Local News

Endangered Sea Turtles Washing up Dead

An alarming number of Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle in the world, have been turning up dead on our shore line. News 25’s Kristen Durand takes us to the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies to show us…

Gulfport Police Seeking Murder Suspect

The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 20-year-old Jaquarius Shields on the charge of murder. On April 9th, police responded to a shooting at the Dolan Commons Apartments. When officers arrived they located an adult male…

Controlled Explosion on Biloxi Beach Tomorrow

Residents in the Woolmarket area may hear an explosion tomorrow morning between 9:30 and 10 a.m. The Biloxi Bomb Squad will be doing a controlled explosion to destroy a red phosphorous grenade that was found on the beach. No word…

Sing For Your Supper

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Chris Sayler about the Hard Rock Cafe "Biloxi" Sing For Your Supper event on Monday April 18th.

BancorpSouth Rebel Road Trip

The Rebel Road Trip makes its stop in Biloxi tonight. Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze is here to talk Rebel football. News 25’s Shelby Myers is at the Gulfport Yacht Club with more on what the 2016 season will…

Biloxi City Council to Appeal HB 1523

Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich has spoken against the governor’s decision to sign House Bill 1523 into law. Now, he’s taking his stance one step further. The mayor plans to issue a resolution during tomorrow’s City Council meeting that calls for the…

Windows Users Should Uninstall Quicktime

The US government has issued an urgent alert to windows customers. The homeland security department is telling windows users to uninstall Apple's Quick-Time program. Quick-Time is the video and audio software that at one time was widely used to play…

Taxpayers Face Deadline For Filing Taxes

Taxpayers were given a few extra days to file their taxes this season, but that doesn't exactly mean they took advantage of it. Today is the deadline for taxpayers to either submit their taxes or file for an extension. Today's…

2016 Harrison County Fair Theme Contest

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Andrea Francway and Sheran Watkins about the 2016 Harrison County Fair. Be sure to place your vote on the 2016 Harrison County Fair Theme Contest at www.facebook.com/msharrisoncountyfair.

Brett Favre & Family Visit MGM Park

And during Sunday’s game Mississippi native and NFL legend, Brett Favre, showed off his arm, but not with a football, returning to the coast to throw the first pitch during the Shucker’s Breast Cancer Awareness day game. Brett's wife, Deanna…

Shuckers Vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos

The Biloxi Shuckers fell short against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in the first of a five game series. Jose Ortega took the loss for Biloxi, allowing one run and giving up six hits. Pensacola's Daniel Wright gave up just one…

Coast Runner Gear Up For Boston Marathon

One of the top marathons in the world is set for today and avid runners everywhere are lacing up their sneakers. 27 people from Mississippi including 5 from the coast are registered for this year’s Boston Marathon. Take a look.…

First Weekend Wraps Up

That's a wrap for the first weekend of the 24th Annual Crawfish Music Festival at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Executive director Matt McDonnell tells News 25 the weekend started out a little slow with the gloomy weather, but picked up…

Fatherless and Widows Seeking Donations

Local group Fatherless and Widows is a charitable Christian organization with a mission to provide assistance to widows and families without a father figure. The group, born of biblical scripture James 1-27, lends a hand with everything from yard work…

Zander Returns Home

After spending multiple days in pediatric intensive care fighting for his life, 3 year old, Zander Saucier, is finally home. He was admitted after suffering multiple burns, a damaged liver, and a collapsed lung. All of which was a result…

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

Victims of crime and first responders were the guests of honor at a candlelight ceremony in Gulfport earlier today. In addition to lighting candles, awards were given out to local law enforcement and community volunteers for the critical roles they…

2016 Crawfish Music Festival

If you’re looking for some excitement this weekend, the fun is just getting started at the Coast Coliseum for the 2016 Crawfish Music Festival. The music, food and fun are currently happening at the Coast Coliseum. The X Ambassadors are taking…

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

All this week, community leaders nationwide are observing the rights of victims of violent crimes. News 25’s Kristen Durand shows us how the District Attorney’s Office in Gulfport plans on honoring these victims in an effort to shine a light on…

Kids Make Clouds at Quarles Elementary

Today, a group of local kids learned how weather affects their daily lives from a very special guest. Our very own Ryan Mahan talked to Mrs. Melanie Flowers’ kindergarten class at Quarles Elementary in Long Beach about basic weather before…

2016 Crawfish Music Festival

If you’re looking for some excitement on your Friday night, the fun is just getting started at the Coast Coliseum. From now until 11 tonight, music, rides and mudbugs are at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum for the 2016 Crawfish Music…

Guns in Mississippi Churches Bill Signed into Law Today

Governor Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill that allows some members of churches to undergo firearms training so they can provide armed security for their congregations. The Church Protection Act specifies that those designated can carry guns into…

Spirit of Jackie Robinson Awards

Eight community leaders were presented with the Spirit of Jackie Robinson Award this afternoon. This is all part of the Biloxi NAACP’s second annual Spirit of Jackie Robinson Program and Performance. This year’s theme is “Jackie Robinson matters still today.” NAACP…

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

You may hear “911. Where’s your emergency” on one side of the phone but you never see the face of the person who is your lifeline to getting help. News 25’s Laurene Callander gives us a look at some of the…

Club Calls for Repeal of House Bill 1523

The Biloxi Business Men’s Club is making it known they support the LGBT community, calling for the repeal or nullification of House Bill 1523. The club is a group of business representatives and professional men from Biloxi who discuss subjects…