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Law Enforcement Prayer Service in Long Beach

Long Beach citizens celebrated International Day of Peace by bringing peace to the police station. The parking lot was filled with St. Vincent Elementary School students, police officers and residents of Long Beach all to pray over law enforcement officers.…

Law Enforcement Prayer Service

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Michele Ponte about the Long Beach Prayer service that started at 7:15 am this morning.

Step Closer For New Casino

Could developers be gambling on a casino in the city of Long Beach? According to our media partner the sun herald a company made an offer to buy the Long Beach Yacht Club as a spot for the casino. Members…

Final Term for Long Beach Mayor

Long Beach Mayor Billy Skellie has announced that this will be his final term. Mayor Billy Skellie is a life-long resident of Long Beach and has served as the city’s mayor for 12 years. He’s served through the devestation and…

First Day Of School In Long Beach

The smell of fresh pencils and notebooks fill the air in Long Beach today as the school district kicks off the New Year.

Two Overnight Fires

Two fires erupt overnight in Harrison County. Both fires taking place within minutes of each other, on "Longview Street" in Harrison County. The first fire destroyed a home workshop. Authorities are looking into the cause of this fire. The house…

Long Beach Schools Have New Leader

Long Beach schools are set to kick off this week with a new leading man. Dr Jay Smith took over as long beach superintendent over the summer. Dr. Smith has over 24 years of experience in education; including recent stints…

Local Dispatchers Make 100 Gift Bags

In the wake of recent police shootings, a group of past and present dispatchers from Gulfport and long beach got together to create 100 gift bags for dispatchers working in Baton Rouge. The bags had everything from candy to Advil…

Shooting In Long Beach

One man is dead after a shooting on Linda Lane in Long Beach on Sunday. Details are currently limited, but assistant Chief of Police Alan Bond tells News 25 officers responded to the home around 3 P.M where a single…

Shooting In Long Beach

A shooting this morning in Long Beach sent one man to the hospital. The shooting took place in the 300 block of White Harbor Road around 10:40am. The suspect was arrested in Gulfport. News 25 will have more details at…

Wolf River Floods Long Beach Campground

Wolf River is swallowing almost an entire Long Beach campground and it’s not the first time this happened. This is according to employees. Imagine waking up to your whole backyard under water. The recent heavy rain has caused Wolf River…

Long Beach Man Sentenced

A long beach man has been sentenced to, two years in prison after videotaping a partially nude massage therapy client.   "Matthew Pierce" was sentenced to five years in prison, but with three years suspended. In 2014 pierce used his…

Long Beach Library Celebrates 50 Years

This week one Coast library is celebrating where they are by looking back at how far they’ve come. The Long Beach Public Library is celebrating 50 years of serving the Long Beach area. Starting at 5:30 tonight, the library will…

Long Beach woman facing charges in boyfriend's death has died

The woman facing charges in connection to the October 2015 death of Edward Miller, of Long Beach, has died. Harrison County Coroner, Gary Hargrove, tells News 25 Christy Lee Zarrella was transported to the hostpital where she died of natural causes. 63 year…

Body of a Man Found

Authorities are investigating what happened to the man who was found dead floating near Long Beach Harbor. Long Beach authorities were looking for a missing kayaker after they got a call from a man who hurt his foot. The man…

Missing Kayaker Found

The Kayaker reported missing has been found dead by authorities. According to Long Beach Fire Department, his kayak was found upside down and the dog that was with him swam to the Long Beach Pier. We have reporters on the…

Missing Kayaker in Long Beach

Breaking news out of Long Beach, Authorities are searching for a missing kayaker. Long Beach firefighters are looking for him now. We have a crew headed to the scene.   [mappress mapid="2445"]