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Beach vigil for Gunner Batia

A beach vigil will be held tonight for 20-year-old Gunner Batia, the Vancleave man who was found dead on the beach in Biloxi Saturday morning. According to authorities, Gunner drowned while wade fishing. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson has more.

Biloxi Fire Department jumps into summer

The Biloxi Fire Department celebrated the Memorial Day Weekend family style at their annual Jump into Summer Festival. The festival featured hourly fire truck rides and interactive fire safety education activities, as well as several of MDOT’s interactive traffic safety…

Drive to Survive Initiative

It’s called the Drive to Survive Initiative and it’s the first year the Mississippi Highway Patrol is putting on this campaign in hopes of decreasing crashes on the roads. The initiative collaborates with Memorial Day Weekend due to multiple travelers…

Annual flag placing ceremony at Biloxi National Cemetery

Over 19,000 flags were placed along graves at the Biloxi National Cemetery over the weekend. In preparation of Memorial Day, hundreds of volunteers came out Saturday morning and placed the American flag at each grave site to pay their respect…

Man found dead on the beach in Biloxi

A man was found dead on the beach in Biloxi Saturday morning after drowning while wade fishing. According to Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove, 20-year-old Gunner Batia of Vancleave was wade fishing, but his waders were not secured tightly enough…

Moss Point shooting injures five

A rap concert ends in gunfire, wounding multiple victims at Platinum Sports Bar and Lounge in Moss Point early Sunday morning. According to the Moss Point Police Department, a fight broke out at the club just after 3 a.m. The…

Looking for a few good actors

A South Mississippi author and film crew are shining the light on the issue of domestic violence and are looking for some talented South Mississippians to help them tell the story. A casting call is set for next weekend for…

Memorial Day Biker Blowout

Engines are roaring here on the Gulf Coast as bikers proudly rev their engines for the Memorial Day Weekend Biker Blowout at Gulfport Dragway. With drag racing, bike shows, contests and merchandise booths, there are plenty of good times available…

Placing flags at Biloxi National Cemetery

Volunteers will place flags on the 19,000 graves at the Biloxi National Cemetery tomorrow and volunteers are needed. If you’re interested in helping officials get ready for Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony, meet at the Biloxi National Cemetery at 8 a.m.…

Moss Point Dollar General armed robbery

A Moss Point Dollar General was held up by an armed robber late last night. An armed man wearing all black with his face covered robbed the store on Main Street at gun point around 10 p.m. The unknown male…

Two arrested for felony child abuse in Pascagoula

Two Pascagoula residents are behind bars after allegedly abusing a 12-year-old boy. According to the District Attorney’s Office, 46-year-old Tiffany Brown and 19-year-old Michael Blackburn Jr. were arrested in Hancock County and charged with felony child abuse, but authorities are…

Local woman still grieves over friend

Family and friends are still grieving the loss of Gautier resident Amanda Hicks. Hicks was found dead behind a Vancleave church in March after the mobile home she and her boyfriend lived in burned to the ground. A funeral for…

Memorial Day Blowout

Memorial Day weekend and thousands of motorcycles roll down the streets of Gulfport on their way to the annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Biker Blowout. The four day event started today at noon and runs through Monday. News 25’s Hank Davis…

Celebration of life for Kingston Frazier

Today, family and friends said goodbye to six-year-old Kingston Frazier, an innocent boy who was murdered on May 18th. His celebration of life ceremony started at noon at the Morning Star Baptist Church in Jackson. Hundreds of people were at…

Mississippi Supreme Court ruling on lethal drugs

The Mississippi Supreme Court blocks a death row inmate’s appeal over the state’s planned use of a lethal injection drug. In an order Thursday, justices said Thomas Loden’s 2016 appeal over the sedative midazolam is moot because legislators this year…

Red Snapper season starts today in state waters

Beginning today, Mississippi’s recreational anglers will be allowed to harvest red snapper in state waters through September 4th. The bag limit will be two red snappers per person per day with a minimum size of 16 inches. The federal government…

State lottery study group

A study group will gather facts, but does not intend to make recommendations either for or against creating a state lottery. The announcement was made at the Mississippi House Lottery Study Working Group meeting. Mississippi is one of six states…

Memorial Day Travel

Expect a lot of people to be traveling this Memorial Day Weekend. AAA says it expects more than 39 million Americans to travel more than 50 miles for the unofficial start of summer. That is nearly three percent more than…

Long Beach police investigating robbery

The Long Beach Police Department wants to know if you know this man. Police say this individual robbed the Kangaroo Gas Station on Highway 90 shortly before 2 this morning. The suspect is approximately 5’7” and weighs about 140 pounds…

Suspects wanted in Family Dollar robbery in Biloxi

The Biloxi Police Department is asking for help identifying two men who robbed the Family Dollar on Lorraine Road. Both suspects are described as white males. One suspect was wearing khaki shorts, a black shirt, and a purple hat with…

Moss Point man sentenced to life in prison

Moss Point resident Antron McWilliams will spend the rest of his life in prison for first degree murder. McWilliams pled guilty for shooting and killing Dornelle Brown in Pascagoula in January 2016. MDOC has identified Williams as a member of…

Kingston Frazier is laid to rest

The six-year-old boy shot to death after a car theft in Jackson is being laid to rest today. The funeral for Kingston Frazier took place at Morning Star Baptist Church in the Jackson Area. The six-year-old was asleep in the…