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Child drowned in apartment pool

The child that was found dead in a pool at the Quarters Apartments located in Gulfport has been identified as 13-year-old Ashton Cole. According to Gulfport police, Cole was reported missing from home while officers were looking for family. Officers…

Arrested for burglary

Nineteen-year-old Carlos Dukes Jr. of Pascagoula has been arrested for burglarizing several vehicles on April 5th in the City of Long Beach alongside two other suspects unknown at this time. Dukes was charged with six counts of burglary of an…

Renew our Rivers program

For thirteen years, Mississippi Power Company has put on an annual cleanup event allowing volunteers to pick up trash and debris along the Gulf Coast. In 2009, the company decided to focus on Deer Island and the cleanup has been…

Men walk in heels to stop sexual violence

The Gulf Coast Women’s Center for Nonviolence sees around one hundred different victims of sexual assault every year. Helping the fight against sexual violence crowds of all genders took part in “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” in Biloxi this…

New USM Marine Education Center grand opening

USM’s Marine Education Center is open today after nearly three years of construction. On Monday, more than a hundred people flocked to a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new state-of-the-art facility, situated on ten acres of land in…

Vex Robotics World Championship

Three robotics teams from Bayou View Middle School will travel to Kentucky to compete in the Vex Robotics World Championship. The competition starts on April 25th and will end on the 28th. Standard matches and robot skills challenges will take…

Ribbon cut on new fully accessible park in Ocean Springs

The new fully accessible park in Ocean Springs is ready for play. The ribbon was cut on Little Children’s Park earlier this afternoon. Representatives from Disability Connection, Disney, and city officials gathered for the grand opening celebration. The playground has…

Human bones discovered in Biloxi

During construction on an infrastructure project along Highway 90 today, city workers in Biloxi discovered something out of the ordinary. Five feet below the ground, human bones were discovered next to a water line near the Biloxi Cemetery. Biloxi police,…

Police ask for helping find woman’s attacker

Last month, a Louisiana woman was assaulted inside her vehicle while parked at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino parking garage. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Alexander Oneil Stewart of Gautier. An arrest warrant has been issued for…

NOAA sets federal red snapper season

NOAA has announced that for-hire vessels with federal permits can fish for red snapper for 51 days from June 1st to July 22nd. The recreational snapper season begins May 25th and runs through Labor Day which lands on September 3rd.…

GHS gets a lesson in cybersecurity

Today at Gulfport High School, students got a lesson in cybersecurity and computer technology at the first ever Duck-Con. The 333rd Mad Ducks from Keesler Air Force Base dropped by to speak to students about concepts like coding, password selection,…

Fatal crash in Pearl River County

The Alabama man who died following a fatal crash in Pearl River County has been identified as 71-year-old James Taylor Jr. of Moundville. Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the accident on Interstate 59 northbound near the 27 mile marker Thursday…

Accident with Injury on Interstate 10

Around noon today several vehicles were involved in an accident on Interstate 10 Westbound near Exit 38. One woman was taken to the hospital. Interstate 10 Westbound was closed at the scene of the accident and traffic was backed up.…

Vote Ocean Springs for Best Coastal Town

News 25's Kristen Durand interviews Cynthia Dobbs-Sutton about voting for Ocean Springs as the as the best coastal town. You can vote once per day at www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-coastal-small-town Voting ends on May 14th.

Aggravated Assault Arrest – Rufus Barnes

.                                               On April 19, 2018 the Gulfport Police Department arrested 54 year old Rufus Anthony Barnes, of Gulfport,…

Popp’s Ferry Causeway Park nearing completion

As construction nears closer to completion, the Popp’s Ferry Causeway Park and the City of Biloxi are now seeking an entrepreneur interested in operating the bait shop and kayak rental operation. The elevated boardwalks are already 95 percent complete, paving,…

Wounded Warriors Family Support High Five Tour

Over the next eight months, Wounded Warriors Family Support will be sending drivers across the nation in a patriotic vehicle to thank Americans for supporting military families. Today, the High Five Tour visited Butch Oustalet Ford in Gulfport. “I served…

Local woman who was raped, beaten stands for cause

Every 98 seconds someone in America is sexually assaulted. The Gulf Coast Center for Non-Violence is putting on a walk tomorrow for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson spoke to a victim on the Coast whose past is…

Harrison County coroner faces discrimination lawsuit

A local coroner says he’s 'colorblind' when it comes to spending public money at funeral homes, but attorneys for the six black-owned funeral homes say two white-owned companies receive a disproportionate share. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove testified Wednesday in…

Cinema by the Shore

Every third Friday from April to August, the City of Gulfport will have its Cinema by the Shore movie nights in Jones Park. This event allows families and friends to enjoy free movies along with bounce houses, refreshments, popcorn and…