulfport

Early this morning, a Coast Guard cutter caught fire while docked at the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor. Here’s video recorded this morning from one of our Mississippi Power live on 25 cameras. Two Coast Guard members discovered that the deck…

S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

News 25's Hank Davis interviews Ryan Bergman and Noah Seal about S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders presented by Gulfport High School. Starting October 19th - 20th 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students.

Latest on book controversy in Biloxi

A recent uproar has surfaced about the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” being removed from reading lists and it’s causing some controversy in the community. Today, the Biloxi Public School Board held their monthly meeting and discussed the current situation…

Free seminar on estate planning

Are you in need of a living will or maybe just not sure on the first steps to take during estate planning? Mercy Housing and Human Development in Gulfport held a one-hour seminar tonight open to the public to discuss…

Pelican Waste cleaning up from Nate

It’s been almost two weeks since Hurricane Nate hit the Gulf Coast and he left quite the mess, leaving residents to clean up debris from their yards. Since then, Pelican Waste, one of the new trash pickups in Harrison County,…

No appeal for New Orleans murderer

The Louisiana Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal from a man convicted of killing a French Quarter dancer and dismembering her body. All seven justices initialed the action sheet, denying the request from Terry Speaks, who is serving…