Category Archives: WJTV
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
The national average price for a regular gallon of gas is now $4.11, falling seven cents since last week.Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Mississippi using data from AAA. Gas prices are cu...
Apr 12, 2022
Brandon man breaks record for catching largest blue catfish in Mississippi
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Brandon man set a new state record in Mississippi for catching the largest blue catfish. According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP), Eug...
Apr 12, 2022
Governing by text: Phil Bryant’s hidden hand picked welfare winners
The tidal wave of alleged misspending identified by auditors at the Mississippi Department of Human Services was not confined to the headline-grabbing payments for publicity events with famous athlete...
Apr 12, 2022
Ridgeland leaders reach agreement with library system
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Madison County Library System (MCLS) announced the system's relationship with the City of Ridgeland will continue. They said both parties reached an agreemen...
Apr 12, 2022
Jones County 7th grade student assaulted on school bus
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Authorities are investigating after a seventh-grade student in Jones County was allegedly assaulted on a school bus. The Laurel Leader Call reported at least three South Jones s...
Apr 12, 2022
1 shot on Cypress Avenue in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are investigating after a person was shot on Monday, April 11, 2022. Silver Alert issued for 83-year-old Lumberton man Pine Belt News reported the shooti...
Apr 12, 2022
NYC subway shooting: What we know about the suspect, victims
NEW YORK CITY (NEXSTAR) - Ten people were shot on Tuesday morning during an attack in a subway car in Brooklyn, where officials said they also found "several undetonated devices," according to police ...
Apr 12, 2022
"When they took him, they took me," Deadly weekend in Algiers leaves family searching for answers
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A bouquet of flowers and balloons sits outside of a home on the 1200 block of Sumner Street, where 63-year-old Kenneth Faggin took his last breath. His family, beside themselves i...
Apr 12, 2022
Silver Alert issued for 83-year-old Lumberton man
LUMBERTON, Miss. (WHLT) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for an 83-year-old Lumberton man. Jewel Lavander Smith is described as five feet four inches tall, weighs ...
Apr 12, 2022
Brooklyn subway station shooting: Multiple people shot, at least 16 injured, officials say
SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) --- More than a dozen people were injured including at least eight who were shot in a subway station attack in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, officials said. FDNY said a call ...
Apr 12, 2022