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October 31, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a fire on Willaneel Drive on Tuesday, October 31. Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Armon said the home was a total loss, but no injuries have been reported. The owner said they were planning to renovate the home, and no one has lived inside since May 2023. The [...]
October 31, 2023
GRENADA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Grenada County teenager has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection to the death of her stepfather. The Yazoo Herald reported Janilia Wright, 17, is being held at the Grenada County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Investigators said the case started out as a missing person [...]
October 31, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With demand for a new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody outpacing supply, experts at Children's of Mississippi recommend families take steps to reduce the risk of RSV infection. “RSV is on the rise. Younger kids, especially babies younger than 2 months old, are experiencing more severe disease and have the [...]
October 31, 2023
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Oxford police arrested two young women for allegedly vandalizing a fountain that was recently dedicated. Police said Abigail Fuqua, 19, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Madison Brown, 18, of Davidson, North Carolina, were arrested and each charged with felony malicious mischief. Police said the incident happened around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, [...]
October 31, 2023
FLORENCE, Miss. (WJTV) - A house in Florence may be haunted, but some say it may not be. Everyone who's investigated the house agrees strange things happen there, but they don't agree that ghosts cause them. Enough unusual things happen at the home that the owner, Alice Jackson, won’t stay overnight anymore. But there are [...]
October 31, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was injured after shots were fired into her Jackson home. Officer Sam Brown said the incident happened in the 200 block of Lindsey Drive on Monday, October 30. According to Brown, the woman was lying in bed when someone fired multiple shots. She was shot once in the shoulder [...]
October 30, 2023
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October 30, 2023
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A former alderman with the City of Pearl has died after a battle with cancer. Retired District 5 Alderman James Thompson died on October 27, 2023, at his home. "Mr. Thompson fought a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was a true public servant for the city of Pearl as [...]
October 30, 2023
RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies are investigating after one person was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting happened off of Magnolia Drive in Raymond. Investigators believe the shooting happened overnight, but they received a call about the incident around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, October 30. Authorities said the victim, believed to [...]
October 30, 2023
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - One suspect was shot after an officer-involved shooting in Laurel. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers were notified about the shooting around 5:00 a.m. on Monday, October 30. The incident started when Laurel officers began to approach a vehicle occupied by three suspects [...]