Category Archives: WJTV
MDOT gets $650K for transportation in Claiborne County
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) $650,000 to go toward transportation measures in Claiborne Co...
Jun 23, 2022
Second Natchez church burglary suspect arrested
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A second suspect was arrested in connection to a Natchez church burglary that happened on Tuesday, June 7. According to investigators, Mark Sturdivant and Kevin Paul Marti...
Jun 23, 2022
Another 200K borrowers may have student debt canceled by Dept. of Education
(NEXSTAR) - Thousands of borrowers are likely to have their federal student loan debt erased after an agreement was reached Wednesday as part of a proposed class-action settlement. As part of the prop...
Jun 23, 2022
Mark Smith named executive director of Mississippi Veterans Affairs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board appointed Mark Smith as the agency's new executive director. Smith was hired as Deputy Director of MSVA in April 2022. He recently served...
Jun 23, 2022
South Pearson Rd. in Pearl to close for bridge installation
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Pearl announced South Pearson Road between Childre Road and W. Petros Road in Richland will be closing for several weeks. College Street lane to close fo...
Jun 23, 2022
Laurel man charged with "forcible" rape
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - A Laurel man, who is a former Southwest Mississippi Community College soccer player, was charged in connection to a "forcible" rape. The Laurel Leader Call reported Raquaivious ...
Jun 23, 2022
FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a nation...
Jun 23, 2022
Supreme Court expands gun rights in major Second Amendment ruling
(The Hill) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that made it difficult to obtain a permit to carry a handgun outside the home, marking the justices' first major opinion on...
Jun 23, 2022
'I'm not bitter:' 'Black Widow' speaks after judge clears her name in infamous Las Vegas murder
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Margaret Rudin, dubbed "The Black Widow," whose murder conviction a judge overturned last month, said she plans to write a book and move out of the country with her family and boyfr...
Jun 23, 2022
Family says 4-year-old boy shot in face, killed in Germantown
GERMANTOWN, Tenn.-- A 4-year-old boy was shot and killed in Germantown Wednesday afternoon. Nearly a dozen family members were gathered outside the home at the corner of Germantown Road and Cross Vill...
Jun 23, 2022