Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson man sentenced for killing 3 family members, including pregnant sister
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man has been sentenced in connection to the deaths of his grandmother, mother, and pregnant sister. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said 29-year-old Maurice...
May 16, 2024
Suspect in Mississippi attempted murder believed to be in Texas
BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - The Texas State Crime Stoppers and the Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers need your help to identify a suspect in connection with an attempted murder. The man pictured be...
May 16, 2024
Bond revoked for Mississippi woman accused of unnatural intercourse with dog
Warning: This story has content that could be disturbing to some readers. JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The bond for the Purvis woman accused of unnatural intercourse with a dog in Jones County has bee...
May 16, 2024
75% of Mississippi third graders pass reading test in 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that 75.7% of 31,787 third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessmen...
May 16, 2024
Gulfport teen charged with 2 counts of capital murder
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gulfport police arrested a 17-year-old and charged him with two counts of capital murder. Police said Lawrence Corley IV was arrested on Wednesday, May 15. According to invest...
May 16, 2024
Bond denied for man charged in Jackson park homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 19-year-old accused of killing a man in a Jackson park appeared in court on Thursday, May 16. During his initial court appearance, Daveon Lindsey was assigned a public...
May 16, 2024
Congressman calls on FBI to investigate disappearance of Jackson woman
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) has called upon the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate the disappearance of Latasha Crump Coleman. The congressm...
May 16, 2024
Beth Ann White sentenced in DUI crash that killed mother, son
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The woman who was convicted of causing a Hinds County crash that killed a mother and her six-month-old son has been sentenced. A jury found the 52-year-old Beth Ann White&...
May 15, 2024
USDA cites Jackson Zoo for poor sanitation, food storage
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited the Jackson Zoo on several issues in an inspection report. According to the report, some of the primate night house...
May 15, 2024
I-55 lane closures planned in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced there will be temporary overnight lane closures on Interstate 55 in Madison County. The work...
May 15, 2024