Category Archives: WJTV
Petal woman found alive three days after car crash
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WHLT) - A Petal woman was found alive by a pedestrian three days after she crashed off of I-59. The Laurel Leader Call reported that Shanna Culpepper, 31, was airlifted to a hospita...
Nov 24, 2021
Two arrested after violent injury causes child death in Florida
PANAMA CITY BEACH Fla. (WMBB) -- Panama City Beach Police are investigating the death of a child, while family members mourn her loss. Officials said the little girl suffered what they called horrific...
Nov 24, 2021
Conviction overturned in 1981 rape of ‘The Lovely Bones’ author Alice Sebold
(AP) - A rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the 1982 prosecution and conc...
Nov 24, 2021
Woman yelling 'Let's go Brandon' wheeled off Las Vegas jet bridge, arrested over mask disturbance
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Las Vegas Metro police arrested a woman at McCarran International Airport over the weekend after a disturbance on a plane. Katrina Alspaugh, of Las Vegas, faces one charge of viola...
Nov 24, 2021
All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - All three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injus...
Nov 24, 2021
Country Time, Kool-Aid, other drink mixes recalled for possible contamination
(WTAJ) - Several brands of powdered drinks have been voluntarily recalled by Kraft Heinz in the United States due to the potential presence of metal and glass, according to the Food and Drug Administr...
Nov 24, 2021
Tyree Jones elected Hinds County Sheriff
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County neighbors voted in favor of Tyree Jones to be the next Hinds County sheriff on Tuesday, November 23. Voters cast ballots in Hinds County runoff races The unof...
Nov 23, 2021
Jackson family hosting toy drive in honor of daughter lost to gun violence
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson family will host a toy drive in honor of their daughter who lost her life to gun violence earlier this year. For Katrina and Spurgeon Banyard, this will be the first ...
Nov 23, 2021
Jackson City Council approves pay increase for water plant workers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson City Council members discussed ways to improve the city's water crisis during their meeting on Tuesday. They voted unanimously on an order that could mitigate the issue...
Nov 23, 2021
Two wanted for robbing Popeyes on Robinson Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to find two suspects who robbed the Popeyes restaurant on Robinson Street. Two arrested in Rankin County for pine straw service scam The robbery happ...
Nov 23, 2021