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Local woman still grieves over friend

Family and friends are still grieving the loss of Gautier resident Amanda Hicks. Hicks was found dead behind a Vancleave church in March after the mobile home she and her boyfriend lived in burned to the ground. A funeral for…

Memorial Day Blowout

Memorial Day weekend and thousands of motorcycles roll down the streets of Gulfport on their way to the annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Biker Blowout. The four day event started today at noon and runs through Monday. News 25’s Hank Davis…

Red Snapper season starts today in state waters

Beginning today, Mississippi’s recreational anglers will be allowed to harvest red snapper in state waters through September 4th. The bag limit will be two red snappers per person per day with a minimum size of 16 inches. The federal government…

Memorial Day Travel

Expect a lot of people to be traveling this Memorial Day Weekend. AAA says it expects more than 39 million Americans to travel more than 50 miles for the unofficial start of summer. That is nearly three percent more than…

Long Beach police investigating robbery

The Long Beach Police Department wants to know if you know this man. Police say this individual robbed the Kangaroo Gas Station on Highway 90 shortly before 2 this morning. The suspect is approximately 5’7” and weighs about 140 pounds…

Suspects wanted in Family Dollar robbery in Biloxi

The Biloxi Police Department is asking for help identifying two men who robbed the Family Dollar on Lorraine Road. Both suspects are described as white males. One suspect was wearing khaki shorts, a black shirt, and a purple hat with…

Moss Point man sentenced to life in prison

Moss Point resident Antron McWilliams will spend the rest of his life in prison for first degree murder. McWilliams pled guilty for shooting and killing Dornelle Brown in Pascagoula in January 2016. MDOC has identified Williams as a member of…

Kingston Frazier is laid to rest

The six-year-old boy shot to death after a car theft in Jackson is being laid to rest today. The funeral for Kingston Frazier took place at Morning Star Baptist Church in the Jackson Area. The six-year-old was asleep in the…

Wild West Fundraiser Event

Wild West Fundraiser event happening at the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum Saturday June 10th at 7 pm to 11 pm, tickets are $30 each.

Class of 2017 completes drug court program

This afternoon, the Drug Court for the Second Judicial District of Mississippi celebrated 18 consecutive years of second chances. The Good Deeds Community Center was packed as family and friends came to watch graduates of the 2017 Drug Court Program…

New plans ahead for Susan G. Komen Race in Gulfport

The Susan G. Komen Race is switching things up a little bit this year and changing their event name to ‘Twilight for Ta-Tas.' The Mississippi Steel Magnolias affiliate of Susan G. Komen is finalizing their plans for the race and…

League of Women Voters have annual meeting in Biloxi

Mississippi is the only state never to have a female congressman, U.S. senator, or governor. That’s why the Mississippi Gulf Coast League of Women voters have a lot on their plate, trying to change that standard. Over dinner, the League…

Mississippi Seafood Cook Off

What would the Mississippi Gulf Coast be without seafood? Thankfully, we don’t have to find out, but we do need to know who the undisputed Seafood King is. That’s what the Mississippi Seafood Cook Off is all about. For eight…

GCOPS cooks up police support at community at BBQ

A recently formed non-profit supporting law enforcement is calling in for backup from our community. G-Cops, or Gulfport Community Organizing Police Support, had a barbecue today with all donations made going to support the city’s police department. There were family-fun…

Get out the Vote in Bay St. Louis

We’re in the middle of municipal election season and the Mississippi Republican Party is reminding everyone to get out and vote. Party Chairman Joe Nosef joined other members of the Republican Party at the Bridges Golf Club at Hollywood Casino.…

Summer safety stand down at NCBC

Summer is almost here and people everywhere are getting ready for boating, lounging on the beach, grilling and more. All classic summer activities, but they don’t come without hazards. The Navy Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport is making sure their…

Eighth annual Mississippi Seafood Cook-off

Tonight at Climb CDC in Gulfport, a group of elite chefs will meet to answer the question: who is the king of Mississippi seafood? This will be the eighth annual statewide Seafood Cook-off. The winning chef advances to represent Mississippi…

GCOPS BBQ Fundraiser

Members of the community are cooking up some support for Gulfport police officers at a BBQ going on downtown. The BBQ is put on by recently formed nonprofit Gulfport Community Organizing Police Support or GCOPS. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson joins…

Pastor credits alarm for quick arrest

The second Gulfport church in two weeks is vandalized, but this time the suspect did not get away. The senior pastor at Tabernacle of Faith Church is crediting his alarm system for keeping the burglar from doing too much damage.…

Hurricane preparedness exercise in Waveland

The Waveland Police Department hosted a hurricane preparedness exercise with City Hall employees. The courtroom at the station is set up as an emergency operations center. Officials have been using a generator to test the power and also checking the…

Fire destroys Gulfport nursing home

Eight months of renovations to an elderly facility in Gulfport is destroyed by an overnight fire on Hardy Avenue. Eighteen firefighters battled the blaze around 1 a.m., but the inside of the home was destroyed. The homeowner tells News 25…

Victims of Jackson County interstate crash identified

Officials have released the identities of those killed in yesterday’s crash on the interstate. The four people killed in the Ford Expedition were all from Mobile. Husband and wife Jacob and Diane Williams, Ruth Clark, and Takisha Mosely were all…

Cedar Lake Flyfishing Tournament

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Lex Lamey about the Cedar Lake Flyfishing Tournament on May 27th 6 am to Noon at the Tchoutcabouffa River. For more information please visit mscoastflyfishers.org