Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson police identify suspect after woman shot, killed in bed
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a 29-year-old man in connection to the shooting death of a woman. Police are looking for Zverian Brent in connection to the death of Terrencia ...
Jun 08, 2022
3 arrested in fatal shooting of Shreveport teen
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - Police have made three arrests in the fatal shooting of a Shreveport teen who was struck by a stray bullet from a rolling shootout while inside her home in early May. Lan...
Jun 08, 2022
Man wanted for questioning in Hattiesburg shooting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are working to find a man who's wanted for questioning in a recent shooting. 2 wanted for theft at Pine Belt Mental Health Marquis Jones, 24, of Lamar Co...
Jun 08, 2022
Palazzo, Ezell advance to primary runoff election in Mississippi's 4th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Mike Ezell advances to primary runoff election in Mississippi's 4th Congressional District. Ezell will face Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo in the runoff on June 28. In the...
Jun 08, 2022
Tracking the Tropics: What to expect from 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- The 2022 hurricane season is underway and the first named storm of the season is now behind us. Potential Tropical Cyclone One formed last Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico from rem...
Jun 08, 2022
Guest, Cassidy advance to runoff for 3rd Congressional District
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, Rep. Michael Guest was in a close race with former Navy pilot Michael Cassidy in the Republican primary in Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District. Guest was first...
Jun 08, 2022
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
The price of regular gasoline reached a record high on Monday, June 6, hitting $4.86 per gallon. Diesel prices also set a new record of $5.64 per gallon at the start of the week, according to AAA.Acco...
Jun 08, 2022
Blue Cross, UMMC resolution moving at a ‘snail’s pace,’ insurance commissioner says
A resolution to the dispute between the state's largest insurer and hospital is off to a slow start. Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said mediation between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississip...
Jun 08, 2022
2 Jones County mothers arrested after babies test positive for meth
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Two Jones County mothers have been charged with child abuse following the births of their babies. Deputies said the babies tested positive for methamphetamine. Investigato...
Jun 08, 2022
Triple homicide in Bastrop claims the lives of three teens
BASTROP, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- According to Morehouse Parish Chief Deputy James Mardis, three teenagers are dead after an early morning shooting on Bentley Street in Bastrop, La. The shooting happened on...
Jun 08, 2022