As drought conditions persist statewide, this morning the Mississippi Forestry Commission continues to enforce burn bans across the state of Mississippi. As of yesterday, 66 of the 82 counties in Mississippi were under some type of burn ban. Not included…
Life in prison without parole: this is the verdict handed down this morning for Sellers Johnson’s role in the 2013 execution style murder of Joshua Cuellar, who was 15 at the time he was killed. Three others, Damon Clark, Earnest…
A bomb scare in Gulfport blocks traffic on 15th Street and 42nd Avenue for multiple hours this afternoon. According to Gulfport Public Information Officer Sergeant Joshua Bromen, around 4:10, officers received a call that an individual was carrying a mortar…
The Gulf Coast yacht community unites to make Gulfport sailor John Harrison Doucet’s road to recovery a little smoother. The Biloxi Yacht Club hosted a fish fry fundraiser to help with John Harrison’s medical expenses. Hundreds of people filed in…
Hundreds of students walked hand in hand with their parents to school this morning. The national event Walk to School Day encourages kids to spend extra time with their loved ones and also get exercise. Pecan Park Elementary participated and…
Is the Mississippi Gulf Coast haunted and could these haunted wonders be parlayed into tourism dollars for our area? This was just one focal point at today’s meeting between local paranormal experts and the Pass Christian Historical Society. Shadows caught…
Today in Stone County, members of the NAACP are calling for justice in a disciplinary case which they say school officials have mishandled. News 25’s Hank Davis was on the scene and brings us the details. Members of the Mississippi…
The Gulf Coast community continues to find ways to support the family of John Harrison Doucet, a Gulfport sailor who lost both of his legs and an arm after being shocked in September. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from…
A bomb squad is en route to the area of 15th Street and 42nd Street. According to the police, a man was walking through the parking lot carrying what appeared to be a mortar shell. Police were not able to…
A person was shot after a high speed car chase in Jackson County ends in D’Iberville. The suspect hit several vehicles, sending multiple people to the hospital.
Nashville recording artists Daniel Thomas and Brea Sands took a powerful message about bullying to Biloxi Junior High. The duo kicked off their 2016 anti-bullying tour today by visiting with students and, as News 25’s Kristen Durand shows us, teaching…
Pass Christian has come a long way since Hurricane Katrina and they’re still gaining momentum. Three new businesses are getting ready to open in Pass Christian. A boutique hotel called Hotel Whiskey is scheduled to be finished in two weeks.…
Get your tissues ready, South Mississippi. A military dad surprised his daughter at Popp’s Ferry Elementary this morning after serving in Afghanistan for the past seven months. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports on this emotional return. Alexia Richardson raised her…
The NAACP is calling on federal authorities to investigate a reported hate crime that occurred at Stone High School earlier this month. The NAACP says school officials have failed to properly address the incident. News 25’s Hank Davis was at…
Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove tells News 25 the body that was found at Kremer Landing in Gulfport has been positively identified as 36-year-old Gulfport resident Priscilla Earl. Hargrove says both forensics and tattoos on Earl's body helped them positively…
If you’re already in the Halloween spirit, the annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 5K Zombie Run is tonight. The run kicks off at 6 p.m. at the A.L. May Memorial Stadium on the Perkinston campus. Zombie check in and…
This Saturday, Crusaders for Veterans will do something that is long overdue. The non-profit will be putting on a Vietnam commemoration ceremony at the Biloxi National Cemetery. The ceremony is set to start at nine on Saturday. It will let…
The state NAACP says white students at a south Mississippi high school put a noose around the neck of a black student and "yanked backward." Ayana Kinnel, spokeswoman for the civil rights group, says Monday that the incident took place…
Army guardsmen from all over America are coming together right here, on the gulf coast, to participate in an international combat exercise. The Mississippi Air National Guard is hosting "Southern Strike a large-scale war game where military service members will…
Big Mike's Speakeasy a popular spot for coast resident is moving to create space for the Mississippi Aquarium. The Irish Coast Pub gave up its lease in the first block of downtown's Main Street 25th Avenue and now very soon,…
This weekend's wonderful weather provided perfect conditions for Biloxi’s 2nd Annual Commodore Schooner Race. In the early 1920s and 30s, Biloxi’s popular schooner races were world famous, until motor-powered vessels took over the water ways and the races faded into…
There may be more living than dead in The Old Biloxi Cemetery lately... The cemetery tours are back and it's the tenth anniversary. News 25's Gina Tomlinson has the details. History rose from the graves of the Old Biloxi Cemetery…
Halloween is not the only thing giving locals the chills as evidenced by the weekend's overnight low temperatures which broke some records for the coast. Yesterday's temperatures dipped into the forties and some people may have been getting out their…
Today in Biloxi, a group is coming together to do their part to make John Harrison Doucet's Road to recovery a little smoother. The Biloxi Yacht Club will host a fish fry fundraiser, where they'll be dishing out plates of…