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HEAVY RAIN CAUSING FLOODING IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI

PEARL – The State Emergency Operations Center has received storm reports from multiple counties due to the ongoing heavy rainfall and flooding throughout the state. There are two injuries being reported in Harrison County. The National Weather Service says flash…

Additional Charges In Double Murder

The man accused of shooting and killing two people in Bay St. Louis a few weeks ago, now faces additional charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. Myrick Laneaux is charged in wounding Kristina Quintini and Demetrius Mueller's 6 month…

Conspiring To Provide Material Support

A Mississippi woman was sentenced yesterday on conspiracy charges for attempting to join ISIS. Vicksburg native Jaelyn Young pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Thursday she appeared in federal…

Biloxi Indians Football

Bring a winning tradition back to Biloxi high school football. News 25's Bryan Kennedy sat down with Coach Hall for this morning's coast high school football preview.

Missing Person In Long Beach

The Long Beach Police Department is requesting help in locating a missing person. Michael Anthony Gros (31 yoa, white male) was last seen on August 8, 2016 at approximately 6:30 p.m. on McCaughan Avenue in a 2015 Kia Rio, white…

Women's Center For Nonviolence

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Gina McKnight about the Women's Center For Nonviolence programs for both women and man.

Fostering Secrets

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Wesley Muller an investigative reporter for the Sun Herald about the injustices by the foster care system.

Flooding in Pass Christian

The residents in Pass Christian saw the effects of the steady rain we’ve had all day. The flood waters reached the front doors of some homes on Derrick Road off of Espy Avenue earlier today. Several inches of water covered…

Stage Combat Classes

Sword play took over the Mary C. Cultural Center this morning. Meridian Community College theater instructor Steve Nabors was giving stage combat lessons to the Biloxi High School theater class. The lessons are a passion of Nabors. He’s been a…

Paint the Coast Blue Week

If you’ve driven around South Mississippi this week, you may have noticed a little more blue than usual. It’s Paint the Coast Blue Week. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Blue Team has been asking residents and businesses to display something blue…

World Series of Wheelchair Softball

Today some serious athletes rolled into Biloxi and no amount of rain could stop them from putting on a show. The World Series of Wheelchair Softball is taking place in Biloxi on the grounds of the Coast Coliseum and these…

One Dead after Late Night Shooting in Gulfport

An Alabama man has been charged with murder in last night’s fatal Gulfport shooting. Thirty-year-old Peter Henderson is accused of shooting and killing Chandler Pugh shortly after 9:30 last night at the Citgo Gas Station on Pass Road. Gulfport police…

Police Urge Against Moving Barricades

Drivers should expect a number of roads to close over the next few days. Officers will be placing barricades to close streets where water is pooling. Law enforcement officials tell News 25 they always see drivers move barricades trying to…

Steady Rain Causes Concern in Jackson County

The wet conditions are a concern for residents throughout Jackson County, where a state of emergency was declared earlier this week. Early this morning, the men and women of the U.S. Navy and representatives from Ingalls Shipbuilding gathered at the…

Flooding Remains a Concern in Gulfport

News 25’s Kendra Turley is on Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, an area that is no stranger to flooding. Many residents are already starting to see several inches of water cover their front and back yards. Waters are also on…

Flooding on South Swan Road

South Swan Road in north Gulfport is about a foot under water. Emergency officials have issued a flash flood warning for Stone County. Remember "turn around, don't drown." Please send weather photos or video to newsrelease@wxxv25.com or Facebook.com/wxxv25.

An Artistic Frenzy: Almost Circle Gallery

Some noted artists stayed indoors most of the day, armed with pencils, glue, paint brushes and other art tools turning blank palettes into works of art. While each person worked on his or her own creation, all of these gifted…

Harrison County Requests State of Emergency

Members of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors this afternoon have signed a local proclamation that is now heading to Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, requesting the Governor declare a State of Emergency for Harrison County as heavy rainfall continues in…

Blood & Sand XX This Saturday

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Kristin Stachura Allen about Blood & Sand XX, law enforcement appreciation night this Saturday August 13th at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center.

Jason Lowe Indicted

A grand jury hands down an indictment for the man accused of killing Pascagoula native Jessie Bardwell. Jason Michael Lowe was indicted this week on one count of murder in the death of 27 year old Jessie Bardwell. Her body…