Category Archives: WJTV
Two Natchez men arrested, one wanted for fatal shooting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police arrested two men and are searching for a third after two people were killed on Friday, May 5. The Natchez Democrat reported the suspects were identified as Kadee...
May 10, 2023
Jackson man sentenced for death of 17-year-old step-daughter
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man has been sentenced in connection to the death of his 17-year-old step-daughter. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said Danny Dabbs pled guilty to sec...
May 10, 2023
Man shot, killed at Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed on Wednesday, May 10. The shooting happened around 9:00 a.m. at Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments on Rebel Woods Dr...
May 10, 2023
‘I can’t figure it out’: Another hospital leaves the state hospital association. Its leader is flummoxed.
On the heels of several major hospitals departing the Mississippi Hospital Association, the organization's leader is baffled. The hospitals' move comes shortly after the association's political action...
May 10, 2023
George Santos in custody on 13 federal charges
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is in custody Wednesday after being indicted on 13 federal charges over accusations that he misled donors and misrepresented his finances to the public and government agenc...
May 10, 2023
Feds charge longtime state Rep. Earle Banks with felony tax crime
State Rep. Earle Banks, a Democrat representing Jackson in the House since 1993, faces a federal criminal charge for allegedly evading payment of federal income taxes. According to court documents uns...
May 09, 2023
Hundreds of bedbug-infested mattresses found dumped in Alabama woods
LAFAYETTE, Ala. (WRBL) - An East Alabama businessman is facing with multiple counts of criminal littering after investigators found hundreds of filthy mattresses and box springs dumped in the woods al...
May 09, 2023
200 mass shootings reported in U.S., including Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - There have been a large number of mass shootings across the United States in 2023. The Gun Violence Archive reported at least 200 mass shootings have taken place in the country...
May 09, 2023
Mississippi lawmakers call for Parole Board to reverse release of James Williams III
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers have joined the call for the reversal of a parole order for James Williams III. Williams was convicted of killing his father, James Williams, Jr., and ste...
May 09, 2023
Robert Lee named Jackson Public Works director
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - During the Jackson City Council meeting on Tuesday, councilmembers appointed Robert Lee as the Public Works director for the city. In a 4-2 vote, Lee was appointed to the posit...
May 09, 2023