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Hinds County supervisors consider fee-based services for housing detainees
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Hinds County Board of Supervisors began having discussions this week about assessing fees associated with housing detainees. “We currently house detainees from 14 area agencies. Our costs are rising daily,” Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones told supervisors on Monday, July 1. In 2023, officials said Hinds County spent in […]
Deadliest roads in the Jackson-metro area
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A WJTV 12 News analysis of fatal accidents around the Jackson-metro area revealed where the deadliest roadways are in Jackson. According to State Traffic Safety Information from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Mississippi had 1,961 fatal crashes between 2020 and 2022. Hinds County had the most fatalities. Though Interstates 20, 55 […]
Company defends Hinds County solar farm plans
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Plans for a massive solar investment in rural Hinds County face pushback by some residents, claiming the project was greenlit far too quickly. Apex Clean Energy, which is based in Virginia, has cleared the first of many hurdles that would bring Mississippi’s largest solar plant to Hinds County. After holding […]
Woman indicted for capital murder after abducted child found dead in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The woman charged in connection to the abduction of two Louisiana girls, which ended with one of them deceased in Mississippi, has been indicted on a capital murder charge. A Hinds County Grand Jury indicted Victoria Cox, 32, for capital murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery. Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) […]
Truck crashes under bridge on I-55 in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A truck crashed under a bridge on Interstate 55 in Hinds County. The crash happened on I-55 North under the Wynndale Road bridge on Wednesday, July 3. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), the crash involved the pickup truck and an 18-wheeler. The driver of the pickup truck was […]
Dau Mabil’s family at odds over independent autopsy arrangements
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The wife of Dau Mabil, his family and their attorneys cannot agree on a a suitable doctor to perform an independent autopsy. The parties agreed in Hinds County court to conduct a second autopsy. According to the first autopsy report from the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office, Dau’s cause of death was ruled […]
Silver Alert canceled for 51-year-old Hinds County woman
UPDATE: HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Silver Alert issued for Debra Elaine Tolbert has been canceled. She has been located and is safe, according to MBI. HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Silver Alert has been issued for a 51-year-old Utica woman. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Debra Elaine Tolbert was […]
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