Category Archives: WJTV
Nexstar teaming up with Feeding America to help fight hunger in America
CHICAGO (WGN) - September is Hunger Action Month and Nexstar Media Group, along with Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization, are working hard all month to ultimately...
Sep 01, 2021
BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Convention coming to Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After postponements due to the pandemic, the dates are finally set for the Jackson, Mississippi LEGO Convention. BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Convention arrives at the Clyde Muse Cen...
Sep 01, 2021
Police issue warrants for Ohio man accused of assaulting reporter on live TV during Hurricane Ida coverage
GULFPORT, Miss. (WBTW) -- Police in Mississippi have issued warrants for an Ohio man who is accused of assaulting a reporter on live TV during Hurricane Ida coverage. The Gulfport Police Department an...
Sep 01, 2021
Afghan war veteran/local Police Chief reacts to war withdrawal
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (WJTV) - A day after the last United States Troops left Afghanistan, Tuesday President Joe Biden declared an end to Americas longest war. 12 News spoke exclusively wi...
Aug 31, 2021
Hurricane Ida evacuees take shelter in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hurricane Ida evacuees said it is nerve-racking and frustrating as they wait in limbo to return home. If you drive past hotels in Jackson, it is very likely to see an incr...
Aug 31, 2021
MDOT assessing damage after deadly highway collapse in George County
LUCEDALE, Miss. (WHLT) - On Monday, August 31, two people were killed and 10 others were injured in George County when Highway 26 was washed out as a result of Hurricane Ida. The road collapsed just b...
Aug 31, 2021
Jackson woman concerned after tree causes damage to home again
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One day after Ida passed through the Jackson metro-area, one woman wants to know why she's left to clean up the damage to her home on her own. Stella Wells has lived in her Jac...
Aug 31, 2021
McComb neighbors wait in long lines to get gas after Hurricane Ida
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, the line at a gas station on Parklane Road in McComb went down the road. One woman said she waited for more than an hour to get gas. She also doesn't have power at h...
Aug 31, 2021
Colendula Green announces candidacy for Hinds County sheriff
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Police instructor Colendula Green announced her candidacy for Hinds County sheriff. Green will face several other candidates in the race, including interim Sheriff...
Aug 31, 2021
Quality Healthcare to hold job fair in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, Quality Healthcare will partner with the Jobs for Jacksonians program to host a job fair. The event will be from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Tougaloo Community ...
Aug 31, 2021