The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach is setting records. The university saw a large increase in student enrollment this fall. News 25’s Caroline Eaker talked with university officials about the increase in students wanting to…
The Biloxi Shuckers are asking fans to step up to the plate and join them in helping hurricane victims. The Shuckers just finished helping their rival team from Jacksonville, Florida make hotel reservations on the Coast in the wake of…
Relief teams are leaving for Rockport, Texas tomorrow to provide more helping hands to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us with officials from the Biloxi Fire Department and tells us more about their plans for…
This afternoon a suspect in the 2015 murder in Gulfport of Tena Broadus pled guilty. According to the District Attorney’s Office, 43-year-old Natasha Sellers pled guilty to accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Tena Broadus. In…
Students at St. James were moving and shaking this morning while exercising brain power. Move to Learn hopped along to the elementary school in Gulfport for an in person lesson from Coach Larry Calhoun. Over 300 students from pre-K to…
Three people were arrested on charges of commercial burglary after a call reporting suspicious activity around several businesses on industrial road in Pascagoula. When officers responded to the call yesterday they saw a white female attempting to leave the area…
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No settlement between Mississippi Power and the Public Utilities Staff was reached today regarding the Kemper project. Since the two did not reach an agreement at its open meeting, the Public Service Commission issued a scheduling order which outlines the…
It’s a re-enactment of the Battle of Dong Xoai to honor the fallen Seabee Medal of Honor recipient Marvin Shields. News 25’s Taylor Rubach was on the battlefield at the Seabee Base and gives us an inside look of the…
Less than 24 hours after the Bay St. Louis chief of police resigned, the city council met today for a recessed meeting, but the investigation was not discussed to the public. However, News 25 spoke with Mayor Mike Favre who…
The Air National Guard Base in Gulfport is serving as a hub for coordinating military efforts to move personnel and supplies to areas of Florida affected by Hurricane Irma. Multiple state National Guards conducting relief flights are using the CRTC…
A task force from Texas is on their way to help out Florida in the wake of Hurricane Irma. On their way to the Florida Keys, Trinity Bay Tactical Task Force made a stop in Gulfport today. The crew was…
A Jackson County attorney is taking the Singing River Health System’s failed pension plan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Today, Attorney Harvey Barton, who represents over 200 health system retirees in the case, made the announcement. Barton says the Fifth…
A woman is behind bars after robbing Wells Fargo in Ocean Springs around 11 a.m. this morning. Dominique Spears of St. Martin took a Yellow Cab Taxi to Wells Fargo off of Highway 90. Once there, she approached the teller…
After the resignation of the chief of police in Bay St. Louis, residents in the city are left wondering what’s next for the police department. A city council meeting tonight will open up the floor for discussion. News 25’s Tanner…
One man is behind bars after threatening to kill an elderly couple, stealing two vehicles, and sparking a high speed police chase. Before authorities teamed up to catch the suspect in D’Iberville, an unsung hero risked his life to help.…
The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services is looking to recruit hundreds of new hires through a series of job fairs held around the state. Today, the department held one at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport. Recent graduates and…
Numbers continue to rev up for the highly anticipated 2017 Cruisin’ the Coast. In an economic impact update, Executive Director Woody Bailey says 7,117 vehicles are preregistered which is 487 ahead of where they were last year. Thirty nine states…
News 25's Laurene Callander interviews April Lollar about the Coast Electric Crews heading to Florida to help with the relief effort for Hurricane Irma.
Unique conditions created by Hurricane Irma spark an uncommon response to try to expedite relief efforts. The military is transporting non-federal civilian emergency responders from Harrison County to disaster affected Florida. Today, a team from the Harrison County Emergency Management…
On 12 Sept 17 at 1051hrs, the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to a bank robbery at Wells Fargo Bank in Ocean Springs. Patrol Units arrived on scene, were able to advise that the suspect that committed the robbery was…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to assist in locating a man wanted for auto burglary. Twenty-two year-old Dustin Eugene Raymond is described as 5’5”, 165 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. He is wanted on two…
An update on the crash which claimed the life of one man on Highway 63 near Ole Saraceinna Road in Jackson County. Around 12:30 a.m. last night, a 59-year-old man from Lucedale was traveling south in a 2005 Ford Taurus.…
A bank robbery was reported at the Wells Fargo Bank located on Highway 90 in Ocean Springs. According to Captain William Jackson with Ocean Springs PD, a woman entered the building and handed the teller a note insinuating that she…