Category Archives: WJTV
Silver Alert issued for missing Vicksburg man
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV)-The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 79-year-old Lawrence McGowan of Vicksburg. He is described as a black male, six feet two inches tall, ...
Dec 02, 2021
Surveillance video shows incident involving 3-year-old at Sunshine House daycare; family now suing
AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) - A mother speaking out about a lawsuit on file following an incident at Sunshine House daycare in Aiken. "It's a nightmare," mother Ashana Odom said about an incident involving her...
Dec 02, 2021
Grovetown teen facing rape charge, accused of cutting name on victim's body
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF) - A Grovetown teenager is charged as an adult with rape for an incident that happened earlier this year. Warrants charge Kain Harris Lord with rape and aggravated battery for an ...
Dec 02, 2021
Deadly Amtrak crash causes travel delays in McComb
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - Travelers in McComb are now looking for another way home after an Amtrak train collided with a dump truck on Wednesday night. According to Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office in ...
Dec 01, 2021
Silver Alert canceled for Lawrence McGowan of Vicksburg
UPDATE: VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Silver Alert issued for Lawrence McGowan has been canceled. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, he has been located and is safe. VICKSBURG, Miss...
Dec 01, 2021
Boil water notice issued for City of Brandon
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Local officials have issued a precautionary boil water alert for customers who get their drinking water from the City of Brandon. MDHS announces transition from pandemic-relate...
Dec 01, 2021
Man found guilty for 2017 aggravated assault in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hinds County jury found a man guilty for an aggravated assault that happened in Jackson in 2017. Man shot, killed on Capitol Street in Jackson Hinds County District Attorney ...
Dec 01, 2021
Supreme Court hears arguments in Mississippi abortion ban case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on Mississippi's 15 week abortion ban. The case is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in the United Sta...
Dec 01, 2021
MDHS announces transition from pandemic-related emergency SNAP benefits
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Since March 2020, Mississippi has been granted monthly approval by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to issue Emergency Allotments (EA) to assist Supplemental Nutrition Assi...
Dec 01, 2021
Teen plummets to death from Bourbon Street balcony
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A teen tragically fell to his death from the second-floor balcony of Pat O'Briens late Friday night. Local service industry workers said the teen was attending a private wedding p...
Dec 01, 2021