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Verdict Reached on Danielle Dewitt Trial

A Hancock County jury has determined the fate of the basketball coach accused of sexually touching a student. After several hours of deliberation, the jury found Danielle Dewitt guilty on two counts of touching a minor for lustful purposes, but…

Alabama Women Arrested for Robbery

Two Alabama women are behind bars in Harrison County on robbery charges. According to Biloxi police, 25-year-old Tiffany Scruggs of Mobile and 21-year-old Kenyatta Washington of Prichard were arrested after reportedly knocking on a hotel room door, assaulting a man…

Search is still on for Masked Shooter

Police are still searching for the person who shot a cashier in Pascagoula. An unidentified man wearing a mask shot a woman in the back while attempting to rob a Murphy Express gas station Thursday. The woman was sent to…

Authorities Search for Missing Pascagoula Teen

A note and a vehicle are all that’s left behind from a Jackson County student who went missing Friday night. Seventeen-year-old Dawson Hellar was last seen at Resurrection Catholic High School. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson spoke to the principal and…

Former Coach Sentenced to 30 Years

After several days of hearing testimony, a Hancock County jury has determined the fate of the basketball coach accused of sexually touching a student. News 25’s Kristen Durand is at the Hancock County Courthouse with the latest.

Second Annual VGA Tourament

Over 80 veterans are taking a swing for the number one title at the Veteran Golfers Association Championship. This second annual national tournament features players at the top of each region in the country. They all met today at the…

Flood Risk Workshop

The Education, Economics, Environmental, Climate and Health Organization or EEECHO is hosting a week of events with the hopes of empowering the community. This morning, EEECHO kicked off those events by partnering with Climate Central and NOAA for a flood…

Search for man who Shot Clerk Last Week

The search continues for the man who shot the cashier of a Pascagoula gas station during an attempted robbery last week. A masked man entered the Murphy Express gas station on Chicot Road early Thursday morning. Before attempting to take…

Jackson County Fair Begins in Pascagoula

The 95th annual Jackson County Fair in Pascagoula is now in full swing. Even before the rides opened up, families were checking out the fairgrounds in Pascagoula this afternoon. The Jackson County Fair is eight straight days of fun, rides…

Fourth Annual Bachtoberfest Biloxi Town Green

The Biloxi Town Green was taken over by live German music, brats, strudels and pretzels and more Saturday. It was all part of the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra's fourth annual Bachtoberfest. It was fun for the entire family with face…

American Girl Fashion Show

July 25th and August 9th 2015 10 am to 5pm at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Must be 6 or Older For 6 Fashion shows in October

Fear Fete Dead Carpet Walk

South Mississippi's biggest nightmare came true this weekend as scary film characters like Freddie Krueger and Pennywise the "It" clown stepped off the big screen and into South Mississippi. News 25's Toni Miles was caught up in all the action…

Fear Fete 2016 Wraps Up

It may have been creepier inside the Coast Coliseum as Fear Fete 2016 wrapped up. Vendors, selling all kinds of ghoulish goodies from artwork to costumes, were packing up today. The Fear Fete Horror Convention hosted the coast's very first…

Fatal Motorcycle Crash

A fatal motorcycle accident in Waveland claimed the life of one Gulfport man this weekend. According to Waveland Police Chief David Allen, around 7 a.m. Saturday, 49-year-old Roy Mitchell was riding his motorcycle westbound on Highway 90 when a vehicle…

Missing Teen Last Seen Friday

The Pacagoula Police Department is requesting public assistance in finding a missing 17-year-old boy. According to a post on the police department's Facebook page, 17-year-old Dawson Heller was last seen Friday night at Resurrection High School. Heller was wearing blue…

30th Annual Fall Muster

History came to life at Beauvoir this weekend for the 30th Annual Fall Muster. News 25's Hank Davis was there and has all the details. Once a year, the scenes of the Civil War jump off of the pages of…

American Girl Fashion Show

Over a hundred little ladies hit the runway in Gulfport to support the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. The American Girl Fashion Show took place once again, pairing up miniature models and their American Girl dolls to display the periodical fashions…

Can you Identify this man?

The Waveland Police Department needs help identifying the white male suspect in an active credit card fraud case. Waveland Police Chief David Allen tells News 25 the suspect has a cross tattoo on the inside of his left forearm and…

Fear Fete Horror Con and Film Festival

Horror movie villains, including Freddie Kruger and the walking dead, are on the Coast for the Dead Carpet Walk at the Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville. News 25’s Toni Miles joins us with more on this year’s Fear Fete Horror…

Structure Fire in Long Beach Ruled Arson

The Long Beach home under construction that caught fire over a week ago is now being ruled arson, according to authorities. The fire department is now looking for anyone with information to come forward regarding the structure along Highway 90…

Bernie Carbo opens up about Addiction

Boston Red Sox player Bernie Carbo may have hit a World Series homerun, but when it comes to life, the former major leaguer says he almost struck out. Seats were full at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum in Biloxi to listen to…