Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) will take part in the New Year Holiday Travel Period. The travel period will begin on December 31, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. and will conclude on ...

PASADENA, Calif. (WJTV) - We're getting a behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the 2026 Rose Parade. Visit Mississippi's 2026 Rose Parade float, "Where Creativity Blooms," is a tribute to th...

Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Fifteen sites in Mississippi were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025. The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of historic...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson carjacking suspect was arrested in Pascagoula after a chase. Pascagoula police said officers received information on December 28, 2025, that Phares Antonio Pickens...

DENVER (AP) - Young gymnasts and their parents started raising red flags about a coach as far back as 2017 - the same year a watchdog agency was created in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual-abuse sc...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) said pedestrian crashes are on the rise. MHP reported 103 pedest...

SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after he allegedly fired shots at a Scott County deputy, authorities said. Scott County Sheriff Mike Lee said deputies responded to a disturbance in the...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With temperatures expected to drop below freezing this week, the City of Jackson announced shelters will be open for those in need.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Mississippi $205,907,220 through the Rural Health Transformation Program. Th...