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Jackson County Man Charged with Murder

One Jackson County man is in custody charged with murder after authorities say he shot his own cousin. Jackson County Sheriff investigators say 57-year-old Mose Ben Wells shot his cousin, 41-year-old Eric Hampton, on McGregor Road in Vancleave. The victim…

Coast Schools Score High on State Test

The Mississippi Assessment Program Test measures students’ progress toward high academic goals, providing them with knowledge they’ll need to succeed in the future. South Mississippi schools are making the grade, with recent test results landing Coast schools above all other…

Boys and Girls Club Budget Cuts

An internal error by the Mississippi Department of Education results in a $650,000 budget cut for the Boys and Girls Club. Eight sites temporarily closed due to lack of funding, leaving 800 children with no after-school care. The budget cut…

Murder Suspect Extradited

The man accused of killing five people over the weekend was extradited from Mississippi to Alabama. Officials say 27-year-old Derrick Dearman entered the Citronelle home belonging to a relative of his girlfriend and murdered five people, including a pregnant woman.…

Argument Leads to Gunfire in Moss Point

An argument between two men at a Moss Point convenience store leaves one man hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The argument took place in front of the Moss Point Express on Main Street just before 1 o’clock this afternoon. According to…

Journey to the Red Planet

Was Mars once home to microbial life? Is it today? Could it be a safe home for humans one day? NASA hopes to answer these questions and more on a crewed journey to Mars. But what will it take to…

Biloxi Police and Fire Department Budgets

Both the Biloxi police and fire departments managed to decrease their proposed budgets with fire coming in around $13 million and police rounding out at $16 million for the 2016-2017 year. The main topic for the fire department is adding…

Harrison County Sheriff’s Department Heads to Louisiana

Local law enforcement will be putting their cooking skills to use to help provide relief for first responders in Louisiana. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson says more than half of the officers they’ll be feeding lost everything in the floods.…

First Travel Related Zika Case in Harrison County

Today, the Mississippi Department of Health reports one new travel related case of Zika virus in Harrison County. This is the second case of Zika reported this month in Harrison County. This brings the 2016 total to 17 in Mississippi.…

Man Charged in Alabama Slayings

Residents of a southwest Alabama town where five people were slain are trying to raise money to help the victims’ families pay funeral expenses. Relatives of some of the victims have started an online fundraiser and a plastic jug for…

Shrimp Boil Fundraiser

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Roy Kitchell about the Shrimp Boil Fundraiser to help support CASA.

Six Killed In Plane Crash Remembered

Over the weekend, six Mississippians killed in a plane crash were remembered on the Ole Miss Campus. The six were killed last Sunday when the small plane they were riding in crashed near Tuscaloosa. They were traveling home to Oxford…

One In The Hospital After Car Accident

One person is in the hospital after a car accident this morning on I-10 east bound. Biloxi Police rushed to the scene around 8:30 am to a two vehicle accident near the Woolmarket exit. According to Biloxi traffic supervisor Brian…

18-Wheelers Headed To Louisiana

This morning, well over a thousand feet of supplies left the gulf coast headed to help Louisiana flood victims. Members of operation relief loaded up cleaning supplies, food for people and pets along with personal hygiene products all headed to…

Governor On Transgender Bathroom Policy

Governor Bryant responded to the injunction on Facebook saying quote. "I am encouraged by the court's decision and look forward to continuing to fight this absurd overreach by the federal government. Like I have repeatedly said Mississippi schoolchildren should not…

Federal Judge Blocks Bathroom Policy

Transgender students to use the restroom of their choice, the judge for the northern district of Texas granted a nationwide injunction late yesterday temporarily blocking the guidance from the Obama administration covering student in public schools. Thirteen states, including Mississippi,…

Delivering Supplies To Louisiana Today

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Barry Foster about gathering and delivering supplies to Louisiana to help those in need after the tragic flooding that happened two weeks ago.

Food Donations For Law Enforcement

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about how you can still help the with food donations for law enforcement that are still helping the flood victims in Louisiana.

Success of Ice Bucket Challenge

The ice bucket challenge that was all over social media in 2014 helped raise money for research that discovered the ability to identify genes that could make a person susceptible to the debilitating disease. News 25’s Katarina Luketich caught up…

Calendar Girls At The Little Theatre

The play Calendar Girls ran all weekend at the Gulfport Little Theatre but if you missed it, they're doing it all again next weekend as well and it's for a good cause. Based on a true story the play is…

Deployed Military Units Return Home

When hundreds of Navy Sea Bees piled out of buses after being deployed overseas for months, Amanda Hernanez says all she could think about is having her husband back in her arms. Amanda Hernandez tells News 25, "I love him…

One Person Flown by the Trauma Center

One person was flown to a trauma center in south Alabama over the weekend after a pest control company truck rolled over several times. The driver was listed in serious condition at the time of the accident. A stretch of…

Man On Bike Dead After Truck Hits Him

One person dead, another behind bars after a driver hit a man in Saint Martin. Jackson County authorities say 26 year old Jason Michael Salisbury was riding his bike on tucker road when a truck hit him around midnight Saturday.…

Success Of Ice Bucket Challenge

The ice bucket challenge that was all over social media in 2014 helped raise money for research that discovered the ability to identify genes that could make a person susceptible to the debilitating disease. News 25's katarina luketich caught up…