Category Archives: WJTV
Rankin County man sentenced for sexual battery of child
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual battery. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Dearron Rashad McMiller, 30, will have to...
Dec 01, 2022
Former Jackson County employee pleads guilty to embezzlement
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - State Auditor Shad White announced a former Jackson County employee was convicted of two counts of embezzlement. Charles Smith pled guilty to the charges. According to W...
Dec 01, 2022
High court to rule on Biden student loan cancellation plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to decide whether the Biden administration can broadly cancel student loans, keeping the program blocked for now but signaling a final answer by ear...
Dec 01, 2022
Police identify missing priest, longtime church employee as double homicide victims. Here's what we know so far.
COVINGTON, La. (WGNO) - Days after the gruesome discovery of two badly-burned bodies on the North Shore, officials with the Covington Police Department and the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office have...
Dec 01, 2022
Wesson woman accused of impersonating police officer
WESSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Wesson police arrested a woman accused of impersonating a police officer Wednesday, November 30. Mississippi man accused of biting someone's nose off Police said they received c...
Dec 01, 2022
Two injured during severe storms in Mississippi
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed nine tornadoes touched down in Mississippi during the severe weather event on November 29-30, 2022. The Mississippi Emergency Managem...
Dec 01, 2022
Most popular baby names for boys in Mississippi
Stacker compiled a list of the most popular baby names for boys in Mississippi using data from the Social Security Administration. Names are ranked by the number of babies born in Mississippi in 2021....
Dec 01, 2022
Bond denied for Natchez woman accused of killing mother
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Natchez woman accused of killing her mother was denied bond. The Natchez Democrat reported Shalece Thomas, 36, was charged with murder and possession of a stolen firearm af...
Dec 01, 2022
Two accused of helping 19-year-old escape Pike County custody
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - While Pike County deputies continue to search for a 19-year-old who escaped custody, investigators arrested two people in connection to the case. On November 29, deputies a...
Dec 01, 2022
Highest-paying business jobs in Hattiesburg
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Hattiesburg, MS metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists a...
Dec 01, 2022