Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson neighbor helps mother, son escape from apartment fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A fire at the Village Apartments on Raymond Road in Jackson left families without a place to live on Tuesday. Bystanders said they saw black smoke coming out of the first and s...
May 17, 2023
Grand jury indicts Bryan Kohberger
(NewsNation) - A grand jury has indicted Bryan Kohberger on charges connected to the deaths of four Idaho college students. In December, prosecutors announced he was facing four counts of first-degree...
May 17, 2023
McComb leaders name Juan Cloy as police chief
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - A new police chief has been named for the McComb Police Department. Juan Cloy's first day on the job will be on June 1, 2023. Neshoba County woman arrested for SNAP fraud The En...
May 17, 2023
Highway 49 lane to close for overnight work
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Leaders with the City of Hattiesburg announced contractors will close the right southbound lane of Highway 49 on Thursday, May 18. USM names Lance Nail provost despite conc...
May 17, 2023
Sunken 55-gallon drum comes up empty in search for missing Oklahoma woman
GROVE, Okla. (KSNF) - Authorities thought the disintegrating and rusted-out remains of a 55-gallon drum found at the bottom of a northeast Oklahoma lake last month might hold clues to the disappearanc...
May 17, 2023
Prince Harry, Meghan pursued by 'reckless' photographers in 'near catastrophic' New York car chase
NEW YORK (AP) - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were pursued in their car by photographers after a charity event in New York, an incident that the mayor and the couple's office described Wednesday ...
May 17, 2023
Hinds County man accused of killing wife pleads not guilty
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of killing his wife and in Hinds County pled not guilty in connection to the case. Michael Owens appeared in court on Tuesday and pled not guilty to all th...
May 17, 2023
Neshoba County woman arrested for SNAP fraud
NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Neshoba County woman was arrested for SNAP fraud, according to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS). Authorities arrested April Long on May 1, 2023. The...
May 17, 2023
'Mississippi miracle': Kids' reading scores have soared in Deep South states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It's a clich that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: "Thank God for Mississippi." As the state's literacy director, she knew politicians in other states would say it when their ...
May 17, 2023
Vicksburg hospital could be forced to close next month
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - KPC Promise Hospital in Vicksburg could be forced to close its doors. The hospital has leased the sixth floor of Merit Health River Region since 2018, but Merit Health has te...
May 16, 2023