Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson man sentenced for carjacking 81-year-old in Clinton
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man was sentenced more than 11 years in prison for carjacking an 81-year-old victim at gunpoint in Clinton. U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca said David D. Tyler, 32, was ...
Apr 18, 2023
Jackson City Council approves emergency contract with Richard's Disposal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson voted in favor to enter into a 12-month emergency contract with Richard's Disposal on Tuesday, April 18. The City Council approved the emergency contract 4-...
Apr 18, 2023
Man charged with shooting Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl surrenders
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) - An 84-year-old man has surrendered to law enforcement following the shooting of a Kansas City teen who arrived at the wrong address while trying to pick up his siblings. ...
Apr 18, 2023
Warby Parker opens in Highland Village
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Warby Parker opened its first retail location in Mississippi this weekend at Highland Village in Jackson. The retailer has more than 200 retail locations across the country. Am...
Apr 18, 2023
Mississippi losses from March tornadoes approach $100 million
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said the insured losses from the March 24 tornadoes in the Delta are approaching $100 million. According to Chaney, uninsu...
Apr 18, 2023
Sheriff: Arrest warrant moot for kidnapping of Emmett Till
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi sheriff says in a new court filing that there's no point in serving an arrest warrant on a white woman in the 1955 kidnapping that led to the lynching of Black teen...
Apr 18, 2023
Gulfport man, woman charged in death of five-year-old boy
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gulfport police arrested a man and a woman in connection to the death of a five-year-old boy. Police said officers responded to the 3300 block of 39th Avenue on April 14 in re...
Apr 18, 2023
Family believes school bullying caused their loved one to take his own life
SAMSON, Ala. (WDHN) - Kelly Fulford is looking for justice for her nephew Javier Sanchez who recently took his own life after he experienced bullying at Samson High School and she says he didn't get t...
Apr 18, 2023
Hattiesburg police search for two missing teenagers
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are working to find two missing teenagers. According to investigators, Jada Clifton, 16, and Jalyssa Miller, 15, both of DeSoto County, were reported as ...
Apr 18, 2023
94 shots enter Louisiana home, woman injured
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)-- According to St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, a call came in around 11:23 p.m. last night regarding shots fired in the 100 block of Pavy Rd. SLPS says a 37-year-old woman wa...
Apr 18, 2023