When it comes to local clergy, law enforcement and local government there are differences and similarities. Today, they joined together over lunch for one thing, setting a positive tone for our community. Today, Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes and Police Chief…
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 20-year-old Jaquarius Shields on the charge of murder. On April 9th, police responded to a shooting at the Dolan Commons Apartments. When officers arrived they located an adult male…
If you text while driving you will soon pay even more for it. Harrison County is increasing penalty fees for texting drivers from $25 to $100 beginning July 1st. Since the beginning of the year, deputies have written more than 20…
A Gulfport man has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a building belonging to a church in Gulfport. Twenty-four year-old Thierre Moore has been charged with first degree arson. The April 4th fire destroyed an abandoned house…
Bond has been denied for the man accused of severely abusing his three-year-old son. Twenty-four year-old Nathan Blake McCrory had his initial hearing today in a Jackson County courtroom. He is charged with felony child abuse and manufacturing a controlled…
A Gulfport man is charged with what authorities are calling the kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend. Forty-eight year-old Ernie Lizana has been arrested after police say he assaulted and forced the victim into his car last night. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department says this is…
Through a joint investigation between the Gulfport Fire & Arson Unit and the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office, a Gulfport man was charged with 1st degree arson in connection with a fire that destroyed a building belonging to the Progressive…
The man accused of severely abusing Jackson County three-year-old has been denied bond. Nathan McCrory had his initial court appearance in Jackson County today.
A Long Beach man will serve 20 years after pleading guilty to sexual battery of a juvenile. Forty-six year-old Edward Clements Jr. was prosecuted in a 2010 case out of Hancock County in which he was accused of sexually assaulting…
A three-year-old boy is in critical condition tonight after authorities say he was severely beaten by his father. Nathan Blake McCrory told his mother that his son, three-year-old Zander, had fallen down the stairs while he was watching him. McCrory’s…
On April 11, 2016 at 12:16 deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Singing River Hospital in reference to a welfare concern of a three-year-old child with injuries. Hospital staff had been advised that the child had…
Sunday marked the start of National Crime Victims’ Rights week, a time set aside to honor and remember victims of violent crimes. News 25’s Kendra Turley shows us how officials in Pascagoula commemorated this week. “My brother was murdered March…
Sunday marked the start of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a time set aside to honor and remember victims of homicides, sexual assaults, and more. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us with details on how the City of Pascagoula plans…
The sentencing for former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps has been delayed. Epps was scheduled to be sentenced this morning. The former prisons chief pleaded guilty in February of 2015 to money laundering and filing false tax returns related to…
An all-out manhunt in Harrison County is underway as law enforcement uses a helicopter and K9 unit to find a bank robber. Authorities say that around 3:30 this afternoon someone robbed the Peoples Bank in Saucier. Harrison County Sheriff’s Department…
The People's Bank in Saucier was robbed. Harrison County deputies are searching for the suspect. WXXV has a newscrew on the scene. We will have complete details at 5:30 on NBC. [mappress mapid="2682"]
Students are back in school in North Gulfport today after a scary day Thursday when a student was arrested after bringing a gun to school. A 14-year-old was taken into custody for bringing a loaded gun, 100 rounds of ammunition,…
One man is dead as a result of Wednesday night's shooting off Highway 49. Harrison County coroner Gary Hargrove tells News 25, 54 year old Mitchell Weathersby has died of a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at…
Twelve people are now behind bars as a result of two drug busts in Hancock County. The Hancock County Narcotics Division executed search warrants on Tigris Street in Bay St. Louis and Orange Street in the Springwood community. Agents discovered individual…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Jabari Thompson, age 19, of Gulfport, pled guilty this week to Aggravated Assault in the Harrison County Courthouse. After accepting his plea, Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Derrick Brown, age 22, of Gulfport, pled guilty earlier this week to Attempted Sexual Battery and Aggravated Assault in the Harrison County Courthouse. After accepting his plea, Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt ordered…
Gulfport citizens and community leaders are eager to help put an end to violence in the area once and for all. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us inside tonight’s town hall meeting. In recent months, the City of Gulfport has…
Thirty animals are in safe hands after Gulfport police and the Humane Society seized them from living in filth. One man is in custody facing over 50 charges in what Humane Society representatives say appears to have been a puppy…
The Gulfport NCAAP will be hosting a town hall meeting this afternoon in response to recent violence in the area. Community members are invited out to help brainstorm ways on how law enforcement, city officials and the community can work…