Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson mayor issues COVID-19 vaccine requirement for contract workers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba signed an executive order to amend the COVID-19 guidelines to require that contractors and subcontractors, who are paid in whole or i...
Aug 23, 2021
Mississippians react to the FDA approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Some people in the Jackson metro area said they would think about getting...
Aug 23, 2021
Military medical support personnel deployed to four hospitals in Mississippi, Louisiana
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - At the request of the State of Mississippi through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 20 military medical personnel have deployed to Jackson, Mississippi, while an...
Aug 23, 2021
Man shot, killed at Best Value Inn in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Monday afternoon. The shooting happened at the Best Value Inn off of I-55 around 4:30 p.m. According to Deputy ...
Aug 23, 2021
Salvation Army feeds frontline workers at Merit Health Central
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Salvation Army provided hot meals for first responders and hospital staff at Merit Health Central in Jackson on Monday. One first responder described what it has been like ...
Aug 23, 2021
Pregnant Sacred Heart nurse, unborn baby die from COVID-19
THEODORE, Ala. (WKRG) -- A pregnant nurse and her unborn child died after suffering from complications related to COVID-19, and now her husband is speaking out and urging others to get vaccinated. Hal...
Aug 23, 2021
Two wanted for robbing Domino's Pizza in Clinton
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton police are investigating an armed robbery that happened at Domino's Pizza Sunday night. Clinton man sentenced to 60 years in prison for production of child porn Accordi...
Aug 23, 2021
Wesson man sentenced to 7 years in prison for possessing child porn
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, a Wesson man was sentenced to seven years in prison for possession of child pornography followed by eight years of supervised release. According to court documents, ...
Aug 23, 2021
Pearl firefighters respond to house fire on St. Paul Street
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl firefighters responded to a house fire on St. Paul Street Monday afternoon. According to leaders with the city, no one was at home at the time of the fire. So far, no injur...
Aug 23, 2021
At least two hospitalized for taking livestock drug, says MSDH
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) issued another warning on Monday about the livestock drug ivermectin. This comes after the Poison Control Center received repo...
Aug 23, 2021