Category Archives: WJTV
Man arrested in connection with stabbing at MS barbershop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man was arrested in connection with a stabbing at a Horn Lake barbershop on Friday, police say. Willie Cruz has been charged with Aggravated Assault and is currently being housed a...
Aug 19, 2025
Woman accused of making bomb, planning to escape jail
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A woman who allegedly made a home explosion device and a man were accused of plotting the woman's escape from the Lafayette County Detention Center in Mississippi last Thursday. On A...
Aug 19, 2025
AVAIO Digital plans $6 billion data center campus in Mississippi
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - AVAIO Digital, a Connecticut-based developer and operator of sustainable data centers, announced a new $6 billion data center campus at the East Metropolitan Center Busin...
Aug 19, 2025
Firefighter injured while responding to Jackson house fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson firefighter was transported to a hospital after responding to a house fire. The fire occurred in the 3700 block of North West Street just before 5:00 a.m. on August 1...
Aug 19, 2025
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks
Holly Andrzejewski hadn't yet welcomed her and her family's first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them, as Hurricane Erin neared North Caroli...
Aug 19, 2025
Jackson Housing Task Force holds inaugural meeting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor John Horhn's Housing Task Force met for the first time on August 18, 2025. Horhn appointed Brian Burns to chair the 10-person committee, which includes real estat...
Aug 18, 2025
Hinds County seeks new Public Works director, 4th vacancy in 2 years
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County supervisors are searching for a new Public Works director. According to Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham, District 1, Dexter Shelby stepped down. Mississ...
Aug 18, 2025
Jasper County residents frustrated with uncleared storm debris
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Residents in Jasper County are frustrated because storm debris from the March 14-15 tornado outbreak has not been cleared. Piles of downed trees and limbs line the roads ...
Aug 18, 2025
Mississippi protesters rally against federal budget cuts
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Voices from across Mississippi gathered in Jackson on Monday for a symbolic protests outside U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's office. As part of the nationwide "Moral Monday" mo...
Aug 18, 2025
Hinds County Jail nears capacity amid new facility progress
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - With the Hinds County Detention Center nearing capacity, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors said progress is being made on the new facility. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree ...
Aug 18, 2025