Category Archives: WJTV
Wobble Tracker: Live updates on Hurricane Milton's path across Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Hurricane Milton, which fluctuated between a Category 4 and Category 5 hurricane on its approach to Florida's west coast, slowed to a Category 3 before hitting land south of Tampa...
Oct 09, 2024
LOOK: Tornado crosses Florida interstate as Hurricane Milton churns closer
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - As Florida's Gulf Coast braces for the impacts of Hurricane Milton Wednesday, the storm is causing severe weather across the state, even in Miami. The National Weather Service Mia...
Oct 09, 2024
Ridgeland police arrest man wanted for statutory rape, auto burglary
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police arrested a Jackson man for statutory rape and auto burglary. According to investigators, officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Marketridge Drive a...
Oct 09, 2024
Rankin County man pleads guilty to statutory rape
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 51-year-old man pled guilty to statutory rape in Rankin County. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Don Edd Woods, 51, was sentenced to 3...
Oct 09, 2024
Mississippi county supervisor and son indicted on grand larceny charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Marshall County supervisor and his son are among those indicted on grand larceny charges by the grand jury, according to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office. District 3 Supervisor...
Oct 09, 2024
Hurricane Milton slams Florida as a Category 3 storm; leaving millions in the dark
(AP) - Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph after producing a barrage of...
Oct 09, 2024
Mississippi officer found passed out in patrol car with meth pipe
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Belzoni police officer was arrested after Yazoo City police said he was found passed out in a patrol car with a meth pipe in his hand. 18-year-old sentenced for armed robb...
Oct 08, 2024
Entergy Mississippi crews help restore power after Helene
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Entergy Mississippi crews are helping with relief efforts during the 2024 hurricane season. The crews just completed helping with relief efforts in Virginia after Hurricane Hel...
Oct 08, 2024
JPD to increase number of officers in patrol vehicles in high crime areas
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police will make some adjustments when it comes to manpower in the city. In a 5-0 vote on Tuesday, the Jackson City Council passed a resolution in support of placing tw...
Oct 08, 2024
Broadway Jackson cancels 2024-25 season
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with Broadway Jackson announced the 2024-25 season at Thalia Mara Hall has been canceled. "With no other venue capable of hosting our Direct from Broadway shows in th...
Oct 08, 2024