The ‘Tripoli’ will be commissioned later this year before docking at its homeport in San Diego. This amphibious assault ship was delivered to the U.S. Navy today. It’s the 15th large deck amphibious ship built at Ingalls and will be…
Ingalls Shipbuilding and the U.S. Coast Guard are preparing to celebrate another milestone for a new vessel. Tomorrow marks the christening of the legend-class National Security Cutter ‘Stone.’ The Stone is named after Coast Guard Commander Elmer ‘Archie’ Stone who…
It was a busy day at Ingalls Shipbuilding today as the facility hosted the U.S. Navy’s Principal Advisor to the President. Admiral Michael Gilday has only been serving as our nation’s Chief of Naval Operations for just over six months,…
A Mississippi man is getting ready to walk across the entire state and it’s all to raise awareness for a cause that hits close to home. Ken Stevens started his 411 mile trek in Biloxi today to raise awareness for…
The Humane Society of South Mississippi is teaming up with North Shore Animal League America’s 2020 Tour for Life. It’s the world’s largest national cooperative life-saving mobile pet adoption event. This year, from the first weekend of March to the…
Today the IP presented a check to the Bacot McCarty Foundation at the Jolly Foundation. Here are a few photos from this morning's check presentation.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted six water contact advisories Friday for Station 4, Station 10, Station 10B, Station 11A, Station 13A, and Station 14. Water samples at these stations show the areas…
It’s Jolly Time! The Bacot McCarty Foundation hosted their annual Jolly Kickoff today. The Jolly McCarty Memorial raises money for multiple nonprofits and organizations throughout the Coast. They do this with a series of events including the largest golfing fundraiser…
The weekend is upon us. It is finally Friday and we have some things you might want to consider while making your plans on the Gulf Coast. News 25 Today’s Producer Porsha Williams breaks it down for us in today's…
In this week’s segment of ‘Hometown Heroes,’ you don’t need a library card to enjoy a good book. Here on the Coast you can find a good story even in the littlest of places. News 25’s Lindsey Goodwin has more…
As Black History Month wraps up, we present to you our fourth and final installment of ‘Soul of the Coast.’ This week, News 25’s Victoria Bailey spends time with a Gulfport native, making waves on the Coast with her many…
A nonprofit is in the spotlight today for reportedly using federal welfare dollars to build a state-of-the-art volleyball facility on USM’s campus in Hattiesburg. According to ‘Mississippi Today,’ the Mississippi Community Education Center paid $5 million in cash to the…
First responders and local law enforcement took a walk on the wild side today at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. The dolphins at IMMS put on quite the show, thrilling the crowd, but it isn’t always fun…
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued one water contact advisory Thursday for Station 6. This segment of beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming…
WHAT: The Humane Society of South Mississippi is teaming up with North Shore Animal League America’s 2020 Tour For Life™ – the world’s largest national cooperative life-saving mobile pet adoption event – sponsored by Purina®. Highlights include adorable, adoptable animals…
Seventeen-year-old Dawson Henry was found safe.
Service animals oftentimes serve as a life line for their owners. Now, there’s one service dog here in Mississippi that needs your help. Everyday service dogs help save the lives of their owners, but now, one service dog named Jingles…
With temperatures forecast to drop into the lower to mid 30s overnight, cold weather shelters are opening across South Mississippi. GULFPORT: The Salvation Army Area Command Headquarters at 2019 22nd Street in Gulfport. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. for Cold…
A cold weather shelter will open again at 5 p.m Thursday in D'Iberville. It will close Friday morning at 7 a.m. The shelter is located in the Harrison County Multi-purpose (blue) Building behind the Jerry Lawrence Memorial Library. The library’s…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is moving toward more scrutiny of low-income people on public assistance programs. The action comes as a former director of the state welfare agency and five other people are…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that crashed in Louisiana in early February reported ice forming on the plane shortly before the crash. That's according to a preliminary report on the fatal crash…
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast is playing a role in the development and future of unmanned surface vessels. The future of Naval Operations and Maritime Innovation is happening on the Coast with the development of an automated unmanned surface vessel. Leidos…
Tonight, the community mourns the loss of Biloxi High School student Madison Harris who was shot earlier this week. “Her laugh, her laugh. She never had anything negative, she was always positive.” Memories shared by close friends of Madison Harris…