Category Archives: WJTV
Person of interest in Young Dolph case in custody
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man named by police as a person of interest in the Nov. 17 shooting death of rapper Young Dolph has been taken into custody. Devin Burns, 27, is booked in the Shelby County Jail on...
Feb 22, 2022
Woman dies in Pearl house fire
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman, who was wheelchair-bound, died during a house fire in Pearl on Tuesday, February 22. Greg Flynn with the City of Pearl said investigators believe the woman was smoking a...
Feb 22, 2022
Tunica warns of armed robberies outside casinos
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tunica County Sheriff's Office is looking for three suspects, wanted for a pair of armed robberies Saturday morning in the parking lot of two popular Tunica casinos.No one was inj...
Feb 22, 2022
MSDH reports 2nd pediatric flu death for 2021-22 flu season
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported a new influenza-associated pediatric death in a child under 18. Mississippi reports first pediatric flu d...
Feb 22, 2022
Boil water notice issued for 100 Jackson neighbors
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson's Water/Sewer Division has issued a boil water notice for 100 customers. Organizations to launch Water Box in Jackson The affected areas include: Flag Chape...
Feb 22, 2022
What to expect at 2022 Swinging Bridge Festival
BRYAM, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2022 Swinging Bridge Festival will be held in Byram June 17-18, 2022. Event to discuss life, work of writer Margaret Walker The event will be held at the Jackson Dragway on b...
Feb 22, 2022
Biden to deliver remarks on Russia-Ukraine conflict
(NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Tuesday on the escalating situation between Russia and Ukraine amid heightened fears of a war. Russian troops moved into rebel-held are...
Feb 22, 2022
Ahmaud Arbery killing: All 3 murderers convicted of hate crimes
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery's fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes and other lesser charges Tuesday for violating Arbery's civil rights ...
Feb 22, 2022
Man shot, killed on Wood Village Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed early Tuesday morning. Natchez teen shot, killed at Louisiana club The shooting happened on Wood Village Drive....
Feb 22, 2022
Driver goes viral after failure to comply at JPD checkpoint
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Police Department (JPD) was under the spotlight after a viral video caught the attention of thousands on social media. The video shows Wayne Halcomb refusing to com...
Feb 21, 2022