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Two Mississippi mental health facilities heading to court
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 …
Vatican health conference features Fauci, Francis — and Aerosmith
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 …
BREAKING: Covid cases in hospitals are up, elective surgeries will be delayed statewide according to state health officer
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 …
Tracking the Tropics: Record-breaking 2020 hurricane season drawing to a close
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 …
BREAKING: Active Police Investigation | WJTV
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 …
BREAKING: House fire on Normandy Drive
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 …
BREAKING: Multi-vehicle crash on I-20 Westbound
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 …
BREAKING: Evacuations in order following gas leak in Yazoo County
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 …