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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Changes to the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) were revived in the Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, April 9. Many of the asks from both retirees and Mississippi cities and towns live on through this measure. The Senate passed an amended version of House Bill 1618. The Senate version would keep the […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Six former law enforcement members who pled guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced again on Wednesday, April 10. Former Rankin County deputies Brett McAlpin, Daniel Opdyke, Christian Dedmon, Hunter Elward, and Jeffrey Middleton, as well as former Richland police […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, relatives and official Hamas media said, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.” Haniyeh confirmed the deaths Wednesday in an interview with the Al Jazeera satellite […]. Local Mississippi breaking news and weather from CBS 12 News WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader.
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) said they are monitoring inflows at the Barnett Reservoir. They said the reservoir was lowered from 297.5 to 296.95 feet above mean sea level on April 7to create storage space in anticipation of rain. The lake level is currently 297.75, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – A Georgia woman was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $74,847.52 fine and restitution in the amount of $123,116.50 for her role in an overseas fraud scheme. Aniekeme Etim, 24, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg. According to court documents, between 2018 and 2022, fraudsters based […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader