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MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) – A man was arrested after another man was shot and killed in McComb on Saturday, March 25. Officials with the McComb Police Department (MPD) said officers responded to a 911 call about a shooting near the intersection of Dyson Street and St. Augustine Street. Witnesses reportedly told the officers that a […]

PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Two men were arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash that left a McComb man dead. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 49-year-old Ota Lampton after he was last seen walking in the 3000 block of McKenzie Road on Friday, March 17. The next day, […]

The National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WATCH for East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa and West Feliciana Parishes as well as, Amite, Pike and Wilkinson Counties until 11 PM tonight. A TORNADO WATCH means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and/or damaging winds in and around the watch...

A Tornado Watch has been issued by the Storm Prediction Center for our farthest north parishes Tangipahoa and Washington along with Pearl River County, MS until 11 pm tonight. The area is under levels 1 and 2 (marginal and slight) out of 5 for possible severe storms. SEVERE THREATS:. The...

Tonight, temperatures will remain warm in the 70s as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico flows into the region. A few showers and thunderstorms will be possible, but the higher threat for severe weather appears to be farther north. A Tornado Watch is in effect until 11 p.m. Sunday for Tangipahoa and Washington Parishes in Louisiana and Pearl River County in Mississippi.

Louisiana Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash on LA 10 After Exiting the Roadway and Colliding with a Tree. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana – A Louisiana man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on LA 10 after exiting the roadway and colliding with a tree. On March 23, 2023, Louisiana...

The Pike County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is seeking the public’s help with a Hit and Run fatality. The victim is Silver Alert subject, Ota Lampton from McComb. His family reported him missing, and authorities said he was last seen March 15th around 12:00 p.m. on McKenzie...

Authorities say a man was killed late Friday in a crash in Amite County. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, the incident happened on MS 584 around 3:46 p.m. when a 2001 GMC Sonoma driven by Marvin Alexander Holmes, 43, of Gloster, was heading west and left the roadway, overturned, and collided with a tree.

PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Investigators are searching for the vehicle and person responsible for a hit-and-run that left a McComb man dead. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 49-year-old Ota Lampton after he was last seen walking in the 3000 block of McKenzie Road on Friday, March 17. The […]

CLINTON, La. (BRPROUD) — A 76-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 10 in East Feliciana Parish Thursday morning, officials say. According to the Louisiana State Police, after 8 a.m., troopers were called to investigate a crash that killed Robert Wall, 76, of Kentwood. During an investigation, investigators learned Wall was headed […]

PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Brookhaven homicide suspect was captured after a three-hour manhunt in Pike County on Tuesday, March 21. Pike County deputies said Rashan D. Smith, 37, was arrested outside of Summit. They said Smith led McComb police on a chase starting on North Locust Street. The chase ended between Robb Street […]

CLINTON, La. (WAFB) - Troopers with Louisiana State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an elderly man on Thursday morning, March 23. Officials identified the victim as Robert Wall, 76, of Kentwood. According to LSP, the crash happened shortly after 8 a.m. on LA 10...

Superintendent Melissa Stilley told the Tangipahoa Chamber about the school system's Partners in Literacy" program. The idea is to engage the whole community in the effort to improve reading proficiencies for children.

A Brookhaven murder suspect is in custody after running from police in McComb for almost three hours. Police say Rashan Smith of Brookhaven, ran from a traffic stop Tuesday night, leading to a police pursuit. Smith wrecked the vehicle at U.S. Highway 570 and Robert Ayres Road near Southwest Mississippi Community College and fled on foot into woods nearby, a Brookhaven detective told WLBT.

Winds today and for the next few days will be southerly returning the warmth and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to SELA. High temperatures today and through the weekend will be above average and humidity will be high. A cold front rolls across SELA during the early morning hours...

The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury tabled a proposal March 20 to allow a private health clinic associated with the new parish coroner to use some of the space in the parish's Health Unit. Dustin Logue, a nurse practitioner who operates three area clinics, wants to extend his South Louisiana...

UPDATE: PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Silver Alert for a McComb man has been canceled after his body was found Monday evening. The Pike County coroner said Ota Lampton was found dead along Highway 24 near McKenzie Road. According to the coroner, Lampton died from blunt-force trauma. The coroner believes Lampton’s death was a […]

Tangipahoa Early Childhood Education Coalition, aka “Ready Start Tangipahoa'' is excited to sponsor “Once Upon a Time in The Park”, an annual, community-wide, literacy event. Our goal is to provide each child every possible advantage to experience literacy-based activities so they can enter kindergarten well-prepared and ready to learn.

Teacher pay raises, broadband for all, and clean energy were just three of the topics Governor John Bel Edwards focused on in front of a hometown crowd Tuesday. Edwards returned to Tangipahoa on Tuesday to speak to a capacity crowd at the Tangipahoa Chamber's monthly luncheon. In addition to discussing...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you missed a few of the most important headlines and need to play catch up, no worries. WLBT has gathered some of the top stories from our website to get you up to speed. Lawmakers are down to their final days at the State Capitol...