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Work begins on making a deadly intersection in D’Iberville safer

Construction is underway on making a deadly D’Iberville intersection safer. Workers are turning where state route 15 north and Lamey Bridge Road meet into a roundabout. The left turn lane to Lamey Bridge Road is now closed to motorists traveling…

Protests against the state flag in Ocean Springs

Last month, the Ocean Springs board of aldermen voted to pass a resolution requiring the state flag to be displayed on all municipal properties. The Jackson County NAACP is taking action. Tomorrow, the NAACP is organizing a march to be…

Missing Louisiana twins found safe

St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s officials say the missing twins out of Slidell, Louisiana have been safely located. According to the sheriff’s Facebook page, the 13-year-old twins were last seen in Brandon, Mississippi on November 29th with their mother who does…

President Trump comes to Mississippi

President Trump is coming to Mississippi this coming weekend. The president will attend the opening of a new Civil Rights museum in Jackson on Saturday. The grand opening of the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum…

Wanted For Aggravated Assault

Pascagoula police are asking for your help locating two suspects wanted for a shooting that happened earlier this month. 28 year-old "Kedric Taylor" an 29 year-old "Regio Lavant" both from Moss Point, is wanted for two counts each of aggravated…

Christmas carols at Boyington

The kids from the local theater group Downstage Productions went on the road yesterday to spread some holiday cheer. The group didn’t have to go far as they performed Christmas carols for the residents at Boyington Health Center in Gulfport.

Foster Children’s Christmas Party

The Hancock County Youth Court, CASA of Hancock County, and CPS held their annual Foster Children’s Christmas Party at the Bay St. Louis Community Center Sunday. Hundreds of foster children and their families had a chance to enjoy some holiday…

Dream Program flag football exhibition game

East Mississippi Community College took on the Arizona Western Matadors for the national championship in Perk Sunday, but before the big game they played on a smaller field. Score did not matter Saturday at the Dream Program’s flag football game…

Gulfport Fire Department’s first female firefighter

There are more than 1.1 million firefighters in the United States. According to the National Fire Protection Association, only seven percent are women. Gulfport Fire Department just welcomed their first female firefighter. Julie Glosek is a mom, a retired Seabee,…

Assault on a fireman

Two Biloxi firefighters were assaulted over the weekend after responding to an injured person report. Thirty-eight year-old Michael May was arrested Saturday after Biloxi police received a report of a medical emergency in which May had possibly injured himself. When…

Shooting in Gulfport Sunday

Gulfport police responded to a call Sunday afternoon around 5 p.m. for a shooting. Units were on the scene in the 3100 block of 6th Avenue where one adult male was found with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported…

‘E-L-D or Me’ protests nationwide

Today, 18-wheeler owner/operators across the United States are gathering to defend the source of their livelihood against mandatory implementation of electronic logging devices or an E-L-D. An E-L-D is linked to the computer that monitors and controls certain engine parameters…

Ugly Sweater Christmas Social

News 25's Hank Davis interviews Mary Cowand about Ugly Sweater Christmas Social in Bay St. Louis at the Silver Slipper's Blue Bayou December 7th 5 - 7 pm.

Run, Run Rudolph 5K and Fun Run

The sixth annual Run, Run Rudolph 5K and Fun Run also coincided with tonight’s Downtown for the Holidays event. About 300 people showed up to today’s run sponsored by the Singing River Health System. The money raised through registrations goes…

40th annual Christmas tree lighting in Pascagoula

Today, Downtown for the Holidays kicked off with the 40th annual City of Pascagoula Christmas Tree Lighting. Hundreds of people gathered around as the mayor of the city brought the Christmas spirit into downtown Pascagoula. After the Christmas tree lighting,…

Sweaters for Veterans

It is the season of giving and Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Homes did just that for our veterans at the Biloxi VA. Since the beginning of Veterans day, the funeral home began collecting sweaters, jackets, and coats for veterans to provide…

Christmas in Biloxi

Yesterday we brought you the lighting of the Biloxi Lighthouse. Today, the festivities continue with a kickoff to Christmas on the Water. News 25’s Taylor Rubach is at the Biloxi town green where more fun is set to begin.

Seabee Memorial Plaza unveiled

This year, Seabees all across the country spent the year celebrating their 75th Anniversary. Today, the Seabees at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport celebrated the special anniversary with a ribbon cutting. The new Seabee Memorial Plaza was unveiled…

Wreath Laying Ceremony preparations

Today, members from all branches of the Armed Forces teamed up with South Mississippi residents and businesses for a special mission to honor our veterans who have been laid to rest at the Biloxi National Cemetery. Ginger Walker retired after…

Mississippi Power rate settlement

Regulators have reached a settlement with Mississippi Power Company on how much customers should pay for the $7.5 billion power plant once touted as the future of coal. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Company is agreeing to lower the price…

Gulfport man arrested for child molestation

A local Gulfport man has been arrested on three felony counts of touching of a child for lustful purposes. Thirty-eight year-old Nicholas Puffer was arrested after the female victim filed a report with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office. The victim,…

17-year-old girl in custody after St. Martin High lockdown

A 17-year-old girl is now in custody after today’s lockdown situation at St. Martin High School. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, the student is charged with making two separate threats against the school. One was a bomb threat…

Video of suspect holding Dollar Store employee at gunpoint

The Ocean Springs Police Department is searching for a man wanted for an attempted robbery of a Dollar General store on Bienville Boulevard. Surveillance video shows the masked suspect threatening a Dollar General employee with a handgun. Police say the…

Pedestrian hit and killed on Seaway Road identified

Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove says they have positively identified the man hit and killed at the intersection of Seaway Road and Lorraine Road as 44-year-old Michael Dylan Riley. Hargrove says Riley did not see an oncoming pick-up truck and…