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Pascagoula Police Officer Goes the Extra Mile

One Pascagoula patrolman’s story spread quickly online and through the community after his acts of kindness to a homeless man went viral. News 25’s Laurene Callander shines a light on this positive story here on the Gulf Coast. Officer Torrey…

Scott Walker Released from Halfway House

Scott Walker was released from a halfway house this morning after completing his sentence for public corruption convictions. The former business consultant was sentenced in July of 2014 for convictions of fraud and conspiracy to defraud the government. The charges…

Home Invasion Leads To Manhunt

A bold home invasion in Gulfport, a woman reports at 7 o’clock Monday morning, two men inside her home. That invasion led to shots fired. A dog hit and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department on a manhunt. News 25’s Kristen…

Youth Court Needs New Detention Center

Long-awaited solutions to problems associated with the Harrison County Youth Court and Juvenile Detention Center are finally being discussed after a recent grand jury report. The Harrison County Juvenile Detention Center is in Biloxi but all its services are done…

Scott Walker Released From Halfway House

Scott Walker was released from a halfway house this morning after completing his sentence for public corruption convictions. The former business consultant was sentenced in July of 2014 for convictions of fraud and conspiracy to defraud the government. The charges…

Fatal Shooting in Biloxi

A suspect is now behind bars charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in East Biloxi last night. Twenty-seven year-old Jesse King has surrendered to the Biloxi Police Department and is now at the Harrison County Jail…

Flood Relief At Regions Bank

If you have been affected by recent flooding and are a regions bank customer the company is offering financial services to help victims recover. Offers include personal and business loan payment deferrals, unsecured lines of credit, and penalty-free withdrawals from…

MAEP Funding Law Changes

Major changes to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program could be made in these last few weeks of the 2016 legislative session even though those changes have not yet been discussed in the Education Committees or on the floor in either…

Manhunt In Harrison County

A manhunt is underway as we speak in Harrison County after a home invasion in which a woman reported masked men fired a shot at her and shot her dog as they fled. Authorities have two people in custody and…

Hit and Run

Police are searching for a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run near the island view casino Saturday. The vehicle is described as a white pickup with a lifted suspension, possibly a Ford F-250 or similar truck. The…

Gulfport Easter Egg Hunt

Kids, families and even the Easter Bunny have the city of Gulfport to thank for the fun time at the annual Easter egg hunt in Jones Park Sunday. Jones park was the place to be Sunday afternoon if you wanted…

Road Closure

News 25's Laurene Callander talks to Charles Moffett of Gulfport about the road closure in Gulfport Mississippi.

Hancock County and Pearl River County Fires

Hancock County firefighters were helping fight a house fire in Pearl River County yesterday when they learned a mobile home had caught fire in their own jurisdiction. The local fire crews provided water to fight the fire, which was stopped…

Jaxco Flooding Update

The Pascagoula River is still above the flood stage in Jackson County but waters are steadily going down. Residents have transitioned from preparing their homes to repairing them. Escatawpa resident, Ann Grensing,   spent the past couple of days, airing out…

2nd Boating Incident In Mississippi

Not even an hour later DMR officials responded to a similar call in Long Beach where three kayakers flipped over just south of "Arbor Station Apartments". One of the kayakers managed to make it to shore and call 911. Another…

Boating Incident In Mississippi

Over the weekend four people were rescued from two separate and scary situations both in the Mississippi sound. The department of marine resources rescued two, 15 year old boys near "Front Beach" in Ocean Springs after the waters overturned their…

Cross Stolen

A hand-made wooden cross is missing from a homeless man's memorial in Gulfport.   This is the site where homeless man Russell bangs lived and was unfortunately found dead in January 2015. His body was discovered by friends in the…

IP Guest Hits $530 Thousand Dollar Jackpot

IP CASINO RESORT SPA had a big winner this weekend frequent IP guest and Gulf Coast local Hoang N. of Pascagoula, Miss. kept the St. Patrick’s Day luck going into the weekend. After playing for only 13 minutes on “The…

Road Closure

North and south bound lanes on Markham Drive between east Beach Boulevard and Township Road will be closed to thru traffic in order to repair a sewer cave-in. The closure will last from today through Thursday. Tegarden Road will be…

Charter School Bill Passes House

The Mississippi House Committee passed a bill today that would allow charter schools to enroll students across district lines. Charter schools are operated by nonprofit groups separate from other public schools. Senate Bill 2161 would allow them to enroll students…

Biloxi High School holds Assembly on Drinking and Driving

Biloxi High School students go into prom weekend with more perspective of the outcomes and dangers associated with drinking and driving. Law enforcement, AMR personnel and Biloxi firefighters came to the high school’s gym for an assembly on drinking and…

Special Needs St. Patrick’s Day Dance

St. Patrick’s Day may be over but the party continues in Biloxi tonight. All physically and mentally challenged children and adults were dressed in their green colored best and hit the dance floor for the Special Needs St. Patrick’s Day…

Escatawpa in High Waters

Today’s rain had Escatawpa residents bracing for more flooding in their already saturated neighborhoods. Many people gathered free sand from the Escatawpa Fire Department and were on edge that today’s precipitation would force the Pascagoula River into their homes. On…

Parent Outraged over Lawmaker Reply

“I see that you are not a native of the great state of Mississippi. I appreciate you going to the trouble to share your views with me but, with all due respect, I could care less. I would, however, recommend…