Category Archives: WJTV
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
Louisiana woman gets attacked inside restaurant; four suspects sought
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) A New Iberia woman was attacked and severely beaten over the weekend inside a local restaurant, police said. It happened late Friday on Admiral Doyle Drive. According to New Ibe...
Apr 12, 2022
US inflation soars to 40-year high, jumping 8.5% in past year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping ou...
Apr 12, 2022
Woman accused of assaulting umpire in Laurel
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - A woman arrested after police said an umpire was assaulted during a girl's softball game in Laurel. Couple rescued after fishing boat capsizes in Jones Co. Laurel police said Ki...
Apr 11, 2022
Overnight closures planned for Clay Street in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced there will be overnight closures of Clay Street in Vicksburg. Meadowbrook Road project underway in ...
Apr 11, 2022
Hinds County to take part in Drug Take Back initiative
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Sheriff's Office will partner with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for a nationwide prescription Drug Take Back initiative on Saturday, April 20, 202...
Apr 11, 2022
Mississippi governor signs bill to expand work release pilot program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, April 11, 2022, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced he signed House Bill 586, which expands an existing pilot program that allows for non-violent inmates servin...
Apr 11, 2022