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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Staffing shortages at state-run mental health facilities seem to be at the root of a fight between Disability Rights Mississippi and The Mississippi Department of Mental Health, who are headed to court after the mental health agency withheld requested records. “We’ve seen some of these isolated incidents with some anonymous tip …

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, in Washington. Fauci is participating along with soprano Renee Fleming, the CEOs of Pfizer and Moderna and the lead guitarist of Aerosmith among others in a unique three-day Vatican conference starting Thursday, May …

WASHINGTON (AP) — An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers has all but collapsed after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators won’t support $160 billion in state and local funds as part of a potential trade-off in the deal. McConnell’s staff conveyed to top negotiators Thursday that …

by: WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff Posted: Nov 25, 2020 / 12:48 PM CST / Updated: Nov 25, 2020 / 01:06 PM CST TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — We’re less than a week away from the official end of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and it’s safe to say everybody is ready to say “good …

WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV)- The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol says one person is dead after a single car crash on I-20 Westbound near Bovina in Warren County. It happened just after 2:00 a.m. We’re told that a 2017 Toyota Camry was traveling westbound when for unknown reasons, left the roadway and overturned, ejecting the driver …

Posted: Mar 20, 2020 / 05:05 AM CDT / Updated: Mar 20, 2020 / 05:28 AM CDT JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)-We’re following breaking news of a house fire in Jackson, where crews are working to clear this morning. It happened on 4645 Normandy Drive just before 4:30 a.m. A neighbor says she woke up to seeing …

Posted: Mar 5, 2020 / 04:28 AM CST / Updated: Mar 5, 2020 / 05:09 AM CST HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV)-A major crash on I-55 Southbound and I-20 Westbound has traffic backed up. Mississippi Department of Transportation says the crash is on I-20 Westbound near State Street on exit 45B. We’re told at least 4 …

YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Several agencies are responding to a gas leak along Highway 433 and Highway 3 in Yazoo County. Corporal Kervin Stewart with Mississippi Highway Patrol said multiple people were transported to the hospital, while others have been treated near the evacuation area. According to Vicksburg News, Yazoo County authorities notified Warren …