Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police announced a juvenile driver was injured after hitting the side of a building during a chase. Bailey Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public...

BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County School District announced Byram Middle School will have an early dismissal on August 6 due to an ongoing power outage. Schedule: Car riders will be dismissed at ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The 19-year-old who was convicted of killing a Southern Miss football player filed a motion for a judgment of acquittal or a new trial. On June 19, the jury found Orla...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond was denied again for the man accused of attacking a realtor at an open house in Rankin County. Jerry Glynn Dennis, 64, appeared in court on August 5. The judge ruled...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi woman pled guilty to Medicaid fraud, according to the Attorney General's Office. Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) said Pearly Youngblood, 43, of Taylorsville...

FORT STEWART, Ga. (WSAV) - Five soldiers were shot Wednesday after an Army sergeant opened fire at Fort Stewart, prompting a lockdown at the Georgia base, authorities have confirmed. They did not imme...

COAHOMA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Coahoma County firefighters responded to a fire at a preschool. The fire occurred at the preschool on South Street in Friars Point around 10:30 p.m. on August 5. Woman a...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- A woman was arrested after Mississippi authorities say they found a homemade explosive device in a suspicious package. Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office have arreste...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person died and another was injured during a two-vehicle crash in Franklin County. The crash occurred on Highway 570 around 9:00 p.m. on August 2. According to the ...

MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - A McComb police officer was shot and killed, according to the city's mayor. The Enterprise Journal reported the shooting occurred at a home off of Highway 44 near Cole Thomas Ro...