Staying safe on the internet
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department shared internet safety tips as well. The sheriff’s department wants the public to be aware of phishing and scam attempts. They also say to use a…
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Mississippi Coastal Stewardship Program tracking bird movements
The Mississippi Coastal Stewardship Program is providing an update to its tracking project. The stewardship has installed three permanent motus stations to track bird movement this year at Biloxi…
Young man and the sea: Teen fishing off New England coast catches huge halibut bigger than him
By MICHAEL CASEY Updated 3:19 PM CDT, September 4, 2025 HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound (80 kilogram) Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it weighed more…
Keesler Federal Credit Union welcomes Chief People Officer
Keesler Federal Credit Union added a new chief to their leadership. Catherine Shutts was hired as their first ever chief people officer. She joins their team with over…
Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 10:02 AM CDT, September 3, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists revealed Wednesday that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic readings…
‘Carry the Load’ holding Patriot Day event
‘Carry the Load’ invites you to help clean up headstones and beautify the Biloxi National Cemetery in remembrance of 9/11. This is part of the Carry the Load National…
Amazon ends a program that lets Prime members share free shipping perk with users outside household
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Updated 2:18 PM CDT, September 2, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is ending a program that allows members of its Prime membership subscription program to share their free shipping benefits with people who don’t have the same…
Southern Miss cuts ribbon on Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Center
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is expanding its operations at the Southern Miss Gulf Park campus. The opening of their new gathering space took place Friday with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony. The event also…
Someone could win $1.8B Powerball jackpot Saturday. Odds are their identity will remain a mystery
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE and AUDREY McAVOY Updated 4:54 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 After Iowa gas station employee Timothy Schultz won a $29 million lottery jackpot in 1999, he decided to hold a press conference. Lottery officials told him it would help him…
SRHS Healthcare Academy hosts high school students
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- Singing River Health System’s new healthcare academy in Ocean Springs hosted high school students from across South Mississippi Friday. These were students interested in pursuing…
Neurosurgeon says there are ‘rays of hope’ for girl critically hurt in Minneapolis church shooting
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 4:15 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There are “rays of hope” for a 12-year-old girl critically injured in last week’s deadly shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis, though her neurosurgeon cautioned Friday it is still…
FCC taking steps that would allow US prisons to jam prisoners’ cellphone signals
By MEG KINNARD Updated 3:12 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Federal officials on Friday said they are taking steps that will give state and federal prisons the right to jam the signals of cellphones smuggled to inmates, devices they…
Mississippi Power volunteers clean up Gulfport Lake
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-About 30 Mississippi Power volunteers spent time cleaning Gulfport Lake as a part of Mississippi Power’s Renew our Rivers Program. Volunteers recovered all sorts of debris including…
States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates
By ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 2:54 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 Now that Florida is taking steps to be the first state to get rid of school vaccine mandates, some states are looking at following its lead while others are promising to protect…
J. Allen Ford donates car to MGCCC Automotive Technology Center
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- It was an exciting day at the Automotive Technology Center on the Harrison County campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Jonathan…
TRAFFIC ALERT: Traffic flowing again after grass fire at I-10 and Hwy 609
TRAFFIC ALERT: Traffic is flowing in both directions again after a grass fire at I-10 at Hwy 609 Friday evening forced the temporary closure of the interstate there. According…
Google hit with $3.5 billion fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case
By KELVIN CHAN Updated 1:05 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth…
Biloxi Breakers’ Hook the Mascot’s role in the community
Biloxi Breakers Director of Community Engagement Maria Barr joins us to discuss Hook the Mascot and his role in the community. For more information about the Biloxi…
Judge blocks Trump administration’s ending of legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians
By JANIE HAR Updated 3:20 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the…
Boo in the Bay Parade
Our guests in studio stopped by to discuss the upcoming Boo in the Bay Parade. Lexie Ladner and Mandy Smith and 2023 Queen Kate stopped by with more. Registration is open…
Upgrades coming to the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA is investing over $3.5 million in renovations. This transformative project will significantly upgrade the facility’s aquatic amenities, including a…
Homeland security official says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia
By RUSS BYNUM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Updated 2:18 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Immigration authorities said Friday they detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, when hundreds of federal agents raided the sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia…
Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material
By MATT O’BRIEN Updated 2:24 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their…
Asmard St. Bridge in Pass Christian closed until further notice
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Pass Christian announced the small bridge on Asmard St. is closed until further notice. This comes after the bridge…