Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery
A Moss Point man pleads guilty to one count of armed robbery, one count of armed carjacking and two counts of possession of a controlled substance today. Tevin James Benjamin is set to serve 15 years day to day for…
Bay St. Louis Police Chief Search
Bay St. Louis Police Department continues operations while still feeling the recent loss of Police Chief Mike De Nardo. Hancock County and city officials are coming together to decide what is next for the police department. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson…
Missing Pascagoula Teen Found in Seattle
At approximately 3:30pm, members of Law Enforcement were able to locate reported missing juvenile, Dawson Hellar; who had been reported as a missing person from Resurrection High School, in Pascagoula, on Saturday by his mother, Pamela Hellar. Dawson is currently…
Chevron Middle School Career Fair
Chevron reached out to local middle schoolers to show them the career opportunities in front of them. About 400 middle schoolers took part in a career fair at Pelican Landing in Moss Point this morning. Chevron personnel from a number…
2017 Military Child of the Year Nomination Requirements
Operation Homefront is looking to honor the 2017 Military Child of the Year. They could be right here on the Gulf Coast. The organization is searching for a military child who resembles resiliency and leadership. Some requirements for the child,…
Competition Day at VGA Championship
Game faces are on at the Fallen Oak Golf Course for the first competition day of the VGA Championship. Eighty veterans are competing for the number one title of the second annual tournament. There are three divisions: veteran, combat wounded…
Edgewater Mall will be Closed on Thanksgiving Day
Edgewater Mall believes the most sacred thing about the Thanksgiving holiday is time spent with family and friends. We have decided to remain closed Thanksgiving Day to allow our over one thousand employees the opportunity to spend time with those…
New Shrimping Waters Open Thursday
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is opening additional waters for shrimping this Thursday. Beginning at 6 a.m., all waters south and west of a line beginning at Biloxi Bay channel beacon 18 will be open. For the specific boundaries,…
Sheriff to Speak with Bay St. Louis City Council
The Bay St. Louis City Council is set to meet this afternoon. At the top of their agenda is a discussion between Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam and the Bay St. Louis Police Department. Previous Bay St. Louis Police Chief…
Teens Plead Guilty in 2013 Gulfport Murder
The four teenagers who face charges in the 2013 murder of 15-year-old Joshua Cuellar are set to appear in a Gulfport court room today. Seventeen-year-old Damon Clark pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and 17-year-old Deaundre Holmes pleaded guilty to accessory…
Battle on Buffett Beach
Racers and obstacle course lovers, listen up. The City of Pascagoula is hosting a Battle on Buffett Beach this December. It’s a challenge course with 12 obstacles over a span of two and a half miles. Some include vertical walls,…
Felony Domestic Assault
A man is being held on charges tonight, accused of hitting his girlfriend in the head with a glass bottle while she was asleep. Thirty-six year-old Carlos Lee is charged with a felony count of aggravated domestic assault. Investigators with…
Second Annual VGA Tournament
The Fallen Oak Golf Course is the place to be for the second annual VGA championship. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports on the deeper meaning behind this golf tournament for veterans. The green was covered with red, white and blue…
Jackson County Fair Begins
Today’s wet weather wasn’t enough to keep people away from the start of the 95th annual Jackson County Fair. The week-long attraction is in full swing, expecting to draw in tens of thousands of guests. The fair offers fun for…
Felony Domestic Assault
A man is behind bars accused of hitting his girlfriend in the head with a glass bottle while she was asleep. 36 year-old Carlos Lee is charged with a felony count of aggravated domestic assault. Investigators with the Harrison County…
Loose Rocks are Troubling Drivers
If you’ve traveled from Harrison County to Stone County on Highway 15 in the past few weeks, you probably found yourself in a rocky situation. Residents say loose gravel is damaging vehicles traveling in the area. News 25's Hank Davis…
Jackson County Fair Begins
The 95th annual Jackson County Fair kicked off in Pascagoula today. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the fairgrounds with details on what to expect from this year’s festivities.
Zoning Change Challenges for Biloxi
Tensions are heating up between the City of Biloxi and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann over plans to rezone acres of land on Point Cadet. On Thursday, the city plans to meet to discuss rezoning more than 20 acres to…
Kiln Man Accused of Sexual Battery on a Minor
Bond has been set for a Kiln man accused of sexual battery on a minor. Hancock County deputies arrested 66-year-old Alex J. Pearson on 21 counts of sexual battery, one count of touching a child for lustful purposes and one…
Verdict Reached on Danielle Dewitt Trial
A Hancock County jury has determined the fate of the basketball coach accused of sexually touching a student. After several hours of deliberation, the jury found Danielle Dewitt guilty on two counts of touching a minor for lustful purposes, but…
Alabama Women Arrested for Robbery
Two Alabama women are behind bars in Harrison County on robbery charges. According to Biloxi police, 25-year-old Tiffany Scruggs of Mobile and 21-year-old Kenyatta Washington of Prichard were arrested after reportedly knocking on a hotel room door, assaulting a man…
Search is still on for Masked Shooter
Police are still searching for the person who shot a cashier in Pascagoula. An unidentified man wearing a mask shot a woman in the back while attempting to rob a Murphy Express gas station Thursday. The woman was sent to…
Coach gets 30 Years in Prison After Molestation of Player
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that a jury has found 34-year old Leslie Danielle Dewitt guilty of two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes relating to a 16- year old sophomore student on the girls basketball team…
Authorities Search for Missing Pascagoula Teen
A note and a vehicle are all that’s left behind from a Jackson County student who went missing Friday night. Seventeen-year-old Dawson Hellar was last seen at Resurrection Catholic High School. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson spoke to the principal and…