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Transgender bathroom guidance

The Trump Administration plans to revoke federal guidelines put out under former President Barack Obama allowing public school students to use restrooms and other facilities that correspond with their gender identity. Last year, the Obama Administration set guidelines requiring that…

A rainbow's view of NASA's RS-25 engine test

NASA engineers conducted their first RS-25 test of 2017 on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Feb. 22, continuing to collect data on the performance of the rocket engine that will help…

NMCB 11 Seabees return home

After six months of operations in Europe, more than 160 Seabees returned home today. News 25 was on base as this heartwarming reunion took place in Gulfport. After waiting half a year to see her dad, seven-year-old Cassidy Torres got…

Grabbing Last Minute Mardi Gras Supplies Gulfport

The big Mardi Gras weekend and Fat Tuesday sits right around the corner. So that begs the question: do you have the supplies to get the party started? If you don't, the Mardi Gras Supplies Store on Pass Road in…

Mardi Gras Events On Friday

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Cecilia Dobbs Walton about Senior Mardi Gras Ball & Luncheon in Biloxi at the Donal Snyder Community Center.

'Sit With Us' Campaign Ocean Springs High School

Students at Ocean Springs High continue their efforts to end bullying and cliques at school. Members of the Youth Activation Committee brought the idea from an app which allows students to meet up with each other during lunch so no…

Kemper County Power Plant Delay

The Kemper County Power Plant will take a couple more weeks to open and will cost an additional $35 million. Today Mississippi Power officials announced the expected in-service date has now been extended to mid-march due to issues with the…

Driver Extracted From Vehicle.

Gulfport firefighters extracted an injured driver after their car overturned near Highway 90 and Roberts Avenue this morning. The driver was transported to Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police Searching For Burglary Suspects

Two suspects caught and two others on the run after an overnight burglary in Biloxi. It all started at Suzuki City around 2:30 this morning where you can see in surveillance video, four suspects busted the front door with a…

Rare Disease Day proclamation in Ocean Springs

Two very special children and their mothers were honored tonight at an Ocean Springs City Council meeting. News 25’s Hank Davis was there to get the story. A special proclamation by the City of Ocean Springs recognized ‘Rare Disease Day’…

Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber packs casino for annual meeting

The chamber that runs over 40 events on the Coast has a new president. Six hundred members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce filled a Beau Rivage ballroom for their annual meeting in Biloxi this afternoon. The meeting…

Le Femmes visits senior facility

Seniors at Brookdale Assisted Living Facility got a head start on Fat Tuesday celebrations this afternoon. Dozens of residents put on their best purple, green, and gold attire and participated in the facility’s very first Mardi Gras ball. The evening…

Rare Disease Day proclamation in Ocean Springs

Tonight at the Ocean Springs City Council meeting, some very special citizens will be honored at the city’s proclamation of Rare Disease Day. Amber Olsen of ‘Warriors for Willow’ and Dona Krystosek of ‘Little Levi,’ both mothers of children with…

Keel ceremony for the Frank E. Petersen Jr

The newest Arleigh Burke class destroyer currently under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding is named for the first African American Marine Corps aviator and general. A ceremony was held today to authenticate the keel for the ship named to honor late…

Students celebrate Black History Month

BB King and other African American artists made an appearance at Pass Road Elementary School this afternoon. Students dressed up as various musicians during this year’s Black History Month program to showcase the role African Americans played in the creation…

Potential railroad crossing closures in Biloxi

The City of Biloxi is looking to open two new boulevard railroad crossings to make way for the Popps Ferry extension and the east Biloxi transportation loop. First, they’ll have to close six existing railroad crossings in order to secure…

Holding off on memorandum with MDOT

This afternoon, the Gulfport City Council suspended a resolution to take over the maintenance of lighting along Highway 49 in the area between Turkey Creek and Orange Grove Road. Mayor Billy Hewes explained to the council if the resolution had…

Mardi Gras at Brookdale Assisted Living

Mardi Gras Day is just a week away, but one assisted living facility on the Coast is getting a head start on Fat Tuesday celebrations. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the start of the Mardi Gras ball at…

Accident causing delays on I-10 in Hancock County

An accident on I-10 has all east bound lanes blocked. Diamondhead Fire Chief Jerry Dubuisson says a Diamondhead fire truck was struck by a van as they attempted to extract a passenger from a vehicle. The accident has all east…

Krewe Of Neptune Headed To The Coast

Let the good times roll! Floats for one of the coast's most popular parades are headed to Biloxi. Here's a look of what the Krewe brought last year. The Krewe of Neptune started their trip down I-10 this morning It…

Creative Economy Workshop

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Betsy Rowell about the Creative Economy Workshop in MGCCC Perkingston Campus Feb 23rd.