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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…

Wild West Fundraiser Event

Wild West Fundraiser event happening at the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum Saturday June 10th at 7 pm to 11 pm, tickets are $30 each.

Class of 2017 completes drug court program

This afternoon, the Drug Court for the Second Judicial District of Mississippi celebrated 18 consecutive years of second chances. The Good Deeds Community Center was packed as family and friends came to watch graduates of the 2017 Drug Court Program…

New plans ahead for Susan G. Komen Race in Gulfport

The Susan G. Komen Race is switching things up a little bit this year and changing their event name to ‘Twilight for Ta-Tas.' The Mississippi Steel Magnolias affiliate of Susan G. Komen is finalizing their plans for the race and…

League of Women Voters have annual meeting in Biloxi

Mississippi is the only state never to have a female congressman, U.S. senator, or governor. That’s why the Mississippi Gulf Coast League of Women voters have a lot on their plate, trying to change that standard. Over dinner, the League…

Mississippi Seafood Cook Off

What would the Mississippi Gulf Coast be without seafood? Thankfully, we don’t have to find out, but we do need to know who the undisputed Seafood King is. That’s what the Mississippi Seafood Cook Off is all about. For eight…

GCOPS cooks up police support at community at BBQ

A recently formed non-profit supporting law enforcement is calling in for backup from our community. G-Cops, or Gulfport Community Organizing Police Support, had a barbecue today with all donations made going to support the city’s police department. There were family-fun…

Get out the Vote in Bay St. Louis

We’re in the middle of municipal election season and the Mississippi Republican Party is reminding everyone to get out and vote. Party Chairman Joe Nosef joined other members of the Republican Party at the Bridges Golf Club at Hollywood Casino.…

Summer safety stand down at NCBC

Summer is almost here and people everywhere are getting ready for boating, lounging on the beach, grilling and more. All classic summer activities, but they don’t come without hazards. The Navy Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport is making sure their…

Eighth annual Mississippi Seafood Cook-off

Tonight at Climb CDC in Gulfport, a group of elite chefs will meet to answer the question: who is the king of Mississippi seafood? This will be the eighth annual statewide Seafood Cook-off. The winning chef advances to represent Mississippi…

GCOPS BBQ Fundraiser

Members of the community are cooking up some support for Gulfport police officers at a BBQ going on downtown. The BBQ is put on by recently formed nonprofit Gulfport Community Organizing Police Support or GCOPS. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson joins…

Pastor credits alarm for quick arrest

The second Gulfport church in two weeks is vandalized, but this time the suspect did not get away. The senior pastor at Tabernacle of Faith Church is crediting his alarm system for keeping the burglar from doing too much damage.…

Hurricane preparedness exercise in Waveland

The Waveland Police Department hosted a hurricane preparedness exercise with City Hall employees. The courtroom at the station is set up as an emergency operations center. Officials have been using a generator to test the power and also checking the…

Fire destroys Gulfport nursing home

Eight months of renovations to an elderly facility in Gulfport is destroyed by an overnight fire on Hardy Avenue. Eighteen firefighters battled the blaze around 1 a.m., but the inside of the home was destroyed. The homeowner tells News 25…

Victims of Jackson County interstate crash identified

Officials have released the identities of those killed in yesterday’s crash on the interstate. The four people killed in the Ford Expedition were all from Mobile. Husband and wife Jacob and Diane Williams, Ruth Clark, and Takisha Mosely were all…

Cedar Lake Flyfishing Tournament

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Lex Lamey about the Cedar Lake Flyfishing Tournament on May 27th 6 am to Noon at the Tchoutcabouffa River. For more information please visit mscoastflyfishers.org

Get Your Game Up Camp!

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Patrick Lewis and Richard Macklin about the Get Your Game Up Camp! at Central Elementary School.

Three arrested for armed robbery in Biloxi

Two male juveniles and a 19-year-old are charged as adults for armed robbery in Biloxi. Police say Samuel Bowie and two other black males knocked on a Westwick Apartment on Stennis Drive in the early morning hours. When the victims…

1996 Cold Case arrest

Cold cases often remain unsolved for decades and sometimes they are never solved. A family left searching for justice, a murderer walking freely. For today’s Wanted Wednesday, investigators in Columbus are shouting for joy at the resolution of a two…