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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…

Lemonade for Law Enforcement

Two sisters from Biloxi use the profits from their lemonade stand to do something special for local law enforcement. News 25’s Kendra Turley introduces us to the girls behind Delicious Diva’s Lemonade. With a little bit of water and just…

Family Reunion History Fair

A group of Coast elementary school students are prepared to give Gulfport residents a history lesson. Tomorrow from 9 until noon, Pass Road Elementary will be putting on a Gulfport family reunion. The fair will be packed with over 25…

Fireman's Day Parade Heats Up City

Streets in Biloxi are heating up this weekend for the annual Fireman's Day Parade. The parade has flooded downtown Biloxi since 1890 and once rivaled the city's Mardi Gras Parades. It will feature antique and present day relics from the…

Ocean Springs Man Denied Bond

Fifty nine year old Phillip Spear will be held without bond, pending a trial, on charges of producing and distributing child pornography out of his home. This was decided at his preliminary hearing at the Gulfport Courthouse this morning. According…

Bulls on the Beach

The “Bulls on the Beach” event is back by popular demand in Bay St. Louis this weekend. Tonight Buoy’s Bar and Grill kicked off the second annual “Bulls on the Beach” event with a meet and greet with the cowboys,…

Limbs for Life Bridge Walk

For those who have had a limb amputated, the road to recovery is a long one. A prosthetic can help them get life back to normal a little more quickly, but obtaining one isn’t always easy. For Gulf Coast vibrio…

Gulfport Police Community Meeting

The Gulfport Police Department held their third and final community meeting this evening at the West Side Community Center. The series of meetings was an effort to combat crime in the area. News 25’s Kendra Turley has our full report.…

Be on the Lookout for James Woodward

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man reported missing by his family on Wednesday. Sheriff Mike Ezell said James Earl Woodward, 40, was last seen on September 8th on Hastings…

Have you seen Harold Buchanan?

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a silver alert for 65-year-old Harold Ralph Buchanan. Buchanan was last seen this morning about 2 a.m. He is described as a black male, 5’7” weighing 135 pounds with gray hair and brown…

Gulfport Police Community Meeting

After two murders this week, tonight the Gulfport Police Department will be holding their third and final community meeting against crime. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Gulfport with details on tonight’s meeting.

Bulls on the Beach

The bulls are out and they’re running wild on the beaches of Bay St. Louis. Maybe not quite running wild, but the pro riders and bulls have saddled up in the Bay. News 25’s Shelby Myers is there with them…

Bench Dedicated to Jimmy and Amanda Ward

A new bench has been constructed and placed at the Woolmarket Little League ballpark in Harrison County in honor of two special individuals. Jimmy and Amanda Ward, two students at D’Iberville High School, were killed in a tragic accident on…