Category Archives: WJTV
MSDH encourages parents to remember kids' back-to-school shots
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some Mississippi students will return to class in about a month, and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is encouraging parents to not wait until the last minute ...
Jul 07, 2022
Teen bitten by alligator in Stone County creek
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A 15-year-old from Richton was recently bitten by an alligator in a Stone County creek. The Hattiesburg American reported the incident happened at a recreational spot on R...
Jul 07, 2022
Slidell Police: Two caught on camera 'celebrating Independence Day' with gunfire
VIDEO COURTESY: Slidell Police Department Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. SLIDELL, La. (WGNO)- Two men are behind bars on the North Shore after detectives say they c...
Jul 07, 2022
Alabama day school used hot sauce to punish young children, parents warn
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) - For Anna Sims Barnes' family, it was taco night, and it was time to spice it up. Her husband walked to the fridge and took out a bottle of hot sauce. Dinner was served. But...
Jul 07, 2022
DA: Man sentenced to life without parole for ambush killing of 2 brothers
HOUSTON (KIAH) - A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday for ambushing two brothers he knew from high school. Marlon Brandon Valdez, 22, was sentenced for shooting two brot...
Jul 07, 2022
JPD: Teen, father arrested for shooting 11-year-old in the back
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 15-year-old boy and his father in connection to the shooting of an 11-year-old. Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn said the teen and his father were arre...
Jul 07, 2022
2nd suspect arrested for fatal drive-by shooting on Lakewood Drive
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a second suspect in connection to a deadly drive-by shooting. According to Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn, Zykez Young, 21, turned himself in to author...
Jul 07, 2022
Crews respond to house fire on Fontaine Avenue
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a house fire on Fontaine Avenue early Thursday morning. Home destroyed by fire in Warren County According to firefighters, the initial call sa...
Jul 07, 2022
Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russia drugs trial
MOSCOW (AP) - Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday pleaded guilty to drug possession during her trial in Moscow but said she had no intention of committing a crime. Representati...
Jul 07, 2022
Doctors see recent spike in Vitamin D overdoses
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Millions of Americans take Vitamin D supplements daily, but too much of the vitamin can be bad for you. Doctors said they have seen a recent spike in Vitamin D overdoses. ...
Jul 06, 2022