A man wounded in a shootout with Hancock County deputies has been flown to a local hospital for treatment. Hancock County Chief Deputy Jeremy Skinner said deputies were dispatched to a home in the Kiln around 7 p.m. on Monday…
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that they have called off the search for the three missing mariners whose vessel sunk on Saturday in Louisiana. A candlelight vigil is planned tonight for one missing mariner who is from Bay St.…
Do you have what it takes to join the Biloxi Shuckers? Well, today is your chance to sign up! News 25’s Victoria Bailey is at the annual Shuckers Job Fair with more.
Powerball and Mega Millions games launch in Mississippi on January 30th. Tune into WXXV on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 p.m. for Mega Millions numbers. Powerball numbers will be televised on WXXV on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m. Purchases…
Grab your suitcases because today is ‘National Plan for Vacation Day.’ Believe it or not, Americans have left a whopping 768 million vacation days unused in 2018, that’s nine percent up from 2017. It’s not too late to plan for…
High school students and community college students in South Mississippi took advantage of all the resources at Tougaloo College's ‘On the Coast’ event. This was a perfect opportunity for students looking towards the next chapter of their education. Students got…
Coughing, congestion, and fatigue, those are just some of the symptoms of the coronavirus now spreading in the U.S. The coronavirus is an upper respiratory virus that doctors say is actually very common, as we see it every year in…
Meet Bocephus! Our News 25 Pet of the week from the Jackson County Animal Shelter Gautier, MS! He's in need of a loving family to play with!
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says the state will take steps to close part of a notorious prison that has been rocked by deadly violence. Reeves gave his first State of the State speech Monday. He said…
It will cost you more than a guilty conscience if you’re misleading on your tax return. News 25’s Victoria Bailey spent the day with a certified tax preparer to find out just what that means. "They're just waiting on you…
The George County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a person who fired multiple rounds into a Lucedale home. Last Thursday, they responded to a report of shots fired into a home on Bilbo Lane in Lucedale. Several adults and a…
Today is the first day of tax season. The IRS will now begin accepting paper and electronic tax returns until April 15th. While you’re filing, the Harrison County Tax Assessor’s Office wants to remind you to update your homestead application…
Investigators have launched an arson investigation into a fire that destroyed a home on Turan Road last week. They are offering a reward for more information. Today, crews returned to the scene of the burned two-story, wood-framed house that burned…
There is new progress on the Bertucci Project on the northeast corner of the Popp’s Ferry/Atkinson Road intersection. The Biloxi Planning Commission approved a preliminary layout for phase one of the project which will include 85 single family residential lots…
The new year brings new developments in the City of Wiggins and the small city is continuously growing. Last year, the city celebrated the opening of a new and improved justice complex, a partnership with Memorial Hospital at Stone County,…
One sorority with two Coastal chapters is celebrating a big milestone. A few chapters of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority held a Founders Day Celebration yesterday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Biloxi. This Founders Day is incredibly special as…
Hundreds of the country’s best grill masters descended on the Coast this Saturday for a competition with high stakes. Around 200 teams competed in the Shed Steak Showdown on the grounds of the Shed in Ocean Springs. The event was…
It’s a unique type of betting that’s ramped up for the NFL playoffs and now it’s available for the Super Bowl. The Draft Kings at Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook is now accepting proposition bets for Super Bowl 54 between the Kansas…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closely monitoring flooding of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River has risen to 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, prompting the Corps of Engineers to activate…
Prison reform is expected to be one of the main focuses of Governor Tate Reeves's State of the State address scheduled for later today. As of this morning, the Governor has not called on additional funding from the state legislature…
Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich will be asking the City Council this week to approve four measures designed to help avoid a repeat of last summer's disastrous Bonnet Carre Spillway openings. The mayor also wants to see civic and community groups…
Today marks one week since Marcus Boudreaux was named Biloxi School superintendent. The youngest superintendent in the past 60 years, Boudreaux sat down with News 25’s Andrew Scherer to explain his excitement in taking on the new role. It’s a…
The grills are fired up in Ocean Springs tonight as 200 teams from across the country are at the Shed BBQ and Blues Joint for a chance to win big. Four-time World Champ Johnny Joseph said, “You can’t miss a…
There are still 55 days until the first official day of spring, but you can get that ‘spring feeling’ this weekend in Gautier. The Gautier Convention Center is filled with beautiful sights and smells for the annual Orchid Show. This…