Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson mayor declares local emergency due to severe weather
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, March 21, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba declared a local emergency for the city ahead of the possible severe weather on Tuesday, March 22. The National Weather Ser...
Mar 22, 2022
Vicksburg teen sentenced to 40 years for murder
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A local judge sentenced Vicksburg teen, Kemond Jones, to 40 years in prison in connection to a homicide. Jones was convicted of first degree murder for the death of 18-year-old...
Mar 21, 2022
Biloxi man sentenced to life for triple homicide at Jackson pawn shop
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Biloxi man was sentenced to three life sentences for discharging a firearm during the commission of a robbery that killed three people in December 2016. Joshua Michael Garcia...
Mar 21, 2022
Judge hears arguments in Jackson garbage collection case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorneys for Jackson City Council, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba and several garbage collection agencies made their arguments to a judge. Earlier this month, the mayor filed...
Mar 21, 2022
Hearing held on fired Hinds County assistant principal
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A hearing was held on Monday, March 21 for an assistant principal who was fired over reading a children's book to students. The Hinds County School District argued Toby Pr...
Mar 21, 2022
Visually impaired neighbors call for improved JTRAN services
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The visually impaired citizens in Jackson said they rely on the handy-lift bus using the service daily. However, they said the JTRAN buses are not preforming to their previous ...
Mar 21, 2022
Billy Ray Turner found guilty in Lorenzen Wright's murder
UPDATE: Billy Ray Turner has been found guilty on all charges, including first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and attempted first-degree murder. MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- One week after the Billy...
Mar 21, 2022
Survey shows concern over pharmacy benefit manager practices
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Many local pharmacists in Mississippi are concerned about their ability to survive and serve their communities as large pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies increas...
Mar 21, 2022
Woman dies, man injured in I-55 crash in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Brookhaven woman died and a Magee man was injured in a car crash on I-55 in Hinds County on Monday, March 21. The crash happened after 9:00 a.m. Vicksburg police officer...
Mar 21, 2022
Woman killed, arm ripped from body in Mid City carjacking
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A woman is dead in Mid City after a carjacking, emergency officials confirmed on Monday afternoon. NOPD reports just after 1:30 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Bienv...
Mar 21, 2022