Category Archives: WJTV
One injured in officer-involved shooting during Gulfport traffic stop
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are investigating after one person was injured during an officer-involved shooting in Gulfport. The shooting happened...
May 02, 2023
Pearl daycare worker accused of assaulting three-year-old
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police arrested a daycare worker for allegedly assaulting a three-year-old. Greg Flynn, the Public Information Director for the City of Pearl, said 61-year-old Reneatha Gib...
May 02, 2023
Tenn. child given new teddy bear with late mom's heartbeat after accidental donation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - Thanks to a group effort between Build-A-Bear, a radio station and Goodwill, a 4-year-old girl has received a new teddy bear with her mother's heartbeat after her bear was lo...
May 02, 2023
Sheriff: Hinds County escapee found dead in New Orleans
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones announced one of the detainees who escaped from the county jail was found dead. According to Jones, Casey Grayson, 34, was found unrespons...
May 02, 2023
VIDEO: Employee hospitalized after behind-the-counter attack at New Orleans Starbucks
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - It was a scary scene for coffee customers after witnesses say a man attacked two employees at a New Orleans Starbucks on Tuesday. A customer inside the store says around 12:30 p.m...
May 02, 2023
U.S. 80 closure expected to affect Brandon traffic
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced a temporary closure in Rankin County for a bridge preservation project. The closure is for both dir...
May 02, 2023
Hinds County Court of Appeals denies bond for Anthony Fox
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Court of Appeals denied a former Jackson police officer's request for bond in order to remain free while he appealed his conviction. Anthony Fox filed the...
May 02, 2023
Snake makes home in traffic signal breaker box, causes intersection power outage
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A large snake that made its home inside a traffic signal breaker box in Virginia was removed after it flipped a switch that controls the light. According to the Pr...
May 02, 2023
Shot fired at Memphis TV station; suspect charged
UPDATE: Memphis Police have identified the suspect as Jarrad Nathan, 26. He was charged with Aggravated Assault and Reckless Endangerment. Jarrad Nathan (Courtesy: Memphis Police Department) **** MEMP...
May 02, 2023
New design chosen for Mississippi standard license plate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A new standard license plate has been approved for Mississippi. According to officials, the new license plates will begin being issued starting with January 2024 renewals. "We ...
May 02, 2023