Gautier City Council approves hotel development
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gautier City Council has approved a plan to bring a hotel to the Gautier Town Commons development. Under the agreement, 2.9 acres of the development will…
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Duke University pilot project examining pros and cons of using artificial intelligence in college
By LUCAS LIN and ANANYA PINNAMENENI/The Chronicle Updated 1:59 PM CDT, September 5, 2025 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — As generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have become increasingly prevalent in academic settings, faculty and students have been forced to adapt. The debut of…
Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 10:41 AM CDT, September 5, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Released this week, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a…
‘Legend dairy’ man carries ice cream and dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for other hikers
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Updated 4:34 PM CDT, September 4, 2025 DENVER (AP) — Hikers who climbed a Colorado mountain got more than just a sweeping view at the top. A man in an ice cream cone costume unexpectedly was handing out…
Striping project to begin on Government St. in Ocean Springs
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)-A traffic alert for residents in Ocean Springs. On Monday, September 8 centerline striping along Government Street from Washington Avenue to Martin Luther King Boulevard will begin at 5:30 a.m. Starting Sunday night, there will be no…
A wildly popular 15-year-old computer whiz is becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint
CHICAGO (AP) — At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis’ life titled “Digital Disciple.” They draw pictures of what the teenage Italian computer whiz might have had as his cellphone…
Singing River Health System names new chief nursing officer
Singing River Health System has a new chief nursing officer. Rachel Kemp most recently served as vice president of patient care services at Regional One Health in…
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
By CALVIN WOODWARD, CAROLYN KASTER and RODRIQUE NGOWI Updated 8:01 AM CDT, September 5, 2025 ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now…
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…
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…