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Firing Squad Bill Moves Forward

A suggestion from Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood to bring back a firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection as a form to execute prisoners is one step closer to moving through the state legislature. Under the proposed bill,…

Fatal Crash On Easter

One man died in a two-vehicle crash on Easter Sunday in George County. The accident happened just before 8 p.m. on Mississippi 63 at grain elevator road, resulting in the death of Kenneth Dubose. Dubose was attempting to cross the…

Easter Traffic Backups I-10

Interstate 10 saw traffic backups from the 50 mile marker in Ocean Springs to the exit near Gautier Vancleave Road after a two-vehicle accident without injuries Sunday afternoon. The crash left one vehicle in the median, and several more ended…

Hydraulic fuel spill on I-10 Eastbound

BREAKING: Hydraulic fuel spill has I-10 Eastbound completely shut down. Authorities redirecting traffic to exit 38 on Lorraine Road. Traffic is down to one lane on eastbound I-10 between HWY 49 and Lorraine/Cowan Rd exits. Crews are cleaning up spilt…

"The Passion" Play at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

Students at St. Alphonsus Catholic School in Ocean Springs remembered Good Friday today by acting out “The Passion of the Christ.” This is an annual tradition that the school puts on each year. Students in third through sixth grade portray…

Shooting in Pascagoula

At 6:48 p.m. the Pascagoula Police Department responded to a call of a fight and shots fired at 3453 Denny Ave. Witnesses stated multiple black males in two separate vehicles approached a white male and started assaulting him. They were…

Pets Meet the Easter Bunny

Would your pet get along with the Easter Bunny? A fundraiser at the Humane Society in Gulfport put that question to the test. The Humane Society of South Mississippi was allowing every member of the family to take a picture…

Boys and Girls Club Night at MGM Park

The Shuckers aren’t back just yet but things are busy in MGM Park. Tonight, in between Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s double header, Planet Fitness donated a total of $2,000 to the Boys and Girls Club. Gulf Coast Planet Fitness…

Car Accident Sends Three to the Hospital in Gulfport

Shortly after 5:40 this afternoon in Gulfport, two cars were involved in an accident that sent three people to a local hospital. The Gulfport Police Department says the wreck was a result of a light colored Cadillac attempting to turn…

Numbers Rise at Reserve Wing at Keesler Air Force Base

Keesler Air Force Base is used to seeing Flying Jennies soar in the sky and the Hurricane Hunters rush into storms. Now, they will see a rise in man power in the 403rd Reserve Wing. News 25’s Laurene Callander has…

Special Needs Egg Hunt

The annual Special Needs Egg Hunt will take place in Biloxi tomorrow starting at 11 a.m. The City of Biloxi will be providing free lunch, games, pictures with the Easter Bunny and an egg hunt from 11a.m to 2 p.m.…

ChandyFest is Saturday March 26

This weekend, one Coast brewery will be celebrating one year of serving up cold ones to the Gulf Coast. A little over a year ago, Chandeleur Brewery cut the ribbon on their new business in downtown Gulfport. Today, brewery representatives…

Plans Unveiled for Mississippi Aquarium

The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport is a legacy project that future generations of Coast residents and tourists will enjoy. That was the message from city leaders and Governor Phil Bryant as the plans for the city’s new aquarium were unveiled.…

Johnston to Remain in Jail

The woman charged with capital murder in the death of a Biloxi man will remain in jail without bond. This was the judge’s decision as Rita Johnston made her initial court appearance at the Jackson County Jail today. The other…

Ocean Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud

Eduardo Guillermo Diaz, 58, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, pled guilty on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to one count of mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today. Diaz admitted that, while operating…

Paving Phase Wraps Up

Biloxi paving and striping is set to resume this morning and hopefully finish by the end of the day. Crews from warren paving are planning to wrap up paving work on Hopkins Boulevard. Striping is expected to be finished on…

Appointed Superintendent Bill Passes

Elected officials will soon be a thing of the past the Mississippi house sends a bill to Governor Bryant’s desk that will require all Mississippi school superintendents be appointed after January 1, 2019. This issue has been debated for more…

Jazz & Blues Festival: March 26

Bryan Kennedy interviews Dr. Casey Maugh Funderburk about the Jazz & Blues Festival on March 26 at USM Gulf Park 10 am - 6 pm.

Second case of Zika reported in Mississippi

The Mississippi Department of Health reports a second confirmed case of Zika.  The report comes from Noxubee County, where the person infected recently traveled to Haiti. In the case reported from Madison County on Thursday, the infected individual also recently travel…

Design Unveiling For Mississippi Aquarium

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Delays In The State Legislature

The Mississippi Supreme Court is tossing out a temporary restraining order that a circuit judge had issued against the Mississippi house speaker. Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd issued an order Wednesday telling house speaker Philip Gunn to stop using…