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Wicker Announces Group to Restore Train

Coast leaders are behind the return of Amtrak. Now, our state leaders are one step closer to making it a reality. Today, Senator Roger Wicker announced a concrete step to bringing the passenger rail service back. According to Wicker, a…

Status of Oyster Season

The Department of Marine Resources hopes to open oyster season next week. This comes after the two month hiatus from the red tide and opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Officials are waiting for samples to come back from the…

Ocean Springs Council Meeting

Discussion about new evidence and possible options regarding the leaning tree on Lovers Lane will continue during tonight’s board of aldermen meeting. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us live from Ocean Springs with details. [mappress mapid="2301"]

Group Needing Donations for Testing

Concerned citizens in an area of Jackson County have decided to take their life and safety into their own hands and now they need your help. The group of Pascagoula residents from the Cherokee neighborhood joined forces about a year…

New Junior High Design Unveiled

A brand new junior high school is on its way to Biloxi. Tonight, the public gets to see the design for the first time. The school will be built on Jam Lane, just a few miles from Biloxi High School.…

Kidnap and Attempted Rape Arrest

Gulfport police arrested a man accused of attempted rape and kidnapping in the area of club BluEnvy in Gulfport. Thirty-nine year-old Maurice Pugh of Laurel is accused of grabbing a female by the neck and dragging her off the grounds of…

Biloxi Shuckers Job Fair On Saturday

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Christina Coca, about the Biloxi Shuckers job fair on Saturday Fed. 20, 10 am to 1 pm. at MGM Park.

Wildfire Crosses State Lines

More than 4,000 acres of land have been destroyed by the Grand Bature wildfire which officials believe was man-made. More than two dozen agencies, including the Alabama Forestry Commission, have been working to contain the fire since it broke out…

5K Walk/Run for Disability Awareness

This weekend, one Coast organization is asking Coast residents to come out and hit the ground running or rolling. Disability Connection will be holding their 28th annual Arbor Day 5K on Saturday at the Biloxi Town Green. Runners can come…

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…