Category Archives: WJTV
'To know them was to love them': Family remembers Georgia couple who died of COVID-19 hours apart
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 443 residents of Chatham County, Georgia, have died from COVID-19. That includes Martin and Trina Daniel, of Savannah, who died f...
Jul 28, 2021
New policies in place at Forrest General as COVID-19 cases increase in Mississippi
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest General Hospital will have new guidelines in place as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Mississippi due to the Delta variant. The new policies are listed below...
Jul 28, 2021
MSDH orders hospitals to delay elective procedures due to increase in COVID-19 cases
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) held a news conference on Wednesday, July 28 to provide an update on COVID-19 in the state. This comes as cases a...
Jul 28, 2021
Can you get a 3rd COVID-19 vaccine shot?
(NEXSTAR) - As the highly contagious delta variant spreads around the country, you may be looking for another layer of protection from the coronavirus (you know, other than a mask). So is it possible ...
Jul 28, 2021
Hinds County supervisor disrupts vote to remove him as vice-president, president-elect
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The fireworks came in early at a special meeting of the Hinds County Board with President Credell Calhoun (District 3) trying to remove fellow Supervisor David Archie (Dis...
Jul 28, 2021
1 killed in crash on Highway 33 in Amite County
AMITE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a crash that killed a person from Michigan. According to Corporal Craig James, the crash happened just before 6:00 p....
Jul 28, 2021
Car fire causes delays on I-20 W. in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a vehicle fire on I-20 W. at State Street in Jackson. According to MDOT, the right lane has been blocked at this ti...
Jul 28, 2021
Tracking the Tropics: What's the difference between hurricanes and typhoons?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Things are quiet in the Atlantic basin as we wrap up the second month of this year's hurricane season, but we don't expect it to stay that way for long. August and September are ...
Jul 28, 2021
CONTENT WARNING: Mother arrested after investigators break encrypted phone revealing text messages and video
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) - The mother of Wilder McDaniel, the two-year-old boy found dead in her boyfriend's home in October of 2018 turned herself in at the Wichita County jail Thursd...
Jul 28, 2021
Former Meridian police officer pleads guilty to excessive force charge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that a former officer with the Meridian Police Department pled guilty to using excessive force against a man during a vehicle stop...
Jul 28, 2021