The Mississippi Gulf Coast is playing a role in the development and future of unmanned surface vessels. The future of Naval Operations and Maritime Innovation is happening on the Coast with the development of an automated unmanned surface vessel. Leidos…
Tonight, the community mourns the loss of Biloxi High School student Madison Harris who was shot earlier this week. “Her laugh, her laugh. She never had anything negative, she was always positive.” Memories shared by close friends of Madison Harris…
The Moss Point man who allegedly faked his death and was on the run for nearly two years for sex crimes is back behind bars in Jackson County. U.S. Marshals brought Jacob Scott to the jail this afternoon. The 43-year-old…
Following a grueling three day manhunt in July 2018, Michael ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ Wilson has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Today, a Green County jury found Wilson guilty on a felony escape charge. Wilson…
Tonight the community mourns the loss of Biloxi High School student Madison Harris who was shot and killed earlier this week. News 25’s Victoria Bailey has more.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two water contact advisories Wednesday for Station 8 and Station 9. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness…
The Wednesday after Mardi Gras is known as Ash Wednesday or the first day of Lent. Ash Wednesday is a Christian Holy Day of prayer and fasting. While Ash Wednesday is a Holy Day, many people still have to work…
Now in peak season for influenza in our region, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is currently seeing high flu activity in the state with widespread transmission. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates a total of…
The cold weather shelter will open at 5 p.m today and Thursday. It will close each morning at 7 a.m. The shelter is located in the Harrison County Multi-purpose (blue) building behind the Jerry Lawrence Memorial Library. The library’s address…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV) — Police responded to a report of a shooting early Wednesday morning in the 100 block of North Seashore Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found 33-year-old male Brandon Bodie suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Bodie was pronounced…
One person is dead and two more are injured after a deadly fire broke out in Gulfport this morning. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer confirmed that 42-year-old Claude Thornhill was pronounced dead at the scene, suffering from smoke inhalation. This…
DAPHNE, Ala. (WXXV) — Federal officials say a rare snake has won protection in two states under a critical habitat lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that 325,679 acres of…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulf Islands National Seashore will attempt to conduct a controlled burn in the Davis Bayou Area of the national seashore Wednesday, February 26 through Friday, February 28. Acceptable weather conditions are expected beginning today. Visitors…
In the spirit of Mardi Gras, News 25’s Jeff Haeger happened to be given the opportunity to help judge the Krewe of Gemini Night Parade, which just so happens to be the very last one on the Gulf Coast. Here…
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Residents and visitors lined the streets of Downtown Gulfport to celebrate Fat Tuesday. The Krewe of Gemini rolled for the 51st year this year with more than 40 floats. The parade featured several dance teams, a toast to King Jupiter…
With Fat Tuesday coming to an end, a rebirth of sorts will take place tomorrow. Ash Wednesday is celebrated around the world as the official start of Lent. Three pastors from three different churches come together in Long Beach on…
The Mardi Party has been going strong all day here on the Coast. If there’s music, beads, and a sea of hands waving, it must be Mardi Gras on the Coast! Paradegoer Amanda Johnston said, “Here we don’t have to…
The Krewe of Gemini is set to roll through the streets of Downtown Gulfport. News 25’s Victoria Bailey has more.
The Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade brings in upwards of 75,000 to Downtown Biloxi to watch the floats roll by. With all those people there is bound to be a lot of trash left behind. That’s where the…
So you let the good times roll today, but what will you do with the Mardi Gras beads tomorrow? The Bay Ratz Marching Battery will put your throws to good use. The organization is involved in at least five parades…
Putting on a parade like the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade takes a lot of work. The City of Biloxi has the set up for this massive parade down to a science. Officials were out setting up the…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Five juveniles are being charged with capital murder after a shooting that took the life of a young woman Monday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Biloxi Police responded to the 2000 Block of Rustwood Drive,…
As the Coast’s only Lundi Gras parade, the annual Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse evening golf cart parade rolled tonight. This year’s theme was ‘mutiny in the bay’ and that means pirates of all kinds took to the streets of…