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Levi’s Comes to Gulfport Premium Outlets

Gulfport Premium Outlets opened the doors over the weekend to what they say is their most highly requested store. Levi’s is now open on the north side of the shopping center, adding to the 70 stores Gulfport Premium Outlets has…

Local Bodybuilder Places at Olympia

A bikini bodybuilder from Biloxi is recovering after coming in 16th place at a world-wide competition. Bikini professional athlete Brittany Taylor took the stage for our state, out of 43 other qualifiers at the International Fitness Competition Olympia which took…

Final Stages of Construction Project in Gulfport

The final stages of an improvement project in Gulfport are finally underway for residents living in the subdivisions off of Lorraine Road. Paving started today on the roads that were torn up in order for the city to upgrade the…

Cruisin’ the Coast Preparation

We’re less than two weeks away from thousands of vintage cars taking over the streets of South Mississippi. News 25’s Kristen Durand shows us what to expect and what’s new this year for Cruisin’ the Coast’s 20th anniversary. From just…

Robots in Dangerous Situations

Bomb squad robots have made recent headlines for various uses during tragedies across the nation. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins to breakdown the benefits of bomb robots and gives us a closer look at a device right here on the…

Gulfport Teen Wanted for Murder

Gulfport police now have a suspect in connection to Tuesday night’s shooting on Monterey Drive. Nineteen-year-old Deandre Deshawn-Antonio Ball is wanted by police on murder charges. Ball is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Trevues Martin just hours before his…

D’Iberville Middle School Lockdown

Today in D’Iberville, a reported shooting at a nearby apartment complex caused D’Iberville Middle School to go into lockdown. Fortunately no one was hurt and the D’Iberville Police Department acted quickly to make sure students left school on schedule. News…

D’Iberville Middle School on Lockdown

According to Harrison County Superintendent Roy Gill, D’Iberville Middle School went on lockdown today around 1:30 when a domestic dispute was reported in a neighboring apartment complex. At this time, the school remains on alert. Officials from the school are…

NFRW Makes A Stop On Gulf Coast

Twenty three million women in the United States don't vote, but one woman is making sure that number begins to drop drastically. National Federation of Republican Women President Carrie Almond and her bus, nicknamed Rosie, made a stop in Gulfport…

New Voter Technology

Technology that will make voting quicker and easier for voters and poll workers has arrived to Jackson County. One hundred and twenty five Toshiba tablets for about $1,000 a piece recently dropped in the hands of members of the Jackson…

Kim Savant Seeks Early Release

Former Harrison County Supervisor Kim Savant, serving five years for bribery, is asking President Barack Obama to let him out of prison. This according to e-mails Savant shared with the Sun Herald. Savant pleaded guilty without indictment to taking $1,500…

Police Searching For Purse Thief

Ocean Springs Police are looking for a man who is believed to have stolen a purse out of a woman's purse at the CVS on Highway 90 over the weekend. The man is said to have freckles on his face…

Rescue Goes Wrong For Good Samaritans

Six people are in the hospital after a rescue took a wrong turn last night in Jackson County. A vehicle was on fire around 8:30 am on Seaman Road about a mile west of Antioch Road. Five people tried to…

Babypalooza Baby and Maternity Expo

Out in thousands of expectant moms, babies, parents, grandparents the and more flooded the coast coliseum convention center Saturday for the 2016 Babypalooza Baby and maternity expo. There was plenty to do at this one stop coast wide baby show…

Charged With DUI Causing Death

The George County Sheriff's office have arrested a man and charged him with a DUI causing death. Fifty five year old David Allen Gibson was driving an ATV with an unidentified 48 year old female on the railroad tracks near…

The Fight For Photos At Inmate Visits

Mississippi Prisons do not allow photos to be taken during an inmate's visitation hours and one local woman is trying to change that. A Photoshop picture is the closest thing to picayune resident Jennifer Bynum’s has to a real photograph…

Charged With DUI Causing Death

A deadly two vehicle accident in Jackson County early last Sunday morning, 23 year old Julio Cesar Chavez is booked into the Jackson County jail under a felony charge of DUI causing death. According to Mississippi highway patrol the accident…

Gulfport Teen Wanted for Murder

The search continues for the suspect wanted in last week’s shooting death in Gulfport. Nineteen-year-old Deandre Deshawn-Antonio Ball is wanted by police on a murder charge. Ball is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Trevues Martin just hours before his…

Mississippi Songwriter Festival

Free entertainment is just a stroll away in Ocean Springs this weekend. Starting tonight until Sunday, 11 downtown venues will play host to live music from some of the best songwriters in the world for the fourth annual Mississippi Songwriters…

Self-Protection and Survival Store Opens in Ocean Springs

A local family takes survival of the fittest to the next level. Overwatch Supply opened this morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Ocean Springs. The store offers numerous survival and camping materials, along with self-protection supplies. Owner David Skelton…

Babypalooza Set for Tomorrow

Are you expecting a baby? If so, Babypalooza is the place you want to be Saturday. Thousands of people attended last year’s Babypalooza, an annual baby and maternity expo held at the Coast Coliseum Convention Center in Biloxi. This year’s…

WXXV Baby Pictures

In honor of this weekend’s Babypalooza, here’s a look at some of our own grown up babies here at WXXV.

Mississippi Songwriters Festival

It’s a feast for the ears in Ocean Springs this weekend as music lovers tune up for a big weekend festival. Songwriters from Nashville and all over will line the downtown streets, playing and singing their music and it’s all…

Gulf Coast Rescue Mission Cleanup

The Gulf Coast Rescue Mission has taken it upon themselves to start cleaning up after a fire destroyed their main building and thrift store, but they need help. Starting this Saturday, the Gulf Coast Rescue Mission is asking members of…