Category Archives: WJTV
Jones County man arrested after early morning chase
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Jones County man was arrested after a chase early Tuesday morning. According to investigators, Tyquell Gavin, 24, led deputies and Laurel police on a chase that started ...
Oct 26, 2021
14,000 P-EBT cards for Mississippi students mistakenly deactivated
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) and the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) said they were notified on Tuesday that their P-EBT card proc...
Oct 26, 2021
Vicksburg mayor wants gun offenders to wear ankle bracelets
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr., said he wants anyone who is out on bond in connection to a gun-related charge to wear an ankle bracelet. According to the Vicksburg Post, ...
Oct 26, 2021
Madera Fuels will locate operations in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The recycling company Madera Fuels will location material collection and processing operations in the City of Vicksburg. The $4.859 million project will create 30 jobs in the...
Oct 26, 2021
McComb bicyclist dies after being hit by vehicle
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - A McComb man died after being hit by a vehicle while he was riding his bike. The incident happened on Presley Boulevard near Bendat Street just before 9:00 p.m. on Monday, Octob...
Oct 26, 2021
Don't change your voicemail: Rescue teams warn against misleading social-media post
DENVER (KDVR) - Colorado search and rescue teams are responding to a viral social-media post that they say perpetuates misleading information that could complicate their missions. The post, which has ...
Oct 26, 2021
DNA from rib bone leads to arrests after infant left in trash 30 years ago
54-year-old Scott Gordon Poole, Oct. 25, 2021 (Photo Courtesy - Alexander County Sheriff's Office)51-year-old Robyn Lynn Byrum (Photo Courtesy - Alexander County Sheriff's Office) NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAV...
Oct 26, 2021
Police admit to mistaking Roberta Laundrie for Brian Laundrie during week he disappeared
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - North Port Police Department officials have told WINK that investigators made mistakes in Brian Laundrie's case. The department said they thought they were keeping a close eye on ...
Oct 26, 2021
Jelani Day's cause of death is drowning, coroner says
LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) -- LaSalle County Coroner Richard Ploch has released the cause of death of Jelani Day Monday. "After consideration of the currently known circumstances surrounding his deat...
Oct 26, 2021
Holmes County Supervisor dies in crash
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Holmes County District 5 Supervisor Alphonzo Greer died in a single car crash Sunday night. Mendenhall woman dies in crash on MS 541 According to authorities, the crash h...
Oct 26, 2021