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Fire Engulfs House in Gulfport

Tornado watches and thunderstorms spread throughout South Mississippi today and lightning is being blamed for a house fire in Gulfport. Residents along the 11,000 block of River Bend Drive in Gulfport looked on as a fire raged through one home…

Harrison Central High School Students Seek Safety

Harrison Central High School students and faculty received quite the scare this afternoon as dark clouds hovered over their school. A tornado drill went into effect and students took shelter. News 25’s Shelby Myers was there and has more. [mappress…

Fire Engulfs House for Sale in Gulfport

Tornado warnings and thunderstorms spread throughout South Mississippi today. Residents along the 11-thousand block of river bend drive in Gulfport looked on as fire raged just a few hours ago engulfing one home in their neighborhood and then spreading to…

Shrimp Bandits Wanted in Biloxi

On May 13, 2016, Biloxi Police Officers responded to 679 Beach Boulevard in reference to a Grand Larceny complaint. The Victim reported that between 2313 and 2330 hours, during the previous night (05/12/16), two suspects stole two large ice chests…

Flagship Festival all day Saturday in Pascagoula

This weekend, the City of Pascagoula will have events citywide. Anne Pitre with City of Pascagoula Public Relations joins us on set to talk about Flagship Festival. Check out the city’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/pascagoulacity or their website www.cityofpascagoula.com for…

Republicans Respond to Democrats Op-Ed

Mississippi GOP representatives are responding to allegations made by the House minority leader. In an op-ed published by the Clarion Ledger last week, Democrat David Baria of Bay St. Louis calls the Republican legislative leadership militaristic, operating in a top-down…

Special Session Possible for BP Money

Going into the 2016 legislative session, Coast Republicans and Democrats promised to band together to keep BP oil spill money here on the Coast. That effort became delayed because the money did not make its way to the state in…

Legislators call Session “Difficult

Difficult and frustrating, in two words that’s how Coast lawmakers summed up the 2016 legislative session to a group of Coast business leaders at this morning’s post-legislative briefing at the Golden Nugget. Difficult because entering the session, they expected demanding…

Pascagoula Woman Possibly Missing Since April 29th

New details have emerged in the investigation of Pascagoula native Jessie Bardwell. She may have been missing from as far back as April 29th. Authorities have discovered blood inside the vehicle she owned, this is according to an affidavit from…

Tornado Warning

Tornado Warning for Harrison and Hancock County. This is video from storm cloud in North Gulfport near Highway 49 at 1:10pm today. Video was taken outside WXXV Studio.         Tornado warnings and thunderstorms spread throughout…

Schools Ordered To Desegregate

Federal judge says Mississippi’s Cleveland School district must merge its high schools and middle schools to achieve racial desegregation. The ruling was handed down by U.S. District Judge Debra Brown nearly a year after she held a week long hearing…

Camp Blue Bird Murder Mystery Dinner

News 25’s Shelby Myers interviews Bea Harrison about the Camp Blue Bird Murder Mystery Dinner, “Murder At The Winery” on May 20th 2016 at the Biloxi Visitors Center.

Transfer Of 70 Cats and Dogs

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Maridee Mallette about the transport of 70 cats and dogs from the Jackson County Animal Shelter.

No Approval in Singing River Pension

It was a long day in court as U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola heard from attorneys to determine if the Singing River pension plan settlement is fair and reasonable. After a joining of hands in a prayer circle outside of…

Feed my Sheep Fundraiser

The Gulfport based Feed my Sheep program continually works to provide food and nourishment to those who need it most here along the Coast. The soup kitchen and the City of Gulfport teamed up to raise money to help keep…

Camp Blue Bird Murder Mystery Dinner

News 25’s Katarina Luketich interviews Bea Harrison about the Camp Blue Bird Murder Mystery Dinner, “Murder At The Winery” on May 20th 2016 at the Biloxi Visitors Center.       [mappress mapid="2913"]

Feed my Sheep Fundraiser

The Gulfport based Feed my Sheep program continually works to provide food and nourishment to those who need it most along the Coast. Tonight, Feed my Sheep and the City of Gulfport are teaming up to raise money to help…

Harrison County to Control Coast Coliseum

Governor Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1203 which gives Harrison County control of the Coast Coliseum. The bill ends the governor’s appointments to the Coliseum Commission and the legislature’s control of the budget and $7 million trust fund. The county…

The Dangers of Leaving Children in Hot Cars

It’s a tragedy that occurs too often. A parent leaves the car only to realize their child is still in the back seat. Many times, it’s too late and it’s already happened this year in our state. With summer now…

No Approval in Singing River Pension

In Gulfport today, it was a long day in court as U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola listened to how Singing River Health System plans on paying retirees the $150 million over the next 35 years. The settlement was not approved…

State Cuts Funding for Youth Adolescent Opportunity Program

The state will soon cut funding for a program that works to give youth across the state a second chance. Harrison County Youth Court officials received word that TANF funding will no longer be used toward juvenile services for youth…

Acadian Ambulance Representatives Speak Out

Representatives of Acadian Ambulance Service spoke at the Jackson County Board of Supervisors meeting this morning, clarifying information about the company. This comes after county officials began considering a request for proposal with the emergency service after a 15 year…

Communion Service for Jessie Bardwell

Friends, family and fellow church members from St. John’s Episcopal Church in Pascagoula offered up prayers, hoping for the safe return of one of their own. Twenty-seven year-old Jessie Bardwell disappeared on Mother’s Day and while she is still missing,…