Category Archives: WJTV
Philadelphia mayor confirms 7 dead, including one on the ground, in medical transport jet crash
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker confirmed that in addition to the six people killed in the crash involving a medical transport jet, one other person in a car has died. The dead inclu...
Feb 01, 2025
What do you need to file your taxes?
(NewsNation) - The Internal Revenue Service has started processing 2024 tax returns, and taxpayers have until April 15 to submit theirs without a penalty or authorized extension. To file your taxes, y...
Feb 01, 2025
Man faces multiple charges after chase in Gluckstadt
GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gluckstadt police said a man is facing multiple charges after a chase. According to investigators, officers attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported stolen on Wedn...
Jan 31, 2025
Medical plane carrying pediatric patient crashes in Philadelphia, sets homes ablaze
PHILADELPHIA (NEXSTAR) - A medical transport jet headed for Missouri and carrying a child patient and five others crashed in Northeast Philadelphia Friday night, Pennsylvania's governor and the compan...
Jan 31, 2025
Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba seeks third term
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The deadline to qualify for municipal elections in the City of Jackson was Friday, January 31. All eyes were waiting on incumbent Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba to enter his name befo...
Jan 31, 2025
Sexual assault case leads to ICE arrests at Madison restaurant
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Management at Fernando's restaurant in Madison said they were shocked when they heard an employee was accused of sexually assaulting a woman. Officers arrested Jose Rigoberta M...
Jan 31, 2025
Yazoo County family pings phone to find crash victim: coroner
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A driver died after his vehicle went down an embankment in Yazoo County. According to Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers, Yazoo County deputies were contacted on Thursday,...
Jan 31, 2025
Thalia Mara Hall still remains closed after not passing inspection test
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson met with contractors on Friday to discuss what comes next after the State Fire Marshal's Office deemed Thalia Mara Hall was unfit for reopening. State Fire ...
Jan 31, 2025
When do applications open for 2025 Pelahatchie Bay Alligator Season?
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) announced the new application period for the Pelahatchie Bay Alligator Season. The appl...
Jan 31, 2025
Man arrested for beating death of 75-year-old in Mississippi
UPDATE: GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gulfport police said Ellis Townsend turned himself in. GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gulfport police are searching for man in connection to the beating death of a 75-year-o...
Jan 31, 2025