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Attorneys with mega law firm Morgan and Morgan have begun the litigation process over a deadly explosion in Copiah County. Sheriff Byron Swilley confirmed that the explosion took place on Sunday, January 14, at a home on Wilderness Road. The incident took the lives of four people and left two...

Three people have passed away following a propane explosion in Copiah County over the weekend. Copiah County Sheriff Byron Swilley confirmed that the deadly explosion took place Sunday afternoon on Wilderness Rd. The incident took the lives of two teenagers and a 43-year-old. An unidentified 18-year-old was the first recorded...

According to Sheriff Bryon Swilley, the incident appears to be caused by a propane tank

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was killed and three others were seriously injured after an explosion at a Copiah County home. Copiah County Sheriff Byron Swilley said the incident happened Sunday afternoon at a home on Willingness Road. He said the cause of the explosion is under investigation, and the State Fire Marshal's [...]

With Gov. Tate Reeves declaring a state of emergency in Mississippi as severe wintery weather comes in, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is working with communities across the state to get the word out about shelters and safe rooms. Here is the list of warming shelters as of Jan....

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Multiple warming shelters are expected to open in Mississippi in anticipation of the incoming arctic blast. As of Sunday evening, several counties have reported ice on roads. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the shelters are opened and maintained on the local level. The following cold weather shelters were [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced safe rooms have opened on Saturday, December 9. This comes as possible severe storms move through the state. The following shelters are open:

Residents saw a confusing public notice in the paper. What happened next sparked the town to come together to stop the spread of sewage sludge in Utica.

While today's unemployment rates are significantly lower than the COVID-19 pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, the fear of job losses remains as workers stare down an uncertain economic future. Experts are mixed in their views of a potential recession. The return of student loan payments, continually high gas prices, persistent inflation, and [...]

Three people were killed on state highways over the Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Period, including a person in Choctaw County.