Category Archives: WJTV
5th arrest made in Alabama Sweet 16 birthday party shooting
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A fifth man was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party that killed four young people in Alabama, authorities announce...
Apr 20, 2023
Charge to be dropped in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film " Ru...
Apr 20, 2023
Siblings indicted for murder after Vicksburg stabbing
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A pair of siblings were indicted on murder charges in connection to a fatal 2022 stabbing. Vicksburg police responded to a disturbance on Kings Drive of Waltersville Estates ...
Apr 20, 2023
Former wrestler charged with theft of millions in Mississippi welfare scandal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, a federal indictment was unsealed in Mississippi charging a former professional wrestler with misappropriating millions of dollars in federal safety-net funds inte...
Apr 20, 2023
4th arrest made in Alabama Sweet 16 birthday party shooting
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A fourth man was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party that killed four young people in Alabama, authorities announc...
Apr 20, 2023
Two accused of $2K theft from Hattiesburg store
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are searching for two people who allegedly stole more than $2,000 worth of products from a store. City officials said the pair stole $2,499 worth of prod...
Apr 20, 2023
Mississippi ready to try former Amory teacher accused of sex crimes
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A public defender has been appointed, and the Mississippi Attorney General's office is ready to try a former teacher accused of sex crimes against his former students. To...
Apr 20, 2023
Two indicted for October 2022 death in Warren County
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people were indicted by a Warren County grand jury for a homicide that happened in October 2022. Vicksburg Daily News reported Cameron Kelly and Marcus Lee, Jr., were ind...
Apr 20, 2023
Girl, 6, shot after basketball rolls into neighbor's yard in North Carolina
GASTONIA, N.C. (WJZY) - A manhunt is underway in North Carolina for a man accused of shooting his neighbors, one of whom is a 6-year-old girl. Robert Louis Singletary, 24, is believed to be responsibl...
Apr 20, 2023
Couple makes record $100M donation to MSU for scholarships
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - A couple donated $100 million to Mississippi State University (MSU) for scholarships, the largest amount ever gifted to a higher education institution in Mississippi. The gi...
Apr 20, 2023