Category Archives: WJTV
Construction of Rice Road in Ridgeland in final stages
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland's Public Works Director Alan Hart announced that construction of Rice Road is expected to be finished in January. Warren County deer tests positive for Chronic Wast...
Dec 30, 2021
Warren County deer tests positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced test results showed a mature buck collected in Warren County was positive for ...
Dec 30, 2021
Murder suspect accused of shooting car that held his baby
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi homicide suspect faces additional charges after police say he shot into a car that held his baby daughter. Johnte Vidal Pouerie, 21, of Greely, Colorado, and an un...
Dec 30, 2021
Choctaw County deputies search for escaped inmate
CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A state inmate escaped from Choctaw County on Wednesday, December 29. WCBI reported Andrew Emerick, 28, was last seen Wednesday morning. He is five foot and ten inches t...
Dec 30, 2021
Two arrested on drug charges in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested two men on drug-related charges on Wednesday, December 29. Deputies said Justin Obriant, 44, and Thomas Baucum, 29, were pulled over for a t...
Dec 30, 2021
US children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers
SEATTLE (AP) - The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngst...
Dec 30, 2021
Woman gets surprise air mail when drone carrying marijuana crashes into home
RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) - Someone in Ohio expecting a "gift" by air, and not from Santa, will now have to go the sheriff's department to claim it. Richland County Sheriff Captain Donald Zehner sai...
Dec 30, 2021
Hattiesburg City Council approves bid for Hall Avenue East Overpass project
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The Hattiesburg City Council approved a $13.63 million bid for the Hall Avenue East Overpass Project construction. Pine Belt News reported R&J Construction of Laurel wa...
Dec 30, 2021
Here's when gas prices are expected to peak in 2022
(NEXSTAR) - GasBuddy, a company that closely tracks gas prices around the country, has released its forecast for 2022 and we've got some bad news for you. Gas prices are once expected to rise and coul...
Dec 30, 2021
Pregnant bulldog needing C-section abandoned in baby pool behind elementary school
WARNING: Story contains graphic details. RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - A pregnant bulldog was abandoned in a baby pool beside a dumpster behind an elementary school Wednesday, according to Richmond Animal Ca...
Dec 30, 2021