Category Archives: WJTV
Suspect charged in deadly McComb shooting was out on bond for another shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One of them men arrested in connection to the shooting death of a six-year-old boy in McComb was out on bond in a separate case. Police said 18-year-old Bryan Cameron was arres...
Feb 23, 2022
Former Scott County employee found guilty of embezzlement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, State Auditor Shad White announced Tony Macon, a former employee of Scott County, was convicted of embezzlement in Scott County Circuit Court. Macon was arrested ...
Feb 23, 2022
UMass student dies after being struck by car on campus
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - A University of Massachusetts student originally from Mississippi died after she was struck by a car on the Amherst campus, authorities said Wednesday. Elena Lucore, 19, of Bay S...
Feb 23, 2022
Mississippi Senate advances 1 tax cut plan, another awaits
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate voted 40-11 Wednesday to pass a bill that would cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue by phasing out part of the incom...
Feb 23, 2022
One injured in crash on Cooper Road in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a crash that happened on Wednesday, February 23. 14-year-old shot, killed in Hazlehurst The crash happened on Cooper Road near Sykes Park. At l...
Feb 23, 2022
Police arrest suspect accused of breaking into Downtown Snack Shop
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested the suspect accused of breaking into the Downtown Snack Shop. Police arrested Shaquetta Roberson on Tuesday, February 22. According to Officer Sam Brown...
Feb 23, 2022
542 new coronavirus cases, 96 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 542 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 96 additional deaths. The new cases were r...
Feb 23, 2022
Fine & Dandy files suit for fraud against landlord
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The owner of Fine & Dandy has filed a lawsuit against the restaurant's landlord on allegations of fraud. Owner Ray-Scott Miller said his landlord agreed to accept half of r...
Feb 23, 2022
14-year-old shot, killed in Hazlehurst
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - A 14-year-old was shot and killed in Hazlehurst on Wednesday, February 23. Copiah County Coroner Ellis Stuart said Jamarion Williams' body was found at the intersection of M...
Feb 23, 2022
Pike County 2-year-old's death ruled a homicide
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies are investigating the death of a two-year-old child. Louisiana produce delivery driver killed in Mississippi According to the Pike County coroner, Bren...
Feb 23, 2022