Category Archives: WJTV
Fire breaks out at abandoned Jackson motel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a fire at an abandoned motel on Friday, November 18. Jackson firefighters respond to abandoned house fire The fire happened at Hotel O on High...
Nov 18, 2022
Brandon's first liquor store opens for business
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Friday was a big day for Brandon as the city's first liquor store opened its doors for business. Customers streamed into 042 Wine and Spirits for the first time on Friday, Nove...
Nov 18, 2022
Carjacked grandparent's vehicle found in Lauderdale County
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The vehicle that was carjacked from a grandparent who was dropping off a student at school in Jackson was located on Lauderdale County. The suspect ran out from a wooded area e...
Nov 18, 2022
Woman arrested for murder-for-hire plot in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A woman is behind bars after she was allegedly caught in a murder-for-hire plot on Friday, November 18. Two wanted for burglarizing Hattiesburg church van Officials with th...
Nov 18, 2022
Woman convicted of murder after woman dies in coma
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was found guilty of second-degree murder after she hit another woman with her car in 2017. Brittany Carter Brittany Carter was found guilty of purposefully hitting...
Nov 18, 2022
Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Mississippi
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over...
Nov 18, 2022
Edwards man wanted for drive-by shooting in Bolton
BOLTON, Miss. (WJTV) - An Edwards man is wanted in connection to a drive-by shooting that happened in Bolton. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said deputies are searching for 21-year-old Gevarian Hear...
Nov 18, 2022
How pedestrians can avoid fatal car crashes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two years ago, a pedestrian was killed every 81 minutes in a traffic crash on average in the United States. Mississippi had the third-highest fatality rate per 100,000 populati...
Nov 18, 2022
Convicted Yazoo County drug dealer denied appeal
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, a Yazoo County drug dealer convicted in 2021 lost his recent appeal in the Mississippi Supreme Court. The Yazoo Herald reported that Robert Fisher was convicted...
Nov 18, 2022
Man pleads guilty to 2017 murder of teen in Jackson
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man is facing 40 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) after he pled guilty to the murder of a 17-year-old in Jackson. Charles D. Will...
Nov 18, 2022