Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi could see liquor shortages during holidays due to ABC shipment delays
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Shipments from the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse in Gluckstadt could cause some liquor shortages in Mississippi stores during the 2021 holiday season. Two arrested...
Nov 24, 2021
Tracking the Tropics: Was 2021 hurricane season as active as predicted?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- As November comes to a close, so does yet another Atlantic hurricane season. Before the season started on June 1, forecasters predicted another season of above-average tropical a...
Nov 24, 2021
Rape, sexual battery conviction of former Warren County pastor upheld
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a former pastor in Warren County on charges of statutory rape and sexual battery. The Vicksburg Post reported Re...
Nov 24, 2021
Richland kidnapping suspect arrested after chase
RICHLAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Richland police announced a kidnapping suspect was arrested after a chase Wednesday morning. Pearl police officer helps save kidnapped 4-year-old from Alabama Jaquantus L. Qui...
Nov 24, 2021
Vicksburg police search for missing 15-year-old
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are working to find a missing 15-year-old boy. Police said Jamaire Wright was last seen at 1408 Washington Street around 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23. I...
Nov 24, 2021
432 new coronavirus cases, 9 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 432 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with nine additional deaths. This brings the st...
Nov 24, 2021
Forrest County deputies searching for missing 17-year-old girl
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County deputies are working to find a runaway teenager. Missing: Angela Freeman last seen in Petal 28 years ago Deputies said Trinity Barnett, 17, lives on Mixon Ro...
Nov 24, 2021
Mississippi spent lowest welfare total ever in 2020, one year after massive scandal
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - In the year after a State Auditor's investigation forced Mississippi's former welfare director to retire due to massive alleged misspending and theft, the state sp...
Nov 24, 2021
Suspect in Hattiesburg Holiday Inn homicide case arrested in Texas
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The suspect in an ongoing homicide case that happened at a Holiday Inn in Hattiesburg was arrested in Texas. Hattiesburg police said 21-year-old Trenderrious Brock, of Fris...
Nov 24, 2021
Pearl police officer helps save kidnapped 4-year-old from Alabama
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police said a kidnapped child from Alabama was rescued in Mississippi. According to investigators, police were notified by Birmingham police on November 4 about a kidnapped...
Nov 24, 2021