Category Archives: WJTV
Florida abortion clinic suspended after hospitalizations
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - An abortion clinic serving women from all over the U.S. South had its license suspended this weekend under an emergency order from Florida health officials after two women who h...
May 23, 2022
Poll: Americans forced to cut back on spending, travel
CHICAGO (NewsNation) - Americans' lives have fundamentally changed in response to rampant inflation, according to a new NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll released Monday. Across the country, consu...
May 23, 2022
Arrested: Louisiana business owner reportedly fires gun at customer
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) - A New Iberia business owner is in jail after a verbal altercation with a customer leads to him allegedly firing shots. According to the New Iberia Police Department, multiple ...
May 23, 2022
Homeowner abandons house stuck on road during move in Louisiana
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- A house too wide to fit through the residential street mangled power lines, hit telephone poles, damaged trees and mailboxes, was then left abandoned by the homeowner. Acc...
May 23, 2022
Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe, expert says
LONDON (AP) - A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as "a random event" that might be e...
May 23, 2022
No driver found at scene of Jones County car crash
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Volunteer fire departments responded to a vehicle crash, but found no occupants at the scene on Sunday, May 22. Four floaters rescued from Leaf River in Jones County Respo...
May 22, 2022
One person injured during shooting at Mississippi music festival
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Police in Batesville, Mississippi have begun an investigation after a shooting at a music festival injured one person. The incident happened Saturday night toward the end of the city'...
May 22, 2022
Virginia woman wins lottery for the second time
NORFOLK, Va. (WRIC) -- A Virginia woman received $193,000 in total winnings from 41 lottery tickets this month - but this wasn't the first time she won big. In August of 2016, Lucinda Britt split...
May 22, 2022
Veterans Memorial Center hiring nurses, staff
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Veterans Memorial Center hosted a hiring event on Saturday, May 21 in search of new nurses. Available positions include Registered Nurses, Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Nurs...
May 22, 2022
Festival held to promote economic growth in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Local groups are coming together to host an annual festival in hopes of stimulating economic growth in Jackson. The Business Association of Midtown, in partnership with Magnoli...
May 22, 2022