Category Archives: WJTV
FBI now says driver responsible for deadly New Orleans rampage acted alone
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its position from a day earlier that he likely worke...
Jan 02, 2025
1 killed, 1 injured in Natchez shootout
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was killed and another was injured during a shootout in Natchez, police said. The Natchez Democrat reported the shooting occurred on Dumas Drive before 7:30 p.m. on ...
Jan 02, 2025
Entergy Mississippi completes power restoration following Saturday's storms
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Entergy Mississippi has completed restoring power to all customers whose homes and businesses could safely receive power following Saturday's deadly storms. More than 45,...
Jan 02, 2025
Man in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion had gunshot wound to the head: sheriff
(NewsNation) - The decorated Army soldier who drove a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside of a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel suffered a gunshot wound to the head before the massive blast, officials said...
Jan 02, 2025
Two Mississippians killed, Ole Miss student critically injured during New Orleans attack
NEW ORLEANS (WJTV) - Two Mississippians were killed during the terror attack in New Orleans. "Please join Elee and me in praying for Mississippians Nikyra Dedeaux and Matthew Tenedorio who were tragic...
Jan 02, 2025
'An evil act': Louisiana officials, FBI say suspect in NOLA attack acted alone
(The Hill/NEXSTAR) - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R), New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and representatives from the FBI and ATF held a news conference on Thursday to update the public on the New Year'...
Jan 02, 2025
New Orleans plans to reopen Bourbon Street as FBI seeks clues about truck attack that killed 15
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans pressed ahead with plans to reopen the city's famed Bourbon Street on Thursday as investigators kept digging into the background of the U.S. Army veteran who drove a pic...
Jan 02, 2025
Sugar Bowl security to equal Super Bowl: New Orleans police
(The Hill) -- The New Orleans Police Department revealed Thursday that the annual Sugar Bowl will feature heightened security after a man drove directly into a crowd on Bourbon Street earlier this wee...
Jan 02, 2025
18-wheeler overturns on I-20 in Warren County
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler overturned on Interstate 20 in Warren County. The crash occurred on I-20 eastbound near the 13-mile marker on Thursday, January 2. Driver wanted after fatal...
Jan 02, 2025
UMMC welcomes first baby of 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson welcomed its first baby of 2025. Aurora and Casey Griffin Jr. welcomed their daughter, Genesis Griffin, at 1:09 a...
Jan 01, 2025