Category Archives: WJTV
DOJ investigates deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff's department being investigated by the Justice Department for possible civil rights violations have been involved in at least four vio...
Mar 27, 2023
'Very disturbing': Hinds County sheriff addresses video of detainees
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said he was notified Sunday evening about a video circulating on social media of two Hinds County detainees posting to social media. "I fi...
Mar 26, 2023
PHOTOS: Hail storm causes damage in Jackson metro area
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A severe thunderstorm capable of producing hail moved through the Jackson metro area on Sunday, March 26. There were reports of hail in the City of Clinton, as well as reports ...
Mar 26, 2023
Man arrested after fatal shooting in McComb
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after another man was shot and killed in McComb on Saturday, March 25. Officials with the McComb Police Department (MPD) said officers responded to a 911 call...
Mar 26, 2023
Two arrested after fatal McComb hit-and-run
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two men were arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash that left a McComb man dead. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 49-year-old ...
Mar 26, 2023
Mississippi officials provide update on impact of deadly tornadoes
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) - On Sunday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) provided an update on the impact of tornadoes and severe storms. The storms hit the state on Friday, March 24, killing at least 2...
Mar 26, 2023
Crews provide food, clothing, shelter in Rolling Fork
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) - Friday night's tornadoes swept across the state, causing mass destruction that left 25 people dead. The Red Cross is providing food, shelter and clothing for those impacte...
Mar 26, 2023
Neighbors react to fatal Rolling Fork tornado
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) - People in Sharkey County are seeing their homes and businesses destroyed after a tornado ripped through the town of Rolling Fork. Officials with the Sharkey County Coroner...
Mar 26, 2023
Daunting recovery underway in tornado-devastated Mississippi
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) - Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction for more than an hour across a long swath of Mississippi, ev...
Mar 26, 2023
Mississippi woman accused of killing man on Facebook Live
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was arrested after she allegedly shot and killed a man on Facebook Live in Lowndes County on Saturday, March 25. Officials with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Offi...
Mar 26, 2023