Category Archives: WJTV

Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music...
The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire Oct 04, 2022

Report: Broncos sign Latavius Murray after Saints demote back to practice squad
METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) - Just one day after scoring his 32nd touchdown since 2016, the New Orleans Saints placed Latavius Murray on the practice squad which allowed the Broncos to swoop in and snatch hi...
Aaron S. Lee Oct 04, 2022

5 shot, others hurt in stampede after football game in MS
MARKS, Miss. (WREG)-- Five people were shot and others were injured in a stampede after a shooting broke out following a high school homecoming celebration in Marks, Mississippi. Marks Police Chief Ma...
Shay Arthur Oct 04, 2022

Wilson woman charged with attempted murder, castration of stepchild
WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) -- A Wilson woman has been arrested and is facing a number of charges after trying to castrate her stepson, officials said. Bracey Renee Byrd, 33, of 919 Raleigh Rd. in Wilson, was...
Jason O. Boyd Oct 04, 2022

Hurricane Ian death toll rises, the majority reported in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - As recovery and relief efforts continue following Hurricane Ian's devastating landfall last week, the death toll continues to rise. In a Monday night update, the Florida Medical E...
Dylan Abad Oct 03, 2022

Report: Brett Favre hires former Trump attorney as welfare scandal grows
NFL legend Brett Favre, who has become a central figure in ongoing coverage of the Mississippi welfare scandal, has hired former Trump White House attorney Eric Herschmann as his lead counsel, Axios f...
Mississippi Today Oct 03, 2022

Man killed in shooting at Goodman Campus Mart
GOODMAN, Miss. (WJTV) - A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in Goodman. The shooting happened around 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 2 at Campus Mart on Highway 51. Man k...
Biancca Ball Oct 03, 2022

Hinds County supervisors shoot down pay raise for Public Works employees
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Board of Supervisors shot down a proposed raise for Public Works employees. The supervisors voted 3-2 to deny the raise. Hinds County Public Works employees re...
Marie Mennefield Oct 03, 2022

"The water situation just decimated us": Babalu closes in Fondren
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson water crisis has impacted thousands of residents, but businesses also suffered and experienced an economic shock. For Babalu in Fondren, the water crisis was the la...
Richard Lake Oct 03, 2022

Funding announced for Pearl River Flood Control Project study
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the agency would be providing $700,000 to finalize a pending federal validation study of the Pearl River Flood Control Project. The a...
Malaysia McCoy Oct 03, 2022
