Category Archives: WJTV
Trial for man accused of shooting Lauderdale County judge underway
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The trial of a man accused of shooting Chancery Court Judge Charles Smith in 2020 is underway in Lafayette County. The Meridian Star reported the case is being held in...
Jun 15, 2022
Woman's death ruled a homicide after body found behind Natchez apartment building
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The death of a 63-year-old woman in Adams County has been ruled a homicide. The Natchez Democrat reported an autopsy showed the cause of Doretha Fitzgerald's death was blunt fo...
Jun 15, 2022
‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera missing after leaving Florida rehab center
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Authorities are searching for Jackass star Bam Margera after he reportedly drove away from a drug rehabilitation center in Florida. The Delray Beach Police Department confirmed it...
Jun 15, 2022
Jones County firefighters respond to fires at home, apartment
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County volunteer firefighters responded to two fires on Tuesday, June 14. The first fire happened at a mobile home on Earl Brashier Road near Highway 590 around 3:30...
Jun 15, 2022
Louisiana corrections officer who skipped rounds, arrested
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- A corrections officer at Elayn Hunt was arrested Tuesday on charges of malfeasance in office and injuring public records for allegedly falsifying public documents. Officials...
Jun 15, 2022
Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged with federal hate crimes and could face the death penalty, accordi...
Jun 15, 2022
JCPenney worker seen on camera placing customers' money in her purse; stole over $1K
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- On Monday, June 13, 2022, at 4:04 PM, Monroe Police were dispatched to Pecanland Mall's JCPenney on the 4700 block of Pecanland Mall Drive in reference to a theft complaint....
Jun 15, 2022
3 U.S. women had fentanyl hidden internally within their bodies, CBP says
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Three women -- all U.S. citizens -- attempted to smuggle fentanyl by concealing it internally within their bodies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. Th...
Jun 15, 2022
Hubble detects 'black hole' wandering near our solar system
AUSTIN (KXAN) - NASA announced this week that the Hubble Space Telescope detected what might be a wandering "black hole" nearly 5,000 light-years away in the Milky Way Galaxy. The discovery led NASA t...
Jun 15, 2022
Mississippians find ways to stay cool during extreme heat
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With extreme temperatures in Mississippi this week, people across the Jackson-metro area are looking for ways to stay cool. "I mean, the minute you open the door, it hits your....
Jun 14, 2022