Category Archives: WJTV
FBI agents warn Mississippians about online sextortion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned Mississippi parents and children about online sextortion. Agents said sextortion can start on any website, app, mes...
Apr 05, 2023
Jackson residents take trash removal into their own hands
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson residents are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to trash removal. John Knight and his team gathered early Wednesday morning in the Washington Addition t...
Apr 05, 2023
Where can Jackson neighbors drop-off trash?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson announced scheduled trash drop-off times and locations for April 6 through April 8. Jackson leaders clash during town hall on garbage collectio...
Apr 05, 2023
Four arrested after Lawrence County drug bust
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office announced four people were arrested during a drug bust. The bust happened at a home on Lambert Road at 10:00 p.m. on M...
Apr 05, 2023
Biden’s pick to lead welfare investigation gets approval from Mississippi senators
Mississippi is one step closer to having a permanent U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, who is expected to oversee the prosecution of what's been called the largest public fraud case in state hi...
Apr 05, 2023
Mississippi woman missing, last seen on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WJTV) - New Orleans police are working to find a missing Mississippi woman. According to police, Shawna Rali Halford, 26, was last seen at midnight on March 30, 2023, at a club in the 800...
Apr 05, 2023
Man wanted for robbing Jacksonian Plaza bank
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to identify the suspect who robbed a bank on Tuesday, April 4. Officer Sam Brown said the robbery occurred at a bank located at the Jacksonian Plaza....
Apr 05, 2023
Jones County reserve deputy arrested for shooting at church
UPDATE: JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) arrested George Ryan Walters in connection to the shooting incident at Rock Church on April 2, 2023. According to MBI...
Apr 05, 2023
Louisiana man injured during Warren County crash
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating after a passenger was ejected from a vehicle during a crash. The crash happened just before 10:30 p.m. on Highway 80...
Apr 05, 2023
Two arrested for murder of missing Hinds County man
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Harrison County residents have been arrested after the body of a missing Hinds County man was recovered. According to the Sun Herald, Angel Pierce, 19, of Biloxi, a...
Apr 05, 2023