Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi Board of Education recommends takeover of Holmes County schools
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Board of Education is recommending that the state take control of the Holmes County Consolidated School District after an audit showed longstanding problems with ...
Aug 03, 2021
Man wanted for questioning in connection to stolen catalytic converters in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are working to find a man in connection to an ongoing investigation. Police said 27-year-old Cody Aaron Noble is wanted for questioning in connection to ...
Aug 03, 2021
Officer dead, suspect killed after burst of violence outside Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) - An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, law enforcement officials said. The Pentagon, the headquarters of th...
Aug 03, 2021
Suspect turns himself in after deadly shooting on Pyle Ave. in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said the suspect accused in a deadly shooting on Pyle Avenue turned himself in to investigators. Kevez Ellis, 32, has been charged with murder in the death of 24...
Aug 03, 2021
Jackson police search for person of interest in missing person case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to identify a person of interest in a missing person case. Investigators released surveillance pictures of the man. According to police, the man may ...
Aug 03, 2021
Black realtor, client handcuffed during home showing after report of break-in
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) - A Michigan realtor and his client were put in handcuffs during a showing Sunday after armed Wyoming police officers responded to the house on a report of a break-in. The office...
Aug 03, 2021
Mississippi COVID-19 vaccinations double as virus surges
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The number of people receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi is increasing as numbers of new cases surge in the state. 1,574 new coronavirus cases, 34 additional d...
Aug 03, 2021
Woman charged with arson in Jones County after camper fire
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested a woman in connection to an arson case. Investigators said Jessica Sellers was arrested for allegedly setting a fifth wheel camper on fire. ...
Aug 03, 2021
Mississippi police chief dies in crash 1 day after retiring
BRUCE, Mississippi (AP) - A law officer was killed in a highway crash one day after his retirement as a police chief, authorities said. The wreck happened on a Calhoun County highway Monday morning, k...
Aug 03, 2021
Florida breaks another record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida rose to an all-time high of 11,515 patients in one day, according to data the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Aug 03, 2021