Category Archives: WJTV
Storms will hold potential for a few tornadoes in Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Deep South as a new weather system moves into the region. A few tornadoes will be possible as storms develop Wednesday...
Dec 28, 2021
Experts say COVID-19 cases don't tell whole story
(The Hill) - For nearly two years, Americans have looked carefully at coronavirus case numbers in the country and in their local states and towns to judge the risk of the disease. Surging case numbers...
Dec 28, 2021
IRS: Report stolen property as income, unless you return it the same year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- An image circulating on social media purports to show an IRS guideline asking taxpayers to report the value of any property they have stolen each year as income. The guideli...
Dec 28, 2021
Man wanted for shooting 19-year-old in face in Utica
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies are searching for a suspect after a 19-year-old was shot in the face. The shooting happened after 8:00 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2021, on Lee Davi...
Dec 28, 2021
Study suggests coronavirus lingers in organs for months
(The Hill) -- Data from a new study suggests that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can persist in different parts of the body for months after infection, including the heart and brain. Scientists ...
Dec 28, 2021
Silver Alert issued for Curtis Bass of Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 50-year-old Curtis Bass of Jackson. He is described as six feet one inch tall, weighing 140-150 pounds, wi...
Dec 27, 2021
Video footage captures Vicksburg officer involved in altercation
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Video of a man getting arrested in downtown Vicksburg on Christmas night is causing controversy. "Wrong. Dead wrong on so many levels." According to the Vicksburg Daily News,...
Dec 27, 2021
Local doctor talks safety precautions as coronavirus cases rise
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Mississippi Department of Health is reporting more than 7,000 new cases of COVID-19 making the total number of cases since the pandemic started nearly 600,000 cases of the ...
Dec 27, 2021
7,058 new cases of coronavirus, five additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting over a five-day period, 7,058 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with five additional ...
Dec 27, 2021
Man dead after crash in Terry
TERRY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies investigated a single-vehicle crash on Tank Road in Terry that happened around 3:00 a.m. on Monday, December 27. Mississippi Highway Patrol releases holiday...
Dec 27, 2021