Category Archives: WJTV
4th person dies from gunfire at Mississippi New Year’s party
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A fourth person has died after several people pulled out weapons and fired more than 50 bullets at a New Year's Eve party in Mississippi. Nathaniel Harris, 52, died Sunday from ...
Jan 03, 2022
Hazlehurst police officer's son found dead on Larkin Street
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - The son of a Hazlehurst police officer was found dead on a road on Sunday, January 2. Hazlehurst Police Chief Darion Murray said officers responded to a report of a body on ...
Jan 03, 2022
Inmate who escaped in Choctaw County arrested in Arkansas
CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An inmate who escaped in Choctaw County was arrested in Arkansas. MHP reports two deadly crashes during 2021-22 New Year's enforcement period Kosciusko police said Andre...
Jan 03, 2022
More than 2K schools closing over COVID concerns in first week of 2022
(NewsNation Now) - For the first week of January, more than 2,000 schools were prepared to close for at least one day due to COVID-19 concerns, according to Burbio, a company that tracks school data. ...
Jan 03, 2022
MHP reports two deadly crashes during 2021-22 New Year's enforcement period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) released a summary of the 2021-2022 New Year's Travel Enforcement Period. The period began at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 and ...
Jan 03, 2022
NOPD: Father arrested for allegedly shooting infant child multiple times on New Year's Day
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The New Orleans Police Department arrested 27-year-old Corey R. Davis as a suspect in an attempted homicide incident that occurred at the Marigny intersection of Decatur and ...
Jan 03, 2022
Omicron variant impacts school districts, as students return to classes in 2022
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- The massive influx of COVID-19 cases affected many holiday plans, and just as we get into the New Year, the virus is having a big impact on schools. "The acceleration of cases ...
Jan 03, 2022
FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Boosters already are recommend...
Jan 03, 2022
Missing man found dead near home in Terry
UPDATE: HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said the Silver Alert for Richard Martinez Jr. has been canceled. According to Captain Crystal Houston w...
Jan 03, 2022
Sunday snow spotted across Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Cold air and lingering moisture caused snow flurries to fall on Sunday afternoon across Central Mississippi. Yesterday: 85 and sunny Today: Snowing in Mississippi! @WJTV pic.tw...
Jan 03, 2022