Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - There is a new direct flight to a major U.S. destination out of the Jackson airport. People can now fly directly to Miami, Florida, with American Airlines. To kick off the peak...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lawmakers are working on a bill that would create a review panel to study what's causing infant and fetal deaths in Mississippi. The Panel to Investigate Infant and Fetal death...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Repairs are underway on a Jackson road that one councilman said has been plagued by "tire-killing" potholes. At the intersection of County Line Road and Old Canton Road, pothol...

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former pastor in Crystal Springs plans to plead guilty to multiple charges, including statutory rape and sexual battery. Court documents showed that Christopher Willett...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man charged in connection to a fatal mass shooting on the Mississippi Coast pled guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and four counts of aggravated assault. The...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday for a new hotel development in Fondren. The project will bring a new Hampton by Hilton hotel to the area. Officials with Wealth Hos...

Pioneering pastor and civil rights leader John Perkins left the world Friday, but his family and friends say his light will long remain. "He will always be remembered as one who tried to get the races...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Airmen and soldiers with the Mississippi National Guard were deployed in support of Operation Epic Fury. This includes airmen and soldiers from the 186th Air Refueling Wing, 17...

QUITMAN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The former city clerk of the City of Marks was sentenced for one count of embezzlement by a public official. According to the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Pame...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Tougaloo College Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Corey Wiggins, a Mississippi native and public policy leader, as the 15th president of Tougaloo College, effective July 1, ...