Category Archives: WJTV
Secretary of State releases update on Republican Primary Runoff Elections
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Secretary of State Office's issued the following updates as voting continues for Mississippi's Republican Primary Runoff Elections in Districts 2, 3, and 4...
Jun 28, 2022
CAPTURED: Suspect accused of New Orleans execution, Tennessee officer shooting
Courtesy: City of ErinALL PERSONS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. UPDATE - Early Wednesday morning, the man accused of murdering a woman in downtown New Orleans was arrested. The suspect is...
Jun 28, 2022
MSDH reports more than 1,100 COVID-19 cases
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi have been spiking in recent weeks. On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 1,146 new ca...
Jun 28, 2022
Bottled water distribution at Grove Park in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders announced cases of bottled water will be distributed to neighbors in need at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. The distribution will take place at the entrance of ...
Jun 28, 2022
1 injured in Laurel shooting, 2 arrested
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police arrested two juveniles in connection to a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the shooting in the 1200 block of North 4th Avenue. T...
Jun 28, 2022
George County woman sentenced for burning, smothering child
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A George County woman will spend 10 years in prison for burning a child and trying to smother the child. The Sun Herald reported Ava Jean Keel, 34, pled guilty in George ...
Jun 28, 2022
Woman found unresponsive on sandbar at Eastabuchie Park
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies are searching for a man after a woman was found unresponsive on a sandbar at Eastabuchie Park on Tuesday, June 28. Authorities said boaters on the Le...
Jun 28, 2022
8-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 1-year-old while playing with his father's gun in motel room
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) - A man from Pensacola, Florida, was arrested Sunday after deputies say his alleged negligence led to the death of a 1-year-old girl. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons ...
Jun 28, 2022
Highest-rated fine dining restaurants in Jackson, according to Tripadvisor
With the advent of Big Data, it's now easier than ever to quantify what people like around the globe. And when it comes to food, Americans seem to have specific opinions. Dining brands in the U.S. hav...
Jun 28, 2022
Man accused of killing Pascagoula K9 now charged with murder
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of killing a Pascagoula police K9 officer during a chase in Jackson County now faces murder charges. The Sun Herald reported Mitchell Wayne Robinson, 33, has...
Jun 28, 2022