Gulfport

Influx of crime in December in Gulfport

The holiday season has gotten off to a rocky start in Gulfport with six different shootings and aggravated assaults in the month of December. Starting with December 1st, a shooting on F Avenue which later led to an arrest and…

Two armed suspects break into Gulfport home

Police are looking for two armed suspects after reports of a home invasion in Gulfport this morning. Two men entered a home near 39th Avenue armed with handguns. Gulfport police say the female victim who reported the incident says the…

Armed Robbery in Gulfport

Gulfport police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 25-year-old in an armed robbery case. They’ve identified William Clifford Crittenden in a case that happened about 6:22 last night at the Chevron Food Market in the 1700 block…

Shots fired on 43rd Avenue in Gulfport

Shortly before 5 p.m. this afternoon, gun shots were reported in Gulfport. The shooting occurred at the 1800 block of 43rd Avenue where neighbors told News 25 it sounded like multiple firecrackers going off. One suspect was held in custody…

Heat For The Holidays Winner

A Gulfport woman has a warm home thanks to our heat for the holidays contest. Barbara Crisel won the contest through WXXV, Geiger Heating and Air, and Trane to receive a brand new heating and air system. We surprised her…

Gulfport @ West Harrison

Last Night, Gulfport made the trip up to West Harrison... For a non-district hoops match-up. Beforehand, hurricanes head man tommy sea right said... It's the young gun versus the veteran. And there they are, Searight and Owen Miller... Chatting things…

Gulfport shooting victim identified

Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove says 48-year-old Robert Walters of Gulfport died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest. Gulfport police received a disturbance call around 5:22 Tuesday evening in the Skye Court neighborhood. When they arrived…

Shooting in Gulfport Sunday

Gulfport police responded to a call Sunday afternoon around 5 p.m. for a shooting. Units were on the scene in the 3100 block of 6th Avenue where one adult male was found with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported…

Gulfport mayor’s annual business address

This morning, Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes gave his annual business address to community leaders at the Island View Casino. The theme of the address this morning was ‘concept to reality.’ Mayor Hewes and the rest of the Gulfport city employees…

Shooting in Gulfport injures woman

Gulfport police are investigating an early morning shooting that left multiple people with non-life threatening injuries. The shooting happened at about 3:45 this morning on the 3000 block of 31st Street near F Avenue. At the scene, officers found a…

Burglary Arrest

A man is behind bars this afternoon...charged with breaking into a Gulfport Law Firm Office. 43-year-old Christopher Donnell Lee of Gulfport is charged with burglary of a business, in connection with the January 28th break in and burglary at Boyce…

Gas leak in Gulfport near Duckworth Road

CenterPoint Energy worked to fix a gas leak in Gulfport off of Duckworth Road this afternoon. The leak occurred after a home construction crew in Gulfport came in contact with a gas pipe just a short while ago. There were…

New dog friendly Bark Park opens in Gulfport

It looks like Gulfport has officially gone to the dogs. This morning, city officials, community members, and representatives from the Humane Society of South Mississippi gathered to cut the ribbon on an all new dog park. The park consists of…

High School Boys Basketball: Gulfport vs. Pascagoula

Gulfport’s first boys basketball game of the season was played on November 4th which was more than three weeks ago. Twenty four days later, the Admirals finally took the court at Bert Jenkins Gymnasium for the first time all season.…

Elderly couple escapes house fire in Gulfport

An elderly couple is safe after escaping the flames when a home caught fire today in Harrison County. Gulfport fire crews rushed to a burning house on Reservation Drive inside a subdivision off Three Rivers Road in Harrison County. As…

Car rollover in Gulfport Thursday

A car flipped over Thanksgiving evening in Gulfport. The man involved, Joshua Ellzey, tells News 25 that what started as road rage landed him without a vehicle. “There was a car being arrogant and had cut me off. I was…

High School boys basketball: Gulfport vs. Biloxi

Heated rivals on the hardwood, Gulfport and Biloxi are guaranteed to go head-to-head twice a year with the first game scheduled for December 15th. This season, we give thanks for a third game in the semi-finals of St. Martin’s Joe…

Gulfport is headed to the big screen

You might have noticed cameras and production crews filming around Gulfport this past weekend. That’s because the City of Gulfport will soon be featured in a commercial that will air during a college football bowl game. The purpose is to…

High School Girls Basketball: Gulfport vs. Madison Central

St. Martin girls over at the Gulfport Thanksgiving Classic taking on East Central in the nightcap. The Lady Yellow Jackets take this one by the final score of 66-55. Other first round winners are Gulfport, Ocean Springs, and Warren Central.

High School Boys Basketball: Gulfport at Ocean Springs

High school basketball is officially upon us and the big dogs aren’t wasting any time in the non-district portion of the schedule. Tonight, Gulfport made the trip over to Ocean Springs for an early season 6A clash. This was the…