This week, while most of us were focused on the weather, the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police was focused on improving their abilities to lead police departments across the entire state. Since Tuesday, hundreds of chiefs have been in…
Gulfport police officers credit concerned neighbors in the area of 45th Street near Harrison Avenue for alerting authorities after spotting suspicious activity. Thirty-three year-old William Herold was arrested on the charge of burglary of a residence. Neighbors called police after…
In Gulfport, a 24-year-old is behind bars after burglarizing a Sprint store. Officers responded to the store on Three Rivers Road back on May 30th around 2 a.m. They found a broken glass door and after saw a white man…
A drug deal gone bad leads to a man shooting a victim in the leg in Gulfport. Police arrested Pass Christian resident Michael De’Anthony Smith on three counts of aggravated assault. The 23-year-old was selling marijuana to three people around…
A Latimer man is charged with domestic violence after he allegedly stabbed his son this morning. Authorities say 45-year-old Franky Lee Wingate stabbed his 24-year-old son when he stepped in to defend his mother. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Wingate was…
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Trent Ladner and Justin Skinner about the Southern Summer Arts & Crafts Festival happening to June 3rd 2017 at the Harrison County Fairgrounds for more information please visit https://www.gulfcoastcraftshow.com/
News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Joseph McKinley about the Health and Wellness presentation, June 24th 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm, 7 pm at the Courtyard Marriott.
Gulfport police need help locating suspects in a drive-by shooting. Around 2 a.m., the police department responded to Whitney Drive and Cal Lane for a shooting into an occupied dwelling which struck multiple homes. The on scene investigation revealed that…
As rain continues to pour down throughout Harrison County, residents living off the torn up roads of East Biloxi are getting drenched with problems. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson ventured out to where the $122 million infrastructure project is underway and…
If you’re trying to get home in Vancleave, you’re most likely going to have to take a detour. Here’s a look at viewer video just off Highway 57. Authorities have shut down the road north of Interstate 10 at Quave…
Strong winds early this morning toppled a tree, startling an Ocean Springs family sound asleep in their Hunter Drive home. No one was injured, but as News 25’s Caroline Eaker shows us, their finances took a hit. It was a…
Some tense moments in D’Iberville near the Tchoutacabouffa River today as two teenagers ignored street barricades on River Bluff Road. The two teens managed to safely escape the vehicle without injury. Water was up to the dashboard in the Toyota…
Many residents and businesses along Dedeaux Road were on guard as Tropical Storm Cindy dumped rain across South Mississippi. Last spring, torrential rains flooded many homes and businesses along the creek that runs near the road. Many were caught by…
It was a milestone this morning for TNT Ranch and Recovery Home as they debuted their new facilities with the snip of a ribbon at today’s ribbon cutting ceremony. Not even rain and a tropical storm in the area could…
A federal appeals court says Mississippi can start enforcing a law that will let merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples. Today, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a judge’s decision that…
Sandbags were offered all across South Mississippi in preparation for potential flooding. Jesus Christ Baptist Church on Highway 57 in Jackson County made use of some of those sandbags. They had a few piled up outside the front door.
In Ocean Springs, Front Beach was empty most of the day. Up until one family decided to take a risk and swim out in the Gulf waters. Despite the torrential conditions, this group waded out beyond the shoreline to swim…
The streets of a neighborhood in the St. Andrews area in Jackson County looked more like a river flowing this morning as Tropical Storm Cindy rained down. St. Andrews Road was impassible to drivers, but some local kids decided to…
A few homes on Ocean Springs Road fell victim to the rain. Here’s a look at some of the homes on Ocean Springs Road, just south of I-10 off of Highway 57. The water came right up to the door…
Some tense moments in west D’Iberville near the Tchoutacabouffa River earlier today, as two teenagers ignored street barricades on River Bluff Road. The two teens managed to safely escape the vehicle without injury. News 25’s Taylor Rubach was on the…
State regulators want to pull the plug on the Kemper County Power Plant that was supposed to burn coal more cleanly. The Public Service Commission says the Atlanta based Southern Company should absorb $6.5 billion in losses and ratepayers should…
While rain continues to pound the pavement in South Mississippi, many residents find themselves trapped in their neighborhoods along the river. Tires spinning, fighting against several inches of flood water off Highway 67. Wells Ferry Landing Resident Danny Carter said,…
Because of the rising water level, the Ocean Springs Police Department is asking that residents stay off the street except for emergency situations. Street flooding has been reported citywide. Police issued a statement on their Facebook page. It says, “Front…
