law enforcement and community members gather at the Biloxi Civic Center for the 2017 conference on human trafficking. This event is targeted towards first responders and law enforcement because very often they are the first people human trafficking victims interacts…
For the fourth time in less than two years another round of emergency budget cuts. Governor Bryant attributing this new $51 million cut to lagging state revenues. Bryant announced the cuts after slicing $57 million in September to make up…
In Defense Of Animals, an international animal protection organization that funds the Mississippi based Justice for Animal’s ampaign is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man still wanted for a pouring scalding water on a…
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announces things he wants to see legislators accomplish in this 2017 session and topping the list is laws regarding opioid abuse. Hood says doctors should have to check an electronic registry before prescribing potentially addictive…
A Long Beach man will spend five years behind bars without the possibility of early release for robbing a business in October of 2015. Fifty-three year-old Patrick Todd Young pleads guilty today to robbing the Oil Plus on Pineville Road…
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews El Gato Melendez of the Harlem Globetrotters about the Globetrotters coming to Biloxi, January 15th at 7 pm at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Sharon Robbins about the 2017 Conference on Human Trafficking.
The Donald Trump Thank You Tour has been going around the state since Monday. Today, the campaign bus is on the Coast. Campaign representatives were on hand in Gulfport this afternoon thanking volunteers and voters for all of their support.…
The City of Biloxi starts a project to help preserve the African-American community in East Biloxi. Bill Raymond with the Biloxi Historical Society hosted a public meeting to get the community’s input on the 23 architectural resources involved. The list…
After today you no longer have to wait in lines at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport if you're traveling long distances. U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a Global Entry Enrollment Center at the Gulfport airport this afternoon. The program is…
The City of Biloxi wants the public’s input on how to enhance the African-American commercial district in East Biloxi. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Our Mother of Sorrow Schools with details.
Harrison County deputies made an arrest on 40-year-old Bobby Mills of Gulfport after he reportedly touched a 15-year-old girl for lustful purposes. Mills was taken to the Harrison County Adult Detention Center and charged with molesting a child. His bond…
A Biloxi man and woman are behind bars charged with burglary of a residence and a felony charge each of taking a vehicle. Forty-year-old Brandon Burchfield and 40-year-old Lily Johnston were taken into custody after a neighbor told Biloxi police…
Pascagoula native, business man, and former law officer Dane Maxwell has announced his candidacy for mayor. Maxwell recently assisted in managing a successful campaign as the southeast regional political coordinator for President-Elect Trump. Maxwell’s father was also the mayor of…
Mississippi’s annual legislation is underway in Jackson. Governor Phil Bryant is cutting another $51 million from the state budget, attributed to lagging state revenues. Bryant announced the cuts today after slicing $57 million in September to make up for an…
Customers of Mississippi’s two private electric utilities will see higher bills in February as they pass through rebounding natural gas costs. The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted today to approve higher fuel costs for both Entergy Mississippi and Mississippi Power.…
The IRS is warning tax professionals of an ongoing e-mail scam from cybercriminals posing as clients soliciting their services. This new scheme is targeting accounting firms and tax preparation firms nationwide and it comes in two stages. An e-mail asking…
The Gulfport Police Department released a recruitment video less than two weeks ago which not only grabbed the public’s attention online, but caused recruitment numbers to skyrocket. Joining law enforcement was always in the back of Aaron Ashcraft’s mind, but…
Today in Pascagoula the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources unveiled two of their newest vessels. One is the Admiral Dewey, a new marine patrol vessel with enhanced offshore emergency response capabilities. The other is The Conservationist, a retrofitted oyster lugger,…
Donald Trump's Thank You Tour has been zigzagging throughout the state since Monday and right now the campaign bus is on the Coast. News 25's Kristen Durand joins us from the Dock Bar and Grill with more as she interviews…
One Harrison County high school now has the tools to turn their students into lifesavers. This morning, the American Heart Association donated a free "CPR in Schools" training kit to D'Iberville High School. Each portable and reusable kit comes with…
Private firm Edbuild has concluded their analysis of the Mississippi public school system and will give their funding recommendations to state lawmakers on Monday. Edbuild was hired over the summer to examine the Mississippi Adequate Education Program and see how…
Mississippi House members are strongly backing a bill that would restrict how elected officials statewide spend campaign money. House Bill 479, which passed by a large majority Wednesday afternoon, is aimed at prohibiting officials from spending campaign money for personal…
Senate Republicans have kick started efforts to repeal and replace President Obama’s landmark Affordable Care Act. After an overnight marathon, they approved a budget blueprint with a 51 to 48 vote around 1 a.m. Thursday morning. While Republicans insisted the…