Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Nas Describes His Struggle With COVID-19: ‘It Was A Tough Time’
Getty Image In a new cover story for Ebony magazine, hip-hop pioneer Nas reveals that he contracted COVID-19 late last year and details his struggles with the virus. “I caught COVID in late Octo...
Aaron Williams Sep 16, 2021

Combined jackpots of Powerball, Mega Millions & Mississippi Match 5 near $1 billion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The combined jackpots of the Powerball, Mega Millions and Mississippi Match 5 are nearing $1 billion. Saturday's Powerball jackpot is estimated at $457 million, while Friday ni...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Cheryl Matory announces candidacy for Hinds County sheriff
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Another candidate has entered the race to become the next sheriff of Hinds County. Cheryl Matory began her law enforcement career in 1994. She was the first woman to hold ...
Anthony Howard Sep 16, 2021

'Don't open the door': Florida family catches men on video posing as utility crew
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) -- A Florida family says when two men knocked on their door claiming they were with a local utility company, something seemed off. Home surveillance video showed the men, w...
Melanie Michael Sep 16, 2021

What Nicki Minaj Is Doing Isn’t Funny, It’s Dangerous
Getty Image Nicki Minaj is going to get someone killed — even if only indirectly. In much the same way a straight line can be drawn between Donald Trump’s COVID-19 skepticism and racist in...
Aaron Williams Sep 16, 2021

Nicki MInaj Fans Get #FreeNicki Trending And Conservative Pundits Are Joining In
Getty Image After three days of backlash to her tweets about refusing COVID-19 vaccines until she’s “done more research,” Nicki Minaj claimed to have been locked out of her Twitter a...
Aaron Williams Sep 16, 2021

Byram man arrested on multiple charges in Flowood
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood police arrested a Byram man for multiple charges on Wednesday, September 15. Man injured in shooting on Cedar Lane in Jackson According to police, Troy Autin was charge...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Man injured in shooting on Cedar Lane in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting. The shooting happened early Thursday morning in the 100 block of Cedar Lane. Hinds Co. election commissi...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 16, 2021

Kentucky 'Dreamers' expelled to Mexico after meeting relatives at border crossing
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - It's been more than a week since Lesly Diaz last got to touch her children, feel their breath, tuck them into bed. The worst part is she doesn't know when she'll get t...
Julian Resendiz Sep 16, 2021

"Tiger King" star Carole Baskin speaks about escaped exotic cats in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Big cat rights activist and star of the Netflix documentary "Tiger King" took to Facebook Monday asking people to report the owner of a local exotic pet store to the United States D...
Hunter Drinkard Sep 16, 2021
