Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi school district continues path to local control
JACKSON, Miss (AP) - A Mississippi school district transitioning back to local control after years of state conservatorship will have five new board members. On Thursday, the Mississippi State Board o...
Nov 10, 2022
Two charged in McComb child abuse case
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - McComb police arrested a man and a woman in connection to a child abuse case. Police said they responded to the Southwest Medical Center emergency room after receiving a call ab...
Nov 10, 2022
Mississippi counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates
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 10, 2022
Man arrested for assault, carjacking UMMC employee
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) police announced the man who allegedly assaulted and carjacked an employee Tuesday evening was arrested. They said Fredrick Whit...
Nov 10, 2022
Hinds County escapee captured on Thursday
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the inmate who escaped from the Hinds County Detention Center was captured Thursday morning. According to Jones, 29-year-old Preston ...
Nov 10, 2022
Water line repairs cause low pressure at JSU, other parts of Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders said crews are working to fix a 20-inch water line break that has affected some areas of Jackson State University (JSU) and parts of south and central Jackson. ...
Nov 10, 2022
Pedestrian fatally struck by hit-and-run FedEx truck driver, police say
BROOKLYN (WPIX) -- A pedestrian was fatally struck by a hit-and-run FedEx truck driver in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday night, police said. The victim was crossing the street when he was struck at ...
Nov 10, 2022
Former correctional officer pleads guilty to COVID-relief fraud
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, a Flora woman pled guilty to carrying out a scheme to defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According to court documents, 34-year-old Tarshuana ...
Nov 09, 2022
Mississippi murder suspect captured by US Marshals in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) -- A man who was wanted in Drew, Mississippi for conspiracy to commit murder was captured by U.S. Marshals in Memphis on Tuesday. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Drew Pol...
Nov 09, 2022
UMMC employee assaulted, carjacked in stadium parking lot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) police are investigating an assault and carjacking incident that occurred Tuesday evening. Police said the UMMC employee was phy...
Nov 09, 2022