Category Archives: WJTV
Ex-deputy warden pleads guilty in Mississippi inmate beating
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former deputy warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary has pleaded guilty in a case involving the beating of an inmate, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. In a news...
May 27, 2022
Crews respond to house fire on Pinehurst Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a house fire Friday morning. The fire happened around 3:30 a.m. at a home in the 1200 block of Pinehurst Street. While crews were working to p...
May 27, 2022
73-year-old man found dead on Raymond Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating the death of a 73-year-old man who was found at his home on Thursday, May 26. Police said a neighbor found Herbert Floyd McCombs dead under his...
May 27, 2022
Community pool set to open in South Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Summer is quickly approaching. What better way to cool off than at the swimming pool? Summer fun is in the works in South Jackson. A refurbished community swimming pool will op...
May 27, 2022
Jackson Black Rodeo will be held in 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Black Rodeo will be held in the capital city as usual after being recently canceled by event organizers. The rodeo was originally canceled due to safety concerns. I...
May 27, 2022
MHP to increase patrols for 2022 Memorial Day weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) will be intensifying enforcement efforts during the 2022 Memorial Day weekend. MHP leaders said all available Troopers will be called into ...
May 27, 2022
Parole recommended for Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California parole panel has recommended the release of Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel. The panel acted Thursday, more than five decades after she and other fol...
May 27, 2022
Federal agency asks 100-year-old Florida woman to prove she's alive after checks stop
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) -- Betty Ashley made headlines as a lively senior who walked the Gasparilla 5K during her 90s and served as Grand Marshal this year at the age of 100. She now faces a diffe...
May 27, 2022
DPS director: Officers made 'wrong decision' for waiting to breach Uvalde classroom
UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) - Public safety officials on Friday revealed responding officers for Tuesday's Uvalde school shooting made no attempts to breach a classroom to rescue the children inside from an ...
May 27, 2022
Board terminates Lamar County chief deputy
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The Lamar County Board of Supervisors terminated Chief Deputy Brad Weathers with the Lamar County Sheriff's Department. Pine Belt news reported the decision was made durin...
May 27, 2022