Category Archives: WJTV
Reeves campaign uses video from shuttered private school linked to welfare scandal
Gov. Tate Reeves' reelection campaign is using 2019 video from the now-shuttered New Summit School that was owned by Nancy New, one of the central figures in Mississippi's massive welfare scandal. New...
May 11, 2023
El Niño's arrival is imminent and there's a 90% chance it lasts all year, forecasters say
(NEXSTAR) - El Nio is likely to take over soon - and odds are it will be sticking around for a long time, national forecasters said in an update Thursday. While the Northern Hemisphere is still u...
May 11, 2023
Hattiesburg police investigate after body found at home
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are investigating after a person was found dead at a home. According to investigators, officers responded to a home on Elnora Knight Road around 8:00 a.m...
May 11, 2023
Jefferson County woman accused of killing her husband found dead in cell
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman, who was arrested in connection to the death of her husband, was found dead in her Claiborne County jail cell. Officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff's De...
May 11, 2023
Biloxi Spring Break shooting suspect captured
COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The man who was wanted in connection to a Biloxi Spring Break shooting that injured five people, including a police officer, was captured. Covington County officials s...
May 11, 2023
‘They treated us like criminals’: UMMC lets go of most instructors for Oxford nursing program
The University of Mississippi Medical Center has let go nearly all of the instructors at its Oxford-based accelerated bachelors of science in nursing program, prompting outcry from current and former ...
May 11, 2023
Ochsner laying off hundreds of employees in Louisiana, Mississippi
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Ochsner is calling it a "difficult day" as they are laying off 770 employees due to "financial and workforce challenges." Ochsner Health CEO Pete November sent a message t...
May 11, 2023
Jackson firefighters find body inside burned vehicle
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating after a body was found inside a burned vehicle in Jackson. Jackson firefighters responded to Long Street at Bon Air Street around 4:00 a.m. on Thu...
May 11, 2023
Rolling Fork residents remain optimistic as town rebuilds
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rolling Fork residents remain optimistic despite the challenges they have faced since an EF4 tornado hit the town in March. As the town continues to recover and rebuild,...
May 10, 2023
Phil Bryant sends notice of intent to sue Mississippi Today
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Former Governor Phil Bryant (R-Miss.) said he intends to sue Mississippi Today over their reporting on his links to the TANF fraud scandal. The former governor notified Mississ...
May 10, 2023