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5K Walk/Run for Disability Awareness

Disability Connection will be holding their 28th annual Arbor Day 5K on Saturday at the Biloxi Town Green. Registration is $20. The 5K is at 9 a.m. and registration begins at 8 a.m.

Meet the Representatives

Residents interested in discussing current events and legislation with elected state representatives had the opportunity to do so tonight in D’iberville. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us inside tonight’s interactive meeting at the recreation center. One of the goals of…

Devin Booker Places Third in 3-point Contest

Devin Booker has already tweeted he’s back in Phoenix but what a weekend for the former Moss Point star in Toronto for All-Star Weekend. On Friday night, Booker dropped 23 points in the Rising Star Challenge. His best display would…

Planet Fitness Grand Opening in Pascagoula

Jackson County residents now have one less excuse to head over to the gym. Planet Fitness opened its fourth location on the Gulf Coast in Pascagoula last night. The brand new site created 20 jobs for the flagship city. The…

Families Explore Alligator Habitat in Ocean Springs

A program called “Amazing Alligators” was held this morning at the National Seashore Park in Ocean Springs. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson went to the park to learn about the reptiles and thankfully came out unharmed to tell us about it.…

Coast Wide Amtrak Celebration set for Thursday

A number of Coast celebrations are on track to welcome Amtrak’s inspection train to South Mississippi this Thursday. News 25’s Kristen Durand shows us who is going to be on board and what this trip could mean for the long…

Heavy Fire Destroys Gulfport Home

A home is demolished after firefighters put out a heavy fire in Gulfport yesterday. The flames were so high when they got there that it took the Gulfport Fire Department about 20 minutes to get the fire under control. The…

Wood Burning Stove Causes Fire

Flames poured through the roof of a home in Saucier this morning. Officials say the cause was a wood burning stove. At about 10:15 this morning, the Harrison County Fire Services responded to a call from a concerned neighbor about…

Wildfire Crosses State Lines

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about Wildfire that is currently crossing Mississippi state lines in to Alabama.

Update on Weather

News 25's Shelby Myers is live in Gulfport with a look at today's weather.

Arrest in Mardi Gras Shooting

Today, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 52-year-old Sharon Ann Johnson of Gulfport for hindering prosecution related to the Pass Christian Mardi Gras shooting. Johnson is accused of removing and disposing evidence that was located at Memorial…

Lockdown at Harrison Central High

Quite a scare for Harrison Central High School today after the school is placed on lockdown. This was due to reports of hearing gunshots near the area. The school was shut down briefly around lunch time as they called law…

How Will Scalia’s Successor be Chosen?

Local conservatives are also on the edge of their seats to see who will replace Justice Scalia and more importantly how that successor will be chosen. Republic representatives tell News 25 Scalia was widely known as a Constitutionalist and that…

March for Our Youth

As various Gulf Coast families mourn the loss of loved ones to recent shootings, hundreds of people in the community took a stand to put an end to gun violence. News 25’s Kendra Turley gives us a look inside Saturday’s…

Police Trying to Identify Suspect

The D’iberville Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who tried to break into a local business. The male was captured in surveillance video attempting to break the front door of Haney’s Pawn Shop on…

Harrison Central High School Currently On Lock Down

Harrison Central High School currently on lock down due to shots fired in a nearby wooded area. There appears to be no immediate threat to the students at this time. A News 25 reporter is on the way to the…

Valentines Day Couples Yoga

Flowers, chocolates, going to the movies or dinner with a loved one are typical ways to spend valentine's day. But a group of couples from Gulfport decided to something different. A special valentine’s couple’s workshop was held at the Shanti…

2016 Heritage Awards

Two coast residents were among four recipients of heritage awards on Saturday from Mississippi power. The honorees were selected for their commitment to civil rights. Biloxi native "Joseph P. Hudson", a lifelong member of the Gulfport chapter of the NAACP,…

Tea Party Tonight

Anyone interested in discussing current events and legislation with three of our elected state representatives is invited to join the conversation tonight. The South Mississippi Tea Party will be holding a live question and answer session via Skype with state…

Pastors Join Forces With Police

Community members weren't the only ones working to put an end to violence on Saturday. The Gulf Coast Ministers Alliance met with officials from both Gulfport and Biloxi police departments to discuss ways the two parties can *enhance* their community…

Planet Fitness in Pascagoula

Tune into @WXXV25 at Noon & 5:30 to hear about the grand opening of Planet Fitness in Pascagoula!

Search Warrants Garner New Leads

Over the weekend seven people have been arrested as a part of the ongoing investigation to find the suspects in last Sunday’s Pass Christian parade shooting. The results of these search warrants have not yet led to any *direct arrests*…

FireFighter Injured On Duty

A Fire-Fighter is preparing for surgery after being seriously injured by a fire-truck Saturday morning A Gulfport Fire-Fighter's head got pinched between a brick-wall and a fire-truck while trying to stop the driver from backing in after a rescue. The…