Category Archives: WJTV
Woman shot, killed at Economy Inn in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed Tuesday morning. The shooting happened around 7:00 a.m. at the Economy Inn on W. Northside Drive. According t...
Jan 04, 2022
Vicksburg police search for armed robbery suspect
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are searching for a man wanted in connection to an armed robbery case. Vicksburg cops without body cameras can be suspended 5 days The Vicksburg Post reporte...
Jan 04, 2022
Vicksburg cops without body cameras can be suspended 5 days
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi city quintupled the maximum penalty on Monday for police who don't wear body cameras after an incident in which only a bystander's cellphone recorded alleged exce...
Jan 04, 2022
Covington County Hospital closes COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Magee
MAGEE, Miss. (WHLT) - Leaders with the Covington County Hospital announced the Magee drive-thru COVID-19 testing site will be closed starting Tuesday, January 4. The site was closed due to a nationwid...
Jan 04, 2022
Biden to speak on spread of omicron variant
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks Tuesday on the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant across the country amid fears of a holiday surge. Scientists say ...
Jan 04, 2022
NC trooper dies after own brother responds to traffic stop, hits trooper and detained driver
Trooper John S. Horton (Photo: NC State Highway Patrol) MOORESBORO, N.C. (WNCN) - A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper was killed by his own brother in a collision during a traffic stop in Ru...
Jan 04, 2022
Omicron could be 'beginning of the end' former Trump health official says
(NewsNation Now) - The swath of immunity left behind by the sweeping omicron variant of COVID-19 could mean this moment of the pandemic is "the beginning of the end," Dr. Brett Giroir said. Giroir, wh...
Jan 04, 2022
Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID right now?
Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately? A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is more likely to infect peopl...
Jan 04, 2022
Local doctor explains what parents need to know before sending kids back to school
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With school starting back after the holidays, parents have raised questions on if it's safe to bring their kids to school due to the coronavirus surge. Local doctor Timothy Qui...
Jan 03, 2022
Mississippi COVID-19 hospitalizations rise as cases spread
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue rising rapidly in Mississippi as new cases proliferate. The state Health Department reported Monday that 695 people with confirme...
Jan 03, 2022