Category Archives: WJTV
Omicron slamming S. American hospitals as workers fall ill
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - The coronavirus' omicron variant starting to barrel across South America is pressuring hospitals whose employees are taking sick leave, leaving facilities understaffed to cope ...
Jan 17, 2022
South Frontage Road extension connected, open to traffic in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The east and west sections of South Frontage Road are connected and open to traffic in Vicksburg. The Vicksburg Post reported the bridge opened at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Janua...
Jan 17, 2022
Mississippi alcohol distribution could become privatized
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers are trying to get the state out of the alcohol distribution business with House Bill 512. What's on the agenda for 2022 Legislative Session Pine Belt News...
Jan 17, 2022
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Auction house Sotheby's Dubai has unveiled a diamond that's literally from out of this world. Sotheby's calls the 555.55-carat black diamond - believed to have come ...
Jan 17, 2022
Legendary Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102
WASHINGTON (AP) - Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the Black pilots who had battled racism at home to fight ...
Jan 17, 2022
Two crashes reported on Rankin County bridge due to icy conditions
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two crashes have been reported at the bridge from Highway 80 to I-20 W. in Rankin County due to icy conditions. According to Brandon Police, drivers should use caution be...
Jan 17, 2022
Crash at I-220 before Highway 49 near Medgar Evers Blvd. exit
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV)-Crews are on the scene of a crash that happened Monday morning just before 6:30 on Interstate 220 Southbound before Highway 49 near the Medgar Evers Boulevard exit. Traffic ...
Jan 17, 2022
Jordan Cashmyer of MTV's '16 and Pregnant' dead at 26
(WFLA) - Jordan Cashmyer, one of the teen mothers once featured on the show "16 and Pregnant," died over the weekend, according to her family. The Hollywood Reporter reported Sunday that the now-26-ye...
Jan 17, 2022
18-wheeler overturns on I-55 in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to an 18-wheeler accident in Pike County Monday morning. Authorities said the 18-wheeler overturned on I-55 near McComb. Traf...
Jan 17, 2022
Child dead after single-car crash in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A child died after a single-car crash in Jackson on Sunday, January 16. Liberty woman killed in crash on I-55 in Pike County The Hinds County Coroner said the crash happened on...
Jan 16, 2022