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Biloxi Meeting with Mobile Gaming Company

It may not be your typical gaming business, but a new mobile gaming development company could be on its way to Biloxi. Today, Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich will be meeting with representatives from Umbrella Gaming. The company is known for…

Groundbreaking for St. Martin Intersection

A groundbreaking ceremony kicked off repair work at a dangerous intersection in St. Martin this morning. The $2.4 million project works to improve the intersection of Old Fort Bayou Road and Yellow Jacket Boulevard. Plans include the removal of the…

Woman Pleads Guilty in Bank Robbery

A Gulfport woman pleads guilty to robbing a bank back in 2014. Thirty-six year-old Lacritia Summerlin entered her plea in court this week after admitting to robbing the First Bank on Highway 49 on September 19th, 2014. A bank teller…

Groundbreaking For Intersection

News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the changes coming to St Martin intersection of Yellow Jacket Boulevard and Old Fort Bayou Road. While resident Michelle Wetzel tells News 25, "My worst fear now is my son just got his…

Mississippi Sues Landlords

The state of Mississippi is going after landlords and would be landlords who promised to fix up property after hurricane Katrina for low to moderate income tenants but failed to abide by the terms of their forgivable loan agreements. The…

Bond Remains For Mardi Gras Parade Shooter

A judge won't consider reducing a $2.7 million bond for Jessie Lee Williams Jr., one of four people arrested in a shooting Feb. 7 at a Mardi Gras Parade in Pass Christian that left two dead. Williams was scheduled for…

Man Threatens Police Officers

A man's repeated calls to 911 warned he was coming from Texas to kill Waveland police officers. The calls came in to Hancock County central dispatch for four hours Monday night. Police arrested the man responsible at a local gas…

Rocking Out with an All-Female Hasidic Band

Perl is an all-woman Hasidic rock band that performs exclusively for female audiences. The Brooklyn-based indie trio, led by singer Perl Wolfe, believes women deserve a "space to rock out."

A Lung Cancer Vaccine Was Created In This Lab

Make the rounds with a family doctor through the streets of Havana's neighborhoods and visit the lab where researchers created a lung cancer vaccine, sparking interest in the United States.

Silent Encounter Sparks Movement

Sometimes silence speaks when words can’t. One quiet message shared between a police officer and woman is inspiring a movement in Hancock County. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson caught up with the woman who started it all and shares the details.…

Ten Worst Tanks for Dolphins and Whales

A recent study named Gulfport’s Institute for Marine Mammal Studies one of the worst facilities in the country for dolphins and whales. News 25’s Kenda Turley caught up with the director of IMMS to hear his reaction. The dolphins at…

Mississippi Casinos Cash In

Casino revenue continued to grow statewide in Mississippi in June. Gamblers lost more at casinos along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast. Figures released this week by the State Revenue Department show casinos won $175 million in June, up…

Senator Wicker on Republican National Convention

Today is day three of the Republican National Convention. So far we’ve seen everything from protests to alleged plagiarism. Senator Roger Wicker has been there to witness it all, but he believes it is America taking its rightful position again…

Mayor Gilich Announces Keesler Gate Funding

Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich received a round of applause when he announced that $5 million is committed toward a new main entrance for Keesler Air Force Base. The money comes from the state and will go towards an estimated…

IMMS Responds to Being on Worst Tank List

A recent study named Gulfport’s Institute of Marine Mammal Studies one of the worst facilities in the country for dolphins and whales. News 25 Kendra's Turley has the details. [mappress mapid="3154"]

Car on Fire on HWY 49

A single car near Cross Roads was possibly struck by lightning. Viewer video shows the car still smoking. We also have reports and viewer video of power being out in the area. Officials say avoid Hwy 49 if possible as…

MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory for one beach monitoring station on Wednesday. Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. There are currently…

American Girl Model Auditions Saturday

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan and Penny Patterson about the American Girl model auditions Saturday July 23rd from 1-5 pm at the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. Must fit in a 6x for baby outfits or a Size…

Public Meeting Regarding Fair

The first Harrison County Fair in decades is less than two months away and those organizing it want to hear from you.  So tonight you're invited to a public meeting from 6 to 8 pm at Cafe Climb in Gulfport. …

Opening Arguments Today

Opening arguments are scheduled in a fraud case against a Texas lawyer accused of inflating his client list for gulf oil spill litigation. Online court records show prosecutors dropped 22 counts of fraud before jury selection began Monday in Gulfport…

Former Mississippi Mayor Re-trial

Former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis in a different county. Mississippi's court of appeals Tuesday overturned Davis's 2014 conviction in Desoto County on two felony charges. The appeals court found that the trail judge should have moved the case outside Desoto…