First responders were on the scene of a head-on collision on County Farm Road near Robinson Road this afternoon. The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. involving two trucks. County Farm Road was blocked and traffic was rerouted while victims were tended to. Harrison County Fire Services responded along with Gulfport Police. Both drivers had to be cut out of their…
The Gulfport High Robotics Team is heading to the World Championship. Team Fusion 364 is fresh off a first-place win at the Rocket City Regional Competition in Huntsville. They’re turning right around to head to the World Championship in Houston, Texas where they placed second overall last year. Engineering Teacher James Sonnier says the team is currently ranked 14th in…
The Pass Christian School District hosted a tabletop exercise for law enforcement agencies and other first responders to coordinate a response to an active shooter according to their operating procedures. Local and state agencies came together to hone in on a response plan incase an active shooter arrives on any campus in the Pass Christian School District. Pass Christian Fire…
A Laurel, Mississippi umpire is recovering after she was punched in the face following a softball game. Kristie Moore says she was calling a 12-year-old softball game Saturday night, filling in after another umpire got sick. She says a mother was cursing so badly during the game that Moore asked her to leave. Eventually, the mom left, but instead of…
The time has finally come to head back to MGM Park for a brand-new season of Shuckers baseball. News 25 Sports Director Jeff Haeger is at MGM Park with more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Biloxi Shuckers, sports
We are back at it now, featuring another pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Katie King with HSSM is in studio with Gunner, this week’s Pet of the Week. Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
Special COVID hours for seniors end this week at Costco and a new inflation reading is due. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
The moving company ‘Two Men and a Truck’ is gathering items for their annual Movers for Moms event. During the donation drive, they collect items for the Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence to give to moms in need on Mother’s Day. They’re asking for all new items and need things like personal hygiene products and toiletries. The shelters most requested…
The Biloxi Shuckers host their home opener tonight at MGM Park. First pitch is set for 6:35, marking the team’s seventh season on the Gulf Coast. News 25 caught up with the team this morning and they’re hoping for a successful season and packed stands. There are already a lot of fun events planned. Tomorrow will make your tail wag….
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort is offering a new service for guests who trade in crypto currency. The casino will now offer patrons the option to convert crypto currency to cash using Everi’s B4U Financial Software and ATM machines. Scarlet Pearl CEO LuAnn Pappas said “Scarlet Pearl’s collaboration with Everi allows our guests a new way to fund their experience as…
By KAREN MATTHEWS NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement sources said. Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot and undetonated devices, a New York City Fire Department spokesperson said. According to multiple…
Today looks to remain quiet for the first half of the day but storms could begin to fire just to the west and southwest during the early afternoon. The mid-level instability will be the protagonist to late afternoon/evening storms. There is already a lot of lift moving across Mexico and that will move in through the day likely leading to some…
St. Patrick girls basketball standout Jasmyn Strobridge is taking her talents to the next level. This afternoon, the senior point guard signed her letter of intent with East Georgia State College, located in Swainsboro, to continue her career on the hardwood for at least the next two years. Strobridge made an immediate impact on the Lady Irish upon her arrival…
Shuckers sweeping the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in a mini three-game road series to start 2022 with a season’s worth of late inning dramatics. On Friday, Felix Valerio hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the 11th to give Biloxi the 13-11 win. Saturday, Tristan Lutz smacked a go-ahead bomb in the top of the ninth to give Biloxi…
When it comes down to it, college baseball rankings don’t mean all that much. They didn’t mean anything to a Southern Miss program that was unranked in the pre-season. The Golden Eagles now 11th in the country, which again doesn’t mean much, other than the fact that they’re hotter than any given July 29th in Hattiesburg. USM sweeping Charlotte over…
Each year, the Gillom Trophy goes to the top college women’s basketball player in the Magnolia State and now two of the three finalists up for this year’s award drafted into the WNBA. Starting with West Harrison alum Ameshya Williams-Holliday going 25th overall to the Indiana Fever as the first pick of the third round. That makes her the first…
Gillom Trophy winner two years running, Ole Miss center Shakira Austin hearing her name called early as the third overall pick by the Washington Mystics which ties her for the highest drafted player in program history, immediately validating her decision to transfer from Maryland two years ago. As a senior, Austin dominated the lane as well as anyone in the…
A southerly flow will keep cloud cover, humidity, and spotty showers around Tuesday, mainly late-afternoon and evening. No severe weather is expected during this time, but heavy rain is possible Tuesday night. We’ll continue with the mild, humid nights through most of the week. A slow-moving cold front approached Wednesday with numerous showers, thunderstorms, and potentially heavy rain. We’ll be…
Smoke can still be seen in Jackson County due to the fire on Saturday in Gulf Park Estates. According to Mississippi Forestry Commission Outreach Officer Kevin Craft, the fire spread 240 acres. While it has been contained and is currently out, Craft says there is still some continuous smoldering caused by fallen trees and stumps still burning. This smoldering could…
A southerly flow will keep cloud cover, humidity, and spotty showers around through Tuesday, mainly afternoon and evening. No severe weather is expected during this time. We’ll continue with the mild, humid nights through most of the week. A slow-moving cold front approached Wednesday with numerous showers, thunderstorms, and potentially heavy rain. We’ll be in a slight risk level (2…
MGCCC welcomes the public to their spring art show. The art exhibit is located inside their Harrison County campus fine arts building. The school’s art program puts on this free exhibit every year to feature the work of their drawing, design, painting, and computer art students. MGCCC Freshman Vinh Ho said, “This is probably one of my best ones because…
After about two-and-a-half months of searching, the artwork for the Katrina High Water Mark Revitalization Project has been chosen. The project enabled local artists to design ‘welcome to BSL’ murals on the concrete slabs that memorialize the flood peak water levels after Hurricane Katrina. The two winners were Bay St. Louis resident Holly Garvin for the adult division and Our…
In April 2021, Salvation Army broke ground on the Center of Hope in Gulfport. Now a year later the facility is almost ready to help those in the community get back on their feet. Workers are in their final steps of renovating the Salvation Army Outreach Center and the new addition of the community Center of Hope. The Center of…
Signed into law today in Mississippi is an expansion of a program allowing non-violent inmates to take on jobs during the final year of their sentence. Governor Tate Reeves signed the bill that allows for 25 individuals at a time to participate in the program that will help inmates as they reintegrate back into the community. The pilot program was…