Category Archives: WJTV

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A military veteran pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to faking his own death off the Alabama coast to try to avoid sexual abuse charges in Mississippi. Jacob Blair Scott plead...

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County is looking to apply for more money to help neighbors who qualify get some rent relief. Officials said they're in the process of applying for millions of dolla...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit that says the state is violating its own constitution by directing $10 million in pandemic relief money to...

RICHLAND, Miss. (WJTV) - One man was arrested and another is still wanted after a police chase that happened in Richland on Saturday, August 20. Officials with the Richland Police Department said an o...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a suspect in connection to the stabbing death of a 73-year-old man. Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn said 33-year-old Corey Lepard was arrested on Friday...

Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-2nd District) speaks one-on-one with 12 News' Byron Brown about the Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago probes, the Inflation Reduction Act, his criticisms about Jackson's...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As the City of Jackson enters into its fourth week under a boil water notice, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba proposed potential solutions to address the water crisis during a ...

LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) - Jazzi Gregory, 23, of Larose, was arrested after a traffic stop was initiated on Louisiana Highway 309. The traffic stop was made by a Louisiana State Police trooper ...

WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man is wanted in Warren County for allegedly stealing a catalytic converter from the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Three arrested in Rankin County ki...

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Police are investigating after a would-be thief shot at man who caught him in his driveway in Natchez on Monday, August 22. The Natchez Democrat reported a resident of the Wood...