Category Archives: WJTV
WATCH: Drone footage shows house was ripped from foundation, dragged into street during New Orleans tornado
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - As people across Southeast Louisiana continue to assess the damage from Tuesday night's tornado, the Arabi, La., community is navigating what was one of the hardest-hit areas in t...
Mar 23, 2022
Free gas giveaway for seniors held in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A free gas giveaway for seniors and those with disabilities was held in Jackson on Wednesday, March 23. The event started at 11:00 a.m. at the Chuk Stop Food Mart located at 31...
Mar 23, 2022
Girl survives tornado that dropped house onto street
ARABI, Louisiana (AP) - The tornado that ripped through a New Orleans suburb lifted one house into the air and dropped it onto the middle of a street with a family inside. Neighbors said the parents o...
Mar 23, 2022
SCOTUS nominee Jackson returns for 3rd day of hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson returned to the Senate for a third day of hearings Wednesday as Republicans try to paint her as soft on crime and Democrats hera...
Mar 23, 2022
VIDEO: Tornado touches down in Alabama
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) -- A tornado touched down late Tuesday night in Baldwin County, and a WKRG News 5 viewer caught it on camera. Blake Salter shared this video and photo with us from an area ...
Mar 23, 2022
FDA details problems at plant behind recalled baby formula
WASHINGTON (AP) - Baby formula maker Abbott failed to maintain sanitary conditions and procedures at the Michigan manufacturing plant recently linked to a cluster of infant illnesses, according to fin...
Mar 23, 2022
2 injuries reported in Mississippi due to severe weather
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said they're working with multiple counties to assess the damage from the severe weather on Tuesday, March 22. Acc...
Mar 23, 2022
GALLERY: Tornado strikes New Orleans on Tuesday, March 22
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - While Hurricane Season may be months away, people in the New Orleans area got this year's first taste of strong winds as a tornado ripped through the area on Tuesday night. Check ...
Mar 23, 2022
Here's what happened to the viral truck caught in Texas tornado
ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) - "He was in shock; he was crying," said Ruben Briones, who said he helped the driver of the red pickup truck seen flipping over on Highway 290 in Elgin, Texas, during a tornado in...
Mar 23, 2022
WATCH LIVE: New Orleans tornado recovery
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO/AP) - A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, ripping down power lines and scattering debris in a part of the city that had been heavily damaged by...
Mar 23, 2022