The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport is a legacy project that future generations of Coast residents and tourists will enjoy. That was the message from city leaders and Governor Phil Bryant as the plans for the city’s new aquarium were unveiled.…
The woman charged with capital murder in the death of a Biloxi man will remain in jail without bond. This was the judge’s decision as Rita Johnston made her initial court appearance at the Jackson County Jail today. The other…
Michael Crosby the attorney for Krystal Gonzales will join us live on set at 5:30pm on WXXV NBC. Gonzales was sentenced yesterday for starting the Apartment fire in D’Iberville back in 2014.
Eduardo Guillermo Diaz, 58, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, pled guilty on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to one count of mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today. Diaz admitted that, while operating…
Biloxi paving and striping is set to resume this morning and hopefully finish by the end of the day. Crews from warren paving are planning to wrap up paving work on Hopkins Boulevard. Striping is expected to be finished on…
Elected officials will soon be a thing of the past the Mississippi house sends a bill to Governor Bryant’s desk that will require all Mississippi school superintendents be appointed after January 1, 2019. This issue has been debated for more…
Bryan Kennedy interviews Dr. Casey Maugh Funderburk about the Jazz & Blues Festival on March 26 at USM Gulf Park 10 am - 6 pm.
The Mississippi Department of Health reports a second confirmed case of Zika. The report comes from Noxubee County, where the person infected recently traveled to Haiti. In the case reported from Madison County on Thursday, the infected individual also recently travel…
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The Mississippi Supreme Court is tossing out a temporary restraining order that a circuit judge had issued against the Mississippi house speaker. Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd issued an order Wednesday telling house speaker Philip Gunn to stop using…
Celebrating Mississippi’s maritime heritage is why folks gathered tonight at the maritime museum’s third annual membership meeting. Governor Phil Bryant delivered the key note address and attendees heard the annual report of Mississippi’s Maritime Museum that’s in the works. Right…
The weather wasn’t great today but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Charter Bank as they celebrated the opening of their fourth location on the Coast. This new branch is located at the corner of Bienville and Hanley Road in…
A second man has pleaded guilty in connection to a rope being tied around the neck of the James Meredith statue at the University of Mississippi. Former Ole Miss student Austin Reed Edenfield pleaded guilty to one count of using…
A three-year-old Ocean Springs girl died today as a result of injuries she sustained in a single car accident in Jackson County, according to Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell. Emma Lynn Lee was a passenger in a vehicle that struck…
No one is a winner in this case. That was part of the message Judge Chris Schmidt had today as he sentenced Krystal Gonzales, the woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a multi-million dollar apartment complex in D’Iberville.…
Cinema by the Shore kicks off in less than a month. Gulfport wants you to start getting your blankets and picnic baskets ready. The third Friday of every month from April 22nd to August 19th, Jones Park will welcome kids,…
This weekend, Coast music lovers will be able to hear the smooth sounds of New Orleans jazz without even having to cross state lines. USM Gulf Park will be hosting their annual Smooth Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday. This…
The sun was certainly nowhere in sight today with rainfall and thunderstorms scattered across the Coast. Winds in Jackson County reached up to 35 miles an hour with significant rainfall adding to the existing flood problems in the area. The…
Mississippi’s maritime heritage is a huge part of the Gulf Coast. Tonight, the history of shipbuilding in the state will be remembered and honored. News 25’s Shelby Myers is in Pascagoula with more details.
News 25 has learned that a group of students at Pascagoula High School have been arrested on drug charges. Police Chief Kenny Johnson confirmed marijuana was found in several vehicles on Tuesday. The campus officer had called police and asked…
Krystal Gonzales has been sentenced to seven years in prison and was ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution for burning down an apartment building. This comes after her guilty plea last week when she admitted to starting the fire…
A single car accident in Jackson County resulted in the death of one passenger. Jackson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene in the Gulf Park Estates area. News 25 has learned the vehicle struck the guardrail on Beachview Drive…
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports its first case of Zika virus. The case was in a Madison County resident who recently traveled to Haiti. Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that may cause devastating birth defects if…
Denny’s, one of America’s largest full-service family restaurant chains, is teaming up with the Biloxi Shuckers this season with a deal that hits it out of the park. The second inning of all home games at MGM Park is now…