Category Archives: WJTV
4 nursing home residents dead after evacuation to Tangipahoa Parish facility for Ida, LDH officials blocked from assessing further
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- Four nursing home residents are dead after they were evacuated to a Tangipahoa Parish facility for Hurricane Ida, according to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), and ...
Sep 02, 2021
Newk's raising funds for ovarian cancer research
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - For National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Newk's Eatery is pledging to raise $250,000 in its restaurants and online for ovarian cancer research. Throughout the month of...
Sep 02, 2021
Mississippi casino reaches 100% COVID-19 vaccination rate among employees
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort has been recognized as the first casino in the country with a 100% vaccination rate. This comes after all associates and applicable employees ha...
Sep 02, 2021
Officials searching for 14-year-old boy near Destin
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - The Coast Guard and other first responders are searching for a 14-year-old boy who went missing in Destin on Wednesday evening. The boy was reportedly swimming at Hender...
Sep 02, 2021
Ride-along with 'The Rock'? Morgan County Sheriff's Office extends invite for Lieutenant's look-alike
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. - Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the Morgan County Sheriff's Office has a Lieutenant that resembles, well...THE Rock. Now they've invited him to ride along. Lieut...
Sep 02, 2021
Severe storms cause damage in Central Mississippi Wednesday night
ATTALA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A severe storm caused damage in Attala County Wednesday night. According to storm reports, the roof of the Strand Theatre was damaged, as well as the roof of the Star-Her...
Sep 02, 2021
Jones County man arrested after crashing truck into ex-girlfriend's house
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested a man after he crashed his pickup truck into his ex-girlfriend's house near Ellisville. Deputies said they received a call on Thursday, Sept...
Sep 02, 2021
Mississippi Match 5, Mega Millions & Powerball jackpots are more than $690M combined
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) announced the current combined jackpots of the Mississippi Match 5, Mega Millions and Powerball add up to more than $690 ...
Sep 02, 2021
Highway 90 reopens in Harrison County
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Harrison County Emergency Management Agency announced the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) reopened Highway 90 in the county. Crews are still working...
Sep 02, 2021
Aftermath of Hurricane Ida: Biden pledges 'all the assistance that’s needed' after Ida
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden on Thursday said his administration was "ready to provide all the assistance that's needed" in response to a massive wildfire in California and ...
Sep 02, 2021