Category Archives: WJTV
Alabama man dies after fall from Mississippi parking garage
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - An Alabama man who had been celebrating his birthday at a Mississippi casino died late Friday after he fell from the top of a parking garage, authorities said. Harrison County Cor...
Oct 25, 2021
Mississippi state Sen. Wiggins challenging US Rep. Palazzo
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi state Sen. Brice Wiggins said Monday that he is challenging U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo in the 2022 Republican primary. Palazzo, of Biloxi, is a military veteran and ...
Oct 25, 2021
Body found inside abandoned building on Highway 80 in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was found dead inside an abandoned building Monday morning. Mass shooting in Crenshaw, MS; 2 dead and 3 injured According to Office...
Oct 25, 2021
555 new coronavirus cases, 34 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 555 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 34 additional deaths. The new cases were r...
Oct 25, 2021
Three Mississippi school districts receive $1.87M for distance learning, telehealth projects
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced $1.87 million has been awarded for distance learning and telehealth networks in three Mississippi school districts. The U.S. Depar...
Oct 25, 2021
MDHS announces additional SNAP benefit for November 2021
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, leaders announced households currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be eligible for a su...
Oct 25, 2021
Water leak reported on Crossgates Drive in Brandon
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon leaders said there has been a major water leak on Crossgates Drive near the Timbers Subdivision. They said the leak has caused lower than normal water pressure in the C...
Oct 25, 2021
Rare ‘flesh-eating' STD on the rise in UK, doctor warns
(NEXSTAR) - A rare "flesh-eating" sexually transmitted disease is making waves online after a doctor in the United Kingdom warned that it was starting to appear more often in that country. Granuloma i...
Oct 25, 2021
Mass shooting in Crenshaw, MS; 2 dead and 3 injured
CRENSHAW, Miss. - Crenshaw Police said that a mass shooting happened Sunday night at an apartment complex in Crenshaw, Mississippi, a tiny town of just a few hundred people about 50 miles south of Mem...
Oct 25, 2021
Child's skeleton, 3 abandoned siblings found in Texas apartment, sheriff says
HOUSTON - A child's skeletal remains and three other children who were apparently abandoned were found in a Texas apartment on Sunday, authorities said. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said a 15-ye...
Oct 25, 2021