Category Archives: WJTV

CDC confirms 41 monkeypox cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 41 cases of monkeypox in Mississippi as of Tuesday, September 6. Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of...
Biancca Ball Sep 07, 2022

North Mississippi district attorney John Champion dies
SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) - Longtime north Mississippi District Attorney John Champion died Sunday at his home in Senatobia, according to a funeral home. No cause of death was given for the 61-year-old. A...
The Associated Press Sep 07, 2022

First Early Bird drawing for $1,000 starts Friday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One Mississippi Lottery Insider will win a trip to New York City and have a chance to become the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year, and early entries have the chance to w...
Malaysia McCoy Sep 07, 2022

Jackson water samples show improvement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility has remained at a steady pressure for more than 24 hours, according to the City of Jackson. Leaders said the plant is currently working...
Jaylan Wright Sep 07, 2022

Wife listened helplessly for 48 minutes as nephew stabbed, killed husband: court docs
MICHIANA SHORES, Ind. (WXIN) - Court documents reveal that in the last hour of his life, Denis Earley called his wife and told her that his nephew was trying to stab and kill him. A frantic struggle o...
Matt Christy Sep 07, 2022

Cleotha Abston to appear in court on murder charges
Above: Video shows Cleotha Abston's court appearance Tuesday. Video from Wednesday's appearance will be added when it happens. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Murder and kidnapping suspect Cleotha Abston will make a...
David Royer Sep 07, 2022

Cleotha Abston's lengthy criminal record started at 11 years old
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)-- WREG Investigators have learned that Cleotha Abston, the suspect in Eliza Fletcher's kidnapping and murder, has been in trouble with the law since he was 11 years old. Court do...
Jessica Gertler Sep 07, 2022

Two children shot in backseat of mom's car in Berclair
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An alleged case of road rage ended with two children being shot and critically injured in Berclair early Tuesday. It was a night of terror for a Memphis mother and her two children. W...
Jerrita Patterson Sep 07, 2022

Massive 'tail-gator' strapped to SUV on Florida highway
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Drivers headed down I-95 in Brevard County this weekend may have encountered a uniquely Florida sight. A massive alligator was captured on camera hitching a ride on the back of an...
Dylan Abad Sep 07, 2022

Busted: Deputy police chief showed up at Polk County prostitution sting with $180, pack of White Claw, sheriff says
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A Georgia deputy police chief landed behind bars after authorities said he was busted in a prostitution sting in Polk County last Thursday. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said 4...
Dylan Abad Sep 07, 2022
