Online applications for burn permits released
The Mississippi Forestry Commission has released a new online application for prescribed burn permits. This new system makes it easier to get legal protection for forestry and agriculture burns. A…
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MSU unveils mixed-use development featuring boutique hotel, cultural landmark
MSU unveils mixed-use development featuring boutique hotel, cultural landmark STARKVILLE, Miss.—A comprehensive master plan has been recently completed for a new 15-acre district featuring a boutique hotel, restaurants and retail stores on the land between the MSU campus and the…
Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off the highly prized hatchlings. Animal care…
MDOT releasing documentary on Hurricane Katrina
The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is Friday, August 29. To memorialize the storm, the Department of Transportation is releasing a documentary. MDOT faced the task of rebuilding and repairing…
City of Gulfport launches "Horizons 2045," a 20 year growth plan
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Gulfport has launched a ‘Horizons 2045,’ a long-term community planning initiative designed to guide growth and development over the next 20 years. Gulfport…
Scientists get a rare peek inside of an exploding star
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN Updated 10:00 AM CDT, August 20, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to…
NASA’s Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN Updated 1:41 PM CDT, August 19, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced Tuesday by NASA, appears to be just six miles…
First responders in Biloxi receive 20 comfort kits
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- First responders out of Biloxi received 20 comfort kits Friday. The police and fire department received these kits as part of Operation Warm Heart, allowing…
Apex CT Scanner installed at Singing River Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Singing River Health System announced they are the first hospital on the Gulf Coast to offer patients the Apex CT Scanner. The scanner is located at Singing River Gulfport. Upgrades include clearer results, safer scans, and the…
Former President Jimmy Carter to be honored by USPS with commemorative Forever stamp
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The late President Jimmy Carter will be honored with a commemorative Forever stamp on what would have been his 101st birthday. The U.S. Postal Service will release the stamp for purchase on Oct. 1 in Atlanta. The postage…
MDOT launches ‘Road to Gameday’ Campaign
Football season is here and MDOT is launching a new campaign to help Mississippi drivers get to and from their favorite team’s games safely. ‘Road to Gameday’ is a campaign…
Coastal communities restoring marshes, dunes, reefs to protect against rising seas and storm surges
By TAMMY WEBBER Updated 8:03 AM CDT, August 17, 2025 Share In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the New York and New Jersey coasts, beaches ravaged by Superstorm Sandy underwent…
Library book returned after 82 years. Note says, ‘Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore’
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A library book has been returned nearly 82 years after it was borrowed from the San Antonio Public Library. It came with a letter noting that “Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore.” The…
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System to receive infrastructure improvements
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Department of Veterans Affairs is realigning funds for the fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s non-recurring maintenance program. The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System is receiving an additional $800 million for infrastructure…
Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words
By LYDIA DOYE Updated 11:34 AM CDT, August 18, 2025 LONDON (AP) — What the skibidi is happening to the English language? “Skibidi” is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this…
D’Iberville Police Chief sworn in as president of FBI Academy’s Mississippi Chapter
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)-D’Iberville Police Chief Marty Griffin of the D’Iberville Police Department has been given a big role in the state. He has been…
Erin weakens to post-tropical cyclone, moving out to sea as it batters East Coast with wind, waves
By ALLEN G. BREED, JOHN SEEWER and LEAH WILLINGHAM Updated 4:15 PM CDT, August 22, 2025 RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out…
Trump says Intel agreed to give US a stake in its company
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Updated 3:29 PM CDT, August 22, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that Intel has agreed to give the U.S. government a 10% stake in its business. Speaking with reporters on Friday, Trump said…
Agreement reached for Jim Simpson Pier in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)-Since Hurricane Zeta in 2020, Harrison County has been going back and forth with FEMA over money and design for the Jim Simpson Pier…
Former Picayune Mayor Gregory Mitchell Sr. dies
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Picayune is mourning the loss of a former mayor. Gregory Mitchell Sr. was laid to rest today. He was 84-years-old and is survived by his wife, two children, and three grandchildren. Mitchell served four…
Wall Street soars on hopes for lower interest rates as the Dow surges 846 points to a record
By STAN CHOE, TERESA CEROJANO and MATT OTT Updated 3:34 PM CDT, August 22, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to its best day in months on Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be…
Rollover crash involving tour bus on the New York Thruway leaves multiple dead, others injured
PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) — A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 51 passengers crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing and injuring multiple people, police said. The bus apparently lost control on I-90…
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted — what comes next?
By ALIANA MEDIRATTA/Verite News Updated 12:59 PM CDT, August 22, 2025 Mayor LaToya Cantrell made history — becoming the first New Orleans mayor to be indicted while in office — after federal prosecutors on Friday charged her with multiple counts of…
Gulfport Councilman Ron Roland moved out of ICU
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Some good news related to the health of a Gulfport city councilman. The family of Ward 2 Councilman Ron Roland said in a Facebook post Friday afternoon that Roland is now out of the ICU and that…