Category Archives: WJTV

Family, friends hold vigil to honor life of homicide victim
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Sharon Taylor said the body of her transgender son Cortez Webster, who goes by Kenyatta or Keisha, was found over the weekend. "We were riding around motel to motel looking for...
Leah Williams Apr 01, 2022

Stokes claims mayor illegally signed garbage contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As the garbage dispute in Jackson continues, one councilman is accusing the mayor of running the city like a mob boss. Richard's Disposal trucks came in and out of gates near H...
Leah Williams Apr 01, 2022

Search warrant leads to 4 drug arrests in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A search warrant led to four drug arrests in Vicksburg on Thursday, March 31. Criminal Investigations Divisions and the Narcotics/NET Team served a search warrant at a home o...
Rachel Hernandez Apr 01, 2022

Vice President Harris visits Greenville
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, April 1, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Greenville, Mississippi, to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to supporting and uplifting A...
Anthony Howard Apr 01, 2022

Two arrested in Summit after chase
SUMMIT, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, March 31, Pike County deputies arrested a man and a woman after a chase. Deputies and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) were conducting drug/criminal interd...
Biancca Ball Apr 01, 2022

Alabama couple wins $500K on Mississippi scratch-off game
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WJTV) - A couple from Mobile, Alabama, won a $500,000 prize from a scratch-off game that was purchased in Moss Point. They purchased the $20 scratch-off game ($500,000 Bonus Multipl...
Rachel Hernandez Apr 01, 2022

Tupelo couple sues north Mississippi hospital for alleged balance billing
TUPELO, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - A Tupelo couple is suing a north Mississippi hospital and its affiliates over an alleged balance-billing scheme that cost them nearly $50,000. Balance billing is il...
Will Stribling Apr 01, 2022

Three charged with capital murder in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced three people were charged with capital murder in connection to the death of an 18-year-old One killed in crash on Highway 80 in Brandon Police said Kay...
Thao Ta Apr 01, 2022

Town of Utica under boil water notice
UTICA, Miss. (WJTV) - A boil water notice was issued for the Town of Utica on Thursday, March 31. According to the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH), the notice affects 856 customers. The boil w...
Biancca Ball Apr 01, 2022

House approves bill legalizing marijuana
(The Hill) -- The House passed legislation on Friday to legalize marijuana nationwide and eliminate the longstanding criminal penalties for anyone who distributes or possesses it. Lawmakers pass...
Cristina Marcos Apr 01, 2022
