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Hancock County Shooting

A Hancock County man is recovering now after being shot in the head and authorities say he is expected to survive. Around 10 am today deputies responded to call at a home on Highway 53 where a man was shot…

Facing Aftermath of Church Fire

A church community left scrambling for a place to hold worship after a devastating fire in Gulfport. Gulfport police arrested 22 year old Caleb DeAndre Bell after the Hillside Baptist Church on Robinson Road went up in flames Saturday morning.…

Man Shot, Woman In Custody

One Pass Christian man began his morning being airlifted to a hospital after being shot. Harrison County Sheriff's Deputies tell News 25, they were called to Alpine Road off of Hill Road in Pass Christian a little after 9 Wednesday…

Woman Robbed At Walmart Supercenter

The woman who had her purse stolen at the Walmart Supercenter on Highway 49 Tuesday may have broken her pelvis when the alleged thieves pushed her down. According to family friends of the victim, she was undergoing x-rays this morning.…

Greenville Teacher Could Lose License

The Greenville teacher accused of abusing her student will soon find out if she will lose her teaching license. Tomorrow morning at 9 in Jackson, the commission on teacher and administration, education, certification and licensure will hear the case of…

Christmas Decorations Damaged Wiggins

It looks like the Grinch or someone up to no good was trying to ruin Christmas in Wiggins. The Wiggins Police Department posted these pictures of damage to Christmas decorations to their Facebook page. They believe the damage occurred sometime…

Two Arrested In Auto Burglaries

No good deed goes unpunished...but in this case two people walked away in handcuffs. Over the weekend, a Gautier Lieutenant Jeff Jensen was trying to help out a stranded motorist on I-10. Lieutenant Jensen was on routine patrol and the…

Long Beach Man Arrested Embezzlement Charges

A Long Beach man is behind bars for felony embezzlement. 51 year old "Everette Waits" is accused of accepting a 20-thousand dollar personal check toward contracting work for a job, but did not complete the construction for a Bay St.…

Three Arrested On Drug Conspiracy Charges

Three Louisiana men have been indicted on drug distribution charges related to pharmacy break-ins at three Mississippi Coast pharmacies along with another in Louisiana. Federal prosecutors believe 26 year old Shundrake McKeel and 30 year old Lamarvin Haynes of Baton…

Armed Robbery Gulfport

Gulfport police are investigating an armed robbery at the Chevron on East Pass Road. The crime happened last night around 9:30 when police say a male entered the business wearing a black jacket and a mask. The male threatened the…

New Orlean's Deadly Shooting

Now to the deadly shooting in New Orlean's popular French Quarter that sparked panic on crowded Bourbon Street. Police are searching for two suspected gunmen. Here's Kelsey Davis from W.D.S.U., our NBC affiliate in New Orleans This morning.. Stunning new…

Attempted Armed Robbery

A juvenile is in custody after an attempted armed robbery in Pass Christian Saturday evening. Police Chief Tim Hendricks tells News 25 a woman was confronted by a person wearing a hoodie and a mask in the parking lot of…

Junior Firefighter Killed

A 21 year old man has been charged with criminal homicide after a teenage boy died of a gunshot wound inside a Pennsylvania fire department. Police say the shooting happened Sunday evening. Fire department officials confirm the victim was a…

One Killed In Bourbon St. Mass Shooting

One person is dead and nine others are injured after gunfire erupts in the heart of New Orleans’ France Quarter overnight yesterday. Police say shots rang out around 1:30 Sunday morning on the famous Bourbon Street. They say 25 year…

Armed Robbery Escalates Into Shooting

One person is injured after an early morning shooting at an apartment complex in Pascagoula. Pascagoula police say the shooting happened at the Eastwood Townhomes at 3 a.m. on Sunday. According to authorities, the shooting stemmed from a robbery, leaving…

Police Identify Shoplifting Suspects

Gulfport police identified two out of four suspects wanted for two separate felony shoplifting incidents at Ulta Beauty on Crossroads Parkway. Sherelle Renae Triplett and Sade Monique Jones of Mobile, Alabama were identified as the criminals involved in the October…

Teen Pleads Not Guilty

Dexter Kelly, the man charged with murdering his cousin has pleaded not guilty. A Jackson County Grand Jury has indicted Kelly on a charge of murder. The 19 year old Vancleave teen is accused of beating his cousin to death…

Dewitt To Hear Back On Appeal Today

Today a judge is expected to issue a ruling on a request for bond in the case of a former Hancock High School coach sentenced to 30 years in prison for unlawful touching of a child for lustful purposes. Circuit…

Shoplifting Suspects Wanted

The Gulfport Police Department need your help finding two women accused of shoplifting. Gulfport PD was called to iota beauty on both October first and November sixth. The women you see here were caught on surveillance camera taking numerous bottles…

Student Released To Parents Gulfport

The student who brought *seven* weapons to a coast school yesterday has been released to his mother. Gulfport Police tell News 25, that student was released from the Harrison County Youth Detention Center this morning. Gulfport police received a call…

Police Make Arrest In Stabbing Investigation

An arrest is made in the stabbing that injured three people Saturday night in Pascagoula. Thirty-six year-old Della Latrice Ward is being held at the Jackson County Jail in connection with a stabbing that authorities say involved two women and…

Charged With Assaulting an Officer

A Biloxi man was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer this morning. Thirty-two year-old Robert Dunn was arrested following an investigation into a domestic assault incident. Police say Dunn assaulted the Biloxi officer as the officer attempted to…

Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes

Biloxi man, Fabio Fernando Joaquin Mateos was taken into custody today for touching a child for lustful purposes. Police arrested Joaquin Mateos during a traffic stop when they learned he had an arrest warrant. Back in July police first responded…

Jackson Shooting Suspect in Custody

The man police believe opened fire during a block party last weekend has turned himself in. Twenty-two year-old Ryan Davis turned himself in to Jackson police on Wednesday. Davis is charged with six counts of aggravated assault. A video released…